"A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia ( Read more... )

Literately thirty seconds ago I was writing an AP US essay. It's hardly been a secret how much I've loathed doing these, but I just remembered how much I really do love the class. On the last few days of school, after we had wrapped up the Civil War, Cotter gave us a day on Reconstruction (roughly the period we're covering in our Summer assignment ( Read more... )

I've been tagged, so what else can I do ( Read more... )

I have crossed the boundary far too much this week between sweet and tactful, and just plain manipulative ( Read more... )

The introduction to one of my AP English assignments. Sometimes, I really do think I push my teacher's too far. However, it's alway best to start out with a bang.

Before I start, it would seem only fair to inform you that I intend to write in the first person. I’ve always loathed the third person “impartial” homogenized writing style taught in high ( Read more... )

1 - Gym ( Read more... )

The last 10 minutes of the series finale of Six Feet Under were amazing beyond belief. I was hyperventilating, teary-eyed, curled up into a little emotional ball. I had to watch those last scenes 3 times over... And they used Sia - Breathe Me for music which just made it all so much better ( Read more... )

I promised something pointless, so here goes:

Also, why am I such a sucker for cute boys (no pun intended)?

I don't think I can top my last entry for sheer, if somewhat situational, emotion. However, tonight the smallest most insignificant thing reassured my faith in humanity, if ever so slightly. Now I hate with I fiery passion when people breathe too much into the most minute details ("the slightly withered rose on the table in the background was a ( Read more... )

I just had a conversation with someone who once meant a lot to me, and I, at least in part, drove away in complete ignorance... It made me realize a lot about myself that I simply can not live with if I don't at least try to change (don't worry, I like my wrists as is). I try to be a nice person, I really do - I try not to be carried away with my ( Read more... )