Springing forward

I am back home from college until September, which feels like such a relief. No more 10 page research papers or roommates (to a certain extent). I have time to read. It seems like such a novel concept as I practically inhale books when I get the chance.
Over the past two days, I have read [...]

Thirteen

Thirteen Reasons Why I Need Summer Vacation:
1. I want to be able to read something that isn’t Shakespeare (as much as I love the Bard, I’ve had enough) or things from the British Literature II selected canon that drives me crazy.
2. I miss my best friend, SMA. Last summer, if you check old posts, we [...]

It’s been a long time coming…

I feel that since starting college in the City I have been stifled creatively and cut off from the world. This is very strange considering I live in the City that never sleeps and is the mecca for information, fashion, movies, celebs…everything. Everything is here, yet I feel so disconnected. I try to gather information [...]

This and That

I met with a good friend from high school last night to go see Vicky Cristina Barcelona in a small movie theater in an eclectic town about 25 minutes from where I live. The movie was excellent and I highly recommend it to those who like an interesting love story, enjoy seeing images of Spain, [...]

An Endless Summer

As the end of summer quickly approaches (school officially starts tomorrow for most of the elementary schools around here), I find myself pondering why four months of my time have flown by. I ended my semester in early May with a whirlwind of final exams, 16 page papers, and, with no time to catch my breath, [...]

Random Musings

I want someone to take my picture.
What is probably more accurate to say is that I want to overcome my awkwardness in asking other people to take my photo in various situations. My reasoning behind this is as follows: I have a bulky, complicated, and ornery digital camera named Dexter, who, at the moment, is [...]

Unboundless

In a series of fortunate events that occurred over the past couple of days, I was able to reconnect with childhood friends for a long chat at the local coffee shop this afternoon. We had spent tons of time together when we were little-through soccer teams and Girl Scouts and school plays and neighborhood parties. [...]

Olympic Drama and Summer Dreams

I know I’ve said it about a million times, but I truly love the Olympics. I was just downstairs, yelling at the TV for the American Men’s Swimming 4×100 medley team to beat the swimsuits off of Australia and the other competitors. In my furry, my dog, who is said to be the equivalent of a small [...]

Shop ’til you drop…from a heat stroke

I just spent about 2 hours trying on winter jackets with my mother. In August. Surrounded by tons of crazed shoppers. Fun. Fun. Fun.
This activity was warranted in the middle of the night because a local surf shop was having a midnight madness sale and everything is really cheap due to end of season sales [...]

Survivior 2008: Camping Edition

I survived 2.5 days in the wilderness with my crazy, but lovable, friends. Here are tips I learned from CAMPING OUT 2008:
1. Don’t let the tent builder construct your tent on an incline because in the middle of the night, you will find yourself slumped down to the bottom of the tent and it will cause you to [...]