Ok so the time has finally come! After a month of working at Ann Taylor, I am off on vacation. First stop, Huntington, WV followed by Washington, DC. My final destination will be the United Kingdom with a small side trip to Paris, France. Needless to say, I am quite excited! After a week of exploring London and Paris on my own, I will join a group of Georgetown students to study Shakespeare in the very place where it originated! What an honor that will be. Anyone who is reading this blog knows that I am very passionate about Shakespeare, so this will hopefully be an unforgettable experience! However, I will get to my European travels later on. Right now, I am focused on packing a suitcase that must be 50 pounds or less which is quite a challenge for me. Additionally, I am trying to plan out my ten days or so in Washington. Since I do live in DC for most of the year, I have an excellent grasp on what I want to do while I'm there. The most important thing I want to do is to visit the Jefferson Memorial. I have lived in DC for two years and have yet to visit it! I also hope to spend time with friends as there are plenty of people there that I know very well! However, first stop is Huntington to spend time with an old teammate of mine, Katy Schad. I have my suitcase relatively packed, new CDs burned for the trip, and my road map to get me there.
As I pack, here is what I'm listening to on this fine Wednesday evening:
1. She Holds a Key - Gavin DeGraw
2. Sunset Blvd. - Tyler Hilton
3. Postcard from Paris - The Band Perry
4. The Last Song - The All-American Rejects
5. You and Me - Penny & The Quarters
6. Who's to Say - Vanessa Carlton
7. Here Comes a Regular - The Replacements
8. Coffee and Cigarettes - Michelle Featherstone
9. Always Love - Nada Surf
10. Song to Woody - Bob Dylan
11. World Spins Madly On - The Weepies
12. Apologies - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
13. Crazy Love - Michael Buble
14. There You Are - Carolyn Arends
15. Wasteland of the Free - Iris DeMent
16. The Times They Are a Changin' - Bob Dylan
17. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
18. Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
19. Morning Morgantown - Joni Mitchell
Until next time, from DC! Gimme that Georgetown University!
AL
But Shakespeare himself at times didn't appear too caught up in the day-to-day; in fact he wrote in MacBeth the following lament:
ReplyDeleteTomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Of course, the literary types that will be reading this blog will know that William Faulkner took the title The Sound and the Fury from this soliloquy