Tomorrow, whatever happens, marks the end and beginning of an era. I think that looking back in years to come, this will truly be seen as a pivotal time in both our country and the world's history… and I kind of wish that I had written more about it for the past few months to record what I was thinking and what was going on at the time. So much has ( Read more... )

I rarely write in this... obviously... but it's funny because I've been going through old entries to make a book of stuff for Gabe - who I am MARRYING in a month and a half - crazy shit!!! It's funny because also, I can't believe some of the stuff I wrote in here public for the world to see... I also cant believe how dramatic my life was 3-5 years ( Read more... )

So a little background/update: Gabe and I now live in Chapel Hill - his parents, who have worked in American schools around the world all their lives, decided that they weren't ready to retire (his Dad mostly) and accepted jobs in Mexico City at a bilingual school where his Dad will be the headmaster and his Mom will work with the English dept, I ( Read more... )

What happened at Virginia Tech, as we all know, is a tragedy. The shooter, who obviously needed psychological help, didn't heed any - and took out whatever anger and frustration he had on 32 innocent people... with a gun he was allowed to purchase ( Read more... )

First of all - hello livejournal, I am alive and well and life is good. This, however, will be very ranty ( Read more... )

Well, I guess since stuff's changed in my life, finally, in the past month or so, I have enough stuff to write about. That, and I'm bored, so I figured I could update this for like the 5 people who still have active livejournal accounts and/or ever read this ( Read more... )

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Why is that ^ now my mantra? When did I stop writing in here naturally and realize that I "need" to do it? And why do I "need" to do it? I shouldn't care if I do it or not. So, actually, it's just me being dumb, and trying to force myself to be a writer, when really, maybe I'm not, at all. People used to tell me I was good at it. I used to think I ( Read more... )

Today's Headlines:
Life-Threatening Heat Wave Fries East
Eastern U.S. Swelters
Heat wave cooks eastern part of U.S.

Recent Headlines:
California heat wave death toll tops 130
Evacuations Underway In Ohio Because Of Flooding

I'm so glad our President thinks that "the jury's still out" on global warming.