I just read this, and it really struck me:
Patient S has hypermnesia, the opposite of amnesia-instead of forgeeting everything, he remembered everything. S was unsble to recognize that different views of the same person were related to a single individual. If he saw a person smiling, that was one face; if the person later was frowning, that was another face. S found it difficult to integrate the many different expression and viewing angle of a person into a single, coherent representation of that person. He complained to Dr. Luria:
"Everyone has so many faces!"
It's so true, isn't it? I could write my own thoughts about it, but take from it what you will. And comment on it what you will.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Just About a Month
Well, tomorrow it will have been a month since I came to Houghton. There's really no easy way to condense a month into a blog entry. At least, there's no way to do it without taking about 3.5 hours. So here's what I'll say
Let's start with classes:
-Bib Lit: It's a great class. A lot of reading, but still a great class. I feel bad because occasionally I ALMOST fall asleep in class. But not quite. And I'm really learning a lot by looking at the Bible from a different cultural perspective
-Chapel: Always different, most of the time interesting, and often controversial
-Aural Skills 1: Dr. Casey is probably one of the most amazing professors when it comes to Aural Skills. He really takes the pressure off, and makes the class so much fun
-Music in the Christian Perspective: Once again, a lot of reading. A LOT. But overall a pretty interesting class, and Dr. King has a really unique teaching style that always keeps your attention
-Percussion Instruments: I'm really struggling with rolls right now, and that's frustrating. But Prof. Stith is giving us a lot of good tips as to how to properly teach percussion
-FYI: There's nothing really to say about FYI
-Adolescent Psych: It's a fairly interesting course. I think it's going to end up being really helpful if I get to teach at the high school level (which is my goal)
-Practical Keyboard 2: I've only had 2 classes, and Prof Johnson wasn't at the last one....so it's hard to judge right now. The hardest thing would be re-learning my scales and remembering how to transpose. But the actual music we play isn't too hard compared to what I'm used to playing
-Symphonic Winds: I'm third chair, first part. It's a real task trying to get my high notes in tune, but overall I like most of the music we're playing. And we're getting ready for a pops concert this Saturday (I'm looking forward to it) for homecoming (125th anniversary), and I feel like I'm learning a lot about ensemble playing.
-Philharmonia: Currently I'm playing 2nd part on the Shubert piece that we're playing. I get to play my A clarinet, which I always love doing, and it's a nice piece to play
-Clarinet Choir: A mix of various pieces, and the biggest thing right now is intonation. But it's so much to play with a bunch of clarinetists
-Clarinet Quartet: We just had our first "rehearsal" and I'm looking forward to learning how to develop a really good chamber music sound
-Applied Clarinet (aka my lessons): Prof Lascell is a fantastic teacher, and I'm already learning a lot from him.....and realizing I have a LONG way to go
And the other stuff:
-I love my dorm
-I love my floor
-I love my friends (see more below)
-Hannah: the crazier, creepier side of me. It's a good thing we're not on the same floor, or else we'd never get anything done. As it is, we usually run back and forth, borrowing each other's stuff, and doing pretty much whatever we want in each other's rooms because we're that comfortable with each other. Let's just say there's a lot of trust....and if anything happens, I cut off access to the hot pot!
-Autumn: Well, I think she got about half of us sick, but other than that she's a cool girl. Always there to listen, and usually make you laugh. Laugh at her, of course. But she usually doesn't mean it that way. She has a thing for bald guys, pumpkins, her sweet baboo, and burning popcorn.
-Alissa: She's insane. She's a piano performance major. So we help support each other in the quest for surviving the music building. And she pretty much lives in there (although she allegedly is Autumn's roommate...but I'm in their room more than she is0
-Bethany: The poor soul who has to room with Hannah. That's all that really needs to be said. She needs everyone's sympathy. And she's always ready to listen if you need to talk
-Kyle: He's from Tennessee. He can draw about 20 connections between "The Dark Knight" and "Plato's Republic". He's basically the political analyst in the group, but he can also analyze anything else. In a good way. Then there's his alter ego, Spencer. Spencer is completely insane and seeks to freak everyone out. And occasionally offends people. He also has a third personality who currently doesn't have a name, but speaks like a stereotypical "hick". 30 min of that at one dinner is more than enough
-Garrett: Kyle's roommate. Please, feel bad for him as well as Bethany. He's the creative genius in the group, at both writing words and composing music. And he's very passionate about a variety of things, such as Gareth's stir-fry.
-There are also others, but I can't take the time to list/describe everyone (I'm so sorry!!!!!!)
I just went home yesterday and go to see several friends at the EHS Band Competition. Then I went to Aneillos with Carole, Peter and Pat. Let's such say the dinner conversation was quite different from the ones I experience here at HC. Still a lot of fun. I miss C-town, but I also missed HC, so I guess I'm glad to be back here. I wish I had time to write about some of the exploits that have happened, but such is the life of a college student. What I will say is that when you put all of those different people into one giant eclectic mix, there have been some amazingly fun, crazy, insane times, and other very serious ones. I wouldn't trade them for anything.
Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears. 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.'
Random Song Lyrics: The Stranger by Billy Joel
Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out and
Show ourselves
When everyone has gone
Some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the stranger
But we love to try them on
Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it, why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself
Once I used to believe
I was such a great romancer
Then I came home to a woman
That I could not recognize
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer
It was then I felt the stranger
Kick me right between the eyes
Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself
You may never understand
How the stranger is inspired
But he isn't always evil
And he is not always wrong
Though you drown in good intentions
You will never quench the fire
You'll give in to your desire
When the stranger comes along.
