L'aura del Campo

Autumn: 12 Qawl (December4)

2005-12-04
vespers, 22 degrees. 56 in Moraga, CA

Gets cold at night at St. Mary's College. They have an MFA program. Not having any luck in finding programs that fit. Long list that doesn't. Am leaning towards 'studio' as opposed to 'studio/research' anything more conventional than that is not going to work.

At noon, Prof. Berghout did her Christmas 'vespers' at the bell tower. She was going to play for 30 minutes, then decided to play for an hour.

It saddens me that the university body here cares so little about the instrument and the program. Not every university has a 53 bell carillon sitting atop a monumental campanile. I just don't understand. All the money and effort here goes to football and basketball, and only the programs that make money, i.e. MEN's not women's basketball. I would love to be able to afford to go to a basketball game, can't. Could've gone to women's game yesterday, but I was scheduled for glasses. The 'business model' is definately ruling this place. I want out.

2005-12-04
afternoon, 28 degrees. 78 in Miami, 29 in Buffalo.

Bills always like to play at home ... unless the game is in Miami. Than winning there is okay too.

Why am I here? I could be someplace warm. The sun is out, but it is not a warm sun. Good day to curl up with a book and read. Don't feel like doing much of anything at all. Need to do a cover letter for MFA programs for my prof. Do I care enough today to do it? Nah.

Ate sardines in mustard washed down by strawberry-banana nectar. Burp.