Ren Fest!!!

I know I missed another post, but this time I have a valid excuse. I was at REN FEST! haha. Sunday I woke up very early and spent 3 hours on hair, makeup, and costume preparation. At 8:45 Josh, Eric, and I were on our way. Between the Ded Bob Sho (no, I was not forced to be a zombie again this time), Tartanic, the Mud Pit, jousts, sword shops, candle shops, yard long alcoholic beverages, people taking pictures of our costumes, and other people's amazing costumes, it was the best day EVER! :-) We stayed till almost 6, at which point I was too exhausted to keep going. After driving home, I came back to my apt and passed out. Can't wait to go again in a couple weeks!




























For today's entry, I'd like to talk about Anime. I know that most of you think its just as dorky as Stargate, if not more. But again, I have to disagree. Its not always so bad! Now, I am one who doesnt like translated episodes. I will watch the subbed episodes, but the ones with the voice overs are definitely quite annoying. I also prefer subs because most of the subbing orgs will pick up episodes as soon as they are released in Japan, and have them subbed and available for online download by the end of the week. This gets rid of that horribly long time gap (sometimes several years!) between Japanese episode release dates, and translated episode release dates in the US. The horrible quality of translation makes them seem ridiculously cheesy and dumb. But if you can stand reading subtitles, I would first reccomend Bleach. It is probably my favorite Anime, and I have enjoyed most of the 190 current episodes. I am currently also watching several other series, but I will let you know more about those later.

Bah!

Alright, so i missed a day. Its the first time I have missed in a week, though! So I'm already doing much better than I thought I would be. I have decided I will most likely soon take down the link between this blog and my facebook, so those of you who only read it from there should actually check out the real blog. www.sabriel9876.blogspot.com

For yesterday's entry, Fictional Friday, I will just say this...I still have not even STARTED reading any of those new books I got. Thats how crazy things have been for me lately. And my list of books I still want just keeps getting longer and longer. Frustrating.

Now for Sizlin Saturday. Hate to make this whole entry so short and thoroughly unfulfilling, but theres not much I can say. Well...more like theres not much I choose to say. If you must know more, it will have to suffice that I tell you I don't know what I'm doing right now, nor do I care...but sometimes I like the little surprises life throws at you.

Torrential Thursday

I'm tired, so I'm just going to start listing stuff off...I've been sick. I still am sick, actually. So that definitely tops the list of my annoyances. I studied like crazy for my western civ exam, and I still don't know if I did well or not. I really, really, really need a break from school stresses, and there is not one anywhere in sight. I am fast running out of money, and its starting to make me nervous. I still do not have my costume for ren-fest this weekend...parts of it are in the mail and may not even get here in time. :-( I never have time to read anymore. And even when I do have the time, I always get distracted by other things. My friends are really starting to frustrate me. No reason in particular...in fact, I'm really starting to frustrate myself. I need to get in to see a doctor to get some new prescriptions, and I can't find the time. I am constantly in a bad mood recently, and nothing seems to fix it. I was going to join a gym, and now there is no way I can afford it. So much for getting back in shape and feeling better about myself!

Wish List Wednesday

I Wish I Was...

a pirate during the 16th century, with a huge stash of stolen treasure!
a super stealth ninja
a twin
Juliet, and I would make sure Romeo got the message!
a monkey
a mermaid princess, with lobster and fish friends that talked to me!
a famous writer
Irish
smart enough to design a working time machine
Samantha Carter
Harry Potter
a Mafia princess
ANY kind of princess
Bella Swan
an opera singer
a broadway actress
a bird
telepathic
telekenetic
beautiful
the pirate king
5
done with school
less broken
freezing, because that would mean it is COLD here!
from anywhere that speaks a cool language
ridiculously good at fighting
a penguin
a boy
a ballerina
...anything but me.



P.S. I'm a little pissed off right now, because I DID post this while it was still Wednesday, but for some reason it saved it as a draft instead of posting it. Soooo....I am going to update the date and time of this post (which I didn't even know was possible untill Josh told me. haha) to approximately the time that I actually TRIED to post this.

Terrific Tuesday

* I have 3 kitties who love me.
* What Happens In Vegas is a really funny movie.
* Pizza and ice cream make me happy.
* Knitting is quite fun, and not too difficult!
* Blogging gives me a chance to have human interaction outside of my hermit cave!
* Cleaning is wonderful stress relief.
* Lemonade is glorious.
* My laundry smells pretty.
* I can actually see my floor!
* Being surrounded by my new books makes me feel very at home.
* My hermit cave provides an easy escape, even when there are people around the apt.
* I really like calling my room my hermit cave!
* I haven't had a drink in over a week.
* I'm going to Ren Fest this weekend!
* Stargate is like happy pills.

