The biggest mistake I made this year has been not giving myself enough credit for graduating from college. I didn't really tell anyone that I was graduating because I was embarrassed it was only a 2-year degree instead of a traditional diploma. But whatever. I worked hard to get it and it really was the best that I could do at the time. Whether or ( Read more... )

I learned how to do sudoku puzzles today and they are the greatest things in the universe! I never attempted them before because they were scary, but ubuntu comes with one and I was bored and played it. I went from super-insane easy to impossible difficulty in a matter of hours. I'm so proud of myself. I rock.

My leather jacket was on my bed and my dog jumped up and sat on it. I shooed him off and noticed a very large amount of blood. I started searching him frantically for the source of his bleeding. After finding none, I got very concerned for my jacket and started trying to get the blood out, but it only got worse! So I gave up and it dried ( Read more... )

I'm out of here. In the morning, I'm off for Sweden. From there, I have no idea where I'll be. Somewhere in Europe for the next 4 months. I'll be back January 4, 2008. I won't be posting here but you can head over to booksaregood.com, my personal website.

Be safe.

I'll be leaving September 6 for Sweden. I'll be roaming around Europe without a travel partner or a plan until January 3. Hopefully I don't die. Give me your address if you want a postcard.

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This semester, most of my classes are required classes I've been neglecting to take. But because I want to graduate, I figured I'd get them out of the way. Yoga, political science, and philosophy aren't so bad but statistics is kicking my ass. I paid an incredible amount of money for access to an online tutoring service through my textbook ( Read more... )

Total income from 2006: 2355.88.

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I think that switching gears in school was a really good idea. I've found out I'm exceptionally gifted in chemistry labs and that with a little bit of effort, even the math part of chemistry makes sense. Also, for the first time in my life, I am able to successfully complete origami projects. I think it might be because I have been developing this ( Read more... )