ABOUT ME
• Hey there. I'm Laura. How're you, love? Let's see...
• Music is my
life.
• I ♥ SING ♥ everything from classical literature to opera to Broadway show tunes.
• I also play violin; I've been playing since I was eight or nine years old.
• Recently, I picked up piano. I'm still figuring the whole black and ivory thing, but I'm getting there. .
• Broadway musicals rock my socks hard core; can't get enough of them.
• I enjoy discussing the political affairs of today. I'm a democrat, but that doesn't mean that I'm not open to other views.
• History is another one of my loves. I'm like a walking encyclopedia.
• I'm big into my Italian heritage. Guardi fuori, questa ragazza italiana ha un temperamento. That doesn't mean I'm not proud of my Irish, German, and Austrian roots however.
• I'm a bull Taurus, that is.
• Give me a box of canolies and I'm yours.
• I am a slave to academia, meaning that succeeding in school is very important to me.
• Ergo, I'm going to go to a good college with an excellent music and academic program. NAZARETH '11
• I LOVE Europe! I miss my AMA loves!
• I'm a generally cheerful, bubbly, goofy person.
• Someday, you'll see me on stage or on a record shelf. Keep your eyes and hears open.
• I'm a book worm, whenever I get the chance to read a book outside of my busy schedule.
• My friends and family are very important to me.
• I love beig a goofball. Ask my friends.
. Oh, yeah. HEY STEVE!
10.7.06
4:41 PM
No, 'tis not a quest for the Holy Grail but it's a holy one, yes. I'm just doing some soul searching. I've been trying to for a few months now.
Anywho, towards the end of our date yesterday, Kevin and I started talking about God and such because he told me he was going to a conference in PA with his church youth group. Then, I opened up to him about the spiritual problem I've been having since I started confirmation classes. I asked, "what if it's all wrong?" and "how do I know what to believe?" and then I started to cry, and I mean cry; something I never really do. He's never seen me cry. I didn't want him to but he just held me and told me to cheer up and that "It's ok."So, he invited me to attend some services at his church. He's episcopalean and I'm raised Catholic so the transition shouldn't be too drastic; they're both very similar sects of Christianity. It'll be interesting and I appreciate the fact that he's being so supportive of me.
So I'm doing a little spiritual exploreation to further develop my faith and here's some advice that my friend, D-train, gave me:
"Heres my views: 'The Walrus and the Carpenter' poem: what's the metaphorical meaning? it colorfully details the sham that is organized religion. The Walrus - with his girth and good-nature - obviously refers to either the Buddha, or - with his tusks - the lovable Hindu elephant god, Lord Ganesha. This takes care of the Eastern religions. The Carpenter is an obvious reference to Jesus Christ, who was purportedly raised the son of a carpenter. He represents the Western religions. And in the poem. what do they do? They dupe all the oysters into followmg them. Then. when the oysters collective guard is down. the Walrus and the Carpenter shuck and devour the helpless creatures, en masse. I don't know what that says to you, but to me it says that following faiths based on these mythological figures insures the destruction of one's inner-being. Organized religion destroys who we are or who we can be by inhibiting our actions and decisions out of fear of an intangible parent-figure who shakes a finger at us from thousands of years ago and says "No, no!"
'Through the Looking Glass' - a children's tale? I think not."
Ah yes, Lewis Carol. Of course. It certainly does make sense but I don't feel so harshly about organized religion.
I'm still Catholic and I have strong morals but I need to find a way to sort of "personalize" the meaning of God and try to live by that philosophy.
So far, I starting to dig a little deeper into my spirituality, especially after church yesterday.
