You got to leave me now, you got to go alone ( Read more... )

Why is it that we fight the things that seem to be the easiest? And what about that makes us so afraid?

We're ranked #8 in the country for novice debate teams. Last week I commented to someone without really thinking about it that I wasn't too happy with my life (in the sense that I do so much and I wonder what I'm actually getting out of it). Sometimes I think I would be content just to sit in front of a fireplace and read for the rest of my life ( Read more... )

I miss my dog so much.

Democrats to Chavez: Don't bash Bush

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/21/chavez.ny/index.html

I really feel that no matter your level of self-confidence, self-respect, and sense of self-worth that sometimes it's just difficult to find yourself beautiful and attractive and all that implies. It's been one of those times for me over the last week. I know I am all of those things, and it's not for lack of people telling me them either. I'm ( Read more... )

Leading astronomers officially decided today that Pluto will no longer be considered the 9th planet in our solar system. :(

After last night I've realized that true friendship is when any amount of time has passed, from a week to years, and maybe you haven't talked or even had an email from that person, and then when you meet again... everything is exactly the same as when you parted. That's real. I've got people like that, and something about it is so reassuring and ( Read more... )

Might be going to get my ears pierced for the first time tommorrow.

I think "mixed feelings" seems to be a theme of my summer. I dreaded the thought of coming home last semester and putting more space and time between the incredible year I had. And it turned out to be filled with surprises, some good and some bad, some of my best times and some of the hardest, but I can say it has been the overall best summer I' ( Read more... )