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  Child of Sorrows

  michael 7:42 pm on 8 November 2009 | 23 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: alcoholism, Blues (3), childhood (2), csula (4), marriage (7), whiskey (3)

  For my songwriting class at CSULA, we have to write a different kind of song each week. This week, Da Blues.

  Here it is. My staggeringly white attempt to write the blues. I had to resist the urge to make the whole song about this time I ordered a Chai Tea Latte at Starbucks, but got a Soy Latte instead. Oh Lord, why must I suffer.

  Child of Sorrows

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  UPDATE
  Finished it, here’s the full demo:
  Child of Sorrows – Final

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  Child of Sorrows
  
  I am a child of sorrows
  The Good Lord won’t let die
  I am a child of sorrows
  The Good Lord won’t let die
  Lord knows I’ve been trying
  With whiskey and with rye
  But I ain’t done suff’ring yet
  

  
  I am a child of money
  But that don’t mean a thing
  I am a child of money
  But that don’t mean a thing
  She kicked me out at 17
  And I ain’t seen her since,
  Oh I ain’t done suff’ring yet
  

  
  I married a good woman,
  And you know I turned her bad
  I married a good woman,
  And you know I turned her bad
  The joy I took away from her
  Is the only joy I’ve had
  Oh I ain’t done suff’ring yet
  

  
  I went to see the preacher
  About my heart of sin
  I went to see the preacher
  About my heart of sin
  Well he looked me up
  And he looked me down
  And he kicked me out again
  Said I ain’t done suff’ring yet,
  No I ain’t done suff’ring yet,
  Well I ain’t done suf’ring yet.
  

   

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  Faculty Training Day

  michael 8:47 am on 28 August 2008 | 14 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: academia (7), alcoholism, boring, condescending, diversity (2)

  Today is our all day faculty training day. The theme is “Achieving Student Outcome-based Learning Goals: the journey, not the destination.”

  So, clearly the day promises to be very meaningful. I’ll give live updates through the day so you can share the experience with me.

  9:13 Somebody saw fit to bring their one year old infant. Seriously.

  9:40 oh $”@$! There is a new federal requirement for standardardized assessments in higher education in order to get accreditation. Hooray, we get all the joy of No Child Left Behind, a whole new layer of administration, and several new committees to serve on. Just the thing we need to revitalize university education.

  10:46 I used the excuse of a meeting with the VP in charge of staff to duck out of the training day. I met with her and the small group leader, and then it just seemed rude to interrupt the meeting by walking back in, so I’m hanging out in the school of music.

  11:01 I got caught by the dean. crap. Back to the meeting.

  12:00 Taught another faculty member how to build a course website in 20 seconds using iWeb. I love that feeling you get when people see the light.

  1:00 Rod Cathey wins the Inspirational Faculty Award. Woo-Hoo!

  1:05 and, scene. We actually got out early!