Update from Luke!

[Kelley]

I was recently in touch with Luke (caliburncy); he gave me an update 
on what's been happening with him and has kindly allowed me to share 
it:

Hi, Kelley!

Thanks for going the extra mile to contact me
individually about this interview opportunity.  I
haven't been checking my e-mail on a daily basis, so I
only saw this message (and the groupwide Special
Notices) now that it's too late.  Still, I appreciate
your thinking of me, though I have to admit even if I
had been on time I probably would have declined the
chance to be interviewed, since the prospect of being
quoted in a major newspaper makes me nervous. :-)

As requested, a quick update, which you are welcome to
share with MEG or any others interested if you wish:

Yes, I'm home in the Chicago area for the summer. 
College so far has been terrific; I'm grateful to have
found a school with an unusual approach that suits me
very well.  I can't recall what I've described about
St. John's (http://www.sjca.edu) already in my posts
to MEG--I know I gave many details, but I don't recall
which ones, and I don't want to repeat myself too
badly, so suffice it to say that the good things I
mentioned remain at least as good as I described them,
and any apprehensions I had about the program have
grown fainter and fainter the longer I've been there. 
That isn't to say I think the school perfect--I still
have a few criticisms here and there--but I see now
even better than I did my freshman year why it is that
the school proceeds the way it does.

I have formed many friendships, including a couple
close ones.  I was even more actively involved in
music extracurriculars this past year than I was the
previous, enough so that I expect I will have to drop
one group next year to keep things manageable. 
Although I needed (and probably still need) the break
after a fairly rigorous last semester, I'm already a
little anxious to return to school even though the
summer's just started.  I wasn't proactive enough to
secure a summer job before coming home, but I'm
looking around now that I'm here.  I'll probably
manage to find something although I don't expect it to
be anything terribly exciting.  Fortunately I have an
on-campus job already set for when I return in the
fall: as a Music Assistant, true to form.

As for any HP-related activities, I must admit I
haven't done anything since reading OotP, though I do
hope to see the third film some time over the next
week.

Talk to you later!

Take care,
-Luke