Ferdando

It's one of those nights where I wanted to do anything but stay in.  Yet what am I doing?  Blogging in my frigid living room.  Everyone is at home for break, except for Ellen, who's a studious little bugger that is taking a wilderness class.  Yesterday, a friend and I went to see my co-worker sing in the band, Finn Hall at a nearby restaurant, Kramarczuk's.  Of course, the music was excellent, but the best part was the atmosphere.  I was surprised to walk in and see almost every seat taken, filled with Finns and music lovers, from elderly to young kids.  Everyone was talking, and you could feel the sense of community; either people knew each other already, or they were introduced right away. A handful of couples were dancing traditional Finnish dances in the front of the room, and later on in the night, a mixer dance started.  Everyone moved to the dance floor, men in the inner circle, and women in a circle around them.  It was a really simple dance (obviously not simple enough for me because I kept messing up the hand clapping!) with a series of hand claps, a do-si-do, and then rotating to the next partner.  The best part was when I moved over and started clapping with this old man, he gave me this impish grin and said, "I hardly know you!"  I laughed, and then when I moved to my next partner, I heard him say the same thing to the next girl.  The whole thing was just really amazing to me, to see this subculture that exists and brings so many people together.  

As I was saying before, I'm having a really lame Saturday night, so I also pulled out my guitar and played for a little while.  

Being in a restless/goofy mood + listening to the album, Rajaton Sings Abba at work =

Tis the Season to make Resolutions

Now that fall semester, Christmas, and New Years are over, I finally have time to blog again! And I guess it's that time of year again to break bad habits and make new good ones.  Let's be real though, I've never seriously made a resolution before in my life.  I hate having to follow constraints or rules, even if they are set by myself.  This year though, I'm gonna go out on a limb and make a couple.

1. Keep up my training and take running seriously.  I haven't ran on a regular basis since high school cross country, but Dad and I will be running a half marathon in the spring!
2. Stop doing crossword puzzles in class.
3. Study... once in a while... at least more than last semester :)

I have to start somewhere, right? Once I'm living the dream, doin whatever I do, I want to try out a year with a different sleep cycle (like sleeping one hour long nap and three 30 minute naps every day. Think of how much more time I would have for activities!!!!) but not today. Baby steps, baby steps.

....also #5: be more gangsta.