Jordan, ‘10

Well, quite a bit has taken place this week, readers.  For starters, my boyfriend Patrick and I flew the coup on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  My Christmas/birthday present for him consisted of concert tickets and a workshop ticket, basically to play guitar with the guy, for his favorite guitarist, Tommy Emmanuel.  The only catch was location.  Everything happened in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.  So on Friday, right after class, he and I packed up his car and drove 600 miles to KY.  On Saturday morning, he left and went to the workshop, which went spectacularly.  He got to talk with Tommy and, in the end, he played Tommy’s song ‘Blue Moon’ with him.  Later that night, he and I went to TommyFest, which featured Emmanuel, John Knowles, Anthony Snapes, and Vincent Price.  When we arrived at the venue, an older man approached us and told his wife that Patrick had a very long, great career as a guitarist ahead of him.  Then, I overheard another man who was telling his family about Patrick’s performance at the workshop; he had nothing but positive comments.  The concert was incredible and gave me an unwaveringly positive affection for Tommy.  Not only is he one of the best guitarists if not the best player I’ve ever heard, but he’s a genuinely decent guy as well.  And he’s from Australia, which is just great for me.  Then, on Sunday, we drove 600 miles back to Richmond.  All worth it, in the end.

Then, I decided to sign Patrick and me up for an event on campus.  It was called ‘The Art of Kissing’ based on a book about kissing techniques by William Cane, actually Michael Christian, a professor at CUNY.  Initially, I only intended to attend the event.  But then, I saw a call for participants on Facebook and I figured, why not?  So with a little gumption, and some convincing on Patrick’s part, we signed up to be a pair of demonstrators in the show.  The performance area was packed with people and Patty was amazing.  We had so much fun and we both got out of our comfort zones, which is always important.  Boundaries don’t exist, or shouldn’t.  You have to be smart, safe, and honest with yourself…and you should always be willing to have a little fun.

*Smack*,

Jordan

This is Patrick performing ‘Blue Moon.’ 

Quote of the week:

“Borders? I’ve never seen one, but I heard they exist in the minds of most people.” - Thor Heyerdahl