Monday, March 1, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Band Kid Phenomenon
Today is my starts my third year on YouTube. Just thought you should know.
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about how I like to eat my breakfast alone. I mentioned that when my sister and I attended high school at the same time I would leave way earlier than her. This blog is about why.*
That reason was band. I played trombone averagely for about 9 years starting in 5th and going through freshmen year of university. I high school we had a marching band like most high schools. About half way through summer band camp would start and mornings were spent practicing and playing jokes. When the school year would start up band would force us band kids to get to school before everyone. My school started at 7:50 I believe and marching started at 7 I believe. All through first semester band kids would start pouring into the halls around 6:45 to get ready and whatnot. After first semester though marching band season** would come to a close and there was no reason to get to school until 7:50.
But something weird happens with band kids.
Band kids continue to get to school really early. I would say at least half (probably more) of the band kids would get to school before 7. Often as early as 6:30. I have no idea why. I did it. I did it for four years. We would all just hang out in the halls outside our lockers (which were always right by the band room).*** People would run and slide around the halls with their socks on instead of shoes. I probably played at least 500 games of "10's and 2's" before the first bell rang. Some caught up on last nights math homework.
The weird thing is I know that this isn't a phenomenon limited to just my school. People from other high schools did the same thing and in college people said that they did the same thing. It was always the band kids. Not the drama nerds or the jocks. Always the band geeks.
Maybe it's because in the grand scheme of the high school hierarchy band geeks rank towards the bottom and or that hour every day we ruled the school. We controlled it. We got there before any teacher or principal. The janitor would let us in sometimes before the doors were supposed to be opened. We owned the school. That's what I like to believe.
Footnotes
*I smell McDonald's fries right now. I haven't made fast food fries in forever. Now I'm hungry.
**That's right marching band season, not football season.
***Almost everyone wanted the lockers by the band room actually. It was prime locker real estate.
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about how I like to eat my breakfast alone. I mentioned that when my sister and I attended high school at the same time I would leave way earlier than her. This blog is about why.*
That reason was band. I played trombone averagely for about 9 years starting in 5th and going through freshmen year of university. I high school we had a marching band like most high schools. About half way through summer band camp would start and mornings were spent practicing and playing jokes. When the school year would start up band would force us band kids to get to school before everyone. My school started at 7:50 I believe and marching started at 7 I believe. All through first semester band kids would start pouring into the halls around 6:45 to get ready and whatnot. After first semester though marching band season** would come to a close and there was no reason to get to school until 7:50.
But something weird happens with band kids.
Band kids continue to get to school really early. I would say at least half (probably more) of the band kids would get to school before 7. Often as early as 6:30. I have no idea why. I did it. I did it for four years. We would all just hang out in the halls outside our lockers (which were always right by the band room).*** People would run and slide around the halls with their socks on instead of shoes. I probably played at least 500 games of "10's and 2's" before the first bell rang. Some caught up on last nights math homework.
The weird thing is I know that this isn't a phenomenon limited to just my school. People from other high schools did the same thing and in college people said that they did the same thing. It was always the band kids. Not the drama nerds or the jocks. Always the band geeks.
Maybe it's because in the grand scheme of the high school hierarchy band geeks rank towards the bottom and or that hour every day we ruled the school. We controlled it. We got there before any teacher or principal. The janitor would let us in sometimes before the doors were supposed to be opened. We owned the school. That's what I like to believe.
Footnotes
*I smell McDonald's fries right now. I haven't made fast food fries in forever. Now I'm hungry.
**That's right marching band season, not football season.
***Almost everyone wanted the lockers by the band room actually. It was prime locker real estate.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
RE: An Open Letter to Educators
Watch this first:
I like Dan Brown. I think he is a great video blogger and his videos overall are quite good. This one, however I disagree with on a lot of points.
I would like to discuss a number of the points Dan makes and will be references the time stamp he which the point is bought up.
(2:54)
I don't think that comparing using a map to internet map services is better information. It's directions. I know plenty of people who still use classic maps. Sometimes they are far more accurate than online ones. I know that Google Maps had taken a city I lived in off their maps. It was literally impossible to get to Canton, OH using the service of Google. Sure online maps get us directions quicker but I don't believe that is provides an upgrade to a service that was broken.
(3:20)
The music industry embracing iTunes is not signs of a revolution. It's a way for the music industry to get money. It didn't take long to get the major labels on board with a way to sell albums quicker and with less cost to the company itself. It will be revolutionary, however when the music industry learns to embrace file-sharing. Bands like Radiohead, NIN, and hundreds of independent bands have offered albums for free and continue to gain profit while not suing their fans for $22,500 a song.
