February 2012
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New Zealand Update IV
This is really quick because I am in a library in Auckland in between doing other things. Yesterday, I came into Auckland with my cousin, did some homework at his office, saw One Tree Hill, had dinner, and stayed with some friends of his overnight.
One of the awesome things about New Zealand is the lack of formality everywhere. People are super hospitable, but they are also not going to go out...
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New Zealand Update III
Yesterday I:
Hiked to Cathedral Cove.
Swam in the ocean. It was freezing, because I was on the open water side of the island, not in the bay where my cousins live.
Went to Hot Water Beach.
Had a picnic.
Visited the square Kauri. (It’s a type of tree native to New Zealand.)
Ate delicious food.
Got super sunburned. (Apparently there is a hole in the ozone layer down here.)
Watched a...
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New Zealand Update II
Today I:
Went on a train thing to the top of a mountain and took a ton of pictures.
Had a really amazing lunch in some town I can’t remember the name of.
Drove down a whole bunch of coastline.
Had a super fun skype session with my friend Sara.
Hung out with my super awesome and hilarious great aunt some more.
Continued to remind people that it is not hot here. (I wore a cardigan most...
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New Zealand Update I
I wanted to keep kind of a diary of what I am doing while on my trip, and since I know that I have friends reading this who I can’t talk to in person on the phone, and who are interested to see what I am doing here, I figured this is as good as any place to keep such a diary.
Today I:
Landed in Auckland.
Drove (rode) to Te Mata (A super small town near Thames).
Told everyone that it is...
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“And the Rock of Ages I have known
Is a weariness down in the bone.
I used to...”
– “Prayer in Open D,” Emmylou Harris
Fed Up
I definitely think that the little things in life cause me both the most stress and the most happiness. And I am at the point where, if one more small-to-medium sized problem crops up in my life, I will a) punch someone or b) require institutionalization. Or both.
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“All the chisels I’ve dulled carving idols of stone
That have crumbled...”
– Jennifer Knapp, “Prelude (Faithful to Me)”
I have just been singing this over and over, because it is so relevant to my life right now. I am so thankful that God continues to be faithful to me even when I am unfaithful to him, and to myself.
I am also thankful that Jennifer Knapp...
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Yet Another Blog Brought to You by Amanda Mae →
I hesitate to even post this, because I am notorious for starting blogs and bailing on them six months in. But I started a new blog that is just random things I want to do or accomplish. And I have infinite material since I pretty much want to do everything ever.
PS I have like a bajillion post queued, so I’m guaranteed not to fail for at least 3 or 4 days.
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Robert Reich: The Republican Myth of Obama's... →
Let’s all take a moment to talk about how smart Robert Reich is. I love him almost as much as I love Bill Clinton.
robertreich:
One of the few things Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich agree on is that President Obama is turning America into “European-style welfare culture.”
In his standard stump speech Romney charges Obama with creating a nation of dependents. “Over the past three years...
January 2012
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“I’m looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find.
Without...”
– “New Slang,” The Shins
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I Guess This Is Growing Up
I often have feelings of inadequacy. I should have graduated college almost a year ago, but I have at least another year to go. I live with my parents. I do little else other than working, going to school, doing homework, and sleeping.
When I was 16, I thought 22 would be the ideal age. I would have graduated from college, and have a great job, and know exactly where my life was going. I was...
“Be happy, but never satisfied.”
– Bruce Lee (via theangrytherapist)
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I've Been Up All Night
I’m thinking of live-blogging my day today, all full of delerium and promise. I’m not sure if that would be fascinating, funny, boring, or annoying. Or a combination thereof. What are your thoughts?
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Multimedia Feelings
I wish that instead of actually having to talk to people about my feelings, I could just email them a multimedia presentation. I’d write some things, maybe embed some music (like this song, or this one), include some art I had made to commemorate the situation, and just generally make it a more expressive and fun experience, without going to the trouble and frustration of actually having to...
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Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Perhaps this is because I was raised in the south, where boys and men are obligated to be gentlemen, but I am really perturbed when men are rude and/or inconsiderate to me at work. It makes me uncomfortable when I am hit on, when men say inappropriate things to me, or when the first words out of someone’s mouth is a lengthy diatribe of curse words. On more than one occasion, I have had the...
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Art People:
I am looking for an inexpensive 24x36 portfolio with a shoulder strap and lots of pockets. Dick Blick is out of them, and won’t get any in until Tuesday. I would like to procure this before Monday, because if I have to go one more day carrying all my giant pads of paper around KSU, I will punch someone, or possibly myself.
Does anyone have any thoughts?
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Sad/Serious
I try to avoid talking about sad things here. I get really frustrated when people use their entire blogs talking about how terrible their lives are. I tend to be of the mindset that if all you do is talk about how terrible your life is, it probably won’t improve.
My life is not terrible. My life is amazing.
However, I’m trying to be more intentional, direct, and open about sharing...
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Karaoke/Insomnia
I just figured out that there are ENTIRE channels on YouTube devoted to Karaoke. Like, they give you the music and words, and you can sing along in the privacy of your own home.
This is the best and worst thing to ever happen to my insomnia ever.
And I just rocked Alanis Morrissette followed by Celine Dion in succesion.
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This is a really lovely story. →
December 2011
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Obama for America: Remarks by the First Lady to... →
I love this so much. Michelle Obama is amazing.
barackobama:
December 24, 2011 11:03 A.M. HAST
OPERATOR: You’re connected, ma’am.
MRS. OBAMA: Hello, this is the First Lady, Michelle Obama. How may I help you?
MRS. HARRIS: Hi, I have my daughter right here. She’d like to speak to you.
MRS. OBAMA: I would love to speak to her. Is her name Summer?
MRS….
“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone...”
– Oscar Wilde (via madametoutnoire)
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“I don’t know if a man is interested in me until he’s naked. I mean,...”
– Rachel McAdams, Morning Glory
(This is pretty much the story of my life. Except for the pants coming off part. So pretty much just the oblivion part until someone else spells it out for me.)
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“It’s hard to be legit and still pay your rent.”
– Tupac, “Keep Ya Head Up”
(If you haven’t yet noticed, I primarily listen to hip hop while studying. I find it motivating.)
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Studying in Starbucks
Sitting next to three high school girls. The conclusion to which I have come: High school girls are idiots.
Tiger Balm and Ibuprofen
They are my friends.
In related news, I should probably make an appointment with the chiropractor.
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Stories and Honesty
It occurs to me that I am really not very interested in hearing or reading stories that are not true, or do not contain honesty. I’m happy to read an implausible true story, because it makes me optimistic, and I’m happy to read hyper-realistic fiction, because it’s rooted in actual occurrences. But, I have no interest in reading implausible fiction.
I realize this may be an...
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This blog only has nine posts so far, and already... →
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Argh.
I just typed a really long post, and then lost it. FREAKING A. Also, I’m not re-typing it because I really need to finish my psych test.
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“For people who hate discipline and only get more stubborn,
There’ll come...”
– Proverbs 29:1 (This is a reminder for myself.)