At various points during almost every day, I wish that I could just wipe the last two years away and start again from age sixteen. Then, I felt like I had everything going for me. I was smart and passionate, I had plenty of friends and I felt like I was making new ones every day. I would sacrifice every great laugh, every great moment that I have ( Read more... )

Is there a reason why some of the most romanticized artistic figures have been young, hungry, desolate, and uncertain? Hemingway was a raging alcoholic, Fitzgerald dealt with his wife's insanity and a little bit of his own, Van Gogh cut off his ear. Is there a reason why emo music is popular? Why dark modern art is considered "hip"? Why "good ( Read more... )

Every day, everywhere we go, in every motivational speech, every classroom, even on cheesy-but-trying-to-be-inspirational TV shows and advertisements, we are sent the same message. "Life is what you make of it" "Only you can make a change to improve yourself" "Nothing will be fun or meaningful unless you make it fun and meaningful." Yet it is so ( Read more... )

Is this really the end? Watching Las Diarias Motocicletas (about Che Guevara) for spanish class tonight, my insatiable hunger for all of the adventures ahead of me seemed to grow exponentially. At the same time, it also made me sad, regretful, and definitely nostalgic. Whatever we do in the future, wherever we go, will we remember all of the people ( Read more... )

Semi was a blast! The first school dance in a long time that I have actually enjoyed myself at. Sketchy dancing was at a minimum, and no one was drunk enough to get caught. I'll be the first to say that I thought it was a very successful night, and for all of you who thought you were "too cool" to come, you missed out, my friends! All of the Human ( Read more... )

Has anyone else noticed that in our digital culture, or at least in my high school, the contents of your itunes library seems to represent your soul in its entirety? In some ways its cool, but its kinda weird that I can gain instant cred from a person/group of people just by telling them that I have heard of Bright Eyes and love Conor with all my ( Read more... )

Big interview tonight, and I am wondering what my real answers will be. I mean, beyond the superficially pasted on smile and the continuous bullshit of "I am a passionate intellectual," do they want to know who I really am? I love to read, and write, but right now I feel like my brain has been permanently frozen by too much television and an ( Read more... )

DO NOT BE FOOLED- IT WAS A TIE!
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My family likes to pretend to have meaningful discussions at the dinner table, even if they usually consist of a competition between my sister and myself as to whose theories/knowledge/ideas are more valid, with my dad acting as moderator. This week we have been discussing religion, mostly in the context of some paper that she's writing (she's 22 ( Read more... )

I don't care if I lose all credibility by saying this, but I watched two horribly cheesy teen movies last night and absolutely loved them. In English, we're discussing how Emma Bovary's refusal to see beyond her fantasies and into the real world ultimately rendered he incapable of having a happy life. Am I steering myself in a similar direction?? I ( Read more... )