okay, so a lot of quotes lately, but these are from my favorite favorite short story ever; it's called "the tutor" by nell freudenberger, and i read it in the collection of the best american short stories 2004 edition. there are several good ones in there, but if you read one story in that book, let that be it. i swear it says everything i want to ( Read more... )

ohhhhhhhh my goodness i'm looking at the xanga penn class of 2009 blogring and it is like the most psychotic group of people ever...like either crazy kids with jewfros or...asian people. mostly tiny asian girls who love to talk about their wild parties and going to the beach. like 90% of them. this scares me SO MUCH. does this mean that everyone in ( Read more... )

some people make me sick

i think i fall in love too easily. not in the romantic sense or anything, but just in an attachment sort of way, like everytime i become just a little bit a part of something, i want it to blossom and grow, and become a piece of my own history. i see it unraveling into the future, in my mind, expanding into something deep and wonderful and almost ( Read more... )

i just finished watching johnny depp's blow, which was really, horribly sad. the beginning made me want to smoke pot and the end made me not ever want to snort cocaine. nevertheless, it was an excellent film and i cried like you wouldn't believe at the end. i mean, hardcore. i haven't cried that hard over a movie since like two years ago. oh man. ( Read more... )

this was probably one of the least productive weekends of my life. the only thing i can remember doing is watching a knight's tale and not ever getting out of my pajamas. the musical was cute.

i sort of re-read most of gatsby tonight and i really like this part:

"daisy put her arm through his abruptly but he seemed absorbed in what he had just ( Read more... )

so, spring break was actually pretty good. i went out almost every night, which was a huge accomplishment on my part in terms of buttering up my parents, who pretty much didn’t know what hit them. however, i realize that banking quality time with them watching pg movies like finding neverland doesn’t really count at all, as my parents completely ( Read more... )

well i've spent the last 10 minutes perusing k10's xanga penncrest circle, or whatever those group thingys are, and it makes me sad not only because i'm growing ancient but also for our future. seriously, everyone who has a xanga (with obvious exceptions, of course) is a freshman/sophomore who fills it with annoying music and bright clashing ( Read more... )

i like this a lot:

A phrase began to beat in my ears with a sort of heady excitement: "there are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired."

it's from the great gatsby, which i'm reading now and actually finding pretty enjoyable, except i can't fully grasp the plot or...something. i feel like i don't understand it completely. ( Read more... )

well, here we are clearly and finally into spring break...bam ( Read more... )