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February 21, 2011

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Upcoming Gigs

I am playing drumset for two Charlottesville bands nowadays, The Anatomy of Frank and Stories in Stone. Both are playing at UVa’s Battle of the Bands on Friday, February 25th from 8-11 pm at the Student Activities Building.

I also took the GRE’s last week and did pretty well: 800 quantitative and 610 verbal. I could have studied more vocab, but I’m pleased with my improvement from some practice tests (which were in the 500’s). They are changing the format of the exam come August, so if I end up applying to Ph.D. programs in Social Psychology I might re-take the exam.

In the next week I’ll be writing my Penn application essay based on how I became interested in positive psychology. I’ll post it on here when I’m done. Thanks for reading!

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January 18, 2011

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Positive Psychology

I will be doing some work as a research assistant in Jonathan Haidt‘s Morality and Positive Psychology Lab this semester. Specifically, I’ll be helping out Jesse Kluver with some of his studies on synchronous behavior and groups, and we might even study CrossFitters and marching percussionists.

And, oh yeah, I’m applying to UPenn’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology program this spring. The application is due March 1st, so it’s time to take the GRE’s, ask for recommendations, and do my best to sell myself on paper!

Toss in some CrossFit classes, rehearsing and recording with The Anatomy of Frank and another band (tentatively) called Stories in Stone, and teaching George Mason University’s indoor drumline and Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps on the weekends, and you have the next several months of my life.

Did I mention Jenni Lopez and I are going to Guatemala in May?

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January 4, 2011

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Rudimental Hands

I have been working on a new project called Rudimental Hands. My aim is to craft a more efficient and effective way to practice drumming by incorporating elements of several approaches, including marching percussion, drumset, CrossFit, and the humanities.

Also, Jenni (the girl) has begun working on her 365 Project as well.