(3:55)
From this point on Dan seems to do a little too much generalization. Dan is 19 years old from what I understand. This means the vast majority of classes he has taken are most likely general education classes.* I go to a state school like Dan but I have also gone to two small private schools. I know of very few classes outside of gen eds that have 40-200 people in them. In fact one of my classes this semester has nine people in it. My largest class which is a 100 level gen ed has less than 40 people in it.
It would be impossible for professors to interact with a class this size on a level that they or students would want. I know that often if a student initiates interaction outside of class the professor will not just turn and run.
I agree with the textbook thing. We spend far too much on textbooks we are told we will need and then all of the test is based out of the notes. (Don't buy textbooks until the second week just to make sure.)
(4:27)
Yes, many tests are like this. And yes, this may not be the most effective way to test knowledge but it is not the only format for classes or tests. (PowerPoint Profs are the worst though.)
I am taking a screenwriting class. There are no tests. The only assignment for the class is writing an entire screenplay over the course of the semester. Sure I could learn all the basics on writing a screenplay online and in a few books but I would have no one to tell me if it was good.
(4:46)
I do not know of any educational institution that is based solely on providing people with facts. I do not believe this is the goal of any institution or the outcome on any. Many institutions have professors that are constantly doing research to help the world. One of the cornerstones of the world of research is based on educational institutions.
(5:11)
That is what education does. It does stokes creativity. But sometimes education needs to shove some facts down our throat. If you aren't given the facts on chemistry and forced to memorize and know all those facts you will never be a chemist. Which then means you will never have the opportunity to be creative in the field of chemistry and have the chance to change the world. You can't apply at some chem lab somewhere and just say anything I need to know is online. You need to have the facts to apply them to the world. Education is a process and facts are a part of that. It's not about conforming. But conforming to the facts is needed.
Not mentioned in the video and probably my most important point:
Institutionalized education does provide something you can't get anywhere else. Experience. There are two important ways to look at experience.
1. Educational experience. I am a film major. When I started I didn't know a ton about film production. Now I know more but there is still a lot I need to know. I also have access to equipment. I can use camcorders, editing software, easy ways to get locations to shoot, people to collaborate and network with. If I wanted to make a film my first day after high school it wouldn't happen. I knew nothing and had nothing. And even if I learned everything about film and editing online I still wouldn't have any equipment (which costs a lot of money) or any people that also know what they are doing to help me. My friend is a Theater major. Right after high school if she learned everything she literally could on theater she couldn't just get a acting job at a decent show because she never would have been in show and acted with other people. My other friend is planning on being a U.S. Marshall. He needs a four year degree to even be considered for that job. He also has an internship with the Marshalls next year that he would have never gotten without institutionalized education.
2. Personal experience. A lot of what I think education is about is the experience. It's about the people you meet and the changes you undergo. Living in a dorm with other people is an experience that will change you. You will learn about yourself and others and how people interact in a way you rarely see. I am not saying that experiences outside of the educational world are less valuable but they are vastly different. I know a guy that went to university and studied philosophy for no reason. He did not particularly care about philosophy or becoming a philosopher but he wanted a major that did not have an instant job waiting for him after graduation. He went for the experience and viewed the experience as the education not the classes.
One cannot just rely on the internet's free open information to get ahead in life. A lot of the information in the world is still stored on books. I'm willing to guess it would take a very long time and be quick tedious to compile all the articles in my Film Theory book from the internet. It is much easier to buy an $80 book. It also helps to have a professor that explains a lot of the lofty ideas in the book that aren't easy to grasp.
From my guess Dan, you were in university for less than two years and I have only been in for about four but I can promise you that most educational institutions do foster creativity and are not about conforming and do have much more to offer us and the world than you believe.
Footnote
*I do believe that the system of general education classes is severely broken. Almost all of the gen eds I have taken involve nothing I will most likely use after graduation. I don't believe I needed a biology, astronomy, psychology, basic math, or philosophy (although that class did rock) to be a good filmmaker. I see that they are important to becoming the "well-rounded" person that institutions love having leave after graduation but the way the classes are often taught (as Dan described) or the amount that students are required to take. I would guess that most universities require about just as many gen ed classes as major classes and that seems to be far too many.
I like Dan Brown. I think he is a great video blogger and his videos overall are quite good. This one, however I disagree with on a lot of points.
