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David Sedaris writes about his experience taking guitar lessons in “Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities” after his father decided that he and his younger sisters should start a family music group. However, Sedaris has no desire to learn how to play guitar. His desire lies within singing jingles in the voice of Billie Holiday. Sedaris’ desire to sing in the voice of Billie Holiday is probably closely related to his sexual orientation, being gay, and his father’s passion for jazz music. There is an

When I started my body drawing I experienced a deep sense of resistance and confusion. So badly I wanted to feel joyful and excited. While contemplating my reluctance, I thought, this is my temple, right? I know it well. Shouldn’t I be diving right in? Nevertheless, the entire drawing was an itchy stubborn journey, one through which I discovered a complex truth: this so called ‘temple’ is a concept which is defined in part by isolate functions, biological rules, capabilities, and quality of growth

Long beaten out by the glaring sun, Noctis and his friends stood on outside of the car. Prompto, who was leaning on the front wheel, gawked at the young woman coming up to them. Her blonde hair was tucked underneath a faded, red cap, along with that, she wore faded blue jean shorts and a faded yellow jacket zipped down to reveal an orange bikini top that Prompto couldn 't help but drool over. "So which one of y 'all is the prince?" She asked, speaking in a thick, southern drawl. Noctis stood up

Ohh!! Yes! I already understand what the expression "sick as chocolate frog" means, or at least I think so... we're talking about a true frog supposedly covered in chocolate, aren't we? Yes, certainly, that sounds quite unpleasant... I suppose those Americans understood what you had meant, Ken... Well... I’ll try to use that expression in some time here, and I'll see what happen, haha!!! The expression that I usually use since I learnt it, is "It's not my cup of tea", it's strange but, since I use

“Mom?” I squealed. My mom went back to her work with the kitchen counter. I got up from my bed and peeked through my bedroom door. My suitcase had stood there, still full with two months worth of clothes. I just sat and laid on my bed for the rest of the night. On the next morning, my mom came to a stop at my door. “Knock, knock, knock.” “Izzy? Are you still in your room? I need you to come out honey your Nana’s on the phone.” My mom had been woken up by the ring of my nana’s call for me.

What comes to mind when I think of binge watching? I guess, in a very technical sense, its watching more than a couple episodes of something. I see the term, less connected with watching movies. I suppose you could binge watch movies, but I think that the term has more connotations with television programs rather than movies. To me, I think binge watching implies that you are watching multiple episodes of some kind of series. I don’t know, I don’t think there is any, and maybe there is, in

The Jazz era was a time period in which the definition of music began to diverge; composers were able to express themselves in a sense that was soulful and vibrant, where any door of possibility became obtainable. “In The Mood” was a piece by Joe Garland composed in the 1930’s during the swing era. The iconic Jazz number had been arranged by many artists; however, it was not until Glenn Miller orchestrated this piece so perceptively that “In The Mood” became so well renowned. It was in 1939 when

Raising his hand to stop the protests, he acknowledge, “I realize that is the last thing you want for Johnny, but you have to be realistic. You also have to realize that your family alone cannot take on the responsibility of taking care of John yourself. It is simply too much work and you would burn out far too quickly. Chris and Jenny, along with your marriage would end up suffering.” “The crew has already offered to help,” Roy interrupted to reassure the doctor. “That’s great,” he said, smiling

Time upon time, and many ages ago, there was an ancient planet called Kaspaar. This land was so old, no inhabitant alive could remember the year of the creation of the world. This land is much like ours. We could even live there, in fact, with no ill effects. The way it looks, though, is very different from Earth. It may have mountains similar to ours, but its turquoise waters teem with rainbow-colored fish, and that fair planet’s bluish lands bristles with life. There is intelligent life, called

Right after breakfast the next morning, Dr. Davis showed up with a bright smile on his face. “Good morning, John. How are you feeling today?” he greeted cheerfully in an attempt to gauge how his patient’s mood was and how he felt towards therapy. Grimacing, Johnny shrugged, “Am fine.” Nodding, the doctor set down the few items he had brought for the first session. “I know that Doctor Early has you on less medicine to help with pain, so you may hurt a bit more right now. The exercises I do with you