The Post

Today I went to visit my sister, Anna, and friend, Charles, at their mutual place of employment - Great Harvest Bread Co.

I love Great Harvest for several reasons.

#1 - free samples when you walk in the door. Not dinky, Sam's-sized samples - but legitimate slices of warm bread with butter.

#2 - Everything is organic and homemade and delicious. You can watch them grind the wheat into flour right there in the store! It's like going back in time.

#3 - You can sit in there forever and drink all the free water you want.

So I did all of these things on this particular visit.

They also have a wide selection of newspapers from around the country that you can borrow to read while you are there.

I don't think I know very much about things that are going on in the world. I hear about things here and there, and if I hear a little about something that sounds big I might go searching for some extra information on Wikipedia or CNN.

So today, after reading through most of the New York Times while enjoying my Charles-made sandwich and snickerdoodle cookie with Christmas-colored sprinkles, I thought, "Huh, maybe I should know more about things."

So I think I might order to take the paper at our house. It seems like an investment in knowledge. And as much as I'd like it, the Oklahoma Daily simply will never really provide much breaking news.

What do you think? Is the newspaper on its way out the back door, with blogs and online news becoming the new way of life?

[ Sometimes I think sitting on trains . ]

Paper of length: 15 pages

Group Project and Presentation Value: 30% of final grade

Piano pieces memorization process: 1 of 2

Piano performances upcoming: 3 and a lesson

Vocal jury approaching: Thursday and a lesson

Final examination preparation: 0 of 2

Viruses currently permeating my body: >1

It's that time of year. Everything is happening at once and I am not prepared for most of it. My eyelids are heavy and I don't see my house in the sunlight. My body has succumbed to sickness, as my immune system has inevitably been caught off its guard. It was probably trying to catch some Zs that I've been depriving it of.

On a side note, my mother asked me for my Christmas wish list. It did not take me long to recognize the theme of this list has quickly become: things that will make a cold person warmer. This is probably unrelated to the fact that I am cold nearly 24 hours a day. I won't miss winter when it is gone.

It's time for this part to be over. I'm ready. Bring it on, please.