January 2010
3 posts
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
December 2009
7 posts
it finally feels like christmas.
hmm the last time i was on tumblr? no idea. but a lot has happened and its killing me. well not all of it. i’ve been getting some good quality family time in and even put up my long overdue christmas tree. it finally feels like christmas. i’ve had a christmas tree up every year since i was born and i was really disappointed we couldnt put up the tree this year. i dont know why people...
“If you love someone, if you truly love someone, you will put aside foolish pride...”
– (via eletheowl) (via audreyluu)
last priority = mellow
i officially established today that homework is my last priority. it sounds pretty bad but i’ve worked my butt off my entire life. even when grades wouldnt count, i’d still be trying my best, pushing everything else behind it. i fixated on it because that would be the key to my future, according to all the adults around me. i did my part and now i have some months left before i...
November 2009
14 posts
“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more...”
– Mother Teresa
“You only live once - but if you work it right, once is enough.”
– Joe E. Lewis
why?
i figured once i turned in my uc apps i would feel relieved. i dont. it seems like even though it was my main focus and stressor, with it out of the way, the rest of life comes crashing down and makes it all complicated again. i finished apps to come back to parental problems, homework, tears, and just feeling stressed. isnt this feeling supposed to be gone already? i already felt like crap for a...
“Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.”
– Samuel Johnson
“We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: (1) by doing a...”
– Victor Frankl
almost there!
so i think hope has been slightly restored. i think i finally see the light at the end of this long dark tunnel. my uc applications are nearly complete! i only need to revise the last paragraph of my prompt 1! i plan to submit it tomorrow. i forbade myself to eat thanksgiving food until i submit it. i think im going to starve. its way too nerve wrecking to submit it. its like saying thats it,...
“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to...”
– William Jennings Bryan
hello tumblr.
so this is what the buzz is all about.
well i needed to vent so why not here.
personal statements can kiss my butt.
they are meant for us to pour our blood, sweat, and tears; not our heart.
and teachers all want to squeeze in tests.
just wonderful.