YES! "[He] suggested that happiness is not about having what you want. Instead, it's about wanting what you have."It's funny. Throughout my life, I had many people tell me that I'm a chirpy, bubbly person. There was even a friend (that I think I mentioned here before) where he bluntly told me, "Jenn, I realized you're actually very smart, you ( Read more... )

An arbitrary mesh ( Read more... )

I was feeling particularly gross today due to splitting stomachaches, and I figured losing one day of prodding job listings wasn't going to thwart my chances too much. So, instead, I "took the day off ( Read more... )

A few birthdays ago, I reflected how birthdays are celebrated backwards (such that the birthday boy/girl should really be celebrating the people around him/her because if it weren't for the people around him/her, he/she wouldn't be the person he/she is today.) That still makes sense in my head at least, but as I'm about to surpass my 23rd year, I ( Read more... )

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How is it possible that I feel SUPER busy even when I'm unemployed?

For the first time in my life, I listened/watched Justin Bieber. A friend and I were talking about our knowledge-or rather the lack of-pop culture, and I mentioned how I still had no clue who this Justin Bieber guy was. She had a "oh, him" look on her face and chuckled, saying how she thinks his music is stupid, but can understand why the younger ( Read more... )

Dear Grandmother of all Waynes ( Read more... )

In light of the Mehserle verdict, here's some more to chew on:

Making the term "Racist" mean something

Legalize Arizona

Over-sensitive and In-sensitive about Race (One of my FAVORITE blogs to read!) And I love this quote from a reader's comment: "[W]hite people in general have a tough time talking about race because they are overly sensitive to ( Read more... )

I am currently sitting in the library after a good forty minutes of scrounging for a seat. Luck came to me and I am now happily seated in the hidden nook with large bay windows overlooking the green hills next to Lake Elizabeth. (You know what area I'm talking about ( Read more... )