December 2009
26 posts
*Relaxed Sigh*
So I’m finally done with everything. This week had some pretty stressful points, but also some great times. I did better on my physics test than I was expecting to, and I’m hopefully getting an A in the rest of my classes. But I definitely was not a good student this year. Being in physics I realize that I really need to start work early and practice things until I understand...
Train Ride Thoughts
I’m writing this as I ride the train home after a day in Chicago. There’s an obnoxious group across from me and Simon and Garfunkel are playing in the headphones.
I’ve been thinking a lot about where we find acceptance today. If you know me well, you probably know I don’t care much for fashion, and I know little about current popular music. I usually don’t listen...
My Sociology Project
So, I have this project due in 2 days that I haven’t started on. The sad part is I’m really interested in the topic that I chose, and now I have to write a pretty terrible essay. I was planning to work on it this week, but this week disappeared.
Anyway, I chose to look at the correction system in the United States. I wanted to see what the main goal of it was; are we rehabilitating...
“Why are some hell-bent upon there being an answer, while some are quite content...”
– David Bazan, “Curse Your Branches”
My friends Sam and Jess singing a Christmas song...
Sometimes I Wish I Was Dying
I’ll admit, the title sounds scary. Let me explain.
You know how people say you should live each day like it’s your last?
That’s bullshit.
If it was my last day on earth I’d be rushing around hugging people, admitting secrets, eating a lot of food, riding a motorcycle, I don’t know, the best things on earth! So when people say that I just think of those things,...
I dislike the former me (or, how I learned to stop...
By the former me, I don’t mean it like they do in Christian testimonies, like “I hit my low point when I threw up from drinking and I realized there was a whole in my heart” or something like that. I’m talking about how I perceived things, my ignorant attitudes, and my awkward interactions with people(mainly girls). This is the me from middle school, from high school,...
“If you attack, condemn, or use emotional blackmail on people because they...”
– Qualiasoup
From the youtube video “Putting Faith In Its Place” http://www.youtube.com/user/qualiasoup?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/0/5wV_REEdvxo
Book Decision
So I decided to read Dry for my next book. I’m actually pretty excited to read it, mainly because I don’t know what to expect.
I should also mention that I (shamefully) quit reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I was about 150 pages in and I was off and on in my reading schedule, so I lost interest. Hopefully I will return to it later. I’m kinda disappointed in myself....
Book List
Books I want to read and why I want to read them:
-To Kill A Mockingbird I bought this while I was in Champaign last year and read maybe 3 chapters of it before I got distracted by other books.
-Catch 22 This has been on my list for a while. I guess I just want to read it for the sake of it being a classic and I’m sure I’ll benefit somewhere down the road having read it.
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Here We Go
So, I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for a while, but I just haven’t. I didn’t think anyone would look at it (maybe no one will), but that’s not entirely the point anyway. I always felt weird trying to journal, always afraid someone would find what I’d be writing anyway so I had to tone everything down from what I was really thinking. But I’m getting...
