BeforeI moved onto campus, the thought of college was a scary one. I have never been the type of person to welcome change and I have feared the idea of moving to a different home throughout my life. However, when I tell you my first week on campus could not have been smoother, there is no exaggerating that. Of course, there was that appropriate air of awkwardness throughout my suite as we all were getting acquainted to one another, but that soon expired, and we became closer than I ever could have imagined in one week. Since a few of my suitemates had already been on campus for several days, they had already met some other people from throughout our residence hall, Sullivan, and others around campus. Therefore, when I arrived on campus, I would tag along with them and meet their new friends. We all easily became a decently sized friend group, like we had known each other our entire lives. I think I am very lucky to have met the people that are in my suite and those I know outside of it. I never thought it likely to find amazing friends that fast, and all I can say is that I am grateful.
One of my biggest concerns about starting college was the transition from high school. I was almost certain that my first week would be full of confusion and many concepts that I did not understand. There definitely was some confusion, but not to the point I had anticipated. Most of it derived from all the different websites and programs we must access for classes more than the actual material, which was surprisingly mostly review material. The biggest help on the educational side of things was Dr. Byrd. I never thought someone could make an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people feel so welcoming, but he did it with ease. I think his constant encouragement really helped me get my college career started in a calm fashion. Because of him and the amazing new people that I have met, I am ready to tackle college more now than ever before.
Horsley played those chilling staccato notes of the toccata, and then the eerie C-sharp diminished arpeggiated chord, which resolves to a major key. Conversely, she plays the same passage using a much gentler stop, the eight foot strings, and for sure, the scary factor drops significantly.
So we established that the timbre of the organ and the sheer volume of the instrument play a part in the spooky factor. The musical key is another. Horsley said in the western world we are conditioned to think of music written in a major key as happy, while music in a minor key as spooky or sad. Horsley said composers of organ music were well aware of these spooky factors.
Ummm Allie? Totally feel the same way about frogs! Can't stand them and if I could find a way to rid the world of them I would.
Also? Already voted and will vote again! You deserve a million dollars (especially if you will share!)
I too hate spiders. I once saw a transparent one (I'm not joking) jump out at me with a machete while I was in the shower.
Suffice it to say I did not finish showering... and I may have blown the top of the house off with my loud screams.
And I can't remember if I got to murder the spider or not. I'm trying to repress.
There is something I find much scarier than spiders...scorpions! They even look menacing with their stinger and their claws.
I voted for you! That's my good deed for the day. You can infer from this that I don't really do many good deeds if I consider voting for an interview a good deed.
That drawing of you squishing the innocent spider at the top is one of the saddest things I have ever seen! That little guy is so cute! I wouldn't squish him if he looked like that.
Unless it was just acting and it really looked like the last spider you drew. Then fuck'm.
Oh, I hate it when people say "You're bigger than they are." That's almost as bad as "They're more afraid of you than you are of them."
We occasionally see spiders in our house, but more often we see earwigs (which just look like they're carrying weapons in their little mouths) or these monstrous prehistoric-looking millipede things that creep me out so bad I literally get chills.
omg. spiders are my one and only fear. i don't know if you've ever seen that movie with the giant spider-like ants (i think it's called "them!"), but it pretty much scarred me for life and i think spiders should be exterminated.
I've tried to comment 3 times. Something about baby handicapped spiders bla bla bla. You're funny is what I'm saying. I like you. I'm sure you're very excited. You came highly recommended. I see why. I'm going to hit the button again. You should have heard what I was going to say. You would have remembered it forever.
My husband told me that spiders look scary to us because it is an instinctual thing. Our brain's tell us to stay away so we don't get bitten and sick. I don't know if it's true but it sounds good. Spiders are scary!
You missed squishing a spider on the stairs, you say? Then lost track of it?
Dude, you're screwed now.
It knows you hate it, and would like to kill it, so right now, at this very moment, it's hatching a plan to crawl up your nose in the middle of the night, to lay it's eggs in your brain.
IN YOUR BRAIN.
I recommend plugging up all of your orifices with rags soaked in gasoline. That way, in the night, if you wake up and it's on you, you just need to light whichever rag it's crawling on ablaze, and kill the bastard.
