I have made it to Ithaca, and I couldn't be happier. Over the last week, my parents helped me move into my new apartment, and it is absolutely perfect. It immediately felt like a home, and I just love it. It is in a really nice area, partway between the Commons (the "downtown" area, with a bunch of restaurants and funky stores and the city ( Read more... )

Everyone else is doing it.. this will be my test of whether I remember how to do lj-cut. If you're on my friend list, or a "lurker" as everyone is saying.. write a comment and fill it out:)

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I have not posted in ages. Nothing much has happened in life. Aside from remaining wonderfully excited about Cornell, I've begun some apartment-searching online and am thrilled. The area I'm searching is old 2-3 story houses that have been divided up into apartments. They're various colors.. with old porches and stairs and balconies and whatnot ( Read more... )

It's March, and I have figured out my New Year's resolutions. I have also started making and considering the life-decisions. They're more than watershed, they're like, dam-breaks. Fish swimming into concrete walls and all. Also, at age 21, I finally have a pair of sunglasses that I'm happy with. Not bad ( Read more... )

Spent the weekend in Oregon, and what a weird trip ( Read more... )

Cornell was amazing. I fell in love with it the second I arrived, and I can now completely understand why my dad always wanted to move up to Bradford to live in a little town with mountains and everything wonderful. Cold? Yes. Icy, snow, etc, yes. But wonderful people. Friendly professors, helpful professors, and really welcoming students who ( Read more... )

February 4, and I am finally truly at ease saying that 2008 will be a good year. 21 has been the biggest adventure ever ( Read more... )

I got accepted to Cornell for their Masters/PhD program in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology. Quite possibly one of the most enjoyable emails of all time. The professor sounded unbearably delightful, and the program has a wonderful connection with Spain, and it seems just like it might be perfect. Of course, as it is only my first ( Read more... )

After a week or two away from civilization as I have come to know it this fall, I am finally very relaxed and refreshed. I was home with family for a week, and then I finally saw Seth, for the first time since my 20th birthday dinner. It is always as though we never left off. Some people shock the living daylights out of me, even if it is only ( Read more... )

If 2007 had ended in August, when I was still abroad, I would not have minded. I don't think you could make me re-live this semester for any amount of money, chocolate, or winter hats and scarves ( Read more... )