I have started a new livejournal, and don't expect to post in this one again. There's a longer explanation there, and I hope to see you all stop by.

speak_candidly

I guess I should have updated Saturday, but I was kind of busy eating more junk food than any human being ever should with my roommates ( Read more... )

My immune system has declared revolution. Oppressed by the harsh and demanding ways of my workaholic self, it has opened the borders to every transient infection. Viruses are offered immigration bonuses! Bacteria get minority scholarships to all the best schools ( Read more... )

Last night we had a fire drill. I had planned to be out of the apartment at this moment, since standing barefoot in the snow in my pajamas while they mark everyone's name off on a sheet is not high on my list of exciting activities. Unfortunately, I'd forgotten about the whole thing, and was lolling on the couch discussing pizza with my roommate ( Read more... )

I just realized that I am incapable of making relaxed conversation. I was walking to the library with a study partner and we were chatting, and it occurred to me that the entire time I was analyzing him and constructing a persona to suit my conversational goal. The entire time, analyzing and carefully selecting what I'd say, how fast I'd say it, ( Read more... )

What is it with me and getting hurt? Ever since I was in elementary school, I was always the kid getting hit in the face with the ball. Today it was dance -- some guy nailed me right above my foot when we were doing backwards across-the-floors in foxtrot, sending my sprawling with a yelp. He turns around, looks at me, watches me walk over to the ( Read more... )

Okay, I know I'm not exactly the archtype of female Americans of my age. I'm a senior in a university instead of a high school, I am financially independent, and I don't own even a single bolero shirt. But I'd at least think I'd have some interest in the thousands of extremely eligible men on campus ( Read more... )

I am the epitome of cool. I stayed in all night in my parents house, laying on the couch and watching Peter Pan. I need one of those holiday stickers, except mine would say, "I missed the party of 2005 ( Read more... )

I medaled at a 93 and 94 in bronze intl. latin. I feel slightly less ungraceful. And kind of woozy!happy, like being drunk.

Not that I would know.

I am flabbergasted. I got a perfect score on my dialogue in Chinese last week ( Read more... )