The past five days have been some of the most exhausting, challenging, sleepless, yet rewarding days of my life. I've met incredible people, learned a ton, drank too much coffee, and slept too few hours. I have something to say again, when I had thought all words had run dry. It's hard to believe that a week ago I felt that life was absolutely ( Read more... )

Higher Profits for Oil Companies

Don’t give me your cliché judgments, I’ve heard them all before. Don’t give me your advice in black and white, I’ve seen too many of this world’s other shades to buy that. For what it’s worth, I did what I had to do, I did the “smart” thing, the “noble” thing, and I’ll hurt like hell for it. I will suffer like you can’t even imagine. I will ( Read more... )

Why is it that we live in a country where the poor are left to suffer if they get sick, as either health care or health insurance costs way too much to be feasible for the lower working class citizen? Why do we have to dread getting some horrible illness or infection or having some sort of accident that requires a trip to the emergency room? ( Read more... )

there are some days where i'd rather i didn't exist at all. today was one of those.

I have to say, three nights ago I went to bed feeling massively frustrated at the fact that I had SO much going on inside my head and absolutely nobody to talk to about it. All I wanted was a friend who I could talk to without having them immediately criticize or give advice or pass judgement on the situation. That's exactly what you were tonight ( Read more... )

my heart hurts.

Date: Sep 2, 2005 11:22 AM ( Read more... )

My head throbs, and I just want to cry as I watch a photojournalist yell at the world about how unjust it is that law-abiding citizens are starving and dying while everyone says it's too dangerous to go in and help them.  He continues on about how these people merely did what they were told and now are stuck, stranded, and dying as a result of ( Read more... )

I'm not sure what to do with myself! I'm free of the chains of higher learning for an entire week and a half! Oh yes, I can't even describe the elation. What I'm most looking forward to: reading what i fucking want to!!!