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In light of a most engaging conversation about politics, I've decided to dedicate a few posts to elections and politics. This town is comprised of four types of people: extreme liberal radicals, liberals who call themselves moderate (but in any other town would be considered solidly left), rebellious republicans (making up for the tiny right wing ( Read more... )

Phew! Summer classes are finally over and I get a break that is more than 1 week long! I haven't had a break that long since hmmm....christmas. Well I'd say the COE did a good job, my brain feels thoroughly mushed, fried, and then lightly dusted with powdered sugar. Gosh I didn't realize how gross that actually sounds, but hey too lazy to fix ( Read more... )

This week my emotions have been all over the place, so strange. Loving people, hating people, crying, stomping, cheering, everything! I think its just one of those times in life when everything is about change. One day you think your future looks one way, the next, its totally different than what you ever could have imagined in both good and bad ( Read more... )

Love consists of two things: the desire to hold on as tight as possible and the willingness to let go. Over my lifetime I've perfected the first and only dabbled with the other. Time will test the extent to which I love.

"those who enjoy the blessings of a free society must occasionally bear the burden of listening to others with whom they disagree, even to the point of outrage." - Burns

This summer is going to a long one and a very different one. I'm already quite homesick, stuck in not so horrible Eugene for the summer. Not so horrible because its summer and my allergies apparently don't have too long a life span. Today is the perfect example of a gorgeous valley day, blue skys, slight breeze, green trees, makes me want to get ( Read more... )

So, I thought this weekend would be a stressful one, between finishing a pretty big art assignment, completing my worksample, and working this morning. But some wonderful bird told me yesterday morning that this is a three day weekend. Boy I love it when that happens. So, that makes yesterday thursday, today, friday, and tomorrow saturday. Yeah ( Read more... )

There are two kinds of people: chocolate lovers and fools.

It's that time again...runny nose, itching eyes, and the painful sight of people is less than clothing, too small to fit them...spring is here! This year spring is not just an irritating last term that no one wants to experience, it is the irritating last term signifying an end to a supposedly once in a lifetime experience called college. As a ( Read more... )