You know who are the best people in the world next to little kids? Retired people. You see, I usually sit next to this one elderly couple at church. (Seeing that it's 8:00 mass, there are plenty to go around.) I've had trouble remembering their names before -- curse my lousy memory for names -- but now I know definitely that their names are John ( Read more... )

It just occurred to me this morning. When we had our Interlibrary Loan meeting last night, I got to meet the other girls for the first time -- the girls other than Austin, that is, whom I get to see in class every day anyway, thank goodness. Now, we found out by odd coincidence that we all lived on the third floor of the dorms, and I thought that ( Read more... )

Ever had one of those "feeling crazy" days? As in literally feeling crazy? Like you got four hours of sleep and are physically exhausted but are somehow strung tight as a wire and unable to relax. And all you've eaten all day is two pieces of fruit and a couple of packs of instant oatmeal during class. And you've got an enormous lab looming over ( Read more... )

I used to feel fortunate; now I feel downright spoiled. I received ANOTHER package from my mom today. It wasn't the twenty-pound wonder of last week -- just a small box around the size of a shoe box -- but it was filled with the kind of freebie snacks they give away at advertising events. Still incredibly thoughtful, especially considering it was ( Read more... )

I've had a couple of vivid dreams the past couple days. The one from yesterday entailed my family taking me to an eighth grade class reunion. At least, that's what I assume it was as they comprised most of the guest list. My family mysteriously disappeared from the dream after we arrived and they presumably went to get refreshments. I mostly walked ( Read more... )

So after years of struggling in French between the Japanese practically virtual non-pronunciation of an r and the growling in the back of the throat trying to produce a roll kind of like an r, today, for the first time, I was -- able -- to trill -- an r! Yattai ( Read more... )

I wrote an essay this weekend of which I am rather fond. After months of debating multiculturalism in both Devo's and my current English class, I finally got to speak my mind. I think that's why I like writing so much. It's intrinisically like a monologue. You have all the time in the world to choose the phrase that suits your view, and no one can ( Read more... )

So, today I was in Chemistry, rifling through my notes and just generally feeling sort of nostalgic, when I drew my pen in fine heroic fashion and suddenly remembered how Brenna would always remark that I looked like I drawing my sword for a fight on test days. Calculators, similarly, were like automatic rifles. Anyway, my thoughts drifted and I ( Read more... )

There's something that's so much fun about having random little skills, like being able to say the alphabet backwards. Every now and then, they just come in handy. Like when you're learning the alphabet in another language and are in a contest and the order is suddenly switched and you psych all the other contestants out because you don't miss a ( Read more... )

Today is just my lucky day. After realizing suddenly yesterday that the first Monday of the month had arrived and I still hadn't written Aerika a review for her last chapter, I buckled down, skimmed through the chapter, made notes of everything that had piqued my interest, and then sat and wrote a comprehensive review. My reward?

I got to be the ( Read more... )