Monday, October 4, 2010

The Waiting Place

The Waiting Place, For People Just Waiting <3
I'm beginning to regret taking a year off of school.
I feel stuck.
 Like I'm frozen in a period of time that has been accidentally misplaced,
and lost somewhere between the past and the present.
I catch myself pacing and anxious all the time.
As if I'm waiting for something or someone.
Only, I don't know who or what it is that I'm waiting for.
Maybe it's something absolutely life changing...
Or, maybe I'm just absolutely losing my mind.

Oh the Places You'll Go.....

You can get so confused
that you'll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles cross weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place...

...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or the waiting around for a Yes or No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for the wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Where the Heart is


I LOVE SUNDAYS

I'm outside enjoying the perfect San Diego weather, and taking a much needed study break for a big glass of homemade strawberry lemonade and leisure reading
(this NEVER happens).
I'm not normally the type to ever become "homesick", but there's something unique about autumn that inevitably always makes me miss home.

I am such a sap lately. It's kind of ridiculous.

But, I've lived in more cities in the past 4 years of my life than most people do in a lifetime. So beleive me when I say, there really is no place like home....


On a more important note;

In 6 days, I will be at Thomas Jefferson School of Law
slaying the Law School Admissions Test via Ticonderoga pencil*.
This will be our second duel.
And this one will be till the death.
No more studying
No more 4 hour tests
No more tutoring
No more Kaplan
No more carrying 60lbs worth of textbooks everywhere I wander....

Move over, Hermione!
Hello, Hogwarts School of Law

WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA!
 
*You kow what they say, once you go black.... These pencils are the best thing to ever hit the LSAT legal writing utensil list.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Bring on the Rain

Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colors appear


Those of you who know me well enough can rightfully infer that I spent a majority of the day yesterday puddle jumping, dancing and taking pictures.
All whilst sitting front row in the orchestra pit at the thunder symphony & light show.
It was spectacular, and I was drenched.
Rain makes puddles, puddles make reflections and illusions of parallel universes, and those reflections make for the best photographs.


So, Bring on the Rain!

Happy Friday!!
{LSAT Countdown: 8 Days!}

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Grey Balloons


Lately, I feel caught up.
Like balloons, once free and colorful, now faded to shades of grey and trapped within the grasp of prevailing power lines.
Tangled in a web of what ought to be.
Every day, life seems to become a little more tangled.
Sometimes we let these complications dominate us.
Swamp our lives with emotions that are all too often unnecessary.
I often find it extremely hard to find balance.
Locate your true priorities and keep only the essentials.
Give away or lose the others.
The simple things are the most valuable.
Don't lose sight of that.
Too often we make our own cages.
Of the mind.
Of the heart.
We have the key to unlock them, but sometimes lack the will to use it.
Set your mind free and make your own decisions.
Unlock your heart and allow yourself to love freely.
Unlock your mind and live freely.
But most of all never underestimate your potential or discount your abilities.
Most great achievements are based on perseverance.
Persist and believe in yourself.
If you don’t, no one else will.
When others give in, keep going.
It’s ok if you falter.
That’s why we have faith.


“Be not afraid of greatness”- William Shakespeare

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

One Peace of Land

To Love a Stranger: My Voice for Peace

-Two Peoples. One future. My hands.-

A friend of mine has challenged my ambitiousness and creativity to an intangible, global level. I’ve always sought to somehow change the world,
leave my footprints, to make a difference.
I want to show you the world through my eyes, exactly as I see it.
Here is my chance!
It is a contest called, “The Impossible Brief.”

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been going on for over 60 years. To date, the political leaders have failed in reaching a diplomatic solution to create a sense of unity between the two nations. Here’s where I come in. It’s time to break down the barriers between two peoples that, for as long as history can remember, have been so physically close, yet mentally worlds apart. Rather than “out of date” policies, we need an “out of the box” solution. So I’m out to show the world that the best of creative minds can inspire even the most stubborn of political thinkers.
Once you see the beauty in things, it becomes more difficult to see the bad.
It’s time to show the Middle East the beauty!

I call my solution: “The Gaza Strip Tease!”
Errrrr...sorry, I mean…….

I call my solution; “One PEACE of Land”

(I can’t really spill anymore of the ‘deets’ about my top-secret, genius plan until the competition is over (theft reasons.) But, I’ll be sure to keep everyone posted. I've read a few other proposals and call me crazy, but I'm feeling really optimistic!)
Until then, cross your fingers for the Nobel Peace Prize!....Ha.
 Srsly.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

A Practical Blog, For Impractical People


Well, you guys win! I finally gave in and made a blog.
This "HTML" coding is a lot more difficult than I had originally anticipated,
so bear with me in my attempts to figure this thing-uh-mah-blogger out.

In the meantime, thank you to those of you who are reading this and
bienvenue to my very first attempt at blogging.
 Admittedly, I’m about three years behind the bleeding edge,
but that was half expected.

So without further adieu,
Let the good times roll!