I would like to discuss a number of the points Dan makes and will be references the time stamp he which the point is bought up.
(2:54)
I don't think that comparing using a map to internet map services is better information. It's directions. I know plenty of people who still use classic maps. Sometimes they are far more accurate than online ones. I know that Google Maps had taken a city I lived in off their maps. It was literally impossible to get to Canton, OH using the service of Google. Sure online maps get us directions quicker but I don't believe that is provides an upgrade to a service that was broken.
(3:20)
The music industry embracing iTunes is not signs of a revolution. It's a way for the music industry to get money. It didn't take long to get the major labels on board with a way to sell albums quicker and with less cost to the company itself. It will be revolutionary, however when the music industry learns to embrace file-sharing. Bands like Radiohead, NIN, and hundreds of independent bands have offered albums for free and continue to gain profit while not suing their fans for $22,500 a song.
(3:55)
From this point on Dan seems to do a little too much generalization. Dan is 19 years old from what I understand. This means the vast majority of classes he has taken are most likely general education classes.* I go to a state school like Dan but I have also gone to two small private schools. I know of very few classes outside of gen eds that have 40-200 people in them. In fact one of my classes this semester has nine people in it. My largest class which is a 100 level gen ed has less than 40 people in it.
It would be impossible for professors to interact with a class this size on a level that they or students would want. I know that often if a student initiates interaction outside of class the professor will not just turn and run.
I agree with the textbook thing. We spend far too much on textbooks we are told we will need and then all of the test is based out of the notes. (Don't buy textbooks until the second week just to make sure.)
(4:27)
Yes, many tests are like this. And yes, this may not be the most effective way to test knowledge but it is not the only format for classes or tests. (PowerPoint Profs are the worst though.)
I am taking a screenwriting class. There are no tests. The only assignment for the class is writing an entire screenplay over the course of the semester. Sure I could learn all the basics on writing a screenplay online and in a few books but I would have no one to tell me if it was good.
(4:46)
I do not know of any educational institution that is based solely on providing people with facts. I do not believe this is the goal of any institution or the outcome on any. Many institutions have professors that are constantly doing research to help the world. One of the cornerstones of the world of research is based on educational institutions.
(5:11)
That is what education does. It does stokes creativity. But sometimes education needs to shove some facts down our throat. If you aren't given the facts on chemistry and forced to memorize and know all those facts you will never be a chemist. Which then means you will never have the opportunity to be creative in the field of chemistry and have the chance to change the world. You can't apply at some chem lab somewhere and just say anything I need to know is online. You need to have the facts to apply them to the world. Education is a process and facts are a part of that. It's not about conforming. But conforming to the facts is needed.
Not mentioned in the video and probably my most important point:
Institutionalized education does provide something you can't get anywhere else. Experience. There are two important ways to look at experience.
1. Educational experience. I am a film major. When I started I didn't know a ton about film production. Now I know more but there is still a lot I need to know. I also have access to equipment. I can use camcorders, editing software, easy ways to get locations to shoot, people to collaborate and network with. If I wanted to make a film my first day after high school it wouldn't happen. I knew nothing and had nothing. And even if I learned everything about film and editing online I still wouldn't have any equipment (which costs a lot of money) or any people that also know what they are doing to help me. My friend is a Theater major. Right after high school if she learned everything she literally could on theater she couldn't just get a acting job at a decent show because she never would have been in show and acted with other people. My other friend is planning on being a U.S. Marshall. He needs a four year degree to even be considered for that job. He also has an internship with the Marshalls next year that he would have never gotten without institutionalized education.
2. Personal experience. A lot of what I think education is about is the experience. It's about the people you meet and the changes you undergo. Living in a dorm with other people is an experience that will change you. You will learn about yourself and others and how people interact in a way you rarely see. I am not saying that experiences outside of the educational world are less valuable but they are vastly different. I know a guy that went to university and studied philosophy for no reason. He did not particularly care about philosophy or becoming a philosopher but he wanted a major that did not have an instant job waiting for him after graduation. He went for the experience and viewed the experience as the education not the classes.
One cannot just rely on the internet's free open information to get ahead in life. A lot of the information in the world is still stored on books. I'm willing to guess it would take a very long time and be quick tedious to compile all the articles in my Film Theory book from the internet. It is much easier to buy an $80 book. It also helps to have a professor that explains a lot of the lofty ideas in the book that aren't easy to grasp.
