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My friend told me I was strong to be going to school away from home and away from my boyfriend. But I don't feel very strong right now. Quite the opposite in fact.

I love talking to my dad on aim, it is the funniest thing ever ( Read more... )

stay.

do you know how hard that is to say no to?

it is really amazing, funny almost how bad I am for myself here.
but just in case you weren't sure, I really am trying my best.

you'd think I'd learn

I just thought this was so funny. I was making tea and picked out a nice packet of chai spiced black, and on the back it definately said, "Throughout India, chai wallahs can be found serving up steaming cups of sweetly spiced chai to wandering souls. You're with them now.I wanna be a chai wallah. More accurately I just love saying the word wallah, ( Read more... )

So, best weekend I've had in quite a while. I love the rain. And my crazy thing, I think I've done in a while was take a walk in it wearing weather inappropriate clothing and jumping hardcore in every puddle, and thusly becoming soaked head to toe while holding hands with a very cute boy. See? I can be kooky ( Read more... )

I just had the girliest moment. Have you ever started to cry because something you were looking forward to so much was slightly altered, not called off, just not how you planned? I felt ridiculous and at least laughed at myself a few minutes later but I was seriously upset. This is ironic because I was trying to convince Ryan that I was not ( Read more... )

Say something profound
do everything right, the first time
smile, not too big
be quiet, be embarrassed
be guilty, self-disciplined
don't get sick
why are you crying?
depend on me, but don't use me
keep busy, you missed it
sleep, wake, wake, sleep

does this just sound stupid (laura don't answer that)? or can we pretend its interesting?

Cornel West lectured at my school tonight. Having read his new book, Democracy Matters I was a little apprehensive because I thought I would be not intellectual enough to get a lot of his concepts and I thought he'd be really intense, but he was such a compassionate and provocative speaker. I was engaged with the next topic he would arise. My ( Read more... )