Six Word Stories

I am grateful for the fun concept of six word stories, inspired by Earnest Hemingway. It is a challenge to say as much as possible with as little as possible. I walked past a booth on campus that invited people to write six-word stories, and today I came up with a couple of Halloween stories:

Living scarecrow liked fire...now ashes.

Deceased cellist named Melody still harmonizes.

It's a fun challenge. I've seen six word stories that are sad, funny, and thought-provoking. It's a bit like poetry. :)

Indexing

Indexing is a family history project in which you are given a scanned image on a computer and you read the document and type the information so the document is easily searchable on family history databases. I was able to make the time to index today, and as always it was fun to do it with friends. It is a great thing to be able to use technology by way of service.

Washers and Dryers

They are truly modern marvels to be grateful for. Those machines do a good job on our clothes, and I mean that in both possible ways: they are good at successfully cleaning and drying our clothes, and the job they do on our clothes is a good and necessary job. I consider them a weekly blessing.

Sharing My Knowledge of Good Eats

I was doing homework outside this morning, and a guy approached me to ask about good places to eat on campus. He was looking for good lunch date places. I am grateful I could help him because I happened to know about every eating place on campus. I made it a point to try them all my freshman year. So, I shared my knowledge with this fellow student, and he thanked me for my help. It was an unexpected opportunity to help someone else, and I am grateful I was where I was and knew what I knew to be an ideal resource to answer his question.

Ode to Joy

There are many great pieces of music that I could express gratitude for, and I will very likely express that gratitude in due time. For today, I am very grateful for Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The whole symphony is wonderful, but I am especially grateful for the final movement, the "Ode to Joy" finale. I was reminded of why I love this work by this video I was recently introduced to:

http://mostexcitingworld.com/videobest-coin-ever-spent/#Ap8IqLGvZ1Zvao7J.01

Music moves people, and for some reason this is one piece that never fails to gladden and encourage the hearts of the listeners.

Sweater Weather

We are getting into my favorite kind of weather: sweater weather. The air is chilly, but not freezing...as long as you have a sweater or a coat on. It is still quite sunny and occasionally cloudy, but not terribly cold yet. It's a very nice kind of weather, and I am grateful to have that where I am now.

Apartment Inspections

It's that time of the year when every apartment will be inspected for cleanliness. It does seem to be just another task to add onto one's growing list of stuff to do, but I am glad that the place will become cleaner for a little while because of it. I am grateful for the results of a cleaning inspection.