This morning I woke up to a delightful note in my inbox. 'Purchase confirmed!' I checked, and a vintage arithmetic book I'd had in my etsy shop had sold for the modest 5$ I was asking, plus 3$ for shipping. I packed it up and got it mailed out (god bless media mail, 2.45$!) this morning, before work. And now, all I want to do is go searching ( Read more... )

This morning, I lay awake and thought of what I could possibly say to my teachers to excuse the fact that I have nothing new to show of a whole month of possible degree project work time.

There was family stuff going on, and I couldn't spare the time...

I lost motivation for my project, but I've got it back now!

or maybe just the truth:

This ( Read more... )

I still get angry. I still want to run certain people over with a bus. I still think about the bad things and want to be sick.

But you know what?

I am so happy with my life right now. I'm starting to feel safe. I feel hopeful. I'm excited and motivated and trying new things and in love. I'm in love with him and that's okay.

Today's groupon: 58% off dance classes in Boston. What kind of dance do they teach? Well, modern, ballet, jazz...and TAP ( Read more... )

( Rew's Year in Review )

One of the funniest gifts I've ever gotten was Sarah's this year. She asked 'what the heck do you want?!' and I admitted that I'd love a light box. They're about 60$, but the one I want is only available online. So under the tree was a box with a note 'do not shake or flip!' for me. I opened it, and this was inside:


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I've finally come home, after what feels like two weeks away (and it's nearly been that, too). Five days suddenly home for Grandpa's funeral, a day to get back, prepare for reviews, have said reviews, then another six or seven days spent living out of a backpack, working 8-13 hour shifts. I'm exhausted.

I came home and the apartment was disgusting ( Read more... )

This is the second version of what I wrote, and the one that I delivered at the service. I stayed up until nearly one in the morning, with a lot of encouragement and help from John. Afterwords, I had many of people come up to me and say what a good job I did, and one of my grandpa's best friends assured me that he would've been very proud. I didn't ( Read more... )

This is impossible. This is the hardest thing I've ever tried to do. I can't possibly do him justice. I wish I had a year to write and rewrite and rewrite this, not an hour or two tucked away in a coffee shop with my laptop ( Read more... )

I give to some charities on a semi-regular basis. I know I'm a poor college student, but I figure that if I can buy myself a cup of coffee each morning, I can afford to give to those in need. I give to ( Read more... )