Thoughts

Consequences.

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:47:52 -0500

I think it is time for people to wake up and realize that pet ownership is not something that can be taken lightly. With all the people protesting about the sanctity of life, I cannot and will not understand why more people aren’t taking a stand for animal rights.

I know a girl who recently told me that she gave her two cats (of 9 and 10 years old) to the kill shelter in town. One is gone, the other has been there for three months. All just because she wanted to move into a new apartment.

Tomorrow morning, I’m calling to see if her Snowball is still there. I do not know what I am going to do if she is, but I will not let her stay there. I don’t know how long it takes for them to decide a cat has no chances of getting adopted. Or is too old. Somebody needs to take responsibility for this.

And while I am on this rampage, I would also like to say that people should only take in an animal if they intend to care for it the rest of its life. There needs to be a change in perspective. People need to see that before the world can change for the better and all of the damage we have done to the planet can be reversed, we need to learn how to respectfully treat our animals.

Pumpkins, Shmumpkins

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:20:00 -0500

Dan and I are going to carve these once he gets off work — I can’t wait! My plan was to watch Walking Dead with Daniel and carve them earlier, but I guess it didn’t work out. And now I’ll be putting off my homework and carving pumpkins at 2 AM.

I’m thinking of not doing my homework out of spite. I’m having a hard time in one of my writing classes. I am supposed to be learning how to inspire my students to be writers, but all I am learning is how I don’t want to teach writing. And that writing is something that I DON’T want to do, ever.

Daniel was promoted at his work. I’m super happy for him, in a way. He has worked so hard, and it is nice to see him get recognized for it. But I would really like to have him home more than this. If we live together, we really should see each other more than one day a week. I think I have been moving slower, sadder since he got his new job. Empty house, take-out, Netflix. I hope this passes soon so we can have our home — the one we made — back to how it is when we’re together, but every day. Missing him, this is just another sad, late-night post from a lonesome college girl.

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Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:18:00 -0500

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Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:59:28 -0500

Thunder Storm

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:23:48 -0500

Well, it’s been a while. I write because Sims has exploded itself out of my life (for the next couple days), I’m simultaneously reading about 4 books that I’m not interested in and Dan is at game and cannot entertain me.

It just occurred to me that I never did a SMC recap! I don’t know if I successfully could now that a couple weeks have gone by, but I’ll try. Junior High kids are wiggly. I doubt I could ever teach them. But despite them, the tornados and being exhausted, I think I learned the most from that week. I always knew that people have to be a little weird to be into music, but it’s more apparent when we’re younger. It makes me wonder if someone snatched me up when I was little, decided I was strange and slightly socially awkward and decided to put me into a children’s choir. I don’t know..

Overall, SMC was great. I made some great friends and I don’t think I’m alone. Considering we all left smiling and not avoiding each other, I’d say the counseling staff made a great team. I’m very pleased. But if I have any regret, it would only be one. There was a little girl who was swallowed up by gossip and felt the only option was to leave instead of talking to us. I know it was a long time ago, that she’ll be back and that I’m probably more hurt by the situation than she was, but I can’t help but carry that with me. And that’s okay. It was my greatest lesson from camp: don’t trust the lies of little girls, get the full story every time.

So now my work is over for the summer. In about six days, Dan is going to be in Minooka and we are taking off for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Thank gawd! We need a vacation from being apart.

More updates to come. I’m bored here. Thank goodness the rest of this summer is going to be a breeze. From here on, I have less than a week apart from Dan at a time. :)

This is not a show.

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:57:00 -0500

This is not a show.

I love GLEE. Nevertheless, truth. whateverhappened: glee in 60...

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:29:13 -0500

I love GLEE. Nevertheless, truth.

whateverhappened:

glee in 60 seconds.

Rescue!

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:26:44 -0500

Who needs to do laundry but forgot to buy soap? This girl. Dan’s saving the day for me. :)

I just found out that I may actually get out of here in four years! I’ll be working like crazy, but it should work out. I did enjoy the look I got from my Gen. Ed. advisor when he saw I’m taking a 28 credit hour semester next year. Still only 11 classes. I’m used to this. And I don’t have to wake up until 10!