Media Monday

Well, it has only been 5 hrs since my last post, but I needed a break from studying so i figured I would get today's post out of the way now. Its "Media Monday," so I would like to start by talking about the show that I am currently addicted to. Thats right, everyone...Stargate. SG1, of course. I've downloaded all 10 seasons, and am currently on season 7. I'm moving a little slowly, just because of everything else I have to do, but I watch another episode every time I get the chance. I know that a lot of you think that Stargate was a nerdy show kept on air for a small group of fanatics, but my opinion is quite the opposite. If only more people would watch it, they would see what I'm talking about. Yes, it deals with space travel, and aliens...but it is not your typical sci-fi adventure. It deals with real people, living real lives. It deals with duty to family, friends, and country, and other issues that affect our lives daily. Its really more of a drama then a sci-fi show. If you haven't checked it out already, you should definitely put it on your list.

Stargate Atlantis, a spin off of SG1, is still airing new episodes. I have not watched too many episodes myself, and I may be slightly biased because of my love for SG1, but I do not think it is up to par with the origional.

If you are an Amanda Tapping fan, the actress who plays Samantha Carter on SG1, she is starring in a new series on sci-fi called Sanctuary. Its very different from Stargate, but it seems like it has potential. The entire show is shot on green screen, and then the backdrops are all computer engineered. It gives the show a completely differnt quality that has never before been seen on TV. I would also suggest adding it to your list.

And finally, Nick and Norah's Playlist. I know this movie has recieved some bad rap...but I'm here to tell you it is actually quite good. I went to see it expecting nothing special, maybe even something slightly immature. However, I was greatly surprised to find a hilarious movie that kept me engaged and entertained. It reminded me a lot of Juno. And no, that has nothing to do with the actor shared by the two movies. It just has that same sort of dry humor. I highly reccomend it.

Alright...I could continue, but I should save some for next week. I have to get back to studying anyways. AND I'm getting kinda hungry. I guess thats what happens when you havent eaten since 9 and you stay up till 5 am. Lol. Goodnight!/Goodmorning! :-D

Surprise Sunday

Phew! Just made it in time. I almost forgot to post. Its been a very long day. I have been running a fever of 103 all weekend, and I feel absolutely miserable. And on top of all that? I have an exam tomorrow. An exam that I have to do some MASSIVE studying for. And I haven't been able to concentrate so far. GAH!!

On a lighter note, I picked up a learn to knit book yesterday. I've been crocheting for about, what...10 years now? And I still have never tried to learn how to knit. So I figured I'd get to working on that. Seems fairly simple so far. Once I'm done working my way through the lessons I'll actually start on a project. Have a pretty lil sweater and hat set that I'll try first. Pattern looks somewhat easy, but we'll see how it goes.

Sizlin Saturday

Yeah...here is the basic summation of my "love life". Confusing as hell, and not worth substantiating. I am just like anyone else in this lovely little world of ours...I am confounded by the opposite sex. Just within the past few months, though, my viewpoint on relationships has changed drastically. Well, more my viewpoint on what I'm looking for. And let me tell you, it is definitely not a relationship. At least, not at this point in time. However, I have come to realize that does not mean I should shut myself off to any such possibility. I should also be open to new people, new experiences, and live life a little bit more than I have previously allowed myself. How am I supposed to open up to the possibility of a new relationship, if I cannot even open up to the possibility of a new friend? I also need to work on taking a little better care of myself, and stop suffering from self-abuse that I have mentally distorted to seem harmless.

Sorry if this post seems a little bit boring. Just wanted to lay the foundation for all my fun "Sizlin Saturdays" to come. They will most likely be fairly brief and concise. I've got a lot of fun stories to tell. You know...maybe I should call this "Shocking Saturday". Haha.

(P.S. In case you have not noticed yet, I have a new poll. Check it out.)

Fictional Friday

I created a new update schedule, and I am going to try to stick to it. I've explained in more detail in the left column.

In the past two weeks, I have purchased and ordered a ridiculous amount of books from Barnes and Noble. And I don't even have everything that I want yet! Of course, that list never stops growing, but I am concerned I am developing a habit of book hording! Lol.

