If there were a Guiness Award for being the most inconsistent person, I'd definitely be in the running for it.
Today I am taking advantage of the time I have. I had a crazy early shift today, 5am-9:30am, and now that I'm armed with a Venti Iced Coffee and a shower, I feel as if I could conquer the world! (or at least the amassing pile of dirty, smelly camp stuff I have clogging up my floor space).
This will sort of serve as my digital "to-do" list. Knowing that I've written this blog, I now feel held accountable to the trillions of web surfers whom may or may not stumble upon my noted fresh ambition.. or at least to my dad who will EVENTUALLY read this... thanks my #1 fan!
I swear, there are so many days that go by in which I think of truly intelligent or interesting things to post about, yet when it comes to the end, my fingers loose all tenacity and seem to curl up in a sort of physical snarl directed towards my keyboard. So, while I'm here, a quick update:
I was gone at YMCA camp for a week and returned last Saturday. It was emotionally and physically draining but I had one of the most fun weeks that I can think of in my 7 years on staff there. It was very exciting to see how most of the counselors and directors have matured and grown together, although we may only see one another once a year. My campers were a handful, but their ability to find joy in life despite the worst family and home circumstances was truly inspiring.
This week, I'm working a really odd schedule that I'm just not used to but I'm still getting my 40 hours in which is always sweet. Then I'm packing it all up again to go visit Erik up in Grass Valley for a week, which is the main event of my summer! I am extremely excited and very very much so looking forward to the trip. I'm not even really nervous about flying because I know it's going to get me there quicker!
Now it's time to go feel what freshly blow dried hair is like and then hit up the matinee of Harry Potter: The Half-Blood Prince with my good friend Casey!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Thank you E.E. Cummings!
I now have a new name for the blog!
"The Syntax of Things"
I really like this one, hopefully you will too because it definitely sticks for me. I'd like to share the inspiration for the title, a poem from E.E. Cummings, one of my favorite poets.
"The Syntax of Things"
I really like this one, hopefully you will too because it definitely sticks for me. I'd like to share the inspiration for the title, a poem from E.E. Cummings, one of my favorite poets.
"since feeling is first
who pays attention
to the syntax of things
will never wholly kiss you
wholly to be a fool
while Spring is in the world
my blood approves,
and kisses are a better fate
than wisdom
lady i swear by all flowers. Don't cry
-the best gesture of my brain is less than
your eyelids' flutter which says
we are for eachother: then
laugh, leaning back in my arms
for lifes not a paragraph
and death i think is no parenthesis"
e.e. cummings
who pays attention
to the syntax of things
will never wholly kiss you
wholly to be a fool
while Spring is in the world
my blood approves,
and kisses are a better fate
than wisdom
lady i swear by all flowers. Don't cry
-the best gesture of my brain is less than
your eyelids' flutter which says
we are for eachother: then
laugh, leaning back in my arms
for lifes not a paragraph
and death i think is no parenthesis"
e.e. cummings
Monday, June 22, 2009
What's in a Name??
My dad recently commented that I should really consider changing the name of my blog.
Now, he didn't explain why (although I'm very sure he has a perfectly logical reason) but I've decided that I do want to change it. The title never quite fit, however, I need something that works.
And here is where the suggestion box comes in.. any ideas for the premise of my new blog title?
yes, dad, you can also make suggestions.
Now, he didn't explain why (although I'm very sure he has a perfectly logical reason) but I've decided that I do want to change it. The title never quite fit, however, I need something that works.
And here is where the suggestion box comes in.. any ideas for the premise of my new blog title?
yes, dad, you can also make suggestions.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
My Home for the Summer!
Ok, I finally got around to snapping some pictures of my new home for the summer... as a side note though, I'd like to say these do not accurately demonstrate my photographic skills. I needed to take these quick so I could have something to show sometime before I moved out! Enjoy!
The view from the driveway...
The entry way and our couch filled living room... there are 6 to be exact...
