identity crisis?

Surfing the internet while attempting to study leads to all sorts of gems, and today, it happens to be Stuff White People Like. Don't get me wrong. Or, perhaps, if you're that shallow, do, but I am almost assured now that I am a white person. Heaven help us all.

I promise more birthday details later, although, alas, there were no photos taken. However, Lambrusco was imbibed, and it was good. :)

ready or not ...

Wallflower
Originally uploaded by Dappers

This is how I feel right now ... well, sort of. Bright, but ready to smash my head against the wall.

Let's put it this way. "Winter quarter needs to shove off and die."

And yes, oh yes, I blogged two different photos in the span of five minutes. What can I say? I'm ignoring my studies and trolling Flickr.

bright

lil monks
Originally uploaded by Sukanto Debnath

I love this photo, and I thought I would share it with whoever reads this blog ... I'm guessing that's not many people, but this is mostly for myself, anyway.

he's following me!

Oh, Pachelbel ...

Oh, and if you dig Rob and all of his craziness, find more of him at his website. :)

with the band

Adorable meme nabbed from fingersandtoes!

First you need a wikipedia random article . The article title is your band name.

Second, go here. The last four words of the last quotation on the page is your debut album title.

Thirdly, go here. The third picture on the page is your album cover.

Then you put it all together and post it on your blog!

Photo copyright Valarun. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/valarun/)

even

Life is complex. We have our interests, and others have theirs. Sometimes, they work in harmony, and sometimes they conflict like nobody's business. I wonder if I make poor judgments about my own interests as they pertain to others. I'm overzealous, and I don't think things through. It's a fault, really.

I am dealing with far too much right now. All I really want is an even playing field, but all I see right now is an uphill climb.

now and then

Last year, I was in Barcelona, hanging out with Irene.


This year, I was cooped up in San Diego, hoping to God that we weren't going to burn.

Needless to say, I'm very much alive, but due to the fire, we canceled an entire week of class. We're now behind, and it was both a relief and a stress. Now, I've got a ton of stuff due this coming week, so it's just go-go-go for me. Can't win 'em all.

Oh, and if that weren't depressing enough, "American kids, dumber than dirt"?

I really do need to make more time for blogging. :) I enjoy it so.

A license plate reading AZNJEDI just drove by. Well, I was amused.

ouch

I managed to give myself the worst blisters yesterday. Now I have to take it easy on my feet, so they'll be up to a New York adventure in a week. Oh, man, I could have seen this coming a mile away, eh?

confessional

• I am terrified of growing up.


• I am 21, and I still don't know what I want to do with my life.


• I am a self-diagnosed commitment-phobic.


• I wear my heart on my sleeve ... sometimes with less than ideal results.


• I barely cry anymore, but when I was in grammar school, it was second nature.


• I want to travel the world.


• I love my family more than anything, but when my parents are around, my sister and I fight like nobody's business.


• I don't read my textbooks during the year, but when summer comes around, I read like crazy.


• I still can't get over my perfectionist tendencies after all these years.


• I have a thyroid condition, and I hate taking pills three times a day.


• I tend to bottle things up inside because I don't think anyone else will get it.


• I miss my friends.

for the record

Cool Things:
Ikea Hacker
Mosaic Table

Blog Ideas:
The "i" Generation
Signatures (Things Noticed)
Life, Upcoming
Grad School Search
Book Club
Autumn Approaches
Travel

losing my touch

There goes the sporadic blogging. I chalk it up to a pressing work week. Sometimes I feel like I'm wanted there, and other times I feel like I'm just a burden. I'm sticking with it, but sometimes, work is enough to make me go a little bonkers. It happens, I suppose.

I'm tired. And Kimi is here. Last night, I had my last night in the queen bed ... all to myself. Now I must share. I'm okay with this, but it's just not the same, I'm thinking. Oh well. Now is the time to be with family, no matter how diseased they may be. Or something like that.

Oh yeah. I went to the doctor on Monday. Definitely a thyroid problem. Yay me. Perhaps I'll be able to follow up this time, and we can come to a conclusion. I've been cut down an hour a day at work, too. it's not a big deal, but I'm rambling now, and I think it's time to hit the sack. Not that it'll do anything for my thyroid. Meh.

the way were once were

I'm discovering that, though I thought I was over it, I continue to have unabashedly "fangirl"-esque moments. I thought I was over this, but I guess that I'm wrong. Oh well. Every now and then I'm allowed to be crazy, amidst all this trying to be mature. Heck, I'm 21. Maturity might have to wait.

where's my heart

It's days like these when I wonder if I have the heart, the drive, or the stamina to finish this out. To succeed. To not just be "so close and yet so far." (Sorry Frankie Valli!) I want to be in the home stretch, but I'm scared. Just needed to put this idea somewhere. Maybe it'll light that desperate flame.

doom? sure!

Quick update: I need to finish this paper; I am obsessed with Spring Awakening; I need to study; I want to go to New York; I am considering a grad school in Political Science/International Relations; I want to move to NYC; I am excited for this summer; I need to stop doing this and get back to what I need to do.

I have a thing for impending doom. I have no better words.

Ohhh ... but my roommates are teaching me how to ride a bike! (No, I don't really know how yet, but I'm getting the hang of it. Next up, driving a car! I can't do that either.)

plays with squirrels

Squirrels can be kinda vicious. I mean, one bit two adults and a child recently! Pretty much, stop feeding the squirrels. They'll be the world's next seagull ... but at least they won't poop on you. I hope.

say no more

Avenue Q + Fiddler on the Roof = Everyone's a Little Bit Jewish



That is all.

buona pasqua

Happy Easter, all! I know, I really should spend time on the Christian aspect of this holiday, but I am just amused by chocolate bunnies.

So, my mother gave me a Chocolate Easter Bunny to bring down. I get to unwrap him today, and I figured I'd take some pictures and give him the all-around inspection. What I found was intriguing.


He looks like your ordinary, run of the mill bunny.


The nutritional facts state that he is one to be divided into thirds. What can I say? I have a hard time imagining a third of a bunny.

And if you still want more fun:

I got this from Cara, so go visit her!

all things must have a beginning ...

I realized how much I missed this, this blogging thing. I'm not expecting much this time. If people want to read this, I'm thrilled. If nobody stops by, that's all right, too. This will be my space, I hope. I want to be myself here ... well, sans knitting, which is over at Knits from the City, my knitblog. I figure that this'll be fun, since I haven't used LJ in, well, almost forever.

Anyway, if you're out there, I hope you enjoy!