Sure, you might end up missing a nostril (or something), but you won't have spiders crawling around IN YOUR BRAIN.
Epic win!
Spiders are tiny furry bastard nazi ninjas.
So yeah. You pretty much nailed it in that drawing.
Anytime you wanna start the resistance, you let me know. I also have a chainsaw.
Oh noes! I'm totally the one who gave you the one thumbs down BY ACCIDENT. I was reading on my iPhone and I tried to hit the THUMBS fucking UP and my damn phone thought I picked thumbs down. Or else my phone has a soft spot for spiders and overrode my decision. In that case we should all be afraid of iPhones joining up with spiders and taking over the world. Because they out number us. In any event, I will vote again tomorrow... Using a real computer.
did anyone read ever "Charlotte's Web"? i think there would be less spider hate if everyone took a moment to recall the beautiful story about Charlotte's compassion. She saved Wilbur's fat ass. i don't take any chances killing spiders - it might save someone's life one day. as long as they aren't hairy (friggin EW!), i don't mind spiders. i'll still give a thumbs up vote because you deserve it.
Also, ants are scary. I was banned from the backyard when I was young because I used to have crazy nightmares about little red ants crawling all over me. Fuck, now the nightmares are coming too. You really bring out the best in me. Carry on.
I always hesitate when I see spiders. I don't know why. But 'roaches? That's a different story. I'll find something to squash it dead with! I also use Lysol for any insects that cross my path! Buwahahaha...
I don't feel the terror caused by spiders really. I think they're actually qutie adorable. Haha I even own a pet tarantula. Her name is Sparkles and she's the sweetest thing ever. Plus she's fuzzy and I like fuzzy things.
Emus on the other...those bastards should become extinct already!!!
THERE WAS A SPIDER ON YOU?!?! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG I was like super afraid of spiders cus i thot they would see me then call thier big brother who's like 5 feet tall! and then it would sneak up on me when i was in bed and then wrap me up in some kinda psycotic cacoon and bite me and eat me slowly..... crap now im afraid of spiders again!
When I was a kid, there were these freaking huge spiders (bodies as big as quarters) on our house, and my sister and I would spray them with hairspray, then light them on fire. It felt good to hear them "scream." You should try it sometime. :)
This was hilarious, and made me feel better about my phobia. :)
Just started reading a while ago and I love your blog! I am totally with you on the spiders, but my biggest fear is ticks - creepy little blood suckers.
Also, I just bought a Shark Bear t-shirt. Now, when I go to the beach next month, that will protect me from sharks, right?
Ugh... when I was about 10, I was pulling my nightgown on over my head, and opened my eyes about halfway through to see a HUMONGOUS spider inside of it, inches from my face. I screamed bloody murder and threw the nightgown across the room. My mom freaked out because she thought I was dying until she realized why I was hyperventilating. Then she told me to stop being such a baby.
We had a bat in our couch once.
Maybe I should blog about that.
I used to be all independent-feminist-awesome-conquerer-of-all-smaller-critters, but inside, I was torn apart.
Hubby is in charge of all non-pet creatures now. I don't feel the overwhelming need to be an independent woman when it comes to scary fucking creepy-crawlies.
I feel like I haven't left you a 10-paragraph comment in a really long time. Even though I left, like, a bajillion comments today because your interview tipped me off to read way back, I still feel like I should give you a longer comment here.
You know why? Because I'm the mom, that's why.
I always thought I'd get that argument when I was a mom, but you know what? It still doesn't make any fucking sense.
Peace out.
It is true that spiders are creepy but they are also awesome! OK, I didn't always look at them this way. My 4 yr old informed me that I shouldn't knock down their webs in his room because "they catch mosquitos that would otherwise bite me". True dat. Spiders do, in fact, rock. Let'm live.
WARNING: DO NOT MOVE TO AUSTRALIA OR THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOU
ALSO ONCE THERE WAS A FUNNEL WEB (DEADLIEST SPIDER EVAR) IN MY ROOM AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND WE JUST TOOK IT OUTSIDE IN A DRINKING GLASS. KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW, I WOULD HAVE THROWN A SHOE AT IT.
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