Why is it that very often, when I make a new friend who happens to be a member of the opposite sex, he winds up being interested in being more than friends? Is it ever possible to avoid sexual tension in such a case, or am I reaching for the stars here? I have to wonder ( Read more... )

I don't know if any of you have ever felt like this, but as of late I've really been feeling like I can't avoid screwing up. I have been trying my best to do better, but I'm still falling short. And last night I really bit the big one in terms of errors. I don't want to go into detail about what happened (not yet, anyway), but I will say this: it's ( Read more... )

While I'm aware that all life must eventually come to an end, that doesn't make facing the concept any easier. I just found out that my godparents had to put their Springer Spaniel (Murray) to sleep today. And to be honest, I didn't think the news would hit me as hard as it has (I understand that putting him to sleep was the most humane thing to do ( Read more... )

It's that time of year again. I'm 22 today, and I can't believe that June is already here! I've always liked the fact that my birthday is on the first day of June because it means that the end of the academic year is right around the corner (I'm also proud to be a Gemini).

Plans for today:
(1) Homework (of course)
(2) Coffee with Ally
(3) More ( Read more... )

...And I still feel fine about being single again. If anything, the strangest parts of the adjustment have been ( Read more... )

So, I'm back in Singleville as of yesterday. I actually feel fine, to be completely honest. I've sensed this approaching for quite a while so it didn't come as much of a shock. It just felt awkward to declare myself "single" again.  However, this time, I'm going to enjoy the feeling of being an individual instead of one-half of something. No more ( Read more... )

Here's the URL:
http://grasshopper89.livejournal.com/profile

Here's my new user name:
Grasshopper89

Please add me! I'd love some feedback!

I'll only say this one time:

Relationships are really, really confusing when they want to be (excuse the odd personification of the word "relationships"). This whole weird situation is piling on a bunch of additional stress that is beginning to wear on my nerves.

End rant.

I'm actually excited about my schedule for spring term. Here's what my weeks are going to look like as of March 28th:

Monday:
8:00 AM - ED 230 (Children's Literature in the Classroom)
10:00 AM - MTH 212 (Foundations of Elementary Math II)

Tuesday:
10:00 AM - MTH 212 (Foundations of Elementary Math II)
12:30 PM - COM 111 (Public Speaking)

Wednesday:
8:00 AM ( Read more... )

If you want to add my new account, search for me under Grasshopper89.

I'll still update this journal from time to time, but most of my energy is going to go into the new account.

Hope to see most of you there.

~A