I'm not going to that horse show because my mother came to her senses. I do, however, have to survive her impending three-and-a-half-week visit, which starts tomorrow, and then go to Waterloo the first weekend of September. I'm cool with that ( Read more... )

"You have a choice. Either you go to [the horse show in] Kentucky or you cancel your trip to the wedding ( Read more... )

Baaaaaarfaroni.

The end!

(Now, with that out of my system, back to less worry and more positive thinking...)

Attention Shakespeare fans: the following is HILARIOUS.

Titus Andronicus: Facebook edition.

"Titus added 'baking' to his interests." BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Somebody please pick my giggling, convulsing body up off the floor.

Tonight, out of nowhere, I remembered my love for this:

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The night after this video was taken, I saw the Weakerthans live for the first time. "Gifts" was the first song of the encore. I have no adequate description for the emotions conjured by experiencing that song for the first time in that particular context. It is one of the few times in my life ( Read more... )

The "mature" blog is up and running! There's only an introductory post so far, but more will soon follow, as inspiration has finally struck.

And so, without further ado, I present:

The Liminal Norm

N.B.: All self-deprecation is meant to be humorous. I wouldn't be me without the self-referential sardonicism.

Tonight, I cried while listening to Joni Mitchell in my car on the way back from Barnes & Noble, so I took a detour to the grocery store and bought a pint of chocolate Haagen Dazs, which I just finished. Talk about eating your feelings.

While I don't doubt that I'm experiencing post-GRE purposelessness, I am going to chalk this one up to PMS.

I'm ( Read more... )

What if I'm only satisfied when I'm at home,
Sitting in a city that'll never let me go?
What if I'm only satisfied when I'm alone?

- The Rural Alberta Advantage, "Edmonton"

I think the feeling I've been dreading is starting to creep over me. I'm growing accustomed to Michigan again, re-settling into my childhood home, regressing to the laziness of my ( Read more... )

Take that, GRE. I never have to see your ugly face again. Good riddance!

Here is what I plan to do now that it's over:

- Throw away all my used scrap paper.
- Put away the prep books for good.
- Have a celebratory Arrested Development marathon with Kristin.
- Drunkenly celebrate with Savina.
- Clean my room & do my laundry.
- Make this house more of a ( Read more... )

My facebook status right now: "takes the GRE tomorrow. yipe."

Comment from one of my Consortium friends: "Kick some ass. I'm sure you'll ace all the questions about regional theatre and Shakespeare's history plays."

HAHAHA I LOVE IT.