It's been one week since I complained of an unidentifiable something looming over my head. I am somewhat sure I have identified the culprit. It is either a feeling of apprehension over how poorly I started the fourth quarter. My grades are slipping, I can feel them slipping but am powerless to stop them. Or at least I try to convince myself that I ( Read more... )

Something is bothering me. Something I haven't figured out yet. I'm going to list each of the potential criminals ( Read more... )

For real, Katrina Trip was one of the greatest experiences of my life.

Aaron and I went down to the dirty south as boys, and came back north as men. Hiking in the Smokies was great. The weather was great, no rain, and the flowers were starting to recognize the fact that it's spring. The hiking made me super excited about Noazim especially about not showering or shaving for an entire month. Then I talked to Jacob ( Read more... )

A very scary thing happened at school today. Last night, two New Trier seniors were driving on the Edens, and got cutoff. The details I'm not to sure on, but one way or another the car hit the cement divider, and flipped over. The passenger was relatively fine, minor injuries. The driver was in critical care. I heard about the crash this morning, ( Read more... )

This weekend has been great. Or at least it was until I woke up this morning and realized I have so much goddamn work due so goddamn soon. Essays, projects, power points, test; I don't even know where to begin. The most disheartening fact is that my grades depend so heavily all of these assorted assignments ( Read more... )

I feel extremely distant from everyone.

I just woke up and nobody is home. I have an insatiable hunger, but I can't muster the energy to pick myself up and walk downstairs to the fridge to be disappointed by the lack of food it contains ( Read more... )

I've pretty much decided that Two Headed Boy parts 1 and 2 by Neutral Milk Hotel are the greatest songs of all time. They inspired me to write this journal. They're so sad and uplifting and shocking and calm and fierce at the same time. Masterpieces ( Read more... )

It's snowing outside, and I am still sitting in bed, so I decided to reflect on this weekend/life/everything ( Read more... )