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| Kate: It's a plant that reproduces asexually.
Sam Tsu: That's no fun.
Everyone in Townsend A Lounge: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Sam Tsu: I have a new cologne, it's beef jerky!
Nathan: Not only is he the #1 most dateable guy in ISR, he also smells the part.
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| I've been thinking lately about how the human mind works as far as what we believe. I've been wondering if we can make ourselves believe something just by telling our mind that it's true. Specifically, can I force myself to believe that I do or do not love someone? If I am in love with someone, can I tell myself that I'm not actually in love and that it was all an act? If I am not in love with someone, can I tell myself that I am actually in love with them? If this is possible, then how do I know if I am really in love? If it is not possible, then why is it that we can seemingly love more than one person in our lifetime? I thought I was in love last year. Was that true, or was I making it up? If I was in love, is it possible to stop loving someone? Now, I feel that I am in love with someone else. Is it real? Is it true? Am I making it up? Will I someday just stop being in love with them? How do I know if this is true love and if this is someone that I'm supposed to be in love with for the rest of my life?
In a way I wish that there was an easy answer. But if that were so, then all the wonder, mystery, and amazement of love would be taken away. So I guess it's good that there's no easy answer. I suppose I'll try to figure this out sometime with someone I love.
I miss people from school. I had a great community of friends there. Which leads to something else I've been thinking about... Where our identities come from. I've heard that it is not good to base your identity on someone. But I feel like that's all we have to base our identity on. The people we are around and the friendships we make define who we are. A part of my identity is being a friend to people at school. Another part is based in my family. Another is in my friends at home. And I feel that there is also a part of my identity that is in Jon. All of these people have shaped who I am today. So why can't I say that my identity is based in these people?
I've been on break for a while now and I've been really lazy the entire time. Auditions are approaching fast and I haven't practiced at all yet. I haven't even listened to the pieces that the excerpts come from. After all of the New Year's events I'll really have to get on that. I can't afford to not make Wind Symphony next semester. Prayer on this matter would be much appreciated.
I have a feeling that God and I will be having some good conversations very soon.
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| Finals are over! YAY!!! And now I have the whole night to do whatever I want. The only problem is, I don't really know what I want to do. Smallville is on tonight. Hopefully it's a new one this week. But that's only an hour long. What will I do the rest of the time? Maybe watch a movie? But that's really no fun all by yourself. Hmmm.... I'm sure I'll figure something out.
I go home tomorrow morning. Jon will be sticking around town for a couple days. It should be an interesting time. I just hope my family doesn't scare him away. 
On to figuring out what I'm going to do with my night!
"Before playing God, try to remember His greatest gift... free will."
- Grant Gabriel on Smallville
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| "Even a forceful lesson does not always endure, but what enters the mind with joy and pleasure somehow becomes more firmly impressed upon it" - Saint Basil (from my music history book) This quote somehow seems to say pretty well what some of my thoughts are on teaching. It definitely doesn't cover everything I think, but it says this part pretty well.
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| Classes are finally done for the semester! Last week was rough. But hopefully this week won't be too bad.
We went Christmas caroling to different dorms last night. That was a lot of fun. Although, I think it was more fun singing on the bus than it was when we actually got there. We got a lot of applause and requests from people. Yea, it was cool. 
I've been wondering whether it's actually possible to be able to relate to and understand everyone. As a teacher, I am going to be with a lot of extremely contrasting personalities. Will I be able to mold to any of them so that every student can feel comfortable talking to me? Should I have to? Is it right to change who I am so that other people are happy?
Curious thing life is. How do we figure it out?
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