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At a journal crossroad
I was planning on converting my journal into a soft cover book with pictures and the whole shebang. I realized today that it's going to take a lot of work and the livejournal platform and website doesn't make this work very easy. And I kind of like the digital format and the ability to view similar entries via tags. I know that since I started this ( Read more... ) -
Fall 2009 Semester's end
I haven't posted much this semester. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing. We only have two more days of class and then I just have to work on my senior thesis and email my adviser by the 16th, the last day of finals. Over break I'll be busy at the zoo getting all my data analyzed, studying for the GRE (again) and reviewing my math so I don't ( Read more... ) -
Savoring
For the last few days some ideas have been floating around in my mind. I'm not sure they have taken full form yet, but I'm hoping that by journaling about them they might become clearer.
Having a large variety of choice is extremely overwhelming to me because I'm always worried that I'm make the wrong one. To cope with this I try to use logic to ( Read more... ) -
Grown up
Today was an emotional day for me. Going to homecoming, spending time with my mom. I had such an amazing day with her. I called my family last night, I'm just so proud of myself. It's an amazing feeling that I can take care of myself and have healthy relationships with my family, and be successful. It's beyond words. I even feel like I've out grown ( Read more... ) -
Change of plans........thank goodness
This whole semester/summer I've been dreading grad school and not be able to decide on anything. I did the research internship thing. I'm doing a senior thesis. It didn't really occur to me until one of the keepers was talking about how Jojo got so upset when M'Bali died, and he cried for days. That's not something you're going to find in a ( Read more... ) -
The soul, and its purpose
The last few days I've been thinking about the nature of the soul and whether or not I believe that animals possess a soul, and if so which ones. Your thoughts and personality are believed to be part of your mind which affects how you behave. But your personality doesn't entirely embody who you are; two people can have the same personality type but ( Read more... ) -
Evolution as a worldview
I was a little lost. I read an article about miracles in AARP magazine and found that most really old people (85 plus) don't believe in miracles. Because of my sincere reverence for the old (and I believe wise), this really surprised me, and made me doubt my own conclusion that my grandmother's life was extended through God's will. The article ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
I guess It's been a little while since my last post. There was of course finals and starting my internship. Unfortunately nothing transpired of Nykole's scheduled visit last weekend. I haven't heard from her for over 2 weeks, and she never came. I have no idea why, and am certain that I did nothing wrong as far as I know. To be honest I wasn't ( Read more... ) -
Seriously worn out
I feel like the me-centered, and social responsibility oriented society I live in is taking a serious toll on my wellbeing. While I try not to overly concerned with what other people think I feel like my nature to care and nuture for others makes me feel overwhelmed with requests. When I walk by the cafe I'm bombarded with people who want money, ( Read more... ) -
Almost done
The semester is winding down. I'm starting to feel like my depression is lifting a bit which is good. I have a lot of things to do today, and I'm actually motivated to get things done. I can see the end in sight.
Todo:
3 exams, 1 lab project presentation, Bio final paper, LM final Paper, herbivory experiment, 2 response papers, LM presentation,