Oh the Places you'll Go: Band Camp

As I said in my last post, I'm at Band Camp this week. But this is not your average band camp. This is Ithaca College Summer Music Academy. These kids are all really good at what they do, and they pay a lot of money to come here and learn from world class musicians.

This, of course, is incredibly fun for me for a few reasons. Firstly, I get to listen to their music for free... no scratch that, I get PAID to listen to their music (and give them any medication they might need). A lot of being a summer camp nurse like this is being ready and available. That also means I have quite a bit of free time where I am ready... but not needed cause everyone is happy and healthy.

Which means I have gotten to do LOTS of reading.

Which is great cause I was recently introduced to this really cool site and while exploring found this really cool list on the blog, which is what made me want to start reading this really cool book... which I just finished. Also, I discovered said cool site from this cool site- and if you are ever looking to spend some cool minutes browsing the internet or need a DJ- go there.

But anyway, the book is called A Million Miles in a Thousand Years By Donald Miller and its a great read. Its a patchwork narrative about the author's quest to live a better story and I really enjoyed it... here are a few of my favorite quotes:

“A story is based on what people think is important, so when we live a story, we are telling people around us what we think is important.”

“Here's the truth about telling stories with your life. It's going to sound like a great idea, and you're going to get excited about it, and then when it comes time to do the work, you're not going to want to do it. It's like that with writing books, and it's like that with life. People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. But joy costs pain.”

Also: here is a taste of the caliber of kids I'm hanging out with this week. This is a flash mob they did last year in Ithaca Commons. Boom.