Success!

As promised in the entry from about an hour ago (see below), I decided to sit down with my guitar and be productive. I decided to play with the song I wrote 2+ months ago, and I finally added a chorus and a full musical complement.

Here it is in its final form:

"Wake Up"

Monday morning, it's 1 AM
And I just hung up the phone
At 2 AM I went to bed
And dreamt that I was home

It's Tuesday night, half past ten
In the darkness, my memories fade
I go to bed early and hope to wake
In the brightness of morning, a brand new day

And I wake up
And I see your face
And I wake up
And I just can't escape
The way it feels

Wednesday at dusk and the streetlights
Come on to light up my room
The shadows stretch to the doorway
And all I can think of is you

It's Thursday at noon, the rain just ended
And I feel like I've been here before
How many times have I seen you like this?
It's something I just can't ignore

And I wake up
And I see your face
And I wake up
And I just can't escape
The way it feels

I woke up Friday at quarter to two
And I knew it just wasn't the same
I took your picture off the wall
A broken promise, an empty frame

And I wake up
And I see your face
And I wake up
And I just can't escape
The way it feels

Comments are once again welcome, I'd really like to know if anyone likes this stuff but me...

New installments to come.

Just Because

So it's been a while since I've updated. Not for lack of anything to say, God knows I've been busy. And that would be why I haven't updated. And I've grown bored of outlining Genetics, so here I sit.

So the most recent stuff...Biochem kicked my ass on Wednesday. It was literally the hardest test I've ever taken in my life. And I studied for over 2 weeks. I'm hoping that's saying something and I'll somehow magically find myself on top.

Here's to hoping...

AChem was a bit better, still a tough test, but the day after Biochem, anything seemed better. That's all I'm going to say about academics.

It's been good times down here in the 'Burg. Thursday was especially good, as I celebrated my birthday a bit early with my Little and about 20 other friends at El Guadalupe's. I knew I was screwed, I mean, it was my birthday. I should've known I was going to get a cream pie in my face and a basket of chips over my head. That's just what they do at El Guad's for birthdays. I still think Laura got it a bit easier...

Thanks to everyone who came out, it was a great time.

The game on Thursday night was fun because I was once again hanging out with great friends. I was a bit worried about my Hokies, they sucked it up in the first half. Thank God they came back in the second half and kicked ass. I think they're getting a bit cocky, and they cannot afford to do that at this point in the season. Three really tough games remain...

My parents are coming in town tomorrow to celebrate with me, and then the real day arrives on Sunday. I'm still a young 'un, and my turning 20 doesn't help matters much. Everyone finds it so cute that I'm only 20. Bad thing? Maybe not, at least everyone finds me cute...

I feel oddly inspired to write. I haven't sat down with my guitar with the intent (or motivation) to write anything new. I've just been falling back on old standards and not moving forward. Also strange is that I'm finding myself much more strongly drawn to my acoustic than my Strat. For all those years, I was the badass guitarist who could make your jaw drop with devastating licks. Now I've mellowed out in my (not so) old age.

Nevertheless - beware my chops, they're still just as good.

I'll post new lyrics if I write any...the last "new" song is still up in the archives, so check it out, I think it's pretty decent. Maybe I'll work on that one for a bit...

Stay tuned.

Saturday

Well, I must say it was an eventful day. My parents came into town, bringing me a new mirror for my car. Yay for my car being fixed, I can now drive again!

Mission: Awesome Game - accomplished. Tech beat up WVU 34-17. Take that, Mountaineers! We beat your sorry asses in your own house! Besides that, it was good times - we had a bunch of friends over, which made the experience all the better.

After the game ended, it looked like it was going to be another lazy Saturday, despite the mountain of work I had to do. I wasted some (read - a lot of) time before getting down to business. I actually got thru 4 chapters worth of Genetics without falling asleep. This is a miracle unto itself. Add to that the fact that I still had energy and drive to do a chapter's worth of Biochem outlining, and here I am, utterly amazed at my own efficiency.

Hooray for the fascinating world of fat...er...lipids. Yea.

I'm still sick (damn cold) but I'm clearing up nicely and might be OK by tomorrow, probably Monday though. These things always seem to hang around just a little bit longer than you think they will.

Have you ever had that feeling that you were on the verge of something monumental, but couldn't tell what it was or whether or not it was going to be good or bad? I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and having a lot of interesting/deep conversations with people, and it seems as if everything is either on the verge of resolution or collapse. This has kind of been bothering me. I enjoy improvisation in my life, spontaneity and whatnot, but that's not what this is. What it is, I don't really know, but it's this surreal feeling that everything is spiraling out of my control and I'm not entirely sure that I'm going to like the way it ends up.

More thoughts on that later...

One thing is for sure - I'll be in school for at least 5 more years after 2007. I've officially decided to pursue my Ph.D, and the 'rents are actually pretty supportive. I told them this morning about the two seminars I've attended in the last few days, and I didn't think they'd be that thrilled with me staying in school for that much longer. They want to be able to retire and move on shortly after I finish school. As soon as I assured them that I would have no financial needs (yay for tuition waivers and stipends), they seemed a bit more receptive. More on that later too...the search for grad schools begins now.

Or maybe tomorrow, because I'm awfully tired right now...