Purchased from the store:

Lullabies for Little Criminals
by Heather O'Neil

Wasted
by Marya Hornbacher

Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson

True Crime
edited by Seventeen Magazine

Model
by Cheryl Diamond

The Me Nobody Knew
by Shannon McLinden

Ordered Online:

Brisingr
by Christopher Paolini

Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer

Oblivion
by David Foster Wallace

Will of the Empress
by Tamora Pierce

Tales of Beedle the Bard
by J. K. Rowling


A lil overboard, maybe? Not to mention I already have 20 or 30 books at my apt that I have not started yet, or still have not finished. Yeah...definitely book hording...

Hurry up and vote in my poll!

Come on, people! It cant end in a tie! Sheesh! 22 hrs left. Step up to the plate!

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DONT VOTE!!!

Please! If you have any shred of decency...watch this video! Its good. I promise.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Cleaning

Ok...so...im cleaning. I finally got sick of the ridiculously large pile of clean laundry on my floor. So im making it go away. Of course, in order to do that, I have to take all of the dirty laundry out of my closet and clean it. Such a hassle. But with our newly decorated and very preeeety apt (thanks to me and my amazing decorating skills...hehe), i feel so icky in my claustrophobic room. Bleh. Oh well.

On another note, the sweater I'm working on is coming along nicely. Oh, and my shopping trip for shoes yesterday went quite well. I ended up with 3 pairs of shoes for a total of 45 dollars. Thats 2 pairs of tennis shoes, and a pair of sandals. For 45 bucks. Yes, you should all bow down and worship the Tracy for her amazing shoe shopping skills. Haha.

Observation #5

A tree would not be a tree without many branches.

Early Morning Blues

Grrr! Its 5:45 am, and im STILL doing hw. Annoying. Verrrrry annoying. Oh well. At least the project I'm working on is somewhat entertaining. Its just that there are so many things I could be doing right now other than working. Like, sleeping!!! :-D

(Tracy sleep? I know! What a shocker! Lol.)

Oh, and if you haven't voted in my poll yet, you should do that! It is on the left side of my blog. For those of you reading this from facebook, you can get to my actual blog here: http://sabriel9876.blogspot.com/

Blah

Blah. Yes...blah. That is all.

Happiness

Yay for not being sick anymore! And yay for kitties! Yay for cold weather! Yay for aggie football! Yay for everything else, too!!! :-D

GO AWAY!

I wish that the little green man that follows me around and finds it hilarious to make me continuously sick would just GO AWAY!!! Every time I get better from one thing, I come down with another. And many times i have 2 or 3 illnesses going on at the same time! Its getting rather annoying. Seriously.

Overextension

So I love how I keep "rediscovering" the same projects over and over...but i never end up finishing them. I'm back to working on the afghan I started on a year and a half ago AND i just started a sweater. I really need to focus on one thing at a time, huh? I think I'm going to start writing again, too. Not that I really have time to be doing any of this, what with 18 hrs of school, and massive amounts of homework and reading and all...but I need something that is my own to keep me sane.

I might get back on the Women's Hockey team, too. (Yes, I most certainly am overextending myself. I realize this. Thank you.) Alana (Shelley's and my first roommate at the Gateway) called me today, and asked if I wanted to come to the informational meeting at 8:30 tonight. I said sure. Of course, I have ZERO money right now, and almost no free time, so I don't really know how I would pull it off. We'll see.

Bleh

Yay for stomach ulcers!

Blinn Sucks

The air conditioning at Blinn decided it didn't feel like turning on today. So...I got really sick, passed out, and came home. Yay for my first absence...in the second week of school!

Late Night Crazies

Ok...knowing me, if there is any possibility that you think the proceeding video may disturb you, i suggest you do not watch it. haha. 0:-)

Observation #4

If you are nice to life, life will be nice to you.

Observation #3

Sometimes you hold on to the wrong things for all the right reasons.

Dinner Parties & Breakdowns

So...I did follow through with my idea for the dinner. We had about 10 ppl over at the apartment, and Justin and I made a huge dinner for everyone. I did the meatballs in mushroom sauce, and I also did a sausage and zucchini casserole. I made the cold pesto pasta salad, spinach and artichoke dip, and virgin margaritas. Justin made a coffee cake, and apple bread. We also had just a regular salad. I tried to make an ice cream cake...but it didn't freeze in time for the party. It did freeze later, however, and it came out pretty well, if I do say so myself. Anyways...the party was a smash hit, and I really enjoyed having everyone over to see the apartment.

