December 08, 2003

Another day bites the dust

  • 5 days
  • 2 Nights of Duty
  • 1 tech interview
  • 1 set of hsm's
  • 1 background check
I finished the last work I had of the semester tonight. The ethics paper is finished - supposed to be 4 pages, but I take nearly 7. It's good work, I feel, some of my best and strongest. Coming up with a personal moral code has really helped me, I think. Examining my life has really put some answers into perspective, and has really solidified some of the ideas that I've wondered about since high school. The code is really just an offshoot of what Magrogan taught us in AP English - the part that stuck anyhow, I can't really talk about Virginia Wolf's "To the Lighthouse" anymore...

My philosophy has always been based on choice and personal responsibility. I make choices in my day to day life about what I wish to add and subtract from my life. In that way, I control my happiness, my sadness, my destiny, and every part of who I am. It seems simple, and sometimes a little bit childish, but for me it has worked pretty well. We would go to Magrogan in high school and tell him our pronlems, and his answer would always be "Why are you choosing to put this in your life?" Realizing that individual choices have consequences (both good and bad) is a liberating experience because you realize that you are living for yourself: your destiny is in your hands.

Other than that, stuff has been wonderful. We had the EBoard meeting with Tom today about "The Laramie Project." It's going to be a fantastic production, both artistically, and textually. My own involvement isn't decided yet - I'm going for dramaturg and stage manager, both positions that I feel would help me in future theater endeavors (cough, grad school, cough...) They're also two positions that I feel very strongly about for the show, as they tie together a lot of what I've learned as an RA, and what I've experienced in my own life with people needing to respect diversity.

Other than that, there's not much going on right now. Nothing left to do with my week but play Halo...

Currently listening to: Mexican Wine, by Fountains of Wayne.

Posted by Matthew at December 8, 2003 01:46 AM
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