A little tradition we do now for my blogs is to reflect on the past semester through songs. This is a tradition from the old blog (that got yeeted into the void), but owe continue the tradition and here is my fall semester through songs.

August

Starting a new semester with new beginnings and a new page really resembles one song. “Navigating” by twenty one pilots because I knew coming into the semester I was full of doubt and worry. I was also full of concert sadness, the week prior seeing Glass Animals and being in Toronto. I was nervous that I forgot stuff but also living alone, no meal plan and far away from campus. I was trying to navigate all my new responsibilities and the first night I got to campus I was bored. I was worried that this would be my semester, bored, hungry and alone. My parents were only an hour away but it felt isolating, like this is a new journey and I’m not sure how to navigate it.

September

In September, not much happened besides the usual study, work and other college events. The song that fits is “A Tear in Space (Airlock)” by Glass Animals. I chose thing because I think it was my most played song of September but also, it just adds to what was happening during my college life. The intro being simplistic and just a nice beat was the beginning of me finding my grove, the sciencey talk of object disappearance was like yes…I’m in science. September wasn’t an entirely busy month in my mind, but that’s what this song is…not busy. I still think the song fit because it was how I found my groove was with this song. I also learned how to get to that high note in the song so there’s that goal that was achieved.

October

In October, the song that fits is “Nights like These” by The Ghost Club. I originally was going to choose a more fall and Halloween song but, this song really fits. Mostly for the undertone but also I think the most I drove at night was in October and this song helps me calm down. Things change and this song was just a way for me to feel calm and collected despite it’s more negative lyrics. October was good though, it was a concrete month with fun events, rehearsals and made me feel like I was living my best life. But, I enjoy this song and the joys of being back to college is that this is what my nights felt like and I could also listen to this. It also feels like a universally night song so that also brings a good vibe to it.

November

For this time of year, “Style” by Foster the People was the song for this month. Throughout much of it, I was ready to walk through turmoil and difficulties of my schedule getting busy. I felt like throughout all the difficulties I can walk through it, holding my head up high. I also started developing a fashion sense and I’m lowkey proud of it. I feel like I have a handle on things even with being busy and having little free time. Getting through Radiothon, and all the work that needs to be done has been a challenge but as we approach finals week I come out of it with my head up high and feeling like nothing at this point can stop me and this is what I always thought Style was saying. Even in the worse moments, I’ll be stylish dealing with everything.

December/Finals

December so far is rocky, with all of the work stacking up and that feeling of failure that is lurking, waiting to show itself. It’s a wild time. But with how stressful finals are, this song is really calming and catchy. I find a comfort in this song, for how raw it is and sad. It is the doom and gloom of this song that is what this time of year is about for me. This got really personal, but if you know me you know why this time is year is rough. But, I’m almost on break and I’m almost back home. For now, I can’t fight this time now but we push on through.

Overall

I will say this was a good semester, but the songs that really fit it was “Destroyer” by Saint Motel. To give a brief overview, while the song itself is about a relationship the beat, the tone of the song is how the semester felt. Like it was fast, jazzy but also so much happened. Then it was that misconception on what this semester was from an outsider, but this was also a song in the playlist to get into character for the play and it lowkey just fits the vibe. There was a moment of almost choosing “Stay Golden” by Saint Motel but that song had so much of a summer vibe that with winter encroaching me, it felt wrong. Even with the roadtrips I took this semester; to SNC, Ohio it was the eprfect roadtrip song.

Now, another song that fits the later months is “Adventure is Out There” by AJR. With the snow that happened today, and the advisement days this song fits perfect. They were do nothing days and in moments of so much busy work and stress it’s good to have a nothing day. I had a few, and if I was guilty but also well deserved. Even today, a chill Thursday doing not a whole lot was my do nothing day and I know once break hits it will continue to be a do nothing day.