Natalie Draper
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Music of Foghorns & Seabirds: I. In the Distance
YouTube video by Akropolis Reed Quintet - Topic
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By way of introduction, here is a movement from my reed quintet, Music of Foghorns & Seabirds, recorded by Akropolis Reed Quintet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rgQ...
This morning when I left the house to go to campus it was five degrees out. Reevaluating all my life choices that led me to live in the north.
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This morning when I left the house to go to campus it was five degrees out. Reevaluating all my life choices that led me to live in the north.
The most French thing ever. 😂
It was not quite the Louvre heist, but for a village in northeastern France, the recent theft of more than $100,000 worth of escargot from a local farm, just as prime holiday snail-eating season begins, was pretty close.
Snail Theft Hits France Before Holiday Rush
Shop owners say the thieves who took 990 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The most French thing ever. 😂
Omg giving tuesday is destroying my inbox. 😵💫
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Omg giving tuesday is destroying my inbox. 😵💫
Taking stock of the snow. Happy caturday!
November 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Taking stock of the snow. Happy caturday!
Why don’t we have semesters that just go from mid-August until Thanksgiving?? It’s so absurd to go back for a week and two days of classes. Also I have gone into vacation mode and am grumpily realizing I need to snap out of it and grade late work.
November 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Why don’t we have semesters that just go from mid-August until Thanksgiving?? It’s so absurd to go back for a week and two days of classes. Also I have gone into vacation mode and am grumpily realizing I need to snap out of it and grade late work.
It ain’t a thanksgiving in my house without some cranberry nut bread. ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It ain’t a thanksgiving in my house without some cranberry nut bread. ❤️
🤣 Happy Caturday, folks. I don’t even know how to properly caption this one.
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🤣 Happy Caturday, folks. I don’t even know how to properly caption this one.
A society that keeps allowing this to happen is a deeply immoral and misogynistic one.
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A society that keeps allowing this to happen is a deeply immoral and misogynistic one.
Sorry for those dealing with the ramifications of Cloudflare being down. Not sorry that ChatGPT and Claude are down, though.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Sorry for those dealing with the ramifications of Cloudflare being down. Not sorry that ChatGPT and Claude are down, though.
We have officially entered the cats-burrowing-under-blankets season. It’s nice that even in these conditions, Lexi and Luna still like their paws to touch. 😂❤️
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We have officially entered the cats-burrowing-under-blankets season. It’s nice that even in these conditions, Lexi and Luna still like their paws to touch. 😂❤️
Alright alright alright. Just one more week and then turkey break. I am ready. 🦃🍹
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Alright alright alright. Just one more week and then turkey break. I am ready. 🦃🍹
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Reposted by Natalie Draper
Reposted by Natalie Draper
Syracuse Regional Market offers $20 in free groceries for anyone who needs it, no questions asked
Syracuse Regional Market offers $20 in free groceries for anyone who needs it, no questions asked
Central New York Regional Market has more than 8,000 coupons to help families buy groceries this month.
www.syracuse.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Syracuse Regional Market offers $20 in free groceries for anyone who needs it, no questions asked
It's always a nice surprise when you stumble upon a youtube video of a student performance of your music that you didn't know about. But it also reminds me - please tell living composers when you play our stuff - we get very happy about it!!
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It's always a nice surprise when you stumble upon a youtube video of a student performance of your music that you didn't know about. But it also reminds me - please tell living composers when you play our stuff - we get very happy about it!!
One of my students wants to submit his aleatoric piece to a young composer award, but the app requires that he submit a midi file along with the score. This seems to be an attempt at equity, but it strikes me as deeply flawed, especially for young composers who are writing highly experimental music.
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
One of my students wants to submit his aleatoric piece to a young composer award, but the app requires that he submit a midi file along with the score. This seems to be an attempt at equity, but it strikes me as deeply flawed, especially for young composers who are writing highly experimental music.
I just keep thinking about the concerts I have been to in this building and keep wanting to scream. This situation is utter trash.
FIFA will use Kennedy Center free of charge for World Cup event, contract says
The Kennedy Center booked the World Cup draw at President Donald Trump’s urging. It will occupy much of the campus and displace planned performances.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I just keep thinking about the concerts I have been to in this building and keep wanting to scream. This situation is utter trash.
Sprouting out of a couch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Sprouting out of a couch.
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
And so it begins…
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
And so it begins…
The heat vent will always be > the cat bed. 😂
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The heat vent will always be > the cat bed. 😂
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Ahhhhh!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Good freaking lord all this good news is so welcome right now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Ahhhhh!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Good freaking lord all this good news is so welcome right now.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Happy caturday and thank goodness for a slow morning drinking coffee and hanging out with the gremlins. The gremlin who isn’t pictured is busy chasing a toy. ❤️
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Happy caturday and thank goodness for a slow morning drinking coffee and hanging out with the gremlins. The gremlin who isn’t pictured is busy chasing a toy. ❤️