Friday, March 20, 2009
On The Plus Side
My parents are taking me out for Ethiopian tonight. I am very excited; I had heard good things but have not yet tried it, and in lots of reviews the vegetarian platters get the endorsement. Yayyyy.
Kit-Kats
These two cats are huge, and brothers. They are nearly inseparable when napping, finding never-ending variations of ways to lay with each other. I am going to miss their brotherly cuddling; it never ceases to make me go, "Awwwwww...!" and point it out to someone else in my family.
Last Day Home
It's my last day home. I haven't yet started packing, and the muscle below my right eyebrow is actually sore from the nervous twitch I developed concerning the return.
Pressing concerns:
How am I ever going to fit all of my belongings into the two carry-ons I brought here in an effort to avoid the bureaucracy of bag checking?
What am I ever going to eat once I arrive back on campus?
Who is even going to be on campus Saturday night?!
How will I ever cope with resuming all of my school-related responsibilities?
Why did I choose to go to a college all the way across the country?
Annnnd...how I am going to afford the rest of this semester?
That's about it for now...preparations for the full day of travel tomorrow must now commence.
Pressing concerns:
How am I ever going to fit all of my belongings into the two carry-ons I brought here in an effort to avoid the bureaucracy of bag checking?
What am I ever going to eat once I arrive back on campus?
Who is even going to be on campus Saturday night?!
How will I ever cope with resuming all of my school-related responsibilities?
Why did I choose to go to a college all the way across the country?
Annnnd...how I am going to afford the rest of this semester?
That's about it for now...preparations for the full day of travel tomorrow must now commence.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Natasha Richardson
My condolences to Liam Neeson & the rest of her family. So sad; it's hard to believe a freak accident can just take someone's life so quickly.
Back-To-School Blues?
I seem to have developed a twitch above my right eye. My dad always insists that they are due to stress, and I'd say that since this break has had very little stress I am probably internally dreading going back to school. I can actually start to feel the knots in my stomach, now that I am thinking about it.
My dad is right...I really do need to start doing meditation. My anxiety is a little out of controlllllllllllllll.
My dad is right...I really do need to start doing meditation. My anxiety is a little out of controlllllllllllllll.
On Second Thought...
Here's a quick couple of lists.
Things I Have Accomplished This Break:
1. Cooked an array of delicious & new vegetarian dishes
2. Baked an array of sinfully vegan desserts
3. Started a blog!!!
4. Read two books...not great, but better than none
5. Resumed running, and reduced my mile time to a little over 7:30 or so for three mile runs
6. Trimmed my ever-growing bangs in a slightly slanted, as per usual, manner
7. Spent mucho quality time with my parents & sister (and cats)
8. Drank delicious Zoka coffee
9. Received a very brief tan line from my iPod running strap :)
10. Made a new friend, and then saw him and an old friend off to move to LA LA Land.
11. Made plans to road trip down to see said friends this summer with an old friend (flame?)
12. Developed a new interest in caves (an unfinished post on this is just waiting to be published...!)
13. Expanded my music collection in a satisfying manner
14. FINALLY got some glasses ordered. Now I will be able to see the board(s) in class; no more will I be the slowest & squinty-est note taker!
Things I Haven't Accomplished This Break (And REALLY Should Have...):
1. CH application. I just can't come up with anything creative for the creative space, and Maggie thinks that is going to be the clincher for decisions
2. Any school work. I was planning on finishing off the Rorty and Tocqueville readings and at least getting a first draft of my paper done. However, neither of those ideas has progressed into action
3. Maintained my blog in a timely manner...typical to my personality type (ENFP), I started off with boundless enthusiasm and many posts a day; I then managed to dwindle down to zero posts a day...I am working on remedying this
Things I Have Accomplished This Break:
1. Cooked an array of delicious & new vegetarian dishes
2. Baked an array of sinfully vegan desserts
3. Started a blog!!!
4. Read two books...not great, but better than none
5. Resumed running, and reduced my mile time to a little over 7:30 or so for three mile runs
6. Trimmed my ever-growing bangs in a slightly slanted, as per usual, manner
7. Spent mucho quality time with my parents & sister (and cats)
8. Drank delicious Zoka coffee
9. Received a very brief tan line from my iPod running strap :)
10. Made a new friend, and then saw him and an old friend off to move to LA LA Land.
11. Made plans to road trip down to see said friends this summer with an old friend (flame?)
12. Developed a new interest in caves (an unfinished post on this is just waiting to be published...!)
13. Expanded my music collection in a satisfying manner
14. FINALLY got some glasses ordered. Now I will be able to see the board(s) in class; no more will I be the slowest & squinty-est note taker!
