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February 11, 2002

I've heard there was a seceret chord that David played and it pleased the lord, but you don't really care for music do you? It goes like this, the forth, the fifth, the mighty fall, the major lift, the baffled king composing Hallelujah. Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you. She tied you to a kitchen chair, she broke your thrown, she cut your hair, and from your lips she drew the Hallelujah. Maybe I have been here before... I know this room, I've walked this floor, I used to live alone before I knew you. I've seen your flag on the marble arch, but love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah. There was a time you let me know what's real and going on below, but now you never show it to me do you? And remember when I moved in you, the holy dark was moving too, and every breath we drew was Hallelujah. Maybe there's a God above, and all I ever learned from love, was how to shoot at someone who out-drew you. And it's not a cry you can hear at night, It's not somebody who's seen the light, it's a cold, and it's a broken Hallelujah... Hallelujah... Hallelujah... Hallelujah... Hallelujah...

When I found out who this song was by I was taken aback for a moment. It took me a while to think to myself where I had heard the name Rufas Wainwright before, but that it hit me. He made a song a while back called "Instant Pleasure", Which is a kinda funny song which (upon inspection) I haven't posted the lyrics to yet. Point being, it's nothing like "Hallelujah" from the soundtrack of Shrek. It's played near the end of the movie just before the climax and it has a very very beautiful and yet very very depressing sound to it (if you didn't get it enough from the lyrics) This part of the movie is my favorite as they pan over all the characters and kinda show what the rest of the movie has done to them. (btw I'm trying really hard not to give anything away for those of you who haven't, but wish to see it. On that note, if you haven't seen it, go rent it or something) Well anyway, I like this song, so go, uh, buy the Shrek soundtrack :D

This weekend was kinda fun although not perfect. Friday night everyone fell off the planet so I stayed home, watched a movie, and beat Halo. (yes, that Halo). Saturday I went to a terrific basketball game against Purdue. We trailed by as much as 17, led by as much as 9, and finally won by 2. I enjoy nail biters better than blowouts personally, as crushing a team's spirits when you defeat them like 94-48 or something like that really isn't that much fun to watch when you think about. Victory always tastes sweeter when you really work your ass off for it. But then I never really put much effort into anything I do well so I wouldn't know. I usually either breeze through or try hard and foul it up anyway depending on what I'm doing. I just try to learn my limits.

But I digress...

After the game we went to a Theta-Chi party where there was lotsa people and beer, and music, and dark corners to get lost and talk to people in. Your classic party if you will. While I mainly talked to people I already knew, I also met a few friends of theirs, and they were all pretty cool people (with the exception of one person who misheard what Hans said during the party and then acted like a complete something else to both Hans and I the rest of the time, ah well, some people you just have to ignore) So that was fun, I danced for a while but the dance hall was a sweltering jungle of people and you could only stay in there for 10 or 15 at a time before you had to get something to drink. Ah well, it was fun, and to cap off the night, we had La Bamba's.

Sunday I spent doing nothing I should of and this morning I just realized I have a test in music which I will have stayed up late studying for by the time you all read this :D I thought it was Wednesday for some reason but I guess I'm a retard. Ah well, good ol' cramming.

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