December 2010
77 posts
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.”
– Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (via quote-book)
So, I submitted my grad school essays tonight. I finished most of the material and editing two days ago, but have been waiting to submit them until I have peace of mind about it.
I began thinking about grad school my freshman year of college. I remember getting on Harvard Divinity School’s website when I was living in the corner room of Rice Hall. I never imagined that I would be applying...
“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are,...”
– Norman Vincent Peale (via julie911)
“You are not your bra-size, nor are you the width of your waist, nor are you the...”
– (via nancylicious)
I have considered writing the things I loved about him. All of the great feelings, thoughts, experiences I had with him. I did not want to do this to remember him, but to record him. Someday my heart will be entirely detached and it will be valuable to know what I appreciated about him. Right now I appreciate the positives, but could not possibly create a list of good times without writing a...
So last night I had a dream that this mysterious guy was about to kiss me. Right before he did I took my retainer out. Did I wake up with my retainer in? …
I need to see a sleep therapist. This is ridiculous.
I think there is beauty in being on our own.
Or maybe I’m insane.
Everyone says this is unbiblical. That we’re meant to be together.
Yes, we are. I’m not being heretical (now). But what does it meant to be together?
I love my community, my friends, my family (usually one in the same). They keep me sane, they keep me crazy, they keep me rational, they keep me imaginative. I...
And so here we go bluebird
Back to the sky on your own
Oh let him go, bluebird
Ready to fly,
You and I,
Here we go.
Here we go.
This pair of wings is worn and rusted,
For too many years by my side.
They can carry me swear to be,
Sturdy and strong but see,
Turning them on still means goodbye.
And so here we go bluebird
Gather your strength and rise up
Oh, let him go bluebird,
Oh, let...
“Classicism is the subordination of the parts to the whole; Decadence is the...”
– Oscar Wilde (via lucyladyduff-gordon)
“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your...”
– Eat, Pray, Love (via pickmeadaisy)
“Jumpstart my kaleidoscope heart
Love to watch the colors fade
They may not...”
– Sara Bareilles—Uncharted
“There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?—Emma...”
Grad School Applications...
Things left to do for grad school applications:
Finish editing essays
Choose and finish editing writing samples
Send out Reference requests for Vanderbilt
Call and Send out Reference request to Liz
Buy envelopes and send out Anderson transcripts
Send Oxford transcript request to Vanderbilt
I will have all of these done by Saturday night!!!
