I am feeling much better than last week. Hanging out with friends, drinking, and reconnecting with old friends was awesome. I am actually relieved to be single and feel more like myself than I have in awhile. Plans for Argentina still continue... I want to visit a penguin colony and some other cities. And possibly go into Bolivia or Chile. I am ( Read more... )

Sign that you have lived in Florida for too long: the cockroach in your bathroom is no match for your bottle of raid. You have officially mastered cockroach killing without smashing the guts and other nasty parts on the floor.

So, I have my cap and gown, a dress to wear, and all my overdue library fines paid. I'm pretty much set for graduation except for one minor little detail. I still have to go to a student hearing for something that I didn't do. Never mind that I turned in my vehicle info, gave them my whereabouts, and supposedly Caroline was to have talked to Sylvia ( Read more... )

"BEHIND ON THAT research project? Here’s an idea: Set deadlines and pledge to donate money to charity if you miss them. Better yet, a charity you detest.

Mari Brick, for example, wants to work 10 hours a week on a paper she must finish in order to earn a master’s in social policy at the State University of New York - a challenge, because she also ( Read more... )

I need a vacation or a lobotomy. Maybe both. I'm so sick of this drama because it never ends and it always turns out that I'm horrible and that I do everything wrong. Never mind the fact that I'm dealing with school, work, job hunting, entertaining a houseguest, and 4 other things. Next time I should just admit defeat and flee to Canada.

Today, April 1st marks the beginning of my very serious job/paid internship hunt. So far, I have found paid internships for various companies and organizations in D.C. and a couple in New York. One of the ones that I was most excited to see was Doctors without Borders because I really admire their work and despite the location in New York, it is a ( Read more... )

I have 24 hours to get myself together for tomorrow's comps exam. Wish me luck...

Some people are lucky that they don't live in this town:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/18318880/detail.html

so, it's 80 degrees in Tampa... damn, I really shouldn't have watched the Weather Channel. You know you live in redneck country when you and your dad almost get into a fight with some farmer-looking dude at the Wal-mart. I mean, it's so classy, almost getting into fights at Wal-mart ( Read more... )

my sacrifices:

1. Getting highlights/dying my hair. The box color looks just fine on me and only costs $7 versus $45 and up at Aveda.

2. Bottled water. I have finally bought a plastic water bottle and have started carrying that around instead. Besides, it holds way more water than a 12 ounce plastic one.

3. Going to the movies. I have Netflix and ( Read more... )