Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings, etc ( Read more... )

Be warned that I shall be utilizing this journal as a diary rather than as a medium of exchanging information of any value. Also, this ended up very rambly, which nicely reflects my current state of mind ( Read more... )

Updating LiveJournal seems rather futile nowadays since it seems most have migrated over to Facebook, Twitter or other somesuch sites. If you are one of these people and have an account you add semi-strangers to, send me a link and I'll find you ( Read more... )

The past week in a nutshell: Too many Renaissance churches! In all seriousness, though, I keep being amazed exactly how much there is to see in Rome history-wise. Yes, I've been here before, know about the glorious past, etc., but I still hadn't realized there are literally maybe three buildings in the entire city that weren't palaces or villas or ( Read more... )

Confession: sometimes I get lonely. I try and succeed in being so very happy most of the time, but sometimes I wish I was better at being needy and loud when I don't ( Read more... )

I enjoy reading Bitch, PhD, because they always provoke thought and often bring up points I never would have thought of in my happy, coddled world. This is often the case with their posts on reproductive rights as well, but occasionally I struggle to understand the views expressed by the authors. On one hand, I feel I should just shut up and agree ( Read more... )

Oh God, I think I'm getting addicted to energy drinks. So bad for me, yet they make me feel so good ( Read more... )

I always feel kind of silly suggesting memes, but since there seem to be so many amazing people around me these days and few opportunities to tell them how amazing they are, leave a comment and I'll tell you what I admire about you. I don't know, guess I just want all of you to know you're cool ( Read more... )

Disclaimer: As much as I can pretend otherwise, I'm a linguistic colonialist. I use English as a lingua franca and get easily (albeit quietly) frustrated if others don't speak it ( Read more... )

I don't really feel very motivated to say much on LiveJournal nowadays (sadly enough), but since I am at home with a headcold, why not ramble about certain observations made this summer.

Money. I was always taught money is taboo to talk about, and I was always taught to round things up for myself and down for others. I'm a student, so it's not ( Read more... )