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"Oh, stop thinking of tomorrow. Don't stop thinking about today..."
"You're not getting any younger, you've got nothing to explain." - Sufjan Stevens, Carlyle Lake
Seems like lately I've been worrying too much about the future, grad schools, life goals, et cetera... I think this is partly because I've been writing about retirees who have done amazing things with their lives and I feel like I need to start doing ( Read more... ) -
Life in the Real World
I had a great couple of weeks at home, visiting friends and just getting over jetlag.
So, I am on the final day of my week here working. It is going quite well. I get a little sad working in a windowless office with no music, but the silence is countered by the ipod. Yay!!! But at our meeting yesterday, the rest of the editing team liked two of my ( Read more... ) -
Home
Being home is weird. OK, that's a rather blanket statement, but I think the most exciting thing to happen, other than wedding planning and visiting gardens with Bethany, was going to a movie theatre (X-men 3, which is very good) instead of renting a movie. On the plus side, I have re-learned to cross-stitch on a black satin pillow (dating from ( Read more... ) -
Last night in Spain
Well, all that is left to do is to say goodbye to our brazilian friend, Keller. My mama almost made me cry last night during the dinnertime prayer, because she was thanking God for me being there. My little sisters kept saying, "We don't want you to go, we want you to stay here with us!" Miguel is going to send me pictures of our banquet, which I ( Read more... ) -
stress is not good for the soul
It´s been a while since I´ve posted anything not photo heavy. I´m trying to get everything ready for me to leave. I also have a lot of exams and papers to do before the departure. Let´s just say I´m a little manic right now ( Read more... ) -
It´s all Greek to me
So, I survived Greece, and the islands, and Turkey! I have now been to Asia!
I am dead tired, but we had a great cruise. I met some really cool people around the world. More later, I need to recooperate. -
No te ves como los otros te ven.
So, last weekend, we went to Zaragoza on a whim. It was a beautiful, northern city in the mountains. We got in after an all night bus ride, and saw a Roman forum, Emily and I napped in a plaza, and then we found a couple of cool churches. We found an amazingly good cheap pension, and determined to make it to mass the next day, we set our alarms. ( Read more... ) -
FALLAS!!
So, this weekend (and actually for the past 2 weeks) Spain has been celebrating Fallas. Fallas is this crazy criticism of everything. Basically, they spend all year long building these huge floats about things that anger them. Kids throw fireworks in the street, it´s just a huge party. They compete and have huge festivals and then on the last day, ( Read more... ) -
News from the foreign correspondant
So, I didn´t make RA. I just got the letter. Not waitlisted, not encouraged to apply next year. Just rejection.
But: there is hope. My mom is now talking about having me purchase a house down in GR. So my rent payments would be paying for the mortage. Pretty sweet deal, cuz then I´d have an actual house that I could sell later. Anyone want to come ( Read more... ) -
rant warning: Too Poor.....
So, I´m too poor to afford this college. I love it, but it is too rich for my blood. I´m trying to keep good grades, but that is also hard when you are working 20 hours a week as I did last semester to pay for it. So, if I work, my grades drop and I lose scholarships. If I don´t, I can´t pay for college. Lose lose situation.
Add this to the fact ( Read more... )