Dan and I are having dinner at his parents’ house tonight. I’m not freeeeakking out or anything. But as long as I have clean clothes to wear, it shouldn’t go all that badly… right?

2 Months Togethz.

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:23:30 -0500

Happy, complete. All I need for the rest of my life is Friday nights in, fake plastic roses and Iron and Wine playing on the radio, us singing the same harmonies.

You’ve just opened the car door to kiss me for the third time. Were going to the back of Sullivan to blow our vocal chords to Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. It’s not that I don’t trust you while you’re singing and driving. It just would be horribly cliche if we crashed and died like this.

I don’t just want two months with you. Call me selfish, anything. I want it all; I want you. 2 months down, 731 to go.

I love you.

it was clear that i should find my other half.

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:10:33 -0500

it was clear that i should find my other half.

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Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:52:05 -0500

"Life’s too short — Eat desert first!"

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:24:15 -0500

“Life’s too short — Eat desert first!”

Tuesday

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:55:00 -0500

Yesterday Daniel made me a fancy dinner. Everything was made from scratch. Suuuper fancy. We had chicken alfredo and green peppers, an excessively perfect amount of garlic and an uber burpie cake-baking Kratz.

I’m starting a band. Michael will be playing the bass and gameboy and I will be singing. We don’t have a name yet, or a general venue or T-shirts, but it’s going to be fantastic once it’s up and running. I’m greatly looking forward to it.

Dan’s giving me name ideas:

-The Bug Bears

-The Slovenly Curmudgeons

-The Celestial Bodies

Today I’m avoiding all my obligations. I’m spending the day will Dan instead of writing a teensy paper and practicing for combined seminar on Thursday (eeeek!). TOTALLY fine with it.

We’re going to Sullivan Taylor for coffee. And a oatmeal raisin cookie of some sort.

Peace!

lovez.

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:18:04 -0500

right now, i am complete and contented to be where i am. once this vacation is over and the real world comes back, i will still be here. i won’t be going anywhere unless you are there with me. this is it; this is important.

you are my home.

"Everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us, on the..."

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:59:26 -0500

“Everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us, on the inside, looking out.”

- Everything Is Illimuniated

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Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:49:04 -0500

from the tent.

from the world.

Togeths.

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:44:00 -0500

These past few days have been some of THE best I have ever had.

I went camping with some of my best friends. It rained and it was freezing, but we had an absolutely fantastic time. Our one-day camping trip ended up being more of a weekend-long vacation, and I don’t think I would have preferred it any other way. It was so nice to have nothing to worry about for a couple days except the level of toastiness of marshmallows. Totally worth the mud.

Since then, I have launched a very successful fundraiser for Mu Phi, gotten addicted to ROME, sat outside of SullTay with Dan singing Elliot Smith songs with Joe on guitar, gone on an impromptu adventure to Galesburg and met Dan’s parents. I’m not allowed to blog about that, but I believe them to be amazing people and I’m unbelievably happy that entire experience is over. I much prefer slightly-more-comfortable second meetings to shy-and-awkward introductions.

I’m slipping into something wonderful. I forgot how easy it is to trust somebody with all my happiness. It took too long for us to get here, but I couldn’t be happier that it’s finally time.

its way past two and you want me there.

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:08:34 -0500

i’m putting off an essay. it’s been overwhelming me for weeks, and now that the due date is tomorrow morning (or this morning, really), i feel that the best course of action is to shut down word and listen to chris thile sing to my soul.

i feel reminiscent of a hamster in a wheel lately. didn’t time used to go slower? i look forward to going to class and not feeling like i never went to sleep the night before. nothing new, but i was hoping this wouldn’t happen so soon after vacation.

like this paper, for instance. it really should write itself. that would be helpful.

some good friends distracted me for a few hours tonight. spontaneous, but it was really nice to laugh, vent and chill. that is what makes all this worth it. i look forward to the next time. :)

and..back to the essay. tomorrow = photo shoot.

Chris Thile - I’m Nowhere and You’re Everything

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:40:00 -0500

Chris Thile - I’m Nowhere and You’re Everything

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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:34:00 -0500