February 2012
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“Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one...”
– Claude Monet
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Stop Delaying That Big Trip. Stop It. →
“To act as though traveling - especially when you’re young - is some kind of insane luxury is ludicrous. “
You just have to prioritize what’s most important to you, that’s what it always comes down to. What do you value most?
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Today, my computer did that really cute thing where it decided it didn’t feel like turning on anymore. Oh yeah, you remember that trick, right? So funny.
But today, I used a little knife as a screwdriver, took apart my computer and put it back together… And I fixed it!! All by myself!
Technology always kind of freaks me out, and as embarrassing and horrible as it is, I usually have...
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“Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookies in your milk. Take a nap. Say...”
– Max Lucado
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Guess what I just did?
Oh you know, I just scheduled an interview for the summer internship of my dreams. No big deal. Okay but let’s be real, I might just be a little (or a LOT) excited!
They get 2,000 applicants for one spot, and most of their “interns” have already graduated from college, so I was shocked just to hear back from them at all. This would be such a great position, with an awesome...
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You never forget the first time a guy opens a car door for you… It is awfully difficult to find that safe, warm, you take care of me, I’ll take care of you feeling.
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“This is the time we live in, everything moves so fast. Life is noisy and...”
– Midnight in Paris
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Random thoughts from today.
1. My hair is already reverting back to its natural blonde and I dyed it less than two weeks ago. So much for that idea!
2. It seems very useless to get ready for a Skype interview that is at midnight China time, because now I’m all dressed up with nowhere to go… At 1 am. Oyyy time differences and trying to find a solid summer job.
3. I truly hate learning Chinese. It sucks. There...
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“You’ll meet her, she’s very pretty, even though sometimes she’s sad for many days at a time. You’ll see, when she smiles, you’ll love her.”
- Pan’s Labyrinth
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“I learned to read at a young age and I have always read voraciously. It is one...”
– James Frey
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I don’t want to do homework anymore, especially not more Chinese homework. I just want to stay cozy and snuggle up under the corners and watch Friends and drink tea. The whole “studying” aspect of this study abroad thing is getting old. Living in China is extra exhausting and I think it’s starting to get to me.
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“But the moment you start thinking of yourself alone, absolutely alone, and...”
– Nick Joaquin, The Woman Who Had Two Navels
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10 Tips on Writing from David Ogilvy →
Because writing is a necessary life skill. Plus, David Ogilvy is pretty cool.
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“The things that make you happy may not look good to other people.”
– Viola Davis.
And that’s okay, it doesn’t need to look good to anyone but you.
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“Distance is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. It’s for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love. It’s for those knowing a good thing when they see it, even if they don’t see it nearly enough… for true love doesn’t mean being inseparable; it means being separated and nothing changes.”
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“I’ll take 69 cents on the dollar, or whatever the current feminist myth is...”
– Ann Coulter, on why the wage gap isn’t important. In the same set of remarks, she also said that pretty girls are all right-wing conservatives… See here for more details. We’ll file this one under things that make me mad.
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“When I say “I love you,” it is not because I want you or because I can’t have...”
– Joss Whedon.
I’ve seen the best and worst of you, I understand with perfect clarity exactly who you are, and I love you ever more for it.
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Awkward Family Photos: Valentine's 2012 Edition. →
Just in case you needed a laugh today!
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A dad learns to braid. →
Sometimes I need reminders of how lucky I am, and how good even my bad days are. Tonight that came in the form of Matt Logelin’s tragic but beautiful story of life without his wife. He’s raising his lovely daughter all on his own, and he just recently learned to braid her hair. I have vivid memories of my own dad occasionally doing my hair when I was little, and the story of this...
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There are bad days, and then there bad days where you spend a million hours studying for a Chinese quiz only to find that everything looks as much like strange shapes as it did 4 hours ago. I was just not cut out for this language, I hate it. Ughhhhh.
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Good things about today.
1. A wonderful manicure resulting in pretty purple nails!
2. Shopping spree with Chinese money.
3. Buying every episode of “Friends” at a ridiculously low price.
4. Funny e-mails from the world’s sweetest boyfriend.
5. Fresh strawberries from the fruit market.
6. Study buddies like Allie & Yiping to make Chinese more bearable.
7. My gold glittery scarf!
