I cannot believe that finals are tomorrow! It has not really set in yet that tomorrow I will be taking tests. Thank goodness all I have tomorrow is my music theory test. Tuesday will be an interesting day as well. I think that I am pretty much ready for my piano basic skills test and for my horn jury, but I am a little nervous for my therapy final. It's not a huge deal, just playing stuff that we have been playing in class already, but I am still nervous. As far as piano and horn go, I am just afraid that I will mess up and get flustered and fail at playing it. I know I can play everything, I just get nervous. I need to practice with my accompanist again tomorrow.
Tonight we had a music theory study party, which involved a bunch of people sitting in one of my friend's room and talking about the different rules that we need to remember. Most people ended up looking at the notes I had taken. I re-wrote my notes in marker so that they were easier to access and read. Apparently my friends thought so too! It was good though, because I was able to add things to my notes and they were able to add stuff to theirs. Now I just need to look over my notes a bunch. I think I am going to do that when I am doing laundry tomorrow morning. Great fun.
Well, I am going to go check out midnight breakfast. Hopefully the line isn't super long!
Later.
Katie.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
The Marriage of Fred and Ally
We have two plants in our room, Bartholomew (aka Fred) the pothos plant and Ally the aloe plant. Katie brought Fred with her when she came to college. Ally came later. This is their story.
Fred was sitting there all alone one day, enjoying himself, but Fred was becoming lonely. He was getting tired of sitting just by himself. It was a sad life. The Katies were always in class or off doing other things, and there was no one there to pay attention to him. Suddenly, one day his life changed. Katie brought back Ally the aloe plant from the Ren Faire. Fred was in seventh heaven. He was very excited to finally have company at last! Fred and Ally got along very well. It soon became apparent to the Katies that Fred and Ally would have to be married. The wedding has not yet taken place, but the plan is to have it next semester. Fred and Ally are very excited to get dressed up in their wedding garb and eventually go on their honeymoon. They already have a guest that will attend their wedding. This guest is Red the poinsettia plant. Fred and Ally sit on the microwave/fridge while Red sits across the room by the printer. The three enjoy keeping each other company while the Katies are away at class.
This is what happens when roommates get bored. They name their plants and plan their wedding. This wedding will be taking place. Watch for invites! :)
Fred was sitting there all alone one day, enjoying himself, but Fred was becoming lonely. He was getting tired of sitting just by himself. It was a sad life. The Katies were always in class or off doing other things, and there was no one there to pay attention to him. Suddenly, one day his life changed. Katie brought back Ally the aloe plant from the Ren Faire. Fred was in seventh heaven. He was very excited to finally have company at last! Fred and Ally got along very well. It soon became apparent to the Katies that Fred and Ally would have to be married. The wedding has not yet taken place, but the plan is to have it next semester. Fred and Ally are very excited to get dressed up in their wedding garb and eventually go on their honeymoon. They already have a guest that will attend their wedding. This guest is Red the poinsettia plant. Fred and Ally sit on the microwave/fridge while Red sits across the room by the printer. The three enjoy keeping each other company while the Katies are away at class.
This is what happens when roommates get bored. They name their plants and plan their wedding. This wedding will be taking place. Watch for invites! :)
Sunday, December 5, 2010
So...
Christmas with Wartburg is done and finals are a-comin'. I'm kind of glad in a way that CWW is over, because my friends are around again. It was weird when a majority of the music department was gone on Friday! Of course, now everyone is going to be busy studying for finals, so I probably won't see much of them anyway.
I got to see CWW this weekend. I went to the 3:00 show on Saturday. It was really good. It reminded me a lot of something my high school did, except a little bigger. My high school would put on a choir concert every winter. They called it Festival of Choirs. We all shortened it to FOC (partially because it is shorter and partially because it is funny to say). It was the same basic thing though, just not as religious. Instead of having one of the high school bands play, we hired an orchestra to come and play. (No, Ankeny does not have an orchestra. It makes me mad, but what can I do.) All of the choirs would sing separate songs and there were also group songs too. We had people in the isles singing, like CWW, and we even did a song where the choir members held candles. Actually, FOC was this past weekend too. It would have been nice to see; my brother was in it this year. Anyway, watching CWW brought back some good memories from high school. It made me want to be a part of it! Maybe next year...
