Today: Sitting in a coffee shop in the center of town, talking about how the world is going to end. Walking with two of my best friends in the crisp Autumn air that will soon become the hard biting winds of Winter ( Read more... )

DEAR LJ FRIENDS ( Read more... )

I'm leaving for the airport in a half hour. I'm filled with nervous energy. I know this is probably going to be the best year of my life, and I will definitely take advantage of every opportunity.

Goodbye New Jersey, hello Jerusalem.

Today was ah-mazing. I met up with Dalia and Liz, my two besties from last year's Argentina summer program, and it was good times all around ( Read more... )

It was, like, 50 degrees today. Cold and rainy.
WTF it's August 10th- it should be humid and sweaty.

eh, whatevs.
I'm kinda really hyper and happy right now because I've been talking to my future roomate on facebook, and I love her already!

Ten days, baby. Ten days.

I just got home, and I’ve never seen my dad angrier than he was just now. I suppose it’s due to the late hour and the fact that I didn’t tell him where I was going (incidentally, it was Jess’ surprise birthday party), but it still irks me that he felt the need to stay up and worry incessantly. I understand completely that I was in the wrong, but I ( Read more... )

My mom and I just spent $150 at Barnes and Noble. 
Yikes.
It's just that when I'm surrounded by so many books, my brain goes into overdrive and I need to buy and buy and buy because I'm so uneducated and ignorant and I just NEED to read to make myself seem at least somewhat intelligent.  Also, I had a complete brain meltdown this year and read, like ( Read more... )

-Friday afternoon, waited by the bustop for an hour, missed three busses, and finally got on the correct bus to Manhattan.  
-Cut it very close to shabbos, ran over with the family to Park East Grill (pre-ordered meal for shabbos and whatnot).  
-Food was terrible, mom was mad.
-Slept at brother/sister-in-law's apartment on the East Side.
-Woke up at 5 ( Read more... )

I had a near spazz-attack yesterday because LJ is the shit and my life would be meaningless without it .
for serious.

and I have to go to the city now
a) for a dentist appointment
b) dinner with the madre at a restaurant I will probably hate
c) MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK concert.  hells yes.

Lauren, I wish you were coming :(
I'll take lots of pictures of ( Read more... )

I just spent an hour waiting in line at the post office so I could get a new passport picture ( Read more... )