i officially hold my bachelor degree.
and i've been in LA for a day.
off to florida!

im done with work, but not really... i have chosen to write a recommendation letter, and let me tell you... it is hard as f*ck.
how the hell do professors do it? 
this is a sign that academia is not the right path for me.

Dear _____:
   I am so honored to recommend ____ as _____ because of ______.

that's all i got.
i guess this will take a while.

today, ( Read more... )

stanford was fun, but the two red-eye flights on friday & sunday were exhauusting.
but the second amy & i got to SFO, we headed straight for in & out.  yummy!
and chinese food. and jamba juice.
ohh annnnd.... zimbardo said my presentation was great.

rushed back in time for senior week.
nothing but fun fun and more fun this week.
karaoking on monday gave ( Read more... )

The best moments in life might be the itty gritty moments.
Fi sent me this little quote in the morning:

"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
"I say, I wonder what's going to ( Read more... )

hi journal.

it's been a while.  man, you're waaay behind on my life.

i went to senior ball 2 weekends ago.  that's like.. prom, but for college students.
it was so surreal.  like a flashback, but not exactly.
at least for the night, smith was like a co-ed institution.  we had lots of navy boys in cute hats and girls dressed up like flappers from the ( Read more... )

let the gooood times roll... until next week.

turned in my 80-page thesis last week!
yes! yes! annnnd.... yes!
celebrated by karaoking @ packards.
apparently we sang.
and apparently, james' friend's name is 'brian' ... not 'gym'.
but NOOOO ONE TOLD ME!
and i will still call him 'gym' at the wedding in october.
that was monday night.

saturday night, we used ( Read more... )

what the hell is wrong with me.
i have a disease.
an addiction, really.
it emerged over the course of one week. and now i can't stop.

i can't stop myself from working.
yesterday i pumped out a 7 page paper for biology.
this paper isn't due for another 2 weeks.

i can't stop from working on my next project.
its this powerpoint presentation
and isn't due for ( Read more... )

 i LOVE the new england sun.

this morning, before studying for spanish, i took a walk to my favorite spot near the pond.
and i just sat.
and looked out at the water.
that's what i do when i find moments to myself.
moments that are sooo precious because free time is a luxary these days.
makes me want to hurl my iPod compared to the sounds of chirping ( Read more... )

ughhh. can't breathe ( Read more... )

in the past week, i haven't stayed in one city for more than 3 days.

spring break came and went.
i got to spend 2.5 days in LA to hang out with friends & family.
i've travelled to TOO many cities to finally see familiar faces and a place to stop, pause, and take a breather.
this LA trip was more quality than ever-- i was so limited on time that every ( Read more... )