I have been unkind. Unkind to my parents. Wanting them to conform to some preset societal norm that they were never going to, and then in being disappointed when they didn't. I failed to see that the very same things that make me into an independent and capable person are the same things that made them who they are ( Read more... )

My favorite book is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I first heard this book when, just by chance, it was free on iTunes one day. I listened to it over the course of taking Anthony to summer camp. It was only four hours long, and was read by Jeremy Irons, so I figured, what could possibly be bad about that ( Read more... )

I am not a religious person and have a certain wariness about me when it comes to organized religion. But I feel like I'm coming to some fairly significant realizations in my life and it's time I stopped trying to hold everything inside like some kind of strange secret ( Read more... )

I am bad at the updating. Mostly because I am addicted to facebook and don't generally have anything to say that's all posty mcposterson ( Read more... )

So, you'll have to pardon me. I'm watching the Obama Inaugural Celebration on hbo.com and getting all weepy. But it occurs to me at this particular moment in time that it's easier for me to explain why I'm majoring in public service ( Read more... )

I have been a bad livejournaler because ...well... a variety of reasons I guess. Posting has fallen out of my normal daily routine, I've had more things to do, I feel like I can't talk about whatever is going on, etc... anyways ( Read more... )

to all of you out there, I wish you a very merry christmas and a blessed, unexpected, interesting new year...

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Term is over! Term is over! its over its over its over ( Read more... )

This semester is a bit rough for me. I'm taking three classes at once, even though it's only 7 credits. I didn't think the third one would be that bad, since it's only one credit, but that one credit happens to be full of tae-kwon-do-goodness ( Read more... )

I share my country with all sorts of Americans. People who believe in lots of different things, and have diverse views, and that's all ok. In fact, its more than ok - it's expected, and regarded as the highest form of democracy ( Read more... )