Today, I rocked the library for just over 5 hours. I did this rocking in two chunks of time. I can tell that I am bound to be a historian by how geeked out I got doing research. The first portion of the day was spent on the top floor/stacks in the governmental documents section. I am currently working on a paper on the Fulbright Exchange Program. I was specifically looking at the Foreign Relations of the United States. The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The library here has this series in bound and electronic form. I was specifically looking at the bound periodicals from 1946-1951.
I could have went further, but I moved on to the Congressional Record and Serial Index of Congressional Reporting. I found numerous pieces of legislative activity that will help my research. There is something exciting about completing a search where you look and look and what you want comes to the surface.
Anyway, this has been a very productive day and I am blessed to have gotten so much done.
Here are some tunes to check-out:
1) Cake-I have been listening to more or less their main radio staples, and am not versed in their overall catalog. With that said, even their basic radio hits have a unique sound and are fun, diverse, and strong.
2) Jars of Clay-This band is in my top three, all-time. I always enjoyed them, but I must give a special shout-out to Chips for truly showing me their greatness. Seeing them live is having the chance to see a truly gifted, and God-understanding batch of musicians perform. I have been jamming on their Who We Are Instead and Much Afraid records a lot lately. I am lucky to have this band in my life.
Alright, back to the books. Thank you for reading. And as always, any comments, thoughts, or music ideas are welcome.
