so what do you do when things that used to be ok aren't ok anymore? I feel like I'm a lot more socially aware, maybe even more self-aware, but it's kind of shitty actually. things that I used to laugh at are making me mildly uncomfortable, and I don't know how to feel about the people saying them. they don't mean any harm, but they're in some ways ( Read more... )

It's interesting, the places we choose to call home, the places that feel familiar and comfortable. I'm back in the house I grew up in, and while it's still home to me, it's becoming less and less so. I always have this sense of returning when I come back here, like I used to after coming back from a vacation as a kid, only now the vacation is ( Read more... )

I wish all my friends lived in this city and summer lasted forever.

I could still go for a burger, but I think we did quite well on coming up with tasty picnic foods considering the circumstances. (fuckin' vegetarians.)

so my face got sunburned the other day, and now it's peeling (mostly on my nose). gross. I've been wanting to tell someone since I noticed, but it's the kind of thing nobody really wants to hear about, which is why I'm writing about it here.

maneuverability made me cry tonight. this is what happens when I learn how to do something, then don't practice for three days and feel like I'm starting from scratch because I can no longer do it. doesn't help that my mom adjusted the mirrors so I was all thrown off and couldn't get them quite right again. also my dad's way of teachnig involves ( Read more... )

I've been sleeping really well lately, but tonight I can't get to sleep. I honestly think the drugs I take might be affecting how I sleep, because I hadn't been taking them, but tonight I did, and tonight's the first night in a while I've had trouble sleeping ( Read more... )

just scheduled my driver's test. I feel sick. the earliest I could get was next tuesday which means if I fail I have to wait until the tuesday after that to try again, which means my train ticket for chicago can't be until probably wednesday. I seriously kind of want to vomit ( Read more... )

man, I wish i could just do an '80s training montage and become fit and strong and awesome at rock climbing.

I put ketchup in my mac'n'cheese and it tasted like Sweden.