On a slightly more depressing note, I haven't been doing too well emotionally recently. There is a lot going on for me right now personally, and I have been really stressed out about school, finding a job, and family situations. I kinda had a mini breakdown tonight, but I'm hoping that it helped me come to some conclusions and make some decisions that will help me climb out of the little hole I'm in. I may need help enforcing my decisions, and there are some people (if you think you know what I'm talking about than you are probably one of them) who will have to help me with that. Sorry to be so cryptic...I just dont feel like discussing certain things on a public blog. ANYWAYS...the point is that if I have a been a little short with you recently, or if I have seemed out of character or just completely out of it, I apologize. Hopefully things will start to improve soon.

Good luck to everyone starting school tomorrow!!! (Or I guess today...lol. I should really sleep, huh?)

Luv yallz!
~Trish

I Should Use My Kitchen

I'm going to start cooking. Cooking sounds fun. Now that I have my apartment, I have a kitchen that I can easily use...so why not? I'm going to try to start tomorrow...but that may or may not happen depending on what people's dinner plans are. I will, however, go buy groceries tomorrow. I think I'm going to start with a recipe I found for meatballs in mushroom soup, and accompany that with a simple cold pesto pasta salad. Anybody want to join me? :-)

Observation #2

Men are bad for a Woman's sanity.

Observation #1

Alcohol is the devil.

Add Joy to Your Daily Life

Pay as much attention to the things that are working positively in your life as you do to those that are giving you trouble.

Rake a big pile of leaves every fall and jump in it with someone you love.

Memorize your favorite love poem.

Learn three knock-knock jokes so you will always be ready to entertain children.

Don't let weeds grow around your dreams.

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.

Regardless of the situation, react with class.

Let some things remain mysterious.

Things I've Realized

Ok, I know that last post I promised to start doing this more often, and I'm sorry for not keeping up. It has been a VERY hectic summer. But now I'm back, and I have an idea for a great post. (Well...more like Angela had an idea for a great post, and Jordan before her. But now I am going to make it my own.) A list of all the things I have noticed about myself recently, or that other people notice about me all the time. So here goes...

1. I am extremely mature for my age and that annoys me, so I often act quite immature to compensate.
2. I love chocolate, but I can't eat too much of it.
   
3. I have an extensive vocabulary and sometimes insult people by "dumbing things down" for them.
4. I do actually now have self-confidence, its just taking me a while to get used to it.
5. I love taking care of kids, even though most people think I'm crazy for it.
6. Alcohol is my friend, and my enemy.
   
7. I like feeling special...even if that means feeling like a retard. Haha.
8. I am two different people: the have fun and party till you drop Tracy, and the stay inside and curl up alone with a book Tracy.
   
9. I have a bad habit of caring for people even more after they've hurt me and I know I shouldn't.
10. I look good in green.
    
11. I may not know what I want to do with my life, but I certainly know what I want to get out of life.
12. Crazy? I was crazy once. I lived in a little white room....LMAO
    
13. I like being alone.
    
14. I like being surrounded by people. (I don't get it either...)
15. Friends and friendship are the most important things to me.
16. Standing out from the crowd embarrasses me, so I do what I can to fit in.
17. The books are always better than the movies.
18. I really just need someone who gets me.
19. I want to be loved, but its hard for me to love back.
20. I like to be challenged.
21. I have VERY distinct political views, and I will argue my point for hours.
22. I cant stand people who try to change me, or try to change other people.
23. I'm still in the process of "finding myself".
24. I will do almost anything to make a person happy if I really care about them.
    
25. I LOVE puppies. And kitties. :-)
26. I am a physical person. I like to be able to feel a person next to me, and I am reassured by the smallest touch.
27. I am an emotional person, and strong emotional connections with my friends are important.
28. Sometimes I talk a lot, and sometimes I barely talk at all.
29. I am extremely uncomfortable in new situations.
30. I compare myself to others way too often.
31. I am competitive by nature, but I am non-confrontational.
    
32. Sarcasm is my middle name.
33. I don't like losing friends.
34. I like beaches and sun, AND snow, ice, and mountains.
35. I want to go to Europe.
36. Money is not important to me, but I sure wish I had some.
37. I am absolutely addicted to shopping.
38. I have WAY too many shoes.
39. I am ridiculously OCD, and I will freak out if you even go near my closet.
40. I never really got into video games, I just read a lot.
41. The thought of eating food grosses me out.
42. There is a lot about me that you still don't know, and many of you never will.
    

