S3 Scribble #15: Silver Springs

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“Time cast a spell on you, but you won’t forget me.”

It’s Valentine’s Day, so for my blog today I’ve chosen a love song (though not a positive one) that I haven’t been able to get out of my head recently: “Silver Springs” by Fleetwood Mac. While it doesn’t quite relate to anything I’m experiencing in my personal life at the moment, the passion in the song always makes me want to stop what I’m doing the second it comes on and sing my heart out. Whether I’m on the escalator at Walgreens or in my room at home, I can feel the emotion in Stevie Nicks’s voice as if her feelings were my own.

“I know I could’ve loved you, but you would not let me.”

Even though it’s only mid-February, Spring Break is just around the corner. I can hardly believe that I’m almost done with my senior year of college, and, slowly but surely, I’m starting to see my future plans develop. Things like scheduling graduation photos with my friend group remind me that graduation is a few short months away. While I’m excited for my future, I know I will miss my friends and Ann Arbor dearly. I’ve been so fortunate to have found so much love so far away from home. I came to the University of Michigan not knowing anyone, and I am going to leave with a supportive community of friends and mentors who I plan to treasure for the rest of my life.

“I’ll follow you down ’til the sound of my voice will haunt you.”

Even though “Silver Springs” may be a sad type of love song, my Valentine’s Day is filled with nothing but love and positivity for those who surround me. I’m lucky enough to have friends who surprise me with thoughtful gestures and words throughout the year – Valentine’s Day is just one of the many times we show our love to each other, and, for me, a time to reflect on how happy and grateful I am to be living a life that is bursting with love. 

“Give me just a chance.”

My high school self would be amazed by how far I’ve come and by the community I have established here. As a tour guide, I am constantly reminded of how I’ve grown since senior year of high school and how much I have to be grateful for about my life at the University of Michigan (and my life in general). Ann Arbor is a special place filled with special people and a whole lot of love, and it is a privilege to be a part of it! 

“You’ll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you.”

Listen to Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVE4aOUX2iM

I’m washing dishes and already she has been hit by a drunk driver

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Shot in her bed by police

Her heart fizzled out from loving too much

Many times before going to bed I’ve seen her forgetting my name

I see someone else screening my calls 

Answering with one-word messages before I finally find out the inevitable

I’m in the shower and she’s drowning

From her own blood, in a lake

My father is screaming, my sister is crying, and I’m making funeral arrangements

Trying to remember what the six primary seasonings were, 

where the red beans and rice recipe was whether or not pattern goes with pattern

I want to record our conversations so I have messages to scroll through but I keep thinking about when I get to the end of them

When no one agrees with me

Or sees my side of things

When she finally picks up I remember

I have to stop practicing for my mother’s death

aSoSS 14 | Lover

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I have two dogs, one of them’s a rescue. Because my own dog’s name is Daisy, I wanted to name him Gatsby–you know, from the book–

That’s so cute!

Yeah, but he doesn’t respond well to it, so we call him by the shelter name.

Walmart, 2:00PM, 12/12/2023

english has condensed a singularity into the word love, a tricky thorn in the theory that a language is able to encompass our feelings. thus we turn to pictures, worth their weight in words, yet still unsatisfactory. interpretive. a cupped palm, water dripping from the cracks. a crossword clue: what will i see if i look into the dog’s eyes? what will i see if i look into yours?

it is a clash of preshattered wills. he stands over the water, over a circle of light–a broken halo–scrapped from leftover sun. the green light blinks once, twice, and disappears.

He was with a girl. That’s why he pretends not to notice us.

Mosher-Jordan Dining Hall, 10:00AM, 11/25/2023

a burial is hypothetical, until it’s not. the relationships we forge are perfect to the ones that see it. mix up the recipe and it brews disaster, strong and seductive and fragrant. do not lose yourself in the pursuit of others–what if they do not exist? we are nothing but the brains that perceive, you and i. perhaps one day i will run into you, dear reader. perhaps we will part with nothing but a smile.

I don’t have a valentine! Maybe I should hit up my Michigan Marriage Pact…

Central Campus Transit Center, 7:00PM, 2/10/2024

no tax is placed on the mouth–talking pays no toll. rose between your lips, gum bleeding from the thorns… carry your tongue in cheek (yours or otherwise), a novelty, naked and unashamed. golden in the purest sense of the world. momentum carries you forward, up and above, standing on a slice of mountainside, hidden by a reef of red clouds. you will look back, breathless at your own audacity, at the world you created, at the richness of a newly vanished earth.

MediaScape Musings # 12 : All In Your Head – An Artistic Exploration of Neurological Phenomena

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Last Friday, audiences were treated to a groundbreaking performance titled “All In Your Head,” a unique blend of dance, jazz music, and visual design that embarked on an artistic journey into the complexities of neurological problems. This innovative show not only entertained but also educated, diving deep into the intricacies of the human brain and its relationship with mental health, all through the lens of various art forms.

The performance was structured into four main parts, each exploring different aspects of neurological issues and mental health.

1. The Trial and Error Treatment System
2. Connections of the Brain
3. Neuroscience of Depression
4. Mind: Interaction of Personhood and Mental Health

“All In Your Head” was more than just a performance; it was a profound educational experience that beautifully married the worlds of art and science. By using dance, music, and visual design to explore neurological problems, the show offered a unique perspective on the trials, connections, and emotional landscapes of the human brain, making it an unforgettable event for all who attended.

Fiber Fridays #9

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Hello everyone!

Due to technical difficulties, I am posting this a few days late, but nonetheless, I have fibers for you!!
This week I worked on crocheting a opossum. I am working on crocheting things for myself, as I usually make my crafts for someone else. I thought it would be cuter and silly to work on a crochet opossum. I didn’t follow a pattern for this one, I have just been free handing him as I go. I am stuffing him with fluff from an old pillow that I don’t wan to use anymore. I think that when it is finished it will be super cute. I will upload the results next week!

I started off this little guy with ch 4 (starting at the nose) , joining with sl st to make a ring. I then crocheted 6 sc and then kind of just kept increasing whenever I felt like he needed to get larger around. When I got to the spot where his tail will begin, I started to decrease my stitches until I get a decently opossum tail sized hole. I then front loop crocheted once around, and then went back to single crocheting the rest of his tail. I stopped when I felt it was long enough. I stuffed him so much he’s extremely stiff. Stay tuned for the rest of his transformation this upcoming Friday! I have been working on some really cool fibers projects that I am super excited to show everyone when they are finished.

See you next week!!
Marissa

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[ Though small, these creatures are vicious, opportunistic hunters in their own right. They rely on camouflage and concealment to ambush their prey, and are capable of digging rapidly or sprinting in short bursts. They have also been observed to construct burrows and underground traps. Their scaled hide provides some protection against the abrasive elements of their native environments, as well as attacks or predation by others. ]