Ever find such an exciting job opportunity that you're too nervous to apply for it? I know that sounds strange to the more confident, go-getter friends I have out there. But I don't have as hard of a time applying for jobs or scholarship opportunities that are less exciting to me, less suited to my needs. Now I've found the perfect one and am so ( Read more... )

I went on an amazing nature hike yesterday, and I suddenly realized how beautiful trees are. Stupid, I know. But it's true. They're enormous plants that make a sheltered habitat for us, and they grow for hundreds of years. Seeing as I was raised in a town called Woodland Park, they've been an important part of my life. Especially ponderosa trees, ( Read more... )

I have a dilemma. I would like to write in both my old-fashioned private journal and my blog, but I really don't have time--especially when school is in session. How do people balance the two? When I write in my blog, I don't feel like writing in my journal. When I write in my journal, I don't feel like writing in my blog. To top it off, I'm often ( Read more... )

I just went to Ross Dress for Less and bought the cutest dress. It has my favorite colors in it, looks nice and "artsy," and is a perfect cut. I'm going to wear it to my school's homecoming dances tomorrow. (Yep, there's more than one. There are ballroom, salsa, and "regular" dances taking place in separate halls across the campus ( Read more... )

I'm done with one more week of class. I was reading about 150 pages a day, so I'm feeling kind of burned out. Fortunately, though, the book we're studying is excellent. It's called Tom Jones and is one of my absolute favorites ( Read more... )

I've been completely occupied with school. I'm so used to school that I don't know what I'll do with myself when I graduate! I like it a lot, and I'll probably miss it ( Read more... )

I'm writing a short story about my worst nightmare. Considering that it IS my worst nightmare, it's really vivid in my mind. That makes for good (or at least decent) writing ( Read more... )

If anybody's looking for a book to read, I would highly recommend "Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards. It's one of the best books I've ever read. It has an emotional power that I haven't found in many other books. The descriptions are so well done--the descriptions of people, of cities, of the natural world... The first chapter has one of the ( Read more... )

I feel like I'm writing too much about my own ambitions and not enough about the causes that need attention. So today I'll write something about sustainability. Raise your eyebrows all you like. Sustainability is very important ( Read more... )

I wish my life had a big fat PAUSE button. I really do. This summer has gone by way too quickly. I feel like I don't have time for anything I like to do. I needed to earn money, so that's what I've been up to. As a result, I can by myself a new computer ( Read more... )