From my guess Dan, you were in university for less than two years and I have only been in for about four but I can promise you that most educational institutions do foster creativity and are not about conforming and do have much more to offer us and the world than you believe.
Footnote
*I do believe that the system of general education classes is severely broken. Almost all of the gen eds I have taken involve nothing I will most likely use after graduation. I don't believe I needed a biology, astronomy, psychology, basic math, or philosophy (although that class did rock) to be a good filmmaker. I see that they are important to becoming the "well-rounded" person that institutions love having leave after graduation but the way the classes are often taught (as Dan described) or the amount that students are required to take. I would guess that most universities require about just as many gen ed classes as major classes and that seems to be far too many.
Friday, February 19, 2010
here's to possibilities that are technically impossible
Sorry, there was no blog yesterday like I promised but I didn't have my first class so I didn't have the same 1hour45minute break I normally do.
Also, I thought that tomorrow, the 20th, was my two year anniversary of being on the YouTubes, but it's not. It's the 25th, so expect that video next week.
Today's blog is going to be a quick one. There's this commercial that's been playing during the Olympics that I like but part of it is really funnily stupid to me.
So the commercial is shot really well, the song is great, and it's inspiring. I like it. Then, at the very end it says, "here's to possibilities." Last time I checked snowboarding the edge of the universe, not a possibilities. I understand it's meant to be inspiring but if you're going to make a toast to possibilities show a bunch of Olympians doing stuff no thought possible not doing something literally impossible. That being said I still love the commercial but I think the tagline is pretty funny in context.
Also, I thought that tomorrow, the 20th, was my two year anniversary of being on the YouTubes, but it's not. It's the 25th, so expect that video next week.
Today's blog is going to be a quick one. There's this commercial that's been playing during the Olympics that I like but part of it is really funnily stupid to me.
So the commercial is shot really well, the song is great, and it's inspiring. I like it. Then, at the very end it says, "here's to possibilities." Last time I checked snowboarding the edge of the universe, not a possibilities. I understand it's meant to be inspiring but if you're going to make a toast to possibilities show a bunch of Olympians doing stuff no thought possible not doing something literally impossible. That being said I still love the commercial but I think the tagline is pretty funny in context.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Blogging My Life is Long. (Not as long as longcat though)
I never really blog about my life. I guess until last week I didn't blog regularly at all so that's really not that surprising. I guess this will be a blog about my life.
This past weekend was pretty good. One of the best weekends I've probably had all winter. My friend Tim invited to go to one of his professor's art gallery openings. Before we went to the show we met up with a few of his classmates at this nice restaurant. If you ever come to Cleveland you should check out the Treemont area. It's all nice bars, restaurants, and art galleries. It is currently my favorite part of Cleveland.
After some drinks we all went over the the show. From what I gathered this was his professor's studio but the first time he had ever done a show showing only his work. All of it was taken between 1985 and 1990 (I was alive for two of those years) and in black and white. The show was pretty fun and all of the work was awesome.
Afterwards we will went over our other friend's house where I has some surprisingly good games of Modern Warfare 2.
The next day I learned the basics of Final Cut Express because let's face it iMovie can only get you so far. This guy has a great tutorial series that's a little longer than 2 1/2 hours but totally worth it. http://www.izzyvideo.com/learn-final-cut-express/
The next day I picked up my friend's band's new EP. They bought 100 of those brown disc jackets and gave them to a bunch of artists they knew. So each of the 100 covers is completely unique. It was a pretty sweet idea. You should check them out at http://myspace.com/callmeconstant. You see the artwork I got in my last video. It's the thing to the right of Buzz Lightyear and my old camera I randomly found in my closet.
Later on Sunday I filmed Monday's video. You might not know this but I film a lot of videos the day before. It's totally worth it. Gives you way more time to edit and time to reshoot anything you messed up (in my case this is usually a sentence that doesn't make any sense). Then I got to try out my awesome new editing skills.
Monday I didn't do a whole lot really. I watched some the show The Mentalist. It's currently my 2nd favorite show on TV (How I Met Your Mother is amazing too). You can find a lot of good places to watch both shows online if you know how to use Google.
I guess this brings us to right now. There was nothing to pack for lunch (side dish/snack wise) so I made, get this, two peanut-butter & jelly sandwiches. I know, I'm crazy. After getting to Public Square (The center of downtown) the bus I take to school drove past and didn't pick anyone up. Another one comes every 5-10 minutes but still.
