When I was looking for winter boots at the mall this weekend, one salesperson made an impression ( Read more... )

my school schedule is both hectic and un-hectic. that is itself rather stressful and un-stressful. AMAZING ( Read more... )

I want to be honest with myself about myself. My private diary entries are so over wrought, over thought, and never the feeling that wants to burst out, that I feel over and over. Perhaps I can only express it without words. Maybe that is why I cry so much ( Read more... )

i live in a culture where the default answer to "how are you" is "fine", no matter how un-fine one might be. and to stray from such tradition is treated almost as an affront in all but the closest circles. such expectations have often left me feeling isolated... and perhaps i amplify the isolation by imposing the same social restriction on myself, ( Read more... )

i'm stuck.

can i have what i really want?
do i have to make it happen?
what are the consequences?

"more than ever i could use a coincidence"

maybe in an alternate reality.

the cat cuddled up under my blanket with me, resting his head on my lap to sleep. it's so cute.. also, it keeps my leg nice and warm. although i keep accidentally bonking his head (gently) with my elbow.

ooh.. i should make some muffins.

1. The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo

2. Cosmo's Single-girl Things To Do Before You Marry

3. NYT on Harvard Virgins (and NYT took some editorial liberties)

4. Holy Sex! The Christian Sex Advice Movement

because life is so diverse.

the apartment search is almost over. it's not the best quality/value place around, and there are compromises involved; the current place has us spoiled, in terms of location, price, sq. footage (although factoring the landlady and the neighbors into the "cost"...). but the whole searching craigslist everyday, making a billion appointments after ( Read more... )

certain events have left me feeling betrayed ( Read more... )