It's almost 10am. Almost. I've been up since about 6, after purposely leaving my blinds open to catch that 5:30am sun. I had to wear a suit today, and straighten my hair into looking presentable, and cook breakfast, and empty my car, all before school, so I pulled myself out of bed early ( Read more... )

For those of you who don't know me very well, allow me to give a short anecdote:  When I was 12, I talked a middle school teacher into being my group of 5 friends' sponsor, so that we could sell environmental t-shirts, raise money, and then go on a trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha.  We made enough money for gas, three hotel rooms and probably ( Read more... )

On my way from Milwaukee to Des Moines, we flew on a prop plane. As a relatively calm individual, who enjoys turbulence when flying, I was not at all concerned about the plane. It had two seats in each row with a walk way in between them--nice and cozy. I was in the third row, with a girl about my age across the aisle. In the front row were two ( Read more... )