Sometimes Music is Good.

I was listening to a song I hadn't heard before when all of a sudden the end turned into feedback. I have no problem with this.

When the feedback persisted I glanced over at iTunes. There was still 3:09 left in the song.






Thanks a lot, Yo La Tengo.

Update.

So, it's been a good while since I've updated the blog with anything of substance. I am presently student teaching, and it's going pretty well. I'm hesitant to say where I'm actually working or give any specific details or anything, lest one of my students figure out my first name (because I have such a common last name...) and track me down here and read the debauchary I have lived to blog about. (Staying up late to watch Star Wars!!!)

I'm happy with how everything is going, though. Things are well in Ramseyland. I'm going to be 21 in... ten days. However, that's a school night, so the aforementioned debauchary must be kept to a minimum.

Thanks for reading friends and family. I'll be sure to check in much more often.

TOM.

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How I Spent My Weekend.

I went to an Of Montreal concert in Buffalo this weekend with Mo, Vince and Tom and others on Saturday. It was very good. I purchased this:



I suddenly realized that I should've waited until the show was over to buy it as I would have to carry the record around for the rest of the evening. During the opening act it came to me that somebody from the band would probably be manning the merch table.



Kevin Barnes, the leader of the band, was there, and politely signed my record. First he asked for my name, and wrote it, "Ramsey." He then wrote "(Patrick)" before it, followed by "Nei!!!" Then he signed it. I'm not sure what it all means. (Patrick Ramsey is a quarterback from the Washington Redskins. I still don't know what Nei means.)

Here is the record as signed by Kevin, Dotti Alexander and James Huggins, giving me a total of three-fifths of the band. Hooray for weekends!

Turning Tables Round in Mark's & Spencer's

You know what I miss? Internet. And TV.

But, I'm making due. I check my email regularly, and there are only three shows I watch religiously (Stella, The Daily Show, and Arrested Development), and they are finished, repeats or the new season hasn't begun yet, respectively. Most of the websites I frequent have slowed down in posting, in order to allow me to catch up.

I'm excited and nervous for student teaching to start. My first placement is in Mt. Morris Jr. High, beginning on Tuesday. Unfortunately, every person that knows something about the school reacts in the same way when I tell them: they grit their teeth as if to say "Eeech.... Good luck..." Turns out the school is impoverished and a bit rough. Please keep in mind, parents, students, teachers and supervisors, that I have not yet been to this school, thusly, my comments reflect only what I have been told, not first hand experiences. (Translation: Please don't fail me, I'm just reporting.)

Today is Maureen and my five month anniversary. It feels like yesterday and five years ago at the same time. Also in the news, the college gave me cookies and ice cream for free today. I didn't have to buy or skip lunch today! Thank you college. Now stop giving me parking tickets.