Quotes from 16-year-old Tricia's journal:

"Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between gay and British"

"But school days are always depressing, because no one really cares. Like I just drift through most of my classes and no one talks to me, and sometimes people don't even look at me."

"You know I never write how I feel in this damn thing, it's ( Read more... )

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If you get more than 30, I strongly recommend some counseling.

If you get more than 20, you’re paranoid.

If you get 10-20, you are normal.

If you get 10 or less, you’re fearless

Haven't been on LJ in so long, which is sad because I feel like I can be more open and honest here than on a blinking status update box, or in 140 characters, or on hip-to-the-max Tumblr (which I'm still not sure I totally understand how to use ( Read more... )

May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.-- Neil Gaiman

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I was a kindergarten teacher in San Francisco and I was taking my class to a lecture by my ex-boyfriend (Marco)'s mom, we had to get there in a limo. So like 20 school-age kids are hard to fit in a limo, so I had to sit in fetal position on one of the chaperone's laps. Luckily he seemed very nice and not-creepy. I remember him looking like ( Read more... )

Sometimes I freak out when I think how incredibly lucky I am.
WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE TO BE THIS HAPPY? Why? WHY?!

I don't even want responses. I just want the world to know that I appreciate the good graces and that I'll do my best to make reparations in my own time. For now I'm reveling in the fact that I'm happy. Thanks, world.

Thank you.

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Livejournal, I hate your new auto-play video ads. Makes actually visiting your site a hassle! I want to write entries, but you're annoying me ( Read more... )

When I finish "Siddhartha" (I have a few pages to go, and only read when I commute), I'm going to re-think religion and life a little bit. The book's ideas appeal to me immensely. But I need to complete it, and sit down and absorb it all for a bit. But I like what I'm discovering. I'll get back to you on any changes this brings to my viewpoint. I ( Read more... )