Having more time on my hands than I have in years I've immersed myself in reading. Sometimes I'll just go to the library or a bookstore and pick up whatever book looks interesting. Recently I read a book called the Fattening of America. With over 2/3 of Americans being severely overweight something is going on...but what? So I thought it might be ( Read more... )

It's funny, when we're busy we long to have some time to ourselves, a chance to unwind and be idle. Though this time rarely comes, even during vacations we are busy doing something. I think that we are trained from an early age to do something with our time. This "training" does not stop until we finish school. Then, we get forty hour a week jobs ( Read more... )

I was born in Portland, Oregon - the city of roses. I always loved where I lived and felt really lucky to have grown up in such a place. When I finally moved away for school I realized how much I had become accostomed to a certain way of life ( Read more... )

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Well tomorrow I take the GRE test. The scores I get may be the difference between me going to graduate school next year and me not getting in. Wish me luck!

I would highly recommend seeing Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. Though, for those people who wish to remain hopeless romantics, I may not recommend seeing the sequel. It's strange how a movie can cling to one's mind even when everything about it is not really real. I suppose in seeing such a movie one can not help to see aspects of themselves in ( Read more... )

How do you get a person to commit to something? With the current job I have there seems to be periods where people just don't show up for testing - whereas other times where people follow through. I think my approach stays relatively the same. So, am I just encountering streaks of irresponsible inconsiderate idiots ( Read more... )

Well - it's happened. For those peole who say you can't get sick in the summer they're not me. Bleh. I'm not completely sure if I am sick or if my voice has just become sore from all the testing that I have done in various locations. It's insane - I noticed that my vocal chords were not exceptionally strong when I temped as a receptionist a couple ( Read more... )

Given that I have five minutes remaining on this library computer I'll make this entry short ( Read more... )

It's been far too long since my last entry. It's not as if my life as been stagnant and dull, I just have not known what to write about. Here is a basic list of likes and dislikes of my life right now ( Read more... )