I realllllly, really miss writing here in my LJ ( Read more... )

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This morning, I watched Polar Express for the first time. I've avoided it because it looked completely uninteresting, but my dad loves the movie and if he likes a movie, that's really saying something. Well, I'm SO glad I watched it! It lightened my heart a lot and helped me get over the "it doesn't feel like Christmas" funk. It also just ( Read more... )

I have an ongoing list of things I want to accomplish. I will write them down to hold myself accountable. It's ongoing ( Read more... )

I love how as the days go by, we begin to learn more and more about ourselves. Lately I find it like a fun little game...I hear a song, I see a picture, I taste a meal, I do a dance...as I take part in the daily happenings of the world, I piece together more and more things that I love. I discover things that fit into my lifeblood and personality ( Read more... )

All-Night Vigil (Vespers), Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff
I honestly cannot pick just one that I am in love with...they are all special to me. I performed the entire vigil and it was an amazing experience. Perhaps "Hail Mary" (love it so much, it's so spiritual for me), "Blessed Be the Lord", "Joyful Light", "Blessed is the Man", "Praise the ( Read more... )

Happy Earth Day!!! This year, I am so excited it is Earth Day. The last time I visually remember taking part in Earth Day was when I was in 5th grade; I remember sitting up in the balcony in the auditorium at Mather Middle School and looking down at the stage with an Earth Day Flag hung above it. My family recycled when I was younger and there ( Read more... )

People have always asked me what my dream job is. Actually, a couple days ago I was asked the same question, with the foot note of 'no obstacles' and the ability to choose any profession I want, no holds barred. Of course, working for the UN would be a dream, as doing humanitarian work is so fulfilling. But what was my first 'plan'? What is the ( Read more... )

Some are passions. Some are just ways I know to effectively make some moolah, but haven't yet ventured off into those realms. Some are things I want to be certified in just to be a Renaissance woman, and to have a vast plethora of options available to me. Some of the list items seem to me to go hand in hand with others in a domino effect, so I ( Read more... )

I'm reading all the entries under my passions tag...and I'm going crazy ( Read more... )