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retrospec2017-09-03 01:47 pm
doitrockapella) wrote in retrospec2017-09-03 01:47 pm
text ❖ cause the kind of girl like me, they're running out of in the market
Carmen Sandiego
9/3 near *̸̗͈͔̺̙̥͐̏͐͊̅̀̇͊͌͞/̴̛̼̦͍̟̑̀̆͋͜*̵̠̣͍̓̏̋̌̑̌̐͜͜͝ͅ|̸̻̪̰͔̇͗̊̃͋͊͢͝͠*̸̢̧͓̦̫̞͖͌̈́́̎̇͞͡͝|̘̤̩͙͇̯̱͊̔͐̚̚*̡̧̜̹̗̆̿̂̄̃̀͠͠͠ͅ\̴̨͉̱̼̜̭̀͑̇̇͆̔͜͠*̢͓̯͕̩̙̬̏̽͂̃̅̃̂͡A few brief notes:
1) Good luck and best wishes to all the students gearing up to start school this week. While I know the end of summer vacation and the onset of the school year may seem like an event to anticipate with a sense of mounting dread instead of enthusiasm, remember that — in the words of South African activist and former president Nelson Mandela — "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Increasing access to education is one of the main pursuits of the Sandiego Foundation, and we share American statesman Benjamin Franklin's opinion that "an investment in knowledge pays the best interest." We pride ourselves on the number of scholarships we're able to offer to students of all ages and educational goals, as well as grants and other financial support. If you're getting ready for school and finding that you'd welcome some additional financial assistance in the coming semester, please don't hesitate to make contact; we still have plenty of scholarships as yet unawarded, and will continue to accept applications for them through the end of this week.
It's your job to chase your dreams. We at the Sandiego Foundation want nothing more than to help you get there.
2) Speaking of the Foundation, we're still in the process of getting our fall calendar of events fleshed out, and I'm always open to new ideas for community functions that people might like to see and take part in. One can only attend so many dinners, socials, and golf outings before things start getting tedious. So, a poll for the masses: what sort of event would you most like to see come to Recollé?
(At the risk of invoking a verbal cliché, I really would like to put the "fun" back into "fundraiser" on a much more regular basis.)
3) The usual daily mail contained a number of packages that I was expecting to see delivered, and a few unexpected ones marked with what seems to be the Retrospec logo. Experienced recipients, is there anything I should be particularly concerned about before I open these?
4) On a more personal note, I'm interested in hiring the services of a sketch artist, for a certain project I'm hoping to further. If you have the skills, time, and interest — or know someone who may be available for hire — please feel free to get in touch with me at your earliest convenience.
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Let's see. Every singer should get one free veto, for the sake of comfort, but then maybe instead of getting out of it, they can pay instead to transfer the song to one of their cohorts.
What do you think about that?
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I think it'd be way more fun than some stupid dinner too.
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Plus, it's the sort of event that means anyone can participate — not just the people who can afford to buy a place.
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if you want any help I have a lot of spare time outside classes, maybe I can help get together a good song list or something if you need it
[nevermind that all that spare time is from skipping class.]
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I don't suppose you also have some ideas about people who might be interested in taking part in something like that?
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most of the people I know who might help are already on here too, so they'll probably see this!
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I can't make any guarantees yet, but it's a fine idea that seems to have a lot of potential, and you can rest assured I'll absolutely be looking into making it a reality.
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乁(°_°)ㄏ
and if you do I'll be here for it! just let me know and I'll jump right in~
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What year of school are you in?
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and I'm a second year
I don't have a major yet though, I'm still figuring that out... maybe by next year!
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Why, thank you, I'm awfully fond of it myself.
Have you gotten your gen eds out of the way, at least?
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I'm pretty sure I still have to take some...
I can pass but I'm not that good at most of it? they're really boring
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math is all just a bunch of numbers that don't make any sense! there's no life in them you know?? it's just blah blah this formula with these numbers and it doesn't GO anywhere
history is ok sometimes when interesting things happen but I kind of fall asleep when it's all just dates and who signed what and who owns what
my english professor says my essay structure is bad and I guess that's kinda fair but I hate writing things the same way every time...
bio was ok I didn't mind bio but I think the professor was mad I just showed up for tests
and I'm probably gonna have to take economics and stuff if I end up doing business but I think I might literally die of boredom in there
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That's because math in and of itself is a foundation — a tool that you need to learn how to use, before you can apply it to things that do make sense. For example, you don't find math nearly so boring when it's a part of music, do you? Quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes — that's all fractions of a whole beat. Octaves are math in base eight. And when you're tuning your instrument or your voice to a particular pitch? That's math, too, because pitches are measured as frequencies in Hertz.
History without context is the same way; if all your teachers are having you do is memorize names and dates, then certainly it's hard to appreciate. But history is the story of humanity, the greatest and most complex story ever told. And that's a foundation, too, because all of the contributions and influences and activities of everyone who came before you are what brought you to right now, the present moment — and now it's your turn to influence that story in your turn.
As far as English is concerned, you have to master the rules before you can break the rules. Besides, great lyricists need a strong background in English and language, in order to make the structure of their lyrics fit with the rhythms and melodies of the songs they're intended for.
Biology is just a different means of understanding the world around you. If history is the story of humanity, then biology and the other sciences are detective novels — in which the great mystery is the working of the world around us, and the scientists are the sleuths trying to make sense of it based on the clues they can observe and glean from their experiences. And there's plenty of music in biology, too — many animals communicate through sound and pitch, even though they don't have an explicit language the way that humans do.
And as for economics, well. A good musician knows how to play to a crowd, doesn't he? That's all economics is, really — understanding the nature of the crowd, and the different ways you have of playing to them in order to succeed.
[BOI.]
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...I guess I never thought about all of it that way
but maybe there really is a little music in everything ♪
I'll try harder to see it!
[when he actually shows up to class, which is... still going to be as little as he can get away with. but still.
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The world is a fascinating place. I just think it'd be a shame to stay oblivious to some of its wonders.
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but I guess that has to work for now, right?
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