monday

Today has been one of those days where I feel like this morning was literally a week ago.  And I'm left wondering where the heck my weekend went.  I remember taking way too many pictures, laughing with my friends, watching movies with my boyfriend.  All of these things squished in between hours of work at both Dairy Queen and The Lantern.  Maybe it's because it was so hectic that I can't even believe it's over.  I find myself already wanting it to be this weekend, though it's far, far away.  No plans for Halloween yet, though I have the night off of both my jobs AND I have a costume.  Guess I should figure something out :)

For now, I have a dreadful cold and I'm stuck sitting in my apartment attempting to do some English homework that I forgot about today for class (oops) and debating making motzerella sticks or just waiting till Tyler gets off work and having him bring me food.  Both options sound excellent. 

To completely change topic and get off this rant, I'm really enjoying working on my project for English.  Though it's more complicated than I anticipated, I knew picking something I'm passionate about would be immensely beneficial.  On Wednesday, I'll be making my presentation on the stage as an "object" in my project, as I see it being a huge factor in a punk rock show.  Wish I had remembered to have it done for today though. Darn. 

Anyway, I'm going to try to get some more work done before my apartment is once again stormed with boys when my boyfriend gets off work. For now, no distractions :)

Rock n Roll Subculture

September 8, 2010

To Mr. Nadziejko and English 102 class,

For my semester project, I will be detailing the youth subculture of rock and roll.  This subculture is a broad one, and contains a wide variety of people.  However, there are many characteristics that can be used to describe the rock and roll culture.  To find people of this subculture will not be difficult, because I have many friends that consider themselves “rockers” and I know there are many in the Saint Louis area.  In my research, I will be looking for common variables that define this subculture such as dress, terminology, styles, interests and behaviors.  These can be discovered at many locations in our area such as music stores and concert venues.  I will look at the religious perspective of rock and roll as well as the “politics” of rock and roll.  Since rock and roll is a broad topic, I will look at different types of it as well, detailing punk rock and metal as well.  As I looked into my topic, I found that many music websites as well as other databases contained information about this group and what it means to be a “rocker.”  Websites like the official Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website contain information, as well as online magazines such as Rolling Stone and newspapers found on EBSCO.  Rock and roll has a long-running history and has changed much over the past fifty years, but many of its values and ideas remain the same.  I look forward to getting a more in-depth look at this culture and exploring what it has to offer to my perspective on subcultures.

Sincerely,

Robyn Dexter

English 102

Dreams, Dreaming and "Inception" :)

When I woke up this morning I was struck by what I had been dreaming about before I woke up.  It was a bad night, honestly.  I had one bad dream after the other and once I actually did wake up, I felt like I had barely slept. Why is that? If I'm actually sleeping, aren't I supposed to feel rested?  Well, I don't.  Oftentimes I can wake myself up from a bad dream, but the ones I had last night I simply seemed to be stuck in. 

Just a few weeks ago, I saw the movie "Inception" with a friend.  It was one of those movies that I thought about literally for days and days after.  I was confused for much of the first half, but once I understood it, I was captivated at the idea.  For those of you who haven't seen it, I won't spoil it for you.  However, the idea of a dream within a dream within a dream is absolutely crazy to me!  The thought of being trapped in a dream world and then not knowing what reality is...how scary is that?  Whenever I dream, my dreams always are completely vivid, like I'm right there, right then.  Which is how I think many people's dreams haunt them. 

For the most part, I usually don't remember my dreams, but when I do, they're either extremely happy or extremely frightening and/or sad.  I wish I could remember more of my dreams, because I think dreaming is fascinating in any form.  On the other hand, maybe it's best if I don't.  Who knows? Maybe I'd get sucked into real life versus dream life too.