Things I Haven't Accomplished This Break (And REALLY Should Have...):
1. CH application. I just can't come up with anything creative for the creative space, and Maggie thinks that is going to be the clincher for decisions
2. Any school work. I was planning on finishing off the Rorty and Tocqueville readings and at least getting a first draft of my paper done. However, neither of those ideas has progressed into action
3. Maintained my blog in a timely manner...typical to my personality type (ENFP), I started off with boundless enthusiasm and many posts a day; I then managed to dwindle down to zero posts a day...I am working on remedying this
All Apologies...
Sorry for the lack of posting. I have been very busy with my family, etc. I will resume tomorrow, ideally.
Love,
me
Love,
me
Friday, March 13, 2009
This Is Just Not Right...
Hunger should be a number-one priority in a country, especially one with growing prosperity. India, however, fails to recognize this; children & mothers are especially hit by malnutrition here, which is sad because they are the representatives & bearers (respectively) of the future of the country.
"The latest Global Hunger Index described hunger in Madhya Pradesh, a destitute state in central India, as “extremely alarming,” ranking the state somewhere between Chad and Ethiopia.
More surprising, though, it found that “serious” rates of hunger persisted across Indian states that had posted enviable rates of economic growth in recent years, including Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Here in the capital, which has the highest per-capita income in the country, 42.2 percent of children under 5 are stunted, or too short for their age, and 26 percent are underweight."-As Indian Growth Soars, Child Hunger Persist, NY Times
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The Slog Never Lets Me Down
Two wholly-unrelated Slog posts I found interesting:
The first, a discussion of Michelle Obama's arm-bearing fashion tenancies.
The second, a stereotypical and hilarious geek response to a nearly-topless female (you must read the first comment in response to the "Belt Sword").
The first, a discussion of Michelle Obama's arm-bearing fashion tenancies.
The second, a stereotypical and hilarious geek response to a nearly-topless female (you must read the first comment in response to the "Belt Sword").
Is There Anybody Out There?
I, for one, have always been convinced that there must be life on other planets...planets millions of light years away from us, their inhabitants simultaneously wondering about our existence. What with the innumerable galaxies (likely more than 100 billion in the observable universe, thanks Wikipedia) and the existing (unprovable? in either direction) possibility of other universes...how could we be alone? I just find it unbelievable that Earth is the only planet to harbor planetary habitability, and I think most people actually agree.
We may find an answer to this question in the near future, at least about just how rare Earth-like planets are. I find this idea fascinating and terrifying at the same time...I honestly don't want to find out that the chances of extraterrestrial beings are slim to none. Alone in the universe(s)? Now that's a bizarre thought.
NASA has launched a new mission to search for "not-too-cold, not-too-hot, Goldilocks zones around stars where liquid water can exist" by monitoring 100,000 stars for three years, specifically looking for shadows of small planets orbiting these stars...planets small enough that they are not evidenced by the wobble effect (detecting the presence of a planet by observing the to-and-fro gravitational tug it gives its star as it orbits).
Exciting stuff, eh? Read all about it in this article from the NY Times: In a Lonely Cosmos, a Hunt for Worlds Like Ours. It's entirely likely that the subject will capture you and send you off into a little Wikipedia learning binge...it did for me, anyhow.
We may find an answer to this question in the near future, at least about just how rare Earth-like planets are. I find this idea fascinating and terrifying at the same time...I honestly don't want to find out that the chances of extraterrestrial beings are slim to none. Alone in the universe(s)? Now that's a bizarre thought.
NASA has launched a new mission to search for "not-too-cold, not-too-hot, Goldilocks zones around stars where liquid water can exist" by monitoring 100,000 stars for three years, specifically looking for shadows of small planets orbiting these stars...planets small enough that they are not evidenced by the wobble effect (detecting the presence of a planet by observing the to-and-fro gravitational tug it gives its star as it orbits).
