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Get Up, Check Your Email, Eat Breakfast, Do Work, Eat Lunch, More Work, Check the News, Have a Panic Attack, Work until you can't no mo', Maybe a Little Yoga or if you're not feeling up to it help yourself to half a bag of Doritos, Watch the news, Eat Dinner, Find something to Watch on Netflix Now That You've Finished Tiger King, Check the News Again, Go to Bed.Date: What day is it again? Location: In bed still? |
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Second Verse, Same as the First
What do you do when you're stuck on repeat?
If we've learned anything from the movie, "Groundhog Day," or the Herman's Hermits classic, "I'm Henry the VIII, I Am," it's that repetition can become pretty unbearable. (The latter was my dad's favorite song, and therefore mine when I was around the age of five, which made me a near intolerable five-year-old.)
How many of us have always longed for the work-from-home life only to find that now it's akin to binging candy on Halloween night? After nearly three weeks in quarantine, I think we've all had our fill. And yet, more must we still endure, for the good of everyone.
Do I have a solution for the stay-at-home blues? God no, I'm only human. But I have found that there's very little wrong that the right song can't fix, at least temporarily. Again, to emphasize for those in the back, this isn't to say that a song can solve our problems. But a song can facilitate reflection, commiseration, motivation, forgetfulness (in some very lucky cases), and of course, nostalgia, that bittersweet companion of our most beloved melodies.
These days, I'm feeling nostalgic for lots of things. Life as we know it is but a memory, and nothing stirs up my memories like my favorite songs. Even that obnoxious Herman's Hermits song makes me miss my dad. And who do you miss right now? Maybe listen to a song that reminds you of them and then give them a call, if you can.
I've sprinkled a few song lyrics throughout this week's newsletter. See if you can find them. But first, here's a few I remembered this morning that delivered a bit of nostalgia, bundled up with sadness, drizzled with a good cry. It was just what the doctor ordered (and we should be listening to their orders right about now).
"There was a time when we could dance until a quarter to ten,
We never thought it would end then, we never thought it would end
We used to carry on and drink and do the rock and roll
We never thought we'd get older
We never thought it'd grow cold, but now..."
We Are Family
Everyone Can See We're Together
Here's a personal message from our Chair of MALS, Karma Chávez:
Dear Latino Studies Family,
Thank you. Over the last few weeks, many of you generously donated e-gift cards which we are rapidly distributing to students who are experiencing food insecurity at this time. With regular support, our students are able to replenish food and household supplies, not just for themselves, but in some cases, for their families as well. Your contributions have had direct impact on the well-being of our students and made it possible for them to let go of at least one worry. By helping in this way, you make it a little easier for our students to devote their attention to the education that they all deserve.
Of course, we're not out of the woods yet. The COVID-19 epidemic has yet to peak in the United States, and with social distancing measures likely to remain in place for several more months, if not longer, our students and their families will continue to rely on our support.
We're asking that, if you're in a position to do so, your support remains constant for the foreseeable future and that your impulse to give strikes next month, and the month after, until this time of increased need passes. Instructions on how to donate can be found here.
We have a reputation for going above and beyond for our students, but that reputation is not ours alone. It's yours, too. You are part of our familia, and together we will get through this.
In solidarity,
Karma Chávez
You've Got to Give a Little to Get a LittleEnter a Raffle for ACL Weekend Passes!Listen, we're hanging on to hope for better days soon. For that reason, we're putting to good use two tickets for ACL Music Fest Weekend Two that were generously donated to us by festival organizer, C3 Presents! When you donate a $20 e-gift card from Walmart, Target, or HEB to support students during this period of increased food insecurity, we'll enter you into a raffle for one 3-day ticket! (We'll draw twice, so there will be two winners. Multiple entries allowed.) 
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