If writing to me is like my heart–I need it to be alive–then listening to music is similar to the air that I breathe to actually stay alive. I’ve been listening to the same music for far too long and I need something new now that the cold is beginning to settle here in Athens. [...]
I teared during Senator McCain’s concession speech. I sobbed through President-Elect Obama’s victory speech. And as I watched the sun rise in Greece I remembered Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech. My hair stood on end and I thought, ” Just for today I am also an American.”
“Its really hot today-so when I get home I’ll start working on th-oh look its former landlord’s son with his girlfriend. That’s so sweet that they’re still datin-oh my look at her ass–thats unfortunate. She’s put on so much weight! Ha! Its because she’s part of a couple. Hang on hangonhangon. SHE’S got a boyfriend [...]