there are escaped murderers on the lose. no joke.
So I was watching my Oprah DVDs today, (What else is new?) and I realized 2 things:
1. Since I've started my Oprah obsession I've always wanted to meet her. I still do want to meet her. But now I want to meet her because she wants to meet me. I want to do something so great that Oprah will be changed by it (she's changed by a lot of things). I want to do something that Oprah will say, "I want to have an interview with Claire because she did something to help humanity." I want Oprah to interview me because I wrote an earth-shattering book like Elie Wiesel or because I inspired her like Diana Ross or Sidney Poitier. I want Oprah to meet me because I fix fistulas for women in Ethiopia free of charge like Dr. Catherine Hamlin. I want Oprah to want to meet me. Not the other way around. And I don't want her to meet me because I'm a celebrity. I want her to want to meet me because I changed her or I did something to make the world a better place.
2. Oprah never blinks. Seriously.
You know, everyone is writing all these posts on college searches and what they want in a school and how much college searches are stressing them out these days. And you know what? I'm just not worrying about it. I know that I want UVA. And that's where it stops. I haven't been on any college websites and I haven't done any college visitations. And that's okay with me. Because I know what I want. And I'm just focused on getting there right now. And I'm glad that I have my heart set on a place already. It makes things so much easier.
Je t'aime.
<3 E-Claire
1. Since I've started my Oprah obsession I've always wanted to meet her. I still do want to meet her. But now I want to meet her because she wants to meet me. I want to do something so great that Oprah will be changed by it (she's changed by a lot of things). I want to do something that Oprah will say, "I want to have an interview with Claire because she did something to help humanity." I want Oprah to interview me because I wrote an earth-shattering book like Elie Wiesel or because I inspired her like Diana Ross or Sidney Poitier. I want Oprah to meet me because I fix fistulas for women in Ethiopia free of charge like Dr. Catherine Hamlin. I want Oprah to want to meet me. Not the other way around. And I don't want her to meet me because I'm a celebrity. I want her to want to meet me because I changed her or I did something to make the world a better place.
2. Oprah never blinks. Seriously.
You know, everyone is writing all these posts on college searches and what they want in a school and how much college searches are stressing them out these days. And you know what? I'm just not worrying about it. I know that I want UVA. And that's where it stops. I haven't been on any college websites and I haven't done any college visitations. And that's okay with me. Because I know what I want. And I'm just focused on getting there right now. And I'm glad that I have my heart set on a place already. It makes things so much easier.
Je t'aime.
<3 E-Claire