I just got out of my first class, which I just found out is cancelled for Thursday (which is awesome). I managed to get the only Mac in the computer lab (I'm slowly forgetting how to use Windows. It's weird thought because I don't know how to really use any Mac's before 10.5 so I'm having some troubles with this guy. You could hand me any Windows OS I can use it. I grew up on Windows 3.1 man).
I guess this is how one blogs their life. It seems pretty boring. Maybe I'm just doing this mainly for myself and then if other people read this too that's cool. On Thursday I'll post a more topically blog.
Anyways I've had to pee for like 20 minutes but couldn't leave other wise I wouldn't be able to get back on a computer. So, I'm going to go do that and eat my first PB&J.
This past weekend was pretty good. One of the best weekends I've probably had all winter. My friend Tim invited to go to one of his professor's art gallery openings. Before we went to the show we met up with a few of his classmates at this nice restaurant. If you ever come to Cleveland you should check out the Treemont area. It's all nice bars, restaurants, and art galleries. It is currently my favorite part of Cleveland.
After some drinks we all went over the the show. From what I gathered this was his professor's studio but the first time he had ever done a show showing only his work. All of it was taken between 1985 and 1990 (I was alive for two of those years) and in black and white. The show was pretty fun and all of the work was awesome.
Afterwards we will went over our other friend's house where I has some surprisingly good games of Modern Warfare 2.
The next day I learned the basics of Final Cut Express because let's face it iMovie can only get you so far. This guy has a great tutorial series that's a little longer than 2 1/2 hours but totally worth it. http://www.izzyvideo.com/learn-final-cut-express/
The next day I picked up my friend's band's new EP. They bought 100 of those brown disc jackets and gave them to a bunch of artists they knew. So each of the 100 covers is completely unique. It was a pretty sweet idea. You should check them out at http://myspace.com/callmeconstant. You see the artwork I got in my last video. It's the thing to the right of Buzz Lightyear and my old camera I randomly found in my closet.
Later on Sunday I filmed Monday's video. You might not know this but I film a lot of videos the day before. It's totally worth it. Gives you way more time to edit and time to reshoot anything you messed up (in my case this is usually a sentence that doesn't make any sense). Then I got to try out my awesome new editing skills.
Monday I didn't do a whole lot really. I watched some the show The Mentalist. It's currently my 2nd favorite show on TV (How I Met Your Mother is amazing too). You can find a lot of good places to watch both shows online if you know how to use Google.
I guess this brings us to right now. There was nothing to pack for lunch (side dish/snack wise) so I made, get this, two peanut-butter & jelly sandwiches. I know, I'm crazy. After getting to Public Square (The center of downtown) the bus I take to school drove past and didn't pick anyone up. Another one comes every 5-10 minutes but still.
I just got out of my first class, which I just found out is cancelled for Thursday (which is awesome). I managed to get the only Mac in the computer lab (I'm slowly forgetting how to use Windows. It's weird thought because I don't know how to really use any Mac's before 10.5 so I'm having some troubles with this guy. You could hand me any Windows OS I can use it. I grew up on Windows 3.1 man).
I guess this is how one blogs their life. It seems pretty boring. Maybe I'm just doing this mainly for myself and then if other people read this too that's cool. On Thursday I'll post a more topically blog.
Anyways I've had to pee for like 20 minutes but couldn't leave other wise I wouldn't be able to get back on a computer. So, I'm going to go do that and eat my first PB&J.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
We are the World.
Warning: This blog may contain some cynicism (which I hate so I'll avoid it if I can).
For the opening of the Olympics and for Haiti the new version of "We are the World" was premiered. All of the proceeds go to support the Haiti relief fund. If you haven't seen the video here it is:
It sounds great (except for one part) and is overall an amazing and inspiring video. I do have two gripes about it. One musically and one (I guess I would call) ethically.
1. Lil Wayne/Weezy doing Bob Dylan's part. I am not a Bob Dylan fan. When his song comes up on Rockband 2 my friends and I wish we could skip it. However, I acknowledge that Bob Dylan is a good musician and plenty of people like him. Now Lil Wayne doing Bob Dylan's part is a dumb choice. He is not a good musician and plenty of police want to bust him on a drug possession charge. Lil Wayne does not equal Bob Dylan.
