The flicker of the campfire, the wind in the pines
The stars in the heavens, the moon that shines
A place where people gather, make friends of all kinds
A place where all my troubles are always left behind

So give me the light of a campfire, warm and bright
And give me some friends to sing with, I'll be here all night
Love is where you find it; I've ( Read more... )

A quick update, because it was pointed out to me that today, indeed, is Mardi Gras. And although I do not currently practice any type of religion, I think that I will give up the following for Lent, as it is a time for fasting and self-reflection ( Read more... )

Im ready to go KILL the RA who lives above me for blasting his music at midnight.

I. WILL. NOT. MISS. THIS.

Will update soon! xox

In some ways, today might have been one of my most ideal Saturdays.

If we were to start at the same time that the day technically started, you'd have found me at the bus stop near the Bank of America cubicle with Melissa, giggling, resting happily at various levels of intoxication. It was cold - freezing - and we were dancing around waiting for the ( Read more... )

Had a meeting with Peggy today. From it, Ive garnered great life wisdom that will probably sound nuts to everyone else. The conversation, regarding my thesis, went something like this:

"Youre going to think Im a bit nuts when I say this lovey, but... youre gonna want to take February and the first part of March and write a first draft."
"Yeah, Peggy ( Read more... )

You all know that Ive been having a craptacular semester. So, I nearly cried big fat tears of joy when I got this email, oh, 5 minutes ago:

Hi, Nicole,

I'm writing people who did extremely well on their final papers to offer congratulations. It's always nice to see hard work and careful thought pay off. Have a great holiday, and waes thu hael! Or ( Read more... )

Im done.

Graduation cant come soon enough. Only 155 days until it happens.

Sleeping time.

A 7-10 page paper, 3 2-page papers, a Latin exam, and a semester thesis summary separate me from freedom, glorious freedom ( Read more... )

Ive had MSNBC on as backgroud noise tonight and from listening to it I can share one thought ( Read more... )

So I'm recognizing that my f-list is all about the same age, and most (if not all?) of my regular commenters cook largely for themselves. Im on a fairly tight budget, and it would be much cheaper to buy crappy food. However, I would prefer not to. So, guys, I NEED YOUR HELP ( Read more... )