How To Disappear Completely

I've Been Tagged

See Moot Thoughts and Musings for an explanation of what to do. I am too lazy to do hypertext, so use the link in the sidebar.

10 years ago. I was 13 and in junior high. My family had just joined 4-H and bought a herd of sheep. We delivered the lambs ourselves. Some friends of friends sponsored us with two friendly llamas, one of which would eventually become mine. Junior high and high school were awkward periods of my life, and working with a llama was therepeutic. The two of us won Grand Champion in the Obstacle Division at the County Fair that year. My llama was the only one who would walk through a puddle of water, just for me.

5 years ago. I was a freshman at Covenant College. Meeting people was intimidating, but Bekah Tuggy and Jenny Brown soon became dependable, steadfast friends. Somewhat legalistic, somewhat unsure of myself, I was stretched a lot that year. (Although sophmore year would be the worst.)

1 year ago. I graduated with a double major in music and philosophy and had to decide what to do next. I google searched "Music Criticism Graduate Programs" and found McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. My family took a trip to the UK to visit friends and The Promised Land. For the summer, I worked odd jobs for my dad, jobs which mostly included hewing down acres of thistles with our Kubota tractor.

Yesterday. Met the faculty member for whom I will be TAing. Got a Canadian bank account. Rode the buses. Attended an Academic Integrity class. Watched The Importance of Being Earnest.

5 snacks I enjoy. Chocolate chips. Peanut butter pretzels. Tea. Lime tortilla chips. Gorp.

5 songs I know all the words to. I am going to interpret "all" to mean roughly 80-90%. 1) "O Where Are the Simple Joys of Maidenhood?" from Camelot (and the other songs from that musical as well as Sound of Music and Fiddler on the Roof). 2) "Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles. 3) "O Sacred Head Now Wounded." 4) "Now someday it may happen" from The Mikado. 5) "How to Disappear Completely" by Radiohead.

5 things I'd do with $100 million. 1) Create more scholarships for music and philosophy students at Covenant College. 2) Fund more theater projects at Covenant. 3) Improve the library's collection, especially the sound recordings. Improve the library building. 4) Move to Oxford and study the rest of my life away. 5) Fund Compassion International. Fund mission trips and cross-cultural experiences.

5 places I'd run away to. 1) Switzerland/Austria: Vienna, Innsbruck, Geneva. 2) Boston. 3) Colorado. 4) Oxford. 5) Southern California.

5 things I'd never wear. 1) Leggings. 2) A toupee. 3) A cowboy belt buckle. 4) Leopard skin anything. 5) A thong [should I even say that on a public site?].

5 favorite TV shows. 1) Gilligan's Island! 2) Leave It to Beaver. 3) This show called SquareOne that I watched religiously as a child and that featured a miniseries called Mathnet in which Kate Monday had to solve mathematical crimes... 4) Jeopardy! 5) Fraser

5 biggest joys. 1) Having interesting conversations with interesting people. 2) Being introduced to new music. 3) A used bookstore. 4) Getting a letter in the mail. 5) Introducing other people to new music.

5 favorite toys. 1) My computer. 2) Lincoln logs. 3) Legos. 4) Old dolls with trunks and umbrellas. 5) Dollhouses and miniatures.

5 people I want to pass this on to. Tuggy. Hackenstar. Academic Prostitution. Bob. Evan.