well, sleeping in until 1pm certaintly is great. and restful. and mmmm. good food. also, i bought a sweet digital slr. (ie a super fancy, expensive digital camera). i'm excited. also, that means i'll probably shoot all digital and no film in hawaii ( Read more... )

Even though I was here two weeks early for new student week, I don't feel ready to go home. A lot of people here keep saying how ready they are to go home. It's not that I'm not excited. Winter break will be great. And Hawaii! it's coming up so soon! And I love the people going to Hawaii with me. But really, I wouldn't mind staying another week or ( Read more... )

It is difficult to train for a marathon; but it is even more difficult to not be able to train for a marathon.

-Aaron Douglas Trimble

i am not having the best of luck. last spring i sprain my right ankle. now, this fall, i sprain my left ankle. good work amy.

I'm loving Carleton to pieces, still. Just as much as last year...but differently ( Read more... )

So for the past week and a half or something of that sort I've been at Carleton as a New Student Week Leader. I absolutely LOVED it. The first week was semi quiet because not too many people were on campus. When the freshmen arrived, awesomeness ensued. (Granted, awesomeness was already going on, but we were here for the freshmen ( Read more... )

My life right now is packed into 4 boxes, plus a week's worth of clothing in a duffel bag. My computer is even going into a box. scary. So let's hope it arrives in Minnesota safely ( Read more... )

I like driving. quite a bit. At the same time, it terrifies me ( Read more... )

"It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart ( Read more... )

First off, if you're looking for a good book, read Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. It's about Paul Farmer, probably the most amazing guy ever ( Read more... )

Well, I'm back in Davis. It's crazy how familiar everything is, even though it feels like it's been a long time since I've been here. It's been what? 11 weeks, and last time I was here it was for 4 days ( Read more... )