Holy f---ing crap. There is so much going on in my life right now ( Read more... )

It's only been about two weeks, but I feel like I've been at UC Davis for a whole month. I've just been doing so much here. In those two weeks, I have done my first public performances with the marching band (including a halftime show), become a licensed bicyclist, applied for a job, been offered an internship, changed my course schedule, and ( Read more... )

This Sunday morning, I leave what has been my house for fifteen years and travel to a new place ( Read more... )

It's been bugging me for weeks, maybe months now, and every time I think about it, I think that there's gotta be something that I'm not realizing.

I'm talking about the "housing market slump," or whatever buzz-term is given to the rapidly falling prices of houses in America. Every time I hear about it on the news or in the paper (like today's Los ( Read more... )

Here's to being a legal adult for a whole year while barely feeling like one.

...and I mean that in more than one way.

It's a bit odd to be writing about normal day-to-day stuff while the first slew of friends going to college is occurring. I've got about a month left still. I've said my goodbyes, but I feel like I could be writing something else ( Read more... )

A shout-out goes to you, Stella, for having posted this earlier. I've decided to heed your advice.
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Even if you don't believe in gay rights, you probably still believe that violent hate crimes are atrocious and absolutely damnable. Read this story and spread it, because it's incredible how little it has been reported.

If you're going to college in the fall (or whatever sort of school it may be) please post a comment stating when school starts for you and/or when you'll be leaving to go there. This mostly applies to the people I know personally, just so I know when everyone will be going away. (I'm leaving around Sept. 16th ( Read more... )

( Enjoying the Harry Potter books is NOT a crime. )

Alright people, this is it: the final Harry Potter book is hours away from being released, and I've been waiting a long time to find out how it will all end. Because I'm afraid of running across spoilers on the internet, this is the last time I'll be online until I'm finished reading the book. Maaaybe I'll be on AIM... One of my friends has ( Read more... )