The wound on my heart has finally scabbed over and healed. Thank you to everyone who was so helpful and understanding. Thanks Sara for listening to me when I almost broke down and Shannon for taking me to the hospital when I hurt myself. I've never had my heart broken before and it was an interesting experience. I think the whole experience has ( Read more... )

Guh...I need to do something differently. No longer sad or angry, just a bit UNSTABLE. Also maybe a bit of fear and despair knowing that I will be an investment banker next year. LAST YEAR OF FUN OMG!!!!! WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE!!!!!

Landed a standing butterfly twist though. Nice.

I have finally found a name for my new swords to replace my old one ( Read more... )

Dokkodo (The Way to be Followed Alone ( Read more... )

Jacques and Julia are married...I am so happy for them. During the ceremony this nearly brought me to tears ( Read more... )

*This is something I wrote to myself a while back but lacked the courage to let anyone see. Admitting my weakness, I realize, is the first step to conquering them. Already I feel a new sense of inspiration, a new sense of direction and power. But more on that later. Here it is, so that I admit to everyone and myself, so I won't forget. Now I ( Read more... )

Here I am, home, whatever that is. I hate this place. I hate how the drapes are always covering the windows and the blinds are always closed. I hate how it is always so fucking dark and so fucking cold. I hate how it's always so empty and so quiet. Most of all, I hate how empty I feel when I come back to it. This is not home. This is a blank ( Read more... )

People I'm gonna miss alot next yr ( Read more... )

Man...I really need to work on my strength skills, Yuri and David's got me beat by a shitload. I win in speed/balance/kicking skills though, but those are much less cool to show off :-D. Damn those 1-hander pushups I can't figure if i should do them or not, I can only do it on right arm so I'd get some crappy imbalances if i keep them up. Had ( Read more... )

Because he believes in himself,
he doesn't try to convince others.
Because he is content with himself,
he doesn't need others' approval.
Because he accepts himself,
the whole world accepts him.
-Taoist Translation

I found this to be so powerful...absolutely amazing.