I feel like I have accomplished more so far today than I did during the entire weekend -- and it's only 10:30. I knew I stayed home for a reason. I figured school would be a waste, what with so many people taking the IB math test, and I didn't want to be at school if I didn't have to. So, for once in my life, I followed through with something ( Read more... )

I just read something Lauren posted about the song "No One Mourns the Wicked" and I can't get the song out of my head, except the part I hear is at the end when all the Ozians are chanting "No one mourns the wicked" as Glinda sings "Good news!" And it feels like it should be significant -- okay, let's be honest, it is significant, for obvious ( Read more... )

Of course, I should have been spending the last two hours studying for the hardest chemistry test of the year.  Instead, I have spent them re-reading a Phantom of the Opera fanfic and creating a new userpic.  Oh, and having a conversation with Rachna about college sweatshirts.

Nothing large has happened to me lately -- or rather, those large things which have happened have happened without commentary.  It's funny -- I find it hard to remember a time when I didn't feel guilty if I forgot to chronicle my latest exploits online.  On the one hand I love having a livejorunal because it makes it a lot easier for me to ( Read more... )

So I made it here. I'm typing this on one of my roommate's laptops and listening to La Vie Boheme while we get ready to go to the conference. Yesterday was exhausting yet fun -- we walked a ridiculous amount around San Francisco...I think my feet are still sore. The conference doesn't start tonight until 7, but we're going into Berkeley and ( Read more... )

Every time I see the musical Wicked, I come away inspired in so many different directions that I don't know what to do with it. Actually, any time I see any musical, or play, or finish a good book, or experience any work of art worth my time, I come away with that feeling -- that need to do something, after having sat and watched or read for so ( Read more... )

It's interesting to think how a single moment can change your life. We might not recognize that moment when it comes -- it might be an involuntary action that decides the shift for us ( Read more... )

So I'm researching philosopher Thomas of Aquinas for a Humanities skit. Our topic is "pleasure and pain," which (as I'm sure you can imagine) makes things interesting enough to begin with. So I was reading some of the things Aquinas had to say about pleasure. In his Summa Theologica he asks the question, "Is any pleasure non-natural ( Read more... )

So, it's actually happening. Tomorrow night after the showing of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, I'll be there to get Norbert's autograph. Mom and dad gave in, and did so in a surprisingly quiet manner. I know where I'm going once I'm there. Now, I just have to get there -- and that's easy ( Read more... )

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