It is Christmastime once more and I feel like this year especially Christmas just crept up on all of us like an unsuspecting criminal. My grandmother’s slipping on ice, thus causing her to break her femur was another one of those things that just have me going, “Huh?” My grandfather had just been out of the hospital for a good 3 days, and then ( Read more... )

Journaling, just like any mode of expressive writing, is a habit that is usually put on ice now and again. The eagerness to journal every time I tell myself that I want to write again regularly subsides as soon as it comes to fruition. Sad day--very sad day. But it feels good to be writing again currently ( Read more... )

I'm enjoying my now cold coffee. It may sound odd, but I am really liking this cold and wet fall weather. It makes walking on the colorful fall leaves all the more enjoyable. :) I remember loving this kind of weather as a child. I would jump in puddles and throw leaves about, and both those things in one were just amazing ( Read more... )

Alanis Morissette, I thank you for your gift of song and sharing it with the world. I remember growing up and hearing your tunes and messages on the radio. Of course I was not able to make much of your messages at that point and time. Today I have rediscovered your genius and have been basking myself in your brilliance and your music's resilience. ( Read more... )

So procrastination or the inclination to such behavior is one of the most annoying human characteristics, inherent in every single one of us. I'm currently experiencing the worst case of procrastination in a long time. Someone please kick me in the ass and give me incentive to finish my papers. Gahhh ( Read more... )

Much has happened since I last wrote one week ago. I decided last Friday that it would be in my best interest to not write one of my 6 term papers due to the experienced time constraint. That has proven to not be such a bad thing because I will be allowed to write it next term, which is something I am completely fine with ( Read more... )

The beat is just as sick as Lady GaGa. I mean, seriously. Did you guys watch her performance at the MTV Music Awards? Oh. My. Word. Not only is she eccentric, but also very wacky. Who thinks to let blood begin gushing out of their stage outfit and to hang themselves thereafter? I mean, okay, so it goes along with her song "Paparazzi", but still. ( Read more... )

So this weekend was highly enjoyable. On Saturday, while everyone was going to this gay event in Mainz, Michael and I chose to drive down to Mannheim to visit one of my virtual friends after 5 years of talking. It ended up being a lot of fun. Despite it being nighttime, we were able to see a fair amount of the city. I must say, the Wasserturm and ( Read more... )

It's plausibly unfathomable that eight years ago today, during my second week as a high-school freshman, the Twin Towers were squandered down to the ground by the vicious acts brought on by terrorist motives. I remember being woken up by my alarm... It was set to KISS 106.1, and just like every morning, I woke up to voices tearing me out of my ( Read more... )

Here I am again, at uni--at Goethe-Universität's Café Rotunde, to be exact. I just finished copying exams for Dr. Jonas, the professor I work for. She is currently in Boston for the summer. We both thought it risky to send the originals directly to her for fear of having them get lost in the mail. The copies are now on their way to Boston, in time ( Read more... )