September 2011
70 posts
August 2011
58 posts
Days Go By
COLLEGE IS AWESOME! It’s so much hard work, but you get to do it on your own time and in your own ways. I love the freedom so much. I’ve already made some of the best friends that a girl could ask for. (Yes, this is a shoutout to Elizabeth/Liz/Ellie/Lizzy/Beth/Can’t decide what to call her and Nisha. I love you guys already!)
I’m busy all the time which is a relief. No longer do I have idle time where I get bored, distracted, or tired. ALL my time needs to be used in some constructive or fun way.
I’m so excited for the prospect of more at UVA and I can’t wait for this year to really get kicked off after our first football game. Hoo’s ready to kick W&M’s ASS!?!?!
“It’s morning, and there is so much to see.”
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Libba Bray, The Sweet Far Thing (thank you, wishful-sinful)
<3
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.”
—Louise Erdrich (The Painted Drum)
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”
—Dr. Seuss (via salveo)
“Stories you read when you’re the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes you’ll forget precisely what happened, but if a story touches you it will stay with you, haunting the places in your mind that you rarely ever visit.”
—Neil Gaiman (M Is for Magic)
REBLOG IF YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR SEASON 2 OF MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC. ^___^
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“If you are you breathe. If you breathe you talk. If you talk you ask. If you ask you think. If you think you search. If you search you experience. If you experience you learn. If you learn you grow. If you grow you wish. If you wish you find. And if you find you doubt. If you doubt you question. If you question you understand and if you understand you know. If you know you want to know more. If you want to know more you are alive.”
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National Geographic (via black-wolves)
This is my new inspiration!
“Sometimes we have thoughts that even we don’t understand. Thoughts that aren’t even true—that aren’t really how we feel—but they’re running through our heads anyway because they’re interesting to think about. If you could hear other people’s thoughts, you’d overhear things that are true as well as things that are completely random. And you wouldn’t know one from the other. It’d drive you insane. What’s true? What’s not? A million ideas, but what do they mean?”
—Jay Asher (Thirteen Reasons Why)
UGH
So I’m beginning to officially regret taking a morning class that meets everyday at 9. It doesn’t sound that early, but when you NEVER get to sleep in anymore…….. it feels earlier than it is. Other than that my life sails onward. I have no idea when this year will bring except change. Already I can tell that my newfound freedom is a test to see if I can manage my own time, money, expenses, and most of all my emotions. I am not homesick by the definition of missing home because Charlottesville IS my new home (I’ve come to terms with that because I know that I’ll be spending at least my next 4 years here.) But I miss waking up and having my fluffy cat Chuck follow me around. I miss have the ability to drive myself to movies, the mall, or my friends’ houses. I miss having discussions with my parents over dinner while we watch television. I’m going to miss watching Sunday night football with my mom. I miss hugging my boyfriend and knowing that he’s only 20 minutes away. I miss the security of my old life because now I have no idea what’s going to happen. What will my major be? Which fellowship will I join? Of all these people that I’ve met, how many of them will be actually true friends? Although this new adventure is terrifying, I know that I am excited to see what life has in store for me. So bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go HOOS.
First DAY o' School
I’m currently leaning against a tree on the Lawn like a pro. I just finished my first Italian class which was totally overwhelming!! We just went over some basics, but the professor spoke solely in Italian. WOO! Maybe I’ll actually learn to SPEAK a language which didn’t really happen in high school…
I can’t believe I’m a college student; it still feels so unreal!! At the same time, I am definitely pumped for these next 4 amazing years. Ask anyone and you’ll know that I had MAJOR doubts about UVA, but now I feel almost completely at ease. It’s going to be challenging, it’s going to be intense, but it’s going to be an adventure. I’m ready to take it on and carry my ring to Mordor!
NERDY LOTR REFERENCE!! <3
“People always think that happiness is a faraway thing, something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little things can make it up; a place of shelter when it rains -a cup of strong hot coffee when you’re blue; for a man, a cigarette for contentment; a book to read when you’re alone - just to be with someone you love. Those things make happiness.”
—Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (via bookmania)
COLLEGE
Just officially moved into UVA! This has been one of the best experiences of my life. I’ve met so many amazing people in a very short amount of time. Obviously it’s a bit overwhelming, but I think I’m ready to tackle this stage in my life. My room is AWESOME. My roommate is GREAT. My hallmates are FUN! And so far I haven’t gotten lost so that’s a win! Charlottesville is great. I even went to my first party! It was a Something-In-A-Mug Christian DRY party, but still. LOVING COLLEGE <3
“There are only two worlds - your world, which is the real world, and other worlds, the fantasy. Worlds like this are worlds of the human imagination: their reality, or lack of reality, is not important. What is important is that they are there. these worlds provide an alternative. Provide an escape. Provide a threat. Provide a dream, and power; provide refuge, and pain. They give your world meaning. They do not exist; and thus they are all that matters.”
—Neil Gaiman, The Books of Magic (via misswallflower)
