Pictures and Music
November 1st 2003
It’s been cold here this past week. Still is, actually. The air smells wintry and crisp, and we’re using our fireplace downstairs for once. Last night we stayed up late playing cards and board games and Mafia and psychiatrist… it was just one of those cold Halloween nights where you just stay inside and drink hot chocolate and sit by the fire and enjoy life.
Today was much the same. Nancy had brunch ready at noon, when most of us woke up, and then we just played Monopoly all morning, and I made cappuccinos and lattes and they were actually really good. I think I’ll do the same tomorrow morning.
Last night, it rained in the south bay, and a little here in the morning, and the sun set between the towers of the Golden Gate bridge. Needless to say, it was a spectacular sunset. I saw it first out my window, and then ran up the fire escape, and back down to borrow Jason’s digicam, then ran up the hill (all the way up the hill) to the top of the hill above the Foothill dorms, where I could see the entire bay, which was incredibly clear and stunning. I got a few shots of the sunset before Jason’s camera battery ran out. Unfortunately, I couldn’t figure out how to up the resolution, and the camera was generally so-so, so the shots didn’t come out so well. But this one did, at least, and another one of the sunset reflection off of Soda hall came out well too. Sometimes I just wish I had a decent camera…
After I took that picture, I went to meet my friend Jarys down at the Bart station. He got along well with the group, and enjoyed our comfortable couch for the night’s sleep, and couldn’t believe we actually had brunch on Saturday mornings. I must admit, it’s a good life. Today we walked around the campus a while, and ended up at Rasputin records, which has just about any music you want for good prices. I found a Josh Rouse CD I had been looking at, “Under Cold Blue Stars,” for ten bucks. Interestingly enough, when I got back and checked Amazon.com for reviews, this showed up before I even got past the front page. Yeah, so it was on my wish list, but still, pretty funny.
I like buying CDs still. I might download a whole album in the highest quality mp3, but it just wouldn’t be the same as the (more) perfect quality CD, not to mention that somehow actually having the physical disc makes a big difference, I don’t know why. Maybe I’m just getting old and sentimental (ha ha). Seriously, though — I remember music as a kid was stacks and stacks of Dad’s CDs, and the two shelves of records, and the hi-fi system with its own cabinet, and recording CDs to cassette tapes to listen to in the car (and how we weren’t allowed to run around in the living room, or the CD player would skip). It’s funny how well I remember some things.
I have work to do. Math midterm monday, and even worse, an ES project due the week after. Until next time, umm… explore my Amazon wish list! 
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