Random Things #8: Savory Scenes of September

-2Cellos' cover of "Now We Are Free" from Gladiator (and how cool they try to look in the music video)

-Sightreading an all-string arrangement of Linkin Park's "Numb" with a college string club and feeling like the Piano Guys

-Discovering that a girl who sits ahead of me in one of my music classes is super nice and from Russia (!!!)

-Peanut Butter Captain Crunch is surprisingly tasty

-Actually enjoying math class (???) because my math professor is so enthusiastic

-My math professor saying that the solutions of this one problem go from zero to infinity, and half the class adding "...and beyond!"

-Feeling satisfyingly exhausted from a full day of schoolwork

-Homemade pepperoni pizza

-Drinking a London Fog for the first time (Earl Grey with tons of sugar and milk, and some vanilla)

-The sudden transition between summer and fall which always triggers Halloween nostalgia

-So many new babies!!!

-The super intense conductor of the symphony orchestra actually praising my section

-Planning and executing Bilbo's Birthday Party (on the actual date!!!)

-Binging Stranger Things and being super excited for the next season which comes out in October

-Discovering an awesome Bible study on campus

-Having a completely random conversation with a couple of guys about religion, college, and video games

-Getting into the Newsies Broadway show and deciding that one of my dreams is to write a musical

-Having a twenty one pilots moment with a guy in my class

-Watching cheesy, completely not-PC 60's TV shows with my mom

-Incredibly satisfying twists in Agents of SHIELD

-The sense of progress that comes from going to school

-Discovering how amazing Goodreads really is

What were some of your September highlights?

Random Things #7: Awesome Stuff of August

--getting a rental cello from college, naming it Dahlia in the parking lot, and taking a selfie with it and my own cello

--the sass in this song:

--a warm hug from a friend

--cookie dough flavored ice cream sandwiches 

--the sheer existence of Veggie Tales silly song covers on YouTube

--a new paisley backpack

--playing hymns for people who are singing along with reckless enthusiasm

--Relient K's lyrics

--fluffy blankets on a chilly day

--driving on an empty highway late at night, glancing at the sunset and breathing in the chill air through an open window while blasting music

--playing cello for my baby nephew who is adorable

--watching Ip Man with friends, wincing at the violent parts and cheering at the end

--those rogue stars that you can see even though the sky isn't quite dark yet

--a day with literally nothing scheduled

--glorious comic book artwork (looking at you, Hawkeye and Daredevil)

--the sheer amazing amount of amazing bloggers out there

--helping with a retreat for a bunch of crazy middle schoolers, one of whom packed a go-pro (?)

--the incredibly satisfying feeling of playing the deeper strings of the guitar after playing just ukulele for a long time

--realizing there are way more things to be grateful for than just these

What are you grateful for this August?