So...For all of you who are confused as to what my living situation will be this summer ( Read more... )

Today (October 25) is the national call-in day for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. As of right now, there are still 3 slaughterhouses operating in the US that produce meat for human consumption (much of this meat is exported to other countries, as there isn't a huge market for it in the US). This act, which has been approved by the ( Read more... )

"According to the great Stoic philosopher Epictetus (AD 50-120) one of life's greatest values is contentment, a life of tranquility, serenity, and composure. There is nothing worth becomng disturbed about...Peace of soul is gained through self-mastery, which is the ability to harness one's desires, commanding them instead of allowing them to rule. ( Read more... )

Tentative classes for this quarter ( Read more... )

University Theater's "Strindberg: One on One" Audition Side ( Read more... )

I just cried during Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. God DAMN it.
This is worse than the infamous Notebook incident. I mean, for God's sake, at least someone DIED in THAT movie.

"He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want--not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable; he remembered the sense of security he had found in Burne."

~This Side of Paradise ("The Egotist Becomes a Personage")

Someday I will be able to discern the fine line between intuition and illusion--and between what is rational and what is rationalization.

Yay grandiloquent alliteration.

I'm so excited for this week. Tomorrow morning I'm going to an environmental press conference with 2 other people from my office, and then after canvassing we're leaving to go to the state capital for some major lobbying action and more canvassing. I get back Saturday evening. I actually canvassed a state legislator today and we might go visit him ( Read more... )

So...this morning the 7:00 train was delayed for absolutely no good reason by a half hour. I then had to spend all my $ on cab fair after getting into Union Station in a vain attempt to make up for lost time and arrive on time for my first day of work. Which means, no $ for lunch. Wonderful. But I think to myself, whatever, I'll be home by 7 ( Read more... )