I like a song by Taylor Swift-- what is happening to me?

"You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter..."

I come from a line of women who are bat-shit crazy, but incredibly resilient. They should have died a few times during their lives, but they survived. They have physical and emotional scars, but they seem almost immortal in their ability to come back from ugly situations. I think I am becoming one of these women.

NY Times
Ruling on Contraception Draws Battle Lines at Catholic CollegesIn the Orthodox church, birth control is not the inflammatory issue it is with the Catholics. While you are supposed to wait until you are married until you have sex, and the Church is definitely pro-life, the church takes a more realistic look at having kids: if you don't want ( Read more... )

Speaker at church was talking about drug/addiction prevention in kids/teens. At one point, he was talking about being a cohesive family unit instead of blaming each other when a kid messes up. He said each person in a family should try to be the glue that keeps the family together, and inspires the kids to be great. Then ( Read more... )

"I can't say anything now. I'll say it later ( Read more... )

A young homeless woman walked into a local taco joint. While obviously homeless, she did not look like she had been homeless for long-- she even still had highlights in her hair. The woman approached the cashier as my mom was paying for her own meal, and asked for a soda. My mom paid for her dinner, and the woman thanked her profusely. My mom didn' ( Read more... )

Today I got an unexpected phone call from an acquaintance/friend. Connecting with people* is a nice break from the isolation of studying ( Read more... )

I haven't consistently weighed 120 lbs. since I was 14. I've recently been seeing that number on the scale on a consistent basis, and don't really know how to feel about it ( Read more... )

texts from New Year's:
Bobby: happy new year siblings. I hope this year is better than the last. for all of us.
Me: Maybe it's just the antidepressants, but I'm feeling optimistic. Domination 2012.
Bobby: haha maybe it's the alcohol, but I'm feeling it too.

PS: Best vintage find in a long time: black cashmere sweater!

I decided to study in Westwood, and ended up engaging my family in a small adventure ( Read more... )