Aaron Harp

A Long December

Today is the 4th or 5th morning in the recent past that I've woken up with this Counting Crows song running through my head.  I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower, makes you talk a little lower..

I'm almost embarrassed to admit that my legs are sore from playing ping pong yesterday.  Arms might have been excusable, but legs?

Hearing birds chirping this morning made me miss the birds in New Zealand.  I don't think I've ever heard a bird that sings a distinct melody.  And these birds sing the same melody over and over again.  We would pass on a hike and on our way back they'd still be singing the same succession of pitches.  Talk about a lesson in contentment.

After Midnight Thoughts

• It's unfortunate that deadlines are often the best (occasionally, only) motivator.
• Thinking in small circles is never healthy.
• This weekend was great.
• There was a fourth but it's already retired for the night. I've gone to find it.

“Ye” Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore

I go through periods of time where I can't think of the words that I really want to say.  It's  frustrating to know that while you're fumbling around imprecise substitutes there's one little word in the back of your mind with his hand raised yelling "pick me!"

Since we're on the subject.  Anyone who has spoken the English language for long has probably noted its lack of a proper second person plural pronoun.  And everyone who has studied a language with this luxury has probably felt gypped by English's deficiency.  We are, thus, forced to use the ambiguous "you" or form our own alternative (i.e. "you guys", "you all" or "ya'll").  In New Zealand I heard a lady refer to two boys as "yous" and this seemed to me, for the first time, a viable solution.  It's a single word and it follows standard pluralization rules.  So it is my proposition that it be accepted as the official substitute for the antiquated Middle English "ye".  Any takers?

This is how long it’s been…

I think I cut my hair around the time I posted last. So yeah, it's been a while. I keep having all sorts of blog-worthy thoughts (earth-shattering, really) but I've needed to get the formal "I haven't posted in a while but I'm gonna be better about it this time, I promise!" post out of the way.

As some of you know, I'm back from my travels. I came back a little earlier than planned (money, Chelsea, grad school planning, etc.) The other day I realized that I haven't been in the same place for more than 5 nights since the end of September. Don't get me wrong, I had some of the most amazing experiences of my life. But after a while you begin to hurt for a sense of familiarity. So now that my adventuresome spirit has been pacified, I think I'm ready to march head-on into this "real world" I keep hearing talk about (insurance bills and loan payments continue to confirm its existence).

So new things will be coming soon. Who knows maybe I'll change up the look or post some new music or finally update Fotobook.