This afternoon, my friend Hannah and I went to the opera with a group of senior citizens who paid for our tickets. Apparently, they buy four tickets specifically for OCU students for one performance of each of Tulsa Opera's three seasonal shows. This afternoon's production was a stunning rendition of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," starring Oklahoma native and OCU alumna Sarah Coburn. She was really the talk of the town. Everyone loved her, of course. I mean, why wouldn't Oklahomans be proud of such an amazingly talented and charming young singer? Her mad scene was enthralling.
We got back at seven, when I immediately proceeded to my room with the intentions of doing laundry, which, by the way, I had been putting off only because I hadn't retrieved my laundry card from my roommate. I ended up hanging out with my friend Michael instead. I did do laundry in his building, though. The laundry is the same everywhere on campus. We spent most of the night watching t.v. and listening to Imogen Heap and Regina Spektor songs on YouTube. I find both of those activities to be worthy time wasters.
Most of my friends have gone home. Or to Dallas. Or home TO Dallas. But it's halfway through fall break now, and I've accomplished a great many things: met an up-and-coming opera star, noticed the beautiful colors of autumn, eaten four sugar cookies in one hour, stolen a friend's hat, found out that vodka tastes like hydrogen peroxide, and rediscovered my appreciation for The Cranberries.
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