So uh. I'm making a list of things I absolutely need to do this summer and I don't know where else to keep it because I would have mailed it to Eric or something but I already sent him a package and I feel like that's just overkill. Also some of the things are girly.

1. Tea party by some sort of creek (Rock Creek?) with big floppy hats and dresses ( Read more... )

So this is pretty emo and ridiculous (I don't know, maybe it's not and I'm just not used to saying nice things), and it's also an Incubus song which is really not helping my case as far as trying to not be silly goes, but I wish you were here.

And um, on a slightly different note, I really want to start reading more Cormac McCarthy. I have this ( Read more... )

So that was a good birthday.

So I'm sitting at home waiting for this NIH guy to email me back so I know whether I need to go over there and pick up baby fish or not ( Read more... )

This isn't funny unless you were in CCW but it was a welcome break from my essay ( Read more... )

I've finally started my college essay. 
It's trite and whiny, because the teenage experience is trite and whiny. 
Just try and argue with that, you'll only sound trite and whiny.
It would be nice if I could respect myself as a writer again (yes, once upon a time I actually didn't completely doubt my talent); it's difficult to be objective when I keep ( Read more... )

Thank god for Ms. Fields. Apparently Fate doesn't want me to ever go into school on the weekends (first a funeral, then I was just plain unconscious, and then another surprise funeral), but I'm still getting an A. Normally I would feel bad publicizing that, but seeing as how I'm failing the rest of school I think it's ok to be happy about it.

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And this is probably a terrible read now, since I have actual problems. SHOCKING ( Read more... )

I considered making this friends only, but then I decided I was just going to have to work a lot harder at being vague.

The Decemberists were amazing, although some people had less fun than they should have.
Oh right, and I fainted yesterday. Everyone was all cute and concerned, thank you to Neuroscience Research for not letting me die or something ( Read more... )

Stuff in my brain:

Senior page.
Kenyon application/ essay.
Thanksgiving.
San Diego.
Thanksgiving.
English.
Thanksgiving.
How cold it is.
My impending surprise.
Top Chef.
Getting a haircut.
Thanksgiving (and how much I suck for thinking about Thanksgiving).