The positive side of not being in CWW is that I have gotten to know some people from my band better, specifically those who were in the small ensemble that we set up to play before the concerts. One of the girls lives on my floor. We just hadn't really gotten a chance to talk a lot until now. It was nice.
Well, this week is going to bring lots of homework and practicing. Yippee. I'm just thankful that I don't have a bunch of tests to study for. Most of my finals are either papers or something I have to play music for. I just have one test type final in music theory. Hopefully the fact that that class builds on itself will make it easier!
I got to see CWW this weekend. I went to the 3:00 show on Saturday. It was really good. It reminded me a lot of something my high school did, except a little bigger. My high school would put on a choir concert every winter. They called it Festival of Choirs. We all shortened it to FOC (partially because it is shorter and partially because it is funny to say). It was the same basic thing though, just not as religious. Instead of having one of the high school bands play, we hired an orchestra to come and play. (No, Ankeny does not have an orchestra. It makes me mad, but what can I do.) All of the choirs would sing separate songs and there were also group songs too. We had people in the isles singing, like CWW, and we even did a song where the choir members held candles. Actually, FOC was this past weekend too. It would have been nice to see; my brother was in it this year. Anyway, watching CWW brought back some good memories from high school. It made me want to be a part of it! Maybe next year...
The positive side of not being in CWW is that I have gotten to know some people from my band better, specifically those who were in the small ensemble that we set up to play before the concerts. One of the girls lives on my floor. We just hadn't really gotten a chance to talk a lot until now. It was nice.
Well, this week is going to bring lots of homework and practicing. Yippee. I'm just thankful that I don't have a bunch of tests to study for. Most of my finals are either papers or something I have to play music for. I just have one test type final in music theory. Hopefully the fact that that class builds on itself will make it easier!
A Response
So I believe you suggested that we write a blog responding to the writings by Matt Townsley and Walter Bouzard. I had forgotten until now, so here it is. Better late than never!
Not knowing Townsley or his personality, when I first read his article over whether Wartburg is really a college of the church, I couldn't help but wonder if he was playing devil's advocate to an extent. I found myself wondering if this is how he really felt, or if he was pulling together facts to make the school think about and remember what they represent. I didn't feel like the information he presented was consistently used in the correct context. I think he pulled bits and pieces to make his point. While I agree that the college is very tolerant of other religions, I do not think this is a bad thing. Everyone has a different background and something different to bring to the table. As Christians, I feel we should recognize that everyone has a right to worship if they so choose. I like how everyone is welcomed to Communion, even if they are not Lutheran. Jesus did die for everyone after all.
I do not think that Townsley was expecting a response to his argument, but he did. Bouzard's response to Townsley's argument was better organized and had definite proof that backed up his different points. I thought it was funny at the end that he mentioned how Townsley unintentionally argued for more religion classes. I don't think that was Townsley's intent!
I found these two pieces interesting. I am perfectly content with the way Wartburg is currently running as far as religion goes. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in religion here. I like how they are not forced opportunities either. I feel like if I was forced to be involved in a religious group or forced to attend a certain amount of services, that I would enjoy it less, simply because I was told I have to. I think that Townsley made some interesting points in his article, however he was no match for Bouzard's response.
Not knowing Townsley or his personality, when I first read his article over whether Wartburg is really a college of the church, I couldn't help but wonder if he was playing devil's advocate to an extent. I found myself wondering if this is how he really felt, or if he was pulling together facts to make the school think about and remember what they represent. I didn't feel like the information he presented was consistently used in the correct context. I think he pulled bits and pieces to make his point. While I agree that the college is very tolerant of other religions, I do not think this is a bad thing. Everyone has a different background and something different to bring to the table. As Christians, I feel we should recognize that everyone has a right to worship if they so choose. I like how everyone is welcomed to Communion, even if they are not Lutheran. Jesus did die for everyone after all.
I do not think that Townsley was expecting a response to his argument, but he did. Bouzard's response to Townsley's argument was better organized and had definite proof that backed up his different points. I thought it was funny at the end that he mentioned how Townsley unintentionally argued for more religion classes. I don't think that was Townsley's intent!
I found these two pieces interesting. I am perfectly content with the way Wartburg is currently running as far as religion goes. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in religion here. I like how they are not forced opportunities either. I feel like if I was forced to be involved in a religious group or forced to attend a certain amount of services, that I would enjoy it less, simply because I was told I have to. I think that Townsley made some interesting points in his article, however he was no match for Bouzard's response.
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