This is our "fireplace" filled by a turtle tank of tranquility...
One view of the kitchen... the house has many odd corners...
One of the 2 bathrooms that the 8 of us share =] ...
And this is the master bedroom which I was lucky enough to get along with my summer roommate, Erin!
And that's it! It's a really great house for a bunch of college girls to be living in. We also have a really great backyard, full of beautiful vegetation but it was too dark for me to get any pictures of it this time around. We have definitely had some interesting experiences so far, including having to share just 1 of the bathrooms/shower for about 3 weeks, but the longer we live here and the more quirks we figure out how to work with, the more we love it!Saturday, June 13, 2009
Dusting off the Rust...
An update!
This blogging thing is turning out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be... I always figure that I'll update my blog at the end of the day so not a moment of my ever more exciting life gets missed! However, when the end of the day comes, many other things, including my love of sleep, seem to fill up the gaps of time I set aside for blogging.
But this update is for you Dad.
An early Father's Day present (I hope you weren't expecting like a card or a gift or something like that...)
I know that I have promised a couple of times that I would update this and I have failed miserably. So now, instead, I will just commit to you (and all my many multitudes of blog fans, ha) that I will do my best to be consistent so as to not leave you with false hopes of new blogs. I know it sounds silly, but it comes down to me being integrous and actually following through on doing what I say I will.
I will begin with a small update because I'm learning how to be a more responsible adult by getting 8 hours of sleep, especially when I have work the next day!
Today was a wonderful day, I worked a double shift which ended up almost being shorter than a single shift because the water park was dead today, and go figure- it was freezing outside! But I am really loving work! The people are amazing and I'm getting such a good leg workout walking back and forth on the river. Tomorrow I work from 9:30am-5:45pm, a shift that I am covering for someone else which means more hours on my paycheck... me likey.
In other news, King Henry V (the turtle version) is still missing in the wilderness of the backyard at 14522 Florita. He escaped from the holding tank while I was cleaning the aquarium 2 days ago. I have not given up hope for his return though, I miss him, he was my favorite- he was agressive and would bite my fingers... the tank is so unlively without him.
I will try to post pictures of my new house in the next few days, it's real cute!
This blogging thing is turning out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be... I always figure that I'll update my blog at the end of the day so not a moment of my ever more exciting life gets missed! However, when the end of the day comes, many other things, including my love of sleep, seem to fill up the gaps of time I set aside for blogging.
But this update is for you Dad.
An early Father's Day present (I hope you weren't expecting like a card or a gift or something like that...)
I know that I have promised a couple of times that I would update this and I have failed miserably. So now, instead, I will just commit to you (and all my many multitudes of blog fans, ha) that I will do my best to be consistent so as to not leave you with false hopes of new blogs. I know it sounds silly, but it comes down to me being integrous and actually following through on doing what I say I will.
I will begin with a small update because I'm learning how to be a more responsible adult by getting 8 hours of sleep, especially when I have work the next day!
Today was a wonderful day, I worked a double shift which ended up almost being shorter than a single shift because the water park was dead today, and go figure- it was freezing outside! But I am really loving work! The people are amazing and I'm getting such a good leg workout walking back and forth on the river. Tomorrow I work from 9:30am-5:45pm, a shift that I am covering for someone else which means more hours on my paycheck... me likey.
In other news, King Henry V (the turtle version) is still missing in the wilderness of the backyard at 14522 Florita. He escaped from the holding tank while I was cleaning the aquarium 2 days ago. I have not given up hope for his return though, I miss him, he was my favorite- he was agressive and would bite my fingers... the tank is so unlively without him.
I will try to post pictures of my new house in the next few days, it's real cute!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
What a Beautiful Day!
These past few weeks have been so hectic!
I stayed up until about 4am a few nights in a row, got sick, had a ton of homework, went on a few fun adventures and failed to keep up with my blog! But here I am again, to set it right!
I can't think of too much to say so I'll just post a picture and give a quick description!
Enjoy!
On Saturday, I surprised Erik with an afternoon adventure to the Fullerton Arboretum (which was free!!) and we spent the day just wondering around the beautiful vegetation that is so scarce here in LA county! The picture on the right is of a cotton tree in full blossom. These were so cool because they had the most beautiful and gentle looking flowers but the entire surface of the tree was covered in huge thorns! And it had big fluffs of cotton on it!
The second picture is of Erik, he pulled this fish eye lens out of a giant industrial video camera (boy= liking to take things apart) so we had some fun taking pics with that!
I stayed up until about 4am a few nights in a row, got sick, had a ton of homework, went on a few fun adventures and failed to keep up with my blog! But here I am again, to set it right!
I can't think of too much to say so I'll just post a picture and give a quick description!
Enjoy!
On Saturday, I surprised Erik with an afternoon adventure to the Fullerton Arboretum (which was free!!) and we spent the day just wondering around the beautiful vegetation that is so scarce here in LA county! The picture on the right is of a cotton tree in full blossom. These were so cool because they had the most beautiful and gentle looking flowers but the entire surface of the tree was covered in huge thorns! And it had big fluffs of cotton on it!
The second picture is of Erik, he pulled this fish eye lens out of a giant industrial video camera (boy= liking to take things apart) so we had some fun taking pics with that!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
MONKEYING around at the zoo!!
Alright, asking for forgiveness here in my lack of consistency already for not posting my picture of the week this last week... blaming technology issues! So there will be TWO posts this time! How exciting!!
This first picture [from the week of October 12-18] is of a Saturday Anthropology field trip. We were required to head out to the Los Angeles Zoo to study, observe and chart the primates that so closely resemble us humans, with opposable thumbs and all...
It was a really enjoyable day, despite the 96 degree weather and how hurried we were, the L.A. Zoo is HUGE and also really nicely landscaped! I plan to head back out that way someday, maybe with the b-friend in tow...
This picture kind of encapsulates it all (expect for the primates) how bright and hot and beautiful it was, the walking in our group of comrades and me being behind because of my love for photography! enjoy.
Now, for the next week [October 19-25]... this week was pretty hectic and stressful and just plain taxing. I had all my midterms within 2 days, luckily this week we had the Torrey Memorial Bible Conference on "Sex and the Soul" which is a totally different and much more involved story. Any how, on Saturday, Katelyn came out to Biola to visit and hang out. We took the Metro out to L.A. and went to China Town and Olivera Street, signed some petitions, bought turtles, ate awesome tacos, weaved through bamboo stores, spoke to folks on the train and just had an amazing time! I love this picture because it's so candid and brilliantly colored. It makes me happy. It was a happy day!
This first picture [from the week of October 12-18] is of a Saturday Anthropology field trip. We were required to head out to the Los Angeles Zoo to study, observe and chart the primates that so closely resemble us humans, with opposable thumbs and all...
It was a really enjoyable day, despite the 96 degree weather and how hurried we were, the L.A. Zoo is HUGE and also really nicely landscaped! I plan to head back out that way someday, maybe with the b-friend in tow...
This picture kind of encapsulates it all (expect for the primates) how bright and hot and beautiful it was, the walking in our group of comrades and me being behind because of my love for photography! enjoy.
Now, for the next week [October 19-25]... this week was pretty hectic and stressful and just plain taxing. I had all my midterms within 2 days, luckily this week we had the Torrey Memorial Bible Conference on "Sex and the Soul" which is a totally different and much more involved story. Any how, on Saturday, Katelyn came out to Biola to visit and hang out. We took the Metro out to L.A. and went to China Town and Olivera Street, signed some petitions, bought turtles, ate awesome tacos, weaved through bamboo stores, spoke to folks on the train and just had an amazing time! I love this picture because it's so candid and brilliantly colored. It makes me happy. It was a happy day!
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