Let's start with classes:
-Bib Lit: It's a great class. A lot of reading, but still a great class. I feel bad because occasionally I ALMOST fall asleep in class. But not quite. And I'm really learning a lot by looking at the Bible from a different cultural perspective
-Chapel: Always different, most of the time interesting, and often controversial
-Aural Skills 1: Dr. Casey is probably one of the most amazing professors when it comes to Aural Skills. He really takes the pressure off, and makes the class so much fun
-Music in the Christian Perspective: Once again, a lot of reading. A LOT. But overall a pretty interesting class, and Dr. King has a really unique teaching style that always keeps your attention
-Percussion Instruments: I'm really struggling with rolls right now, and that's frustrating. But Prof. Stith is giving us a lot of good tips as to how to properly teach percussion
-FYI: There's nothing really to say about FYI
-Adolescent Psych: It's a fairly interesting course. I think it's going to end up being really helpful if I get to teach at the high school level (which is my goal)
-Practical Keyboard 2: I've only had 2 classes, and Prof Johnson wasn't at the last one....so it's hard to judge right now. The hardest thing would be re-learning my scales and remembering how to transpose. But the actual music we play isn't too hard compared to what I'm used to playing
-Symphonic Winds: I'm third chair, first part. It's a real task trying to get my high notes in tune, but overall I like most of the music we're playing. And we're getting ready for a pops concert this Saturday (I'm looking forward to it) for homecoming (125th anniversary), and I feel like I'm learning a lot about ensemble playing.
-Philharmonia: Currently I'm playing 2nd part on the Shubert piece that we're playing. I get to play my A clarinet, which I always love doing, and it's a nice piece to play
-Clarinet Choir: A mix of various pieces, and the biggest thing right now is intonation. But it's so much to play with a bunch of clarinetists
-Clarinet Quartet: We just had our first "rehearsal" and I'm looking forward to learning how to develop a really good chamber music sound
-Applied Clarinet (aka my lessons): Prof Lascell is a fantastic teacher, and I'm already learning a lot from him.....and realizing I have a LONG way to go
And the other stuff:
-I love my dorm
-I love my floor
-I love my friends (see more below)
-Hannah: the crazier, creepier side of me. It's a good thing we're not on the same floor, or else we'd never get anything done. As it is, we usually run back and forth, borrowing each other's stuff, and doing pretty much whatever we want in each other's rooms because we're that comfortable with each other. Let's just say there's a lot of trust....and if anything happens, I cut off access to the hot pot!
-Autumn: Well, I think she got about half of us sick, but other than that she's a cool girl. Always there to listen, and usually make you laugh. Laugh at her, of course. But she usually doesn't mean it that way. She has a thing for bald guys, pumpkins, her sweet baboo, and burning popcorn.
-Alissa: She's insane. She's a piano performance major. So we help support each other in the quest for surviving the music building. And she pretty much lives in there (although she allegedly is Autumn's roommate...but I'm in their room more than she is0
-Bethany: The poor soul who has to room with Hannah. That's all that really needs to be said. She needs everyone's sympathy. And she's always ready to listen if you need to talk
-Kyle: He's from Tennessee. He can draw about 20 connections between "The Dark Knight" and "Plato's Republic". He's basically the political analyst in the group, but he can also analyze anything else. In a good way. Then there's his alter ego, Spencer. Spencer is completely insane and seeks to freak everyone out. And occasionally offends people. He also has a third personality who currently doesn't have a name, but speaks like a stereotypical "hick". 30 min of that at one dinner is more than enough
-Garrett: Kyle's roommate. Please, feel bad for him as well as Bethany. He's the creative genius in the group, at both writing words and composing music. And he's very passionate about a variety of things, such as Gareth's stir-fry.
-There are also others, but I can't take the time to list/describe everyone (I'm so sorry!!!!!!)
I just went home yesterday and go to see several friends at the EHS Band Competition. Then I went to Aneillos with Carole, Peter and Pat. Let's such say the dinner conversation was quite different from the ones I experience here at HC. Still a lot of fun. I miss C-town, but I also missed HC, so I guess I'm glad to be back here. I wish I had time to write about some of the exploits that have happened, but such is the life of a college student. What I will say is that when you put all of those different people into one giant eclectic mix, there have been some amazingly fun, crazy, insane times, and other very serious ones. I wouldn't trade them for anything.
Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears. 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.'
Random Song Lyrics: The Stranger by Billy Joel
Well we all have a face
That we hide away forever
And we take them out and
Show ourselves
When everyone has gone
Some are satin some are steel
Some are silk and some are leather
They're the faces of the stranger
But we love to try them on
Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it, why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself
Once I used to believe
I was such a great romancer
Then I came home to a woman
That I could not recognize
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer
It was then I felt the stranger
Kick me right between the eyes
Well we all fall in love
But we disregard the danger
Though we share so many secrets
There are some we never tell
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
Don't be afraid to try again
Everyone goes south
Every now and then
You've done it why can't
Someone else?
You should know by now
You've been there yourself
You may never understand
How the stranger is inspired
But he isn't always evil
And he is not always wrong
Though you drown in good intentions
You will never quench the fire
You'll give in to your desire
When the stranger comes along.
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