January 2012
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November 2011
1 post
Stronger than you need to be
It’s about being stronger than you need to be. It’s why I run. Why I exercise. Why I wake up early enough to lace up my sneakers, put on my gloves, and log miles.
Amid the noise, stress, and pressure, it’s about being stronger than all of it — stronger than you need to be.
Fight fatigue, fight stress.
October 2011
2 posts
“In all my courses, I really have to teach the basic messages of my life … that...”
– Civil rights advocate and legal scholar Derrick Bell on Fresh Air in 1992. He was the first tenured black professor at Harvard Law School and his 1973 book about race and American law remains a staple at American law schools. Bell died last week from carcinoid cancer. (via nprfreshair)
September 2011
1 post
Hobby?
If I had a larger disposable income I would:
1. Continue ballroom dance classes.
2. Practice hot yoga.
So much of my time is spent crossing things off of my to-do list and I really get antsy sitting reading all day. Activities that get me moving sound perfect.
What is a hobby you would try if you had all the time and money in the world?
August 2011
1 post
June 2011
3 posts
May 2011
3 posts
so funny. so true. →
April 2011
2 posts
Nutella Cookies and not a lot of studying →
These are the best sugar cookies I have ever had, made, or eaten. Simply the best. The almond extract is necessary and exponentially delicious. However, these cookies are not currently in my oven. The Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies are! Yum. Will let you know how they turn out.
http://www.sweettoothsweetlife.com/2011/03/28/nutella-chocolate-chip-cookies/
March 2011
3 posts
Date a girl who reads. →
literarycollective:
An article by Rosemarie Urquico: Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve. Find a girl who reads. You’ll know that she does because she will always have an...
February 2011
3 posts
Corrupt Politics: The Tea Party House Has Voted to... →
I worked with Americorps for two and a half years in inner-city preschools/Headstarts. It was one of the best things I have ever done in my life and should not be on the political chopping block.
Save the funding for this program so Americans can work to save America.
stfusexists:
I just received this distressing email from Change.org:
Dear Augusta,
First, they went nuclear on PBS and...
January 2011
3 posts
June 2010
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December 2009
1 post
November 2009
2 posts
September 2009
3 posts
reverse seasonal depression
joliebelle:
YES YES AND YES!
adamichael:
I believe I have reverse seasonal depression. The summer is always blah for me. I hate the heat - ask anyone that I have shared a room with. I get heat flashes at 75 degrees, I can’t wear long sleeved shirts and a have perpetual back sweat. Too much? Well it’s true. And that’s why I love the fall.
Everyone knows that red, orange and yellow trees beat...
“In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great...”
– Mother Teresa
August 2009
4 posts
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are...”
– Marianne Williamson (via infinitebutterflies)
Cold Tangerines.
There are things that happen to us, and when they happen, they give us two options. Either way, we will never be the same and we shouldn’t. These things can either strip us down to the bone and allow us to become strong and honest, or they can be reasons we use to behave poorly indefinitely, the justification for all manner of broken relationships and broken ideals. It could be the thing...
July 2009
10 posts
Summer Reading
I need summer reading recommendations. I have two trips coming up and desperately need quality summer reading material. Any suggestions?
Each school year is like hitting the reset button in your life. I wish I had more to look forward to for my Senior year; with no expectations maybe I will be pleasantly surprised.
For the fourth I had to work (and therefore miss my family’s cookout) but on my way home I got caught in the Fairlawn’s parade which I thought was pretty patriotic of me.
Soon I will be meeting my mom for the fireworks. All in all, not a bad fourth.
high highs, low lows
Now that it is the second day of July I think it is an appropriate time for a little midsummer reflection. Lately, I have been feeling incandescently happy and free with a world of possibilities opening up ahead of me, but these moments are typically tempered by real, scary feelings of failure, loneliness, and apathy. When I look back at my life the most meaningful seasons are neither purely good...
“Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose...”
– Jonatan Mårtensson (via julie911) (via fantasyaction) (via out-of-my-dreams) (via citrongreige) (via wander-lust)
June 2009
3 posts
Summer rain brings...
humidity and crazy curly hair. yes.
“There are some seasons we force upon ourselves at the wrong time and there’s...”
– Jimmy McCarty. AMEN BROTHER. (via chelseakim) (via aprillynne)
Roman Holiday
I have an 8-page paper due Monday that I have yet to start, but instead of typing I am watching Roman Holiday.
Love.
May 2009
11 posts
Today, I was at Target buying Band Aids because I have the first of many summer scrapes, and a little 2 year-old in a cart ahead of me started saying, “I don’t like Band-Aids. Why does she have Band-Aids? I don’t want them. Why is Dora on the Band-Aids?”
Which brings me to the point, at 21 I bought Dora the Explorer Band-Aids to replace my Hello Kitty ones. I think my...
If my life had a soundtrack this would be on repeat with many reprises:
Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise Black bird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see all your life you were only waiting for this moment to be free Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly Into...