2. The attire of a number of the artists was unsettling. So Jamie Foxx gets a bunch of people to record the song to support Haiti. Doesn't wearing designer clothing and glasses to this event seem a little wrong to everyone. And then a few of the rapper were wearing big old gold bling chains around their necks. I fully support the relief effort in Haiti and this song is a great way to do it, but putting a bunch of great artists (minus Lil Wayne) in a room to sing a song when some of them are wearing coats or chains that cost more than the yearly salary of most families in the nation they are trying to support is an immature and a poorly thought out plan. Maybe they already owned all their expensive stuff but still they shouldn't have put it on for something like this.
Sorry if that sounded cynical but I do support any effort to help Haiti but that just seemed inappropriate.
For the opening of the Olympics and for Haiti the new version of "We are the World" was premiered. All of the proceeds go to support the Haiti relief fund. If you haven't seen the video here it is:
It sounds great (except for one part) and is overall an amazing and inspiring video. I do have two gripes about it. One musically and one (I guess I would call) ethically.
1. Lil Wayne/Weezy doing Bob Dylan's part. I am not a Bob Dylan fan. When his song comes up on Rockband 2 my friends and I wish we could skip it. However, I acknowledge that Bob Dylan is a good musician and plenty of people like him. Now Lil Wayne doing Bob Dylan's part is a dumb choice. He is not a good musician and plenty of police want to bust him on a drug possession charge. Lil Wayne does not equal Bob Dylan.
2. The attire of a number of the artists was unsettling. So Jamie Foxx gets a bunch of people to record the song to support Haiti. Doesn't wearing designer clothing and glasses to this event seem a little wrong to everyone. And then a few of the rapper were wearing big old gold bling chains around their necks. I fully support the relief effort in Haiti and this song is a great way to do it, but putting a bunch of great artists (minus Lil Wayne) in a room to sing a song when some of them are wearing coats or chains that cost more than the yearly salary of most families in the nation they are trying to support is an immature and a poorly thought out plan. Maybe they already owned all their expensive stuff but still they shouldn't have put it on for something like this.
Sorry if that sounded cynical but I do support any effort to help Haiti but that just seemed inappropriate.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Mornings (Especially Breakfasts)
I like mornings. I wouldn't say I am a morning person by any means but I don't hate the mornings (even when I have to wake up early). From the start of my public schooling (3rd grade, home-schooled before that) till I entered college I spent my mornings alone. I would wake up and then shower and eat. I would do this alone. Well, obviously I would shower alone but I would eat alone. My dad would have already left for work, my mother and youngest sister would be up after I left, and my younger sister, even the one year we were in high school together would get up a while after myself.
After high school I did (and am still doing) what a lot of kids do, go to college. At college they give you an education and food (and really small rooms to live in). The first college I went to was in the South (well kinda, Missouri was in the South during the American Civil War but it's technically in the North). They make good breakfast in the South. Every Tuesday and Friday we would have biscuits and gravy. But that's not the point. During breakfast people would sit together. This was weird. This is still weird to me. I ate (eat) breakfast alone. I participate in this new breakfast culture now and again but I it always felt weird. The same thing happened at the next school I went to. People wanted to eat breakfast together. I understand lunch or dinner together but unless you're going out and making plans you eat breakfast alone. People didn't get it. Why won't Eric sit with us at breakfast?
Maybe I'm the weird one. That's fine. I like eating my cereal or whatever the cafeteria people wanted to attempt to make that morning alone. Sometimes I'll eat and read or study. Sometimes I'll just sit alone and eat my breakfast and think about nothing. I like that.
Now I commute to school. I eat my breakfast alone and I like it.
Let's have breakfast sometime, just tell me first.
After high school I did (and am still doing) what a lot of kids do, go to college. At college they give you an education and food (and really small rooms to live in). The first college I went to was in the South (well kinda, Missouri was in the South during the American Civil War but it's technically in the North). They make good breakfast in the South. Every Tuesday and Friday we would have biscuits and gravy. But that's not the point. During breakfast people would sit together. This was weird. This is still weird to me. I ate (eat) breakfast alone. I participate in this new breakfast culture now and again but I it always felt weird. The same thing happened at the next school I went to. People wanted to eat breakfast together. I understand lunch or dinner together but unless you're going out and making plans you eat breakfast alone. People didn't get it. Why won't Eric sit with us at breakfast?
Maybe I'm the weird one. That's fine. I like eating my cereal or whatever the cafeteria people wanted to attempt to make that morning alone. Sometimes I'll eat and read or study. Sometimes I'll just sit alone and eat my breakfast and think about nothing. I like that.
Now I commute to school. I eat my breakfast alone and I like it.
Let's have breakfast sometime, just tell me first.
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