have you played cranium? yes you have, of course you have. you know the drawing part, and how whenever anyone has to draw "radiohead" it becomes evident in about 2 seconds. my bro and i are so kickass at that game ( Read more... )

yesterday was first day of fall quarter. i love love love love love my classes oh so very much. so i've got a sociology course called social problems, womens studies, composition linked with womens studies, the FIG class, and a seminar called understanding islam. it's a bit much, max 18 credits, but it's fantastic. i also have them all pretty ( Read more... )

speaking of billy bragg and wilco, i saw wilco a few days ago. some songs felt like a musical orgasm and others were pretty meh ( Read more... )

i'm back from the DR. it was more amazing than i could have ever imagined. i learned so much about myself, my faith, and living in solidarity with the poor. god it was so great. the people are incredible; loving, compassionate, open-minded, and so incredibly hopeful despite living in poverty ( Read more... )

the world came crashing down. not necessarily my world, but the world of two completely different people, and consequently mine and many others. all i want to do is somehow take the pain away, at whatever cost that may be. i don't know how. on the way home when i was at qfc i tried to find cards that would do, but shit, no hallmark card will ever ( Read more... )

so i did the "outdoor adventure" advising and orientation session. turns out it was a great decision. it was essentially 23 people together for a few days in the woods doing a ropes course and various team building activities ( Read more... )

i want to learn how to speak french and cook delicious indian food. specifically, mango chicken, if possible ( Read more... )

for some reason i had the incredible urge to craft something with my hands. so i made a dress. mind, my sewing skills are quite wretched, i like to think of it as unique. it has no back ( Read more... )

last night i dreamed about a bitchin straw hat. and all my old florida friends all grown up. and a techno dance party. and an orlando bloom look-alike. i gotstas get me that hat.

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