This One Is For Real

Ok! Ok! Y'all have bugged me enough that I will try to keep up with this blog now. I didn't realize that my private life was so important to all of you people. Oh, thats right. You're NOSY!!!! Sheesh!

So...I'm sick. Getting better, but its late. And I want to be able to make it to class tomorrow since I haven't been in a week. Which means the actual post with substance will come later today, or tomorrow.

Now are you happy?

Post

here. i posted. happy shelley?

Anyone have some music?

So heres the story. I reformatted my hard drive a while back, and ended up losing a lot of my music. I have just gone through all the music on my computer, and I have complied a list of the artists that I lost most or all of my music from. This makes me extremely sad. So, I have decided to call upon my wonderful, almighty friends. Haha. I will post the list here, and if any of you would like to let me have some of your music, that would be amazing. Thanks a bunch! <3

(It is a very long list, I know. And I'm sure there were several artists that i missed, as well. So if you have something that is not on this list that you think I might enjoy, that would be great too!)

3 Doors Down
Aerosmith
AFI
Alicia Keys
Aslyn
Aqualung
Audioslave
Avenged Sevenfold
Avril Lavigne
Bee Gees
Black Label Society
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Blue October
Carrie Underwood
Celine Dion
Chevelle
Christina Aguilera
Coldplay
Collective Soul
Counting Crows
Creed
Crossfade
Damien Rice
Dane Cook
Daniel Beddingfield
Daniel Powter
Darling Violetta
Dashboard Confessional
Dave Matthews Band
David Bowie
Death Cab For Cutie
Deftones
DHT
Drowning Pool
Eli Young Band
Enrique Iglesias
Eurythmics
Evanescence
Eve 6
Faith Hill
Fall Out Boy
Fergie
Final Fantasy
Finch
Finger Eleven
Five For Fighting
Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters
Fuel
Garth Brooks
Gary Jules
Goo Goo Dolls
Good Charlotte
Hanson
Haste The Day
Hoobastank
Incubus
Jack Johnson
James Blunt
Justin Timberlake
Killswitch Engage
Korn
Kylie Minogue
Lacuna Coil
LFO
Lifehouse
Limp Bizkit
Lonestar
Lostprophets
Madonna
Mandy Moore
Mariah Carey
Marilyn Manson
Mario
Maroon 5
Martina McBride
Matchbook Romance
Meg & Dia
My Chemical Romance
Nickelback
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
N’Sync
Oasis
Our Lady Peace
Pantera
Papa Roach
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Puddle of Mudd
Queen
Queens of the Stone Age
Radiohead
Raffi
Randy Travis
Reba MacEntire
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Remy Zero
Rob Thomas
Robbie Williams
Saliva
Sarah Connor
Say Anything
Seether
Sixpence None The Richer
Slipknot
Smashing Pumpkins
Smile Empty Soul
SOD
Stereophonics
Stevie Wonder
Sting
Stone Sour
Sublime
Sum 41
Suzanne Vega
Switchfoot
The All-American Rejects
The Ataris
The Calling
The Exies
The Fray
The Killers
The Postal Service
The Used
The Wallflowers
Tim McGraw
Tracy Lawrence
Train
U2
White Stripes
Whitney Houston
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yellowcard

Okay! Thanks so much for yall's help! Goodnight!

*UPDATE*
Here are a few i forgot. I'll probably add more as I remember them. Also, I've highlighted the ones i want the most.

Barenaked Ladies
Dierks Bentley
Disney Songs (anything you've got)
Johnny Cash
Josh Groban
Rascal Flatts
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Three Days Grace

New Projects

So yes, I have not posted in quite a while. Forgive me...I've just been out of it. Let me catch you up. Finished reading the book, which was amazing, and then returned it to the store (in pristine condition) for a full refund. Haha. You can argue with me on the ethicality of that if you must, but I see nothing wrong with it. It is the same as reading a book in the book store, without buying it at all. As long as you dont mistreat it...i would think the book would enjoy having multiple readers. Lol

My next project is to finish all of the crochet projects I have started and never finished. Honestly, I believe my bags full of half finished afghans/scarves/pillows have been sitting there for well over a year, longing to be noticed. So I have finally decided to give them the appreciation they deserve.

This is the one I finished a few days ago. I started the scarf over a year ago now, and after a day or 2 got horribly sidetracked. So when I discovered my crochet again, I did the second half of it one day, and the matching hat the next. Now it is finished. I think it looks ok, but I used self striping yarn and when I had to switch scanes, half way through, the pattern changed. Other than that its fine...except for a slight defect that I decided not to fix, from back when I first started it. Oh well...its only for me anyways.

And this is Nika showing off the next one I need to finish...an afghan I started over the summer, and only got a quarter of the way through. Probably not even that far...

From My Phone

It is approaching 6 am, and i still have not slept. Im currently laying in bed, surfing the web on my phone. Its truly amazing, the technology we have these days, huh? Lol. Anyways, i guess i dont really have much to say. Oh well...goodnight!

Got The Book!

I got Sea of Wind last night. Still havent really started reading it...but my plan is to spend the next two days doing nothing but that. :-)

A Savior

New Writing Journal Entry:

A Savior - Me

(If I put something in my journal that I wrote myself, most likely I will post the entire thing on here. Just wrote this one...still kinda rough. Also, I dont know how many people will actually read this, or how many of you will have read my writing before, so i just want to clarify something. Sometimes I write about myself, sometimes I write about other people, sometimes I take a general emotion and exemplify it, and sometimes I just write whatever pops into my head. So although some of what I write may be quite literal, do not take everything I write literally.)


Lay down her head she does at every day's end
Cheeks wet with sorrow for the coming morrow.
No more does she notice the absence of light;
Pain has become the beat of her drum.
Moon waxing and waning, stars soar past her eyes;
Fate, planned so well, has left only shell.
Long gone is the time she'd have put up a fight;
In a ball curled, shes dead to the world.

Could heavens above have decided to send
To her a savior whose will is to save her?
Is there a chance that she someday again might
Be heard to laugh, or be more than half
Of the person that she once was before the lies?
Please, be it true that he sees her too.
A best friend -- a lover, who'll do by her right;
Lord, let it be! Let him set her free.

Easter Egg Hunt

I just got done helping lead an easter egg hunt for little kids at my church. I was thinking i might drive back to CS tonight, but I think I'll at least wait untill tomorrow morning. I'm tired.

ps. still dont have Sea of Wind. :'(

New Writing Journal Entries:

The Carol of Death - Walt Whitman
Poe - Madison Cawein
"Your Guardian Angel" - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Prospice - Robert Browning
Sonnet 113 - William Shakespeare

The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow

I have just finished reading Fuyumi Ono's, The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow. It was a really great book, although a little less mature than I had hoped. The author has already written all 8 books in the series, and they have been released in Japan. However, the english versions are just now becoming available. In english there will only be 7 books because the first two books in the series were condensed into one, Sea of Shadow. The second book in the series, The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Wind, was available starting 3/11 in stores in the US. I have yet to purchase my copy, but I plan to do so in the next several days.

Journal

Ok...so now for my first real post. Yay!

I was at barnes and noble the other day and i was thinking...I really need something to keep me occupied, other than spending hours brainlessly watching TV! So as I was browsing the shelves, not finding any books that struck me as particularly interesting, I came along the section of journals. Books filled with blank pages, just waiting for you to fill them -- what more could you ask for? I found a really pretty one, too! Its leather, light blue with white flowers, and the leather part closes over it and snaps onto itself in the front. It also has a pencil holder. :-) So now my big decision was whether or not I should buy said journal. I would have to think of something I could use it for. I have never been able to keep myself interested enough to actually handwrite in a journal daily, so I came up with a brilliant idea! I decided to start on an assignment for a class that im technically not even taking yet(lol). I have to fill up an entire journal with any form of literature I want. I can quote favorite authors, poets, or philosophers; I can copy entire works; I can write my own prose or poetry -- the possibilities are endless! So, my new hobby has become finding and copying down my favorite poems, and writing new ones myself. I dont know if this will seem interesting to anyone other than myself, but I will keep an updated list on here with my newest additions.

So far...

The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost
Sonnet 116- Shakespeare
The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe

Exams suck!

Ok...so now i'm feeling a lot better, although i still can't hear out of my right ear, but i have midterms. And the even more annoying thing than having to sit through all of these exams, with spring break just bouncing around in front of you, tempting you to be distracted? Professors who keep changing the date of their scheduled exams, untill all of your exams end up on the same days! AAAAHHHHH! Stress!!!

I do promise that over spring break I will get this thing up and running.

Sick

I have been really sick recently, which is why I havent spent much time on this yet. Once I'm feeling better I'll write more often.

First Post

Just finished setting this up. I have class at 8 am, so I think I'll be going to sleep now. Goodnight all!

~Trish

(P.S. John is amazingly handsome!)