Watch this before you read on. It also happens to be my SOTD. I know...lame SOTD, but at least I remembered this time haha...
So today was really uneventful. I've had Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel stuck in my head for God knows how long today. Here is the link to the specific arrangement we are singing at ACDA. It's kind of a big deal! The first song in their performance is a song I sang in high school called Lux Aurumque (pronounced Loox Or/Oom/Qway) by Eric Whitacre. Just give it a listen and you will understand why I think this man (Eric Whitacre) is a god. you can find an SATB line with women in it if you search for it. Good luck finding a good recording. The second song....skip it. I have no idea what it is. The third song is our ACDA opener. If you don't want to listen to Lux Aurumque, forward the video to 7:10. You will not be dissapointed. Oh yeah, when you hear the high screaming stuff, that's my part. Epic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4SOj88R1MM&feature=related
Leslie came back today. We hung out for a couple hours before we both decided to take naps in our respective dorms.
And well, I've been slaving over a hot keyboard to get this out to you before midnight. Looks like I'm 25 minutes early. A couple more minutes of screwing around then it's off to bed.
OH WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!!! I wrote a letter to the editor of my hometown's newspaper protesting the connector that was put in to make driving from one part of town to the other more convenient. Here it is for ya:
Hello Sioux City! It's definitely been a while.
I have just gotten done reading the article on the Outer Belt extension and I'm writing to, well, voice my opinion.
First and foremost, There are several pros and cons about this extension being built. Let's start with the good news. It will shorten the trips between Morningside and the Northside/Leeds area, and will cut down on gas that people use, time consumed by motorists getting from place to place, and will boost business at both intersections where this connector meets, not to mention boost enrollment in Northside area schools, like Unity, Leeds, and the two North schools.
The bad news? Are we as a city completely sure that this won't damage business at the Leeds end of Floyd Boulevard? I used to be affiliated with several of the businesses over there, and I know a lot of people from a lot of the establishments. I know that Jitters' relocation has helped boost their business, as it is more accesible to the Leeds area and the people that drive through there. I also know that the old connector between Floyd and Highway 75 where 41st Street is brought a lot of business to the three businesses in that intersection, namely Steinbeck's, Leeds Food and Fuel, and Dollar General. Will these businesses be hurt by the new connector, or will customers still go to these establishments given that they are truly loyal (which won't happen if people can find a cheaper way)?
I also realize that building businesses on the connector itself will be problematic for the Leeds area. Yes, this will create jobs, but there is a very strong possibility that it could destroy the jobs that were already created long before the connector was built.
In the end, my opinion is this: Why kill what we have already brought to life, when even though this connector will make things simpler and more convenient, it will hurt already existing businesses and possibly destroy jobs that were created long before this connector was a twinkle in ANYONE'S eyes. This seems to me to be conflicting with this 'economic growth' everybody won't shut up about.
--Concerned at a college 500+ miles away,
JB
Cheers, everybody! And have a wonderful Monday!
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