I just woke up from a dream where I went to Italy on a spur of the moment whim with no plan or destination in mind for my time there. I took a flight and then rented a car and ended up in some little village where no one spoke my language and it was the most brilliant sensation. I had never felt so free, and it was like a breath of fresh air, ( Read more... )

So, thanks to the helpful nurse at Parson's this morning, I found out I have a pretty raging case of mono. Wonderful timing, considering finals are right around the corner, but that can't be helped. I'm writing this to say that anyone who has been in contact with me and has been feeling a bit off lately should go to the doctor to get checked for ( Read more... )

I think this says it all:

“You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise ( Read more... )

So, if anyone ever questions why I love my kids as much as I do, I'll relay a little anecdote. Today, Colleen texted me to tell me that she was asking some of our kids about the election and who they would vote for, and my Mecca-child, without ANY prompting or hearing someone say the name, answered "Barack Obama."

I thought that was fantastic. ( Read more... )

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I am now cursing everyone who reads this: once listening to this, may each of these commercials get stuck in your head like they've been in mine for THREE DAYS now. If I hear even one of my friends walking along and singing this, I will feel I've succeeded in my mission. The newest one about the party wasn't on this video, or I would have been ( Read more... )

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QUIT WEED WACKING OUTSIDE MY DORM AT 8 IN THE MORNING!!! Stop it stop it STOP IT!!!!!!

Worry Stone: "Worry stones are smooth, polished gemstones in the shape of an oval with a thumb-sized indentation. They originated in Ancient Greece. Held between the index finger and thumb, rubbing them is believed to lessen one's worries. This action can often create feelings of calmness and reduce stress levels ( Read more... )

I'm a Keri on the edge...just ate a brownie. Oh damn, I've sealed my fate now. Maybe I should go out and get a pizza and a big old block of cheese! D: Someone please cut this gallbladder out of me RIGHT NOW ( Read more... )

So, anyone else pissed that Facebook changed the political affiliation thing? Now you can't just say your political leanings (liberal, conservative, apathetic,) you have to just pick a party. "Democratic Party" doesn't have the same ring to it as "Very Liberal". How are people supposed to know that I'm a raving, ranting, damn Very Liberal who is ( Read more... )