Every time I go outside, I think how beautiful it is and how much I love fall. It got to about 60 degrees today and it was too warm for my liking ( Read more... )

Well, I suppose I should do some sort of basic college update now that I've been here about a week and a half. I've been to all my classes at least once so far, except one discussion section for my Intro to Fiction class. They all seem like they're going to be really interesting, and my schedule is actually pretty easy. (Three of my four classes ( Read more... )

^This is just one of the few lines that was changed from the recording in the production of Avenue Q I just saw at the Orpheum! OMG it was AMAZING! SO good. I was SLIGHTLY underwhelmed by Gary Coleman, but other than that, everyone was really fantastic. The girl who played Gary (Carla Renata) was still really good, don't get me wrong, I just ( Read more... )

My mom met a woman on an airplane a while ago [don't ask] who is going to become a teacher of English as a second language. I could see myself really liking that. I could do it here or I could use it as an excuse to travel the world. I think I may have thought of that as a possibility at one point a few years ago, but it seems so much more ( Read more... )

I've been cleaning out my room, and I just found a small strip of paper. All it said on it was ( Read more... )

I saw a card in a bookstore today that said,

"It's the life in your years, not the years in your life, that counts."
~Abraham Lincoln

And then Sabra walked in with her mom and sisters...

Mr. Shaull didn't look that great today.

I'm worried about Johnny.

Another thing Derek taught us is that life isn't just about loving others but living so that you actually enjoy living. We all have one life, so we may as well make the most of it. Why bother just living when you can do things that actually make you happy? That's what Derek did ( Read more... )

Recently, I've been seriously thinking about the meaning of life. Like, what's the point? Why bother working hard in high school? To get into a good college, of course. And what's the point of going to a good college? So you can get a good job and earn lots of money. Why do you need all that money? So you can support yourself for all the ( Read more... )

I got into Northwestern!!!!

I'm actually going to Northwestern!

AAAHHHH!!

I am in Copenhagen, Denmark right now. MSS wins at life.

Hope you all had good spring breaks and are enjoying going back to school. :)

Much love to all.

<3
Rachel