So I'm FINALLY leaving LA (aka "this hellhole") on Monday, and I don't know if the days have ever passed more slowly. I can't wait to get back to Reno, to be doing something other than school, which, to be honest, I never enjoyed all that much down here. The waiting, though, it is killing me. I have a final to study for (the reason why I have to ( Read more... )

Only 20 more days to go! Less than three weeks! Yay! And only 8 days until I go back to Reno again! How many exclamation points can I use! Who knows ( Read more... )

So I'm out of this hell-hole (Los Angeles) in almost three weeks. I can't believe that it feels so far away. There is only one place I want to be right now--my good old hometown, Reno, NV. I miss my family and my friends. Reno just kicks LA's ass in so many ways. Let me list ( Read more... )

The jacaranda trees are blooming. Sigh.

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For all my Nevada peeps. For some reason I just busted this out earlier today, and it made me happy ( Read more... )

I miss my family. I want to call them up and talk with them and have REAL talks, not just chats. And, really, everyone is just a phone call away...Why do I still feel so disconnected? The missing them is palpable.

Why is it that after my landlords just take us out to a nice farewell dinner, and one of them is trying to impart an experience that she had, that I have to go and talk about it, somewhat disparagingly, to another roommate only to find out that said landlord is listening and calls me back to explain?

I feel like such an ass.

So today, while I was swimming laps, I saw the MOST HORRENDOUS SIGHT I'VE EVER SEEN: SAGGY OLD MAN BALLS. And these weren't just any saggy old man balls, they were balls that you could actually see because men swimmners don't wear trunks to the swimming pool. Nope. They wear the very sexy, very tight, ball-revealing Speedo suits. No matter what ( Read more... )

So, after taking a bit of a hiatus from thinking about large-scale global problems, I am again reading about environmentalism and our culture at large. Today, I came across a quote on CNN.com that is extremely relevant ( Read more... )

It's for ( Read more... )