Exciting stuff, eh? Read all about it in this article from the NY Times: In a Lonely Cosmos, a Hunt for Worlds Like Ours. It's entirely likely that the subject will capture you and send you off into a little Wikipedia learning binge...it did for me, anyhow.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
FREE (-ish) Ice Cream Mini Cups?!?!
Anna, this would soo be for you if you weren't lactose intolerant.
Check it out, steps for making your very own little ice creams at (almost) any restaurant! What an ingenious idea...someone try it & let me know. This would be a great experiment for people on road trips (AHEM!) to try out. Courtesy of the Slog.
Check it out, steps for making your very own little ice creams at (almost) any restaurant! What an ingenious idea...someone try it & let me know. This would be a great experiment for people on road trips (AHEM!) to try out. Courtesy of the Slog.
The way she kicked her heels & put her fist in the skyyyyy, too tiiiyyyyght.
This song has yet to grow old to me, and I have definitely played it far too many times. For this reason, I would like to share it with errrrone (PS there's no video just song, but I didn't really know how else to share the link):
Work It Out, Shake It Little Mama, I Know You Wanna Do The Jane Fonda
When I was in high school, I ran mid-long distance (800 m & 1600 m) in track. Practice and a year-round weights class to prepare for the season always kept me in pretty amazing shape, and I took this for granted when I got to college. Freshman year of college I was an occasional exerciser, but I never got completely back on task...apparently it is much harder to do when you're not forced to run miles & miles and lift every day.
The summer before sophomore year, I worked in a coffee shop with very irregular hours (5:30 AM to Noon, usually) where all of my energy came from copious amounts of caffeine and the irregular baked goods that weren't pretty enough to be sold to customers. When I got home from work, I'd usually crash for a few hours and then go hang out with Lauren. If I decided to walk to her house (around 1.5 mi), that was my exercise for the day. This unhealthy cycle took a toll on my energy level and my body, and therefore my comfort in my own skin; I vowed to change when I had free access to a gym back at school.
Lo & behold, I managed to change my ways back at school. I started off slow, which was hard for me. Physical exertion is where my competitive side rears itself, and I had never really been out of shape in my life. Yeah, the beginning of track season was killer, but it would have been for anyone who wasn't training for a marathon or something. I am now on a regular exercise schedule, and I couldn't feel better about it. Sure, there are still times when I feel like I could look better and wish I was seeing more results for time spent in the gym, but these moments aren't constant the way they had been previously. Now I long for the gym if I haven't been in a couple of days; I even kept on task during finals week last semester, avoiding the typical 'I don't have time' excuse, and saw my stress levels at an incredibly manageable place. I've learned that I almost always have time for the gym; Q. What would I be doing if I didn't go? A. Laying on my bed, browsing various blogs and/or Facebook, procrastinating and feeling bad about my lack of productivity!
At least when I go to the gym I have accomplished something, and it makes me feel so good. Even when I really don't want to go, I get very into my workout upon arrival. Exercise really is addictive...thanks endorphins!
So far this break I haven't gotten around to exercising, but I feel it coming on today. It's snowed every day so far, but today the forecast is sunny & 36 degrees. I'm going to charge my iPod and head out on a several mile run, and hope my knees can withstand the pounding; it should be a welcome flashback to days of yore: running my ass off with the other distance runners, hoping against hope for a rare compliment from Mr. Dryden (my track coach who ran the Boston Marathon in his mid-fifties and could probably still beat me on a distance run). Sometimes I miss running competitively, but I mostly liked to compete against myself and, hey, I can still do that...bring on those 7 minute miles (doubtful...maybe if I was running just a mile but, hey, a girl can dream)!
PRANKSTER IS A WONDERFUL AND (MOSTLY) DUTIFUL GYM BUDDY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPLAUD HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MY HEALTH.
The summer before sophomore year, I worked in a coffee shop with very irregular hours (5:30 AM to Noon, usually) where all of my energy came from copious amounts of caffeine and the irregular baked goods that weren't pretty enough to be sold to customers. When I got home from work, I'd usually crash for a few hours and then go hang out with Lauren. If I decided to walk to her house (around 1.5 mi), that was my exercise for the day. This unhealthy cycle took a toll on my energy level and my body, and therefore my comfort in my own skin; I vowed to change when I had free access to a gym back at school.
Lo & behold, I managed to change my ways back at school. I started off slow, which was hard for me. Physical exertion is where my competitive side rears itself, and I had never really been out of shape in my life. Yeah, the beginning of track season was killer, but it would have been for anyone who wasn't training for a marathon or something. I am now on a regular exercise schedule, and I couldn't feel better about it. Sure, there are still times when I feel like I could look better and wish I was seeing more results for time spent in the gym, but these moments aren't constant the way they had been previously. Now I long for the gym if I haven't been in a couple of days; I even kept on task during finals week last semester, avoiding the typical 'I don't have time' excuse, and saw my stress levels at an incredibly manageable place. I've learned that I almost always have time for the gym; Q. What would I be doing if I didn't go? A. Laying on my bed, browsing various blogs and/or Facebook, procrastinating and feeling bad about my lack of productivity!
At least when I go to the gym I have accomplished something, and it makes me feel so good. Even when I really don't want to go, I get very into my workout upon arrival. Exercise really is addictive...thanks endorphins!
So far this break I haven't gotten around to exercising, but I feel it coming on today. It's snowed every day so far, but today the forecast is sunny & 36 degrees. I'm going to charge my iPod and head out on a several mile run, and hope my knees can withstand the pounding; it should be a welcome flashback to days of yore: running my ass off with the other distance runners, hoping against hope for a rare compliment from Mr. Dryden (my track coach who ran the Boston Marathon in his mid-fifties and could probably still beat me on a distance run). Sometimes I miss running competitively, but I mostly liked to compete against myself and, hey, I can still do that...bring on those 7 minute miles (doubtful...maybe if I was running just a mile but, hey, a girl can dream)!
PRANKSTER IS A WONDERFUL AND (MOSTLY) DUTIFUL GYM BUDDY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPLAUD HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MY HEALTH.
My Favorite Breakfast Recipe
This is my go-to breakfast meal when I am at home. It is delicious, satisfying, healthy, and quite easy to make (also vegetarian & vegan). Since I improvise the whole recipe, I don't have exact quantities for ingredients; just use your eye to figure the amount that is proportional to the amount of tofu you're using.
Tofu Scramble
Ingredients:
-1 serving of "Lite" silken (firm) tofu or "Lite" extra-firm tofu: in the tofu I use, a serving is 1/4 package of silken or 1/5 package of extra-firm. Obviously the "Lite" is not necessary, but I prefer it.
-proportional amount of veggie "ground beef" crumbles: I like Morningstar Farms Meal Starters.
-extras: I like to add corn (frozen is easiest) & sometimes fresh baby spinach, but anything you fancy can be used.
-spices: turmeric adds a nice yellow, "egg-like" color to the tofu; & then I find chili powder, garlic salt, & pepper work best with the flavor I want. I just add as much as I think it needs, but I always improvise so be careful not to go overboard.
Directions:
1. Spray a skillet or add olive oil and then put it on Low/Medium heat. Add the tofu and crumble it up to a the size you find desirable using the spatula, and then add the turmeric; make sure it coats the tofu completely. Cook these two ingredients alone until they are sufficiently heated: silken tofu needs a little longer than regular because of its softness.
2. Next add the frozen ingredients (veggie crumbles and corn or veggies of your choice) & mix everything together in the skillet. Once these ingredients seem thawed, add the rest of the spices and stir them in with the spatula.
3. Cook everything together for a few more minutes. If you are adding spinach, now is the time to do it. Stir the spinach in and cook until it is soft.
4. Voila! A scrumptious vegan breakfast. I like to eat it with whole grain toast & a good cup of coffee; grapefruit is also a nice side dish.
Tweak this recipe until you find your perfect combination of ingredients & you'll have a great morning staple.
Tofu Scramble
Ingredients:
-1 serving of "Lite" silken (firm) tofu or "Lite" extra-firm tofu: in the tofu I use, a serving is 1/4 package of silken or 1/5 package of extra-firm. Obviously the "Lite" is not necessary, but I prefer it.
-proportional amount of veggie "ground beef" crumbles: I like Morningstar Farms Meal Starters.
-extras: I like to add corn (frozen is easiest) & sometimes fresh baby spinach, but anything you fancy can be used.
-spices: turmeric adds a nice yellow, "egg-like" color to the tofu; & then I find chili powder, garlic salt, & pepper work best with the flavor I want. I just add as much as I think it needs, but I always improvise so be careful not to go overboard.
Directions:
1. Spray a skillet or add olive oil and then put it on Low/Medium heat. Add the tofu and crumble it up to a the size you find desirable using the spatula, and then add the turmeric; make sure it coats the tofu completely. Cook these two ingredients alone until they are sufficiently heated: silken tofu needs a little longer than regular because of its softness.
2. Next add the frozen ingredients (veggie crumbles and corn or veggies of your choice) & mix everything together in the skillet. Once these ingredients seem thawed, add the rest of the spices and stir them in with the spatula.
3. Cook everything together for a few more minutes. If you are adding spinach, now is the time to do it. Stir the spinach in and cook until it is soft.
4. Voila! A scrumptious vegan breakfast. I like to eat it with whole grain toast & a good cup of coffee; grapefruit is also a nice side dish.
Tweak this recipe until you find your perfect combination of ingredients & you'll have a great morning staple.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Vacation Media Indulgences
No Exit and Three Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre
Flight of the Conchords, Season 2 (or Season 1 if you have yet to imbibe)
And the two articles that caught my eye in the NY Times today:
When I lived in the Big Sky State, my house was about ten miles out of Glendive (pop. ~4,500). Even if I had been smack dab in the middle of the 'Dive, I would still be exposed to the undulating expanse of the Milky Way Galaxy at dusk...BUT instead I was completely removed from all but a distant glow of the city (ha!) lights. The sky was expansive and clear, and from the top of my driveway you could see all around. This is one of the things I miss most about home, and that is why this article struck me; I hope star-gazing never becomes an antiquated passtime, and applaud these folks for taking action to make sure it doesn't.
A Shared Vision to Dazzle Urbanites With the Night Sky
As an Earth Science major, I learn all about the fruitless attempts of people to make the Earth's cycles (erosion, flooding, etc.) cooperate with their living situations. Beach dredging is one of these "solutions": sand imported to a (more than likely) rich beach to prevent the shores from washing away. Not only is this an expensive and short-term, but it is also detrimental to the fragile ecosystem of the beach. This article discusses a ruling to prevent beach dredging on a particular beach in Florida; it pleases me that after so many years of ecological destruction caused by altering landforms (Army Corps of Engineers, anyone?) people are catching on and fighting against these costly (in so many ways) projects.
Surfers Deal a Blow to a Beach Dredging Project
Flight of the Conchords, Season 2 (or Season 1 if you have yet to imbibe)
And the two articles that caught my eye in the NY Times today:
When I lived in the Big Sky State, my house was about ten miles out of Glendive (pop. ~4,500). Even if I had been smack dab in the middle of the 'Dive, I would still be exposed to the undulating expanse of the Milky Way Galaxy at dusk...BUT instead I was completely removed from all but a distant glow of the city (ha!) lights. The sky was expansive and clear, and from the top of my driveway you could see all around. This is one of the things I miss most about home, and that is why this article struck me; I hope star-gazing never becomes an antiquated passtime, and applaud these folks for taking action to make sure it doesn't.
A Shared Vision to Dazzle Urbanites With the Night Sky
As an Earth Science major, I learn all about the fruitless attempts of people to make the Earth's cycles (erosion, flooding, etc.) cooperate with their living situations. Beach dredging is one of these "solutions": sand imported to a (more than likely) rich beach to prevent the shores from washing away. Not only is this an expensive and short-term, but it is also detrimental to the fragile ecosystem of the beach. This article discusses a ruling to prevent beach dredging on a particular beach in Florida; it pleases me that after so many years of ecological destruction caused by altering landforms (Army Corps of Engineers, anyone?) people are catching on and fighting against these costly (in so many ways) projects.
Surfers Deal a Blow to a Beach Dredging Project
Eeeeek!
It is snowing in Seattle right now...I just looked up and saw millions of fluffy snowflakes tumbling from the sky.
Since my arrival home for Spring (ha!) Break, it has snowed every day. How bizarre, considering it is the Pacific Northwest and even New York was hovering around sixty degrees when I left!
A hot cup of jasmine green tea should assuage my desire to be in a tropical location...maybe?
Since my arrival home for Spring (ha!) Break, it has snowed every day. How bizarre, considering it is the Pacific Northwest and even New York was hovering around sixty degrees when I left!
A hot cup of jasmine green tea should assuage my desire to be in a tropical location...maybe?
Simple Pleasures
Being in Seattle is always such a pleasure, what with the easing of school-related pressure and such.
Yesterday I went grocery shopping and then cooked some delicious vegetarian chili to feed the family for dinner after my mom and I hung out all morning and chit-chatted over several cups of coffee. Today, I woke up and promptly made myself a cup of Ethiopia Sidamo, a great coffee which I picked up a pound of from my summer coffee shop, University Zoka. I then proceeded to drink this blueberry-undertoned concoction while cooking my signature tofu scramble: a combination of silken tofu, a meat-substitute crumble, corn, and assorted spices; sitting alone at the dining room table while consuming the fruits of my labor and reading the NY Times provides an unmatched feeling of contentment.
All of this cooking stirred a desire to cook a big meal for all of my friends at school. Alas, I was crushed by the logistics of such an undertaking: to plan such an event without hurting anyone's feelings, over thirty people would have to be invited. Sadly, it proved to be an impossible task to take on in the lowly dorm kitchens of Vassar College. Maybe next year?
For now I will just cook for my family of four; it is so rewarding. I began brainstorming for tonight's dinner while enjoying (!) a good hand-washing of the dishes and continued to do so over an amazingly sweet ruby-red grapefruit. Now I will bid you adieu and browse some cookbooks...I am taking all of this as a mark of some new-found maturity blossoming inside this co-ed.
Yesterday I went grocery shopping and then cooked some delicious vegetarian chili to feed the family for dinner after my mom and I hung out all morning and chit-chatted over several cups of coffee. Today, I woke up and promptly made myself a cup of Ethiopia Sidamo, a great coffee which I picked up a pound of from my summer coffee shop, University Zoka. I then proceeded to drink this blueberry-undertoned concoction while cooking my signature tofu scramble: a combination of silken tofu, a meat-substitute crumble, corn, and assorted spices; sitting alone at the dining room table while consuming the fruits of my labor and reading the NY Times provides an unmatched feeling of contentment.
All of this cooking stirred a desire to cook a big meal for all of my friends at school. Alas, I was crushed by the logistics of such an undertaking: to plan such an event without hurting anyone's feelings, over thirty people would have to be invited. Sadly, it proved to be an impossible task to take on in the lowly dorm kitchens of Vassar College. Maybe next year?
For now I will just cook for my family of four; it is so rewarding. I began brainstorming for tonight's dinner while enjoying (!) a good hand-washing of the dishes and continued to do so over an amazingly sweet ruby-red grapefruit. Now I will bid you adieu and browse some cookbooks...I am taking all of this as a mark of some new-found maturity blossoming inside this co-ed.
Heavy News
Confession: I have not always been an avid follower of the news. I know, I know...how disgraceful. However, lately I have been attempting to change this and keep myself up to date. I have had moderate success with this during school, and legitimate success during breaks. It usually feels good to be informed, but many of the stories are reminders of just how harsh the world can be.
Since Winter Break, there have been approximately 5 or so instances of men so down-trodden about life that they have killed their spouses and children, and then there is the story of the Pastor in Illinois who was shot to death during his sermon on Sunday. In addition, there seem to be more and more shootings and acts of violence breaking out all over Seattle; I can't tell if this is normal for the city or not...I always thought of Seattle as a city with a relatively low crime rate and the number of incidences seems so high.
I guess I just wanted to express my concern and sadness about the violence taking place in the world that I am becoming increasingly aware of; I see why the weight of the world seems to increase as we grow older and more knowledgeable. John Legend seems to concur...as I am wrote this post, his inspirational "If You're Out There" came on my iTunes. Let's all listen to what he has to say!
Since Winter Break, there have been approximately 5 or so instances of men so down-trodden about life that they have killed their spouses and children, and then there is the story of the Pastor in Illinois who was shot to death during his sermon on Sunday. In addition, there seem to be more and more shootings and acts of violence breaking out all over Seattle; I can't tell if this is normal for the city or not...I always thought of Seattle as a city with a relatively low crime rate and the number of incidences seems so high.
I guess I just wanted to express my concern and sadness about the violence taking place in the world that I am becoming increasingly aware of; I see why the weight of the world seems to increase as we grow older and more knowledgeable. John Legend seems to concur...as I am wrote this post, his inspirational "If You're Out There" came on my iTunes. Let's all listen to what he has to say!
A Brief Introduction.
My wonderful friend Maggie started a blog relatively recently. She explained to me that it's