25 September 2008
♥ i love my new friends
But I really miss my old ones, too.
9/25/2008
21 September 2008
♥ seventeen only comes once in a lifetime
I miss how simple things were then.
9/21/2008
19 September 2008
♥ the funny thing is, i don't even like football!
College football is probably the biggest perk I've found so far in college. I love that we all wear black and sing the fight song and unlike high school, everyone actually knows the fight song. I love that the wave goes around the whole stadium three times, and I love sitting right behind the band, and I love cheering like crazy whenever the other team fumbles and I love rushing the field like a bunch of crazies when we finally win (in overtime!).
This is turning out to be more like what I pictured.
9/19/2008
15 September 2008
♥ this whole two jobs thing might be a little much
I'm up way too early, and I'm gonna be up way too late tonight, and I am exhausted.
9/15/2008
14 September 2008
♥ some things i've learned in my first few weeks of college:
1. Partying with friends is way more fun than partying at frats. And you know what my dad thinks about those frat boys, anyway.
2. Dorm food is, in fact, just as bad as everyone told me it would be...
3. ...and after about a week and a half, eating salad twice a day gets pretty boring.
4. I'm not entirely sure what I want to get a degree in, but I'm pretty positive it's not going to be journalism.
5. I am perfectly capable of being independent, and I've surprised myself a little by actually enjoying it. I think next time I am in a relationship, no matter who it's with, I will be even better at it.
6. Getting some exercise always makes me feel better. I guess I knew that before, but I forgot just how effective it can be.
2. Dorm food is, in fact, just as bad as everyone told me it would be...
3. ...and after about a week and a half, eating salad twice a day gets pretty boring.
4. I'm not entirely sure what I want to get a degree in, but I'm pretty positive it's not going to be journalism.
5. I am perfectly capable of being independent, and I've surprised myself a little by actually enjoying it. I think next time I am in a relationship, no matter who it's with, I will be even better at it.
6. Getting some exercise always makes me feel better. I guess I knew that before, but I forgot just how effective it can be.
9/14/2008
13 September 2008
♥ that's probably true
"Don't trust those frat boys. They only want one thing."
--My father
9/13/2008
12 September 2008
♥ the rules.
Actually, there's only one.
Firefighters are always, always, always allowed in my room. Period.
9/12/2008
11 September 2008
♥ i am exhausted
This all just seems like too much at once.
9/11/2008
10 September 2008
♥ i think i need to talk to my advisor
I don't think journalism is the major for me, but there's just one problem with that: I don't know what the hell is. Sociology? Education? Fuck!
9/10/2008
09 September 2008
♥ a short list of some rather inspiring things:
♥ Sidewalk chalk on my run today that said: "Only the positive can do it." Maybe a little smarmy, but it's just the boost I needed. It's not always easy to be positive, but I guess nothing worth doing in life is easy, right?
♥ Deer. They're just so cute, especially when they are babies. Also, they are much more graceful than me. (I saw three today!)
♥ Steven Cozza, who founded "Scouting for All" at the age of 12. I know a lot of adults who are way less open-minded.
♥ Moms. And not just my mom, though in my personal opinion she is definitely the best one. This may sound a little silly, but I am so grateful for all the moms in my life, who are constantly looking out for me.
♥ My amazing friends, who are always there no matter what.
♥ Independence. I'm making good grades in all my classes, working two jobs, and generally working shit out on my own. Change is really, really hard, but no matter what the future holds, even if things don't work out the way I want them to, I think I will be a better person for it. To quote my beloved B. Spears, I'm stronger than yesterday!
9/09/2008
♥ "everytime"
I don't have the heart to post the lyrics, but that's exactly how I feel.
9/09/2008
08 September 2008
♥ how did these people get into college?
I run into an astonishing number of morons every time I leave my building for class. It's kind of ridiculous.
9/08/2008
07 September 2008
♥ a lonely september
This time, it is different. I will not make the same mistakes. I am stronger now than I was then, and this can only make me stronger. I am independent. I am a lot of things, some of them good, and some of them not so good, but they make me who I am, and I know that someday, you're going to miss all of them. It won't be today or tomorrow and probably not even next week, but my intuition is usually right.
This is not the end of you and me.
This is not the end of you and me.
9/07/2008
05 September 2008
♥ it's fucking freezing out
and I do NOT want to go for a run!
9/05/2008
04 September 2008
♥ p.s. the nice thing about not living at home
is that when my roommate is gone, I can totally walk around naked and nobody will even know or care. Since she's never around anyway, that's pretty much all the time. Hopefully we will never have a fire or anything, because it would be really embarrassing to have to walk around naked outside, especially since there are lots of boys in this building.
9/04/2008
♥ and the best is yet to be!
Today I have been lucky enough to call him my boyfriend for one whole year. Here's to many more!
9/04/2008
03 September 2008
♥ i think there's something wrong with me
Today in my deviance class, we talked about how advertising inundates us with messages about how women are supposed to look, and that looks are really the only thing that matters. We learned about how only 5% of the population has the physically ideal female body, and yet that's all we ever see in the media. We are striving for something that virtually doesn't exist. And because the "norm" of ideal body type is something that's nearly impossible to achieve, those of us who don't fit the "norm"--all 95% of us--are, technically, deviants.
This is all pretty disturbing, especially when you consider that women are, more often than not, objectified by the media. Open any magazine or watch any channel on TV for a few minutes and you'll see what I mean. And, in most cases, the first step to abuse is the dehumanization of the victim. The number one cause of injury to women in this country is domestic violence. Do you see where I'm going with this?
And as I was watching the video and hearing the lecture, I realized that no matter how upsetting the concept is to me, I can't quite bring myself to believe that the media has such an effect on me personally. But everyone thinks that, don't they? Everyone thinks they're immune to media messages, and I'm no different.
But I think I must have been wrong all this time, because as I walked out of class, all I could think was that I hated how much bigger my thighs are than those models' and how I should probably skip lunch and go for a run.
9/03/2008
02 September 2008
♥ enjoy!
I've been visiting Gala Darling's site, iCing, a lot recently, and it's inspired me to become a little more involved in my blogging community. Thanks to Morgan, here goes:
RULES:
1) Link the person who tagged you. See above.
2) Mention the rules on your blog. Done.
3) Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours. K, I'll get to that after the rules.
4) Tag 6 bloggers by linking them. I don't know if I'll get to six, but we'll see.
5) Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogs letting them know they've been tagged. Too lazy. They'll notice eventually.
...and six unspectacular quirks:
♥ I like routine. I'm almost superstitious about breaking it; if things go wrong I'm likely to blame it on that.
♥ I watch a lot of crime TV. My favorite is American Justice... I can't get enough of it.
♥ I hate, hate, hate green peppers.
♥ I'm somewhat messy by nature, but when I'm stressed I organize. Not clean--it can be dirty, I don't care--more like rearranging.
♥ I always sleep on my stomach.
♥ I hate reading books or watching movies out of order. I can't watch the sequel first, even if I've already seen them both before. I would never just be like, "I'm gonna reread Harry Potter 4" or "Let's watch The Empire Strikes Back tonight!"
And links:
9/02/2008
01 September 2008
♥ 'not much has changed for you guys since high school, has it?'
Looks like not for you either--you still sound like an idiot whenever you open your mouth. Maybe you should try studying?
9/01/2008
