I'm not really sure I'm updating this. I never use livejournal and it seems like the handful of people whose journals I would actually read don't seem to update, either. Maybe I'll start a new blog somewhere else - or more likely, continue updating this at increasingly distant intervals until I eventually forget about it completely, signaling an ( Read more... )

It took over an hour of standing outside and literally hundreds of attempted shots, but I finally managed to capture the lightning with my camera. The lightning here is different from anything else I've ever seen. A giant bolt will arc across the entire sky causing the whole world to take on an eerie blue tint before exploding into tiny fragments ( Read more... )

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Thank goodness for vacation ( Read more... )

     I love simple, easy, lighthearted days. Today was my first day quitting smoking, and it was perfect.
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What I love about college ( Read more... )

     I'm so glad I took a year off before going to college. My decision got a lot of raised eyebrows, and even I wasn't sure I had made the right choice at first. It was hard last fall, seeing everyone go off and get left behind. Now that summer has rolled around and seeing former college freshman who are returning home Im -so- happy I did this ( Read more... )

It's almost 3am and I can't sleep! I'm tired, physically, but my mind is racing. Not in a bad way. I went with Suzi for her interview @ UMass Boston and then ran off to Sophie's high school graduation, now I can't stop thinking about my pursuit of higher education.

I leave next saturday for my 3 week college camp/writing workshop/add bootcamp. 3 ( Read more... )

 Watching + reading self-help books/shows about topics that have nothing to do with my life is one of my favorite ways to spend a lazy evening. After watching a couple episodes of Intervention about drug addicts and flipping through my Dr. Phil's book on how to prevent your family from sliding into chaos, I feel... content. I guess it's kind of ( Read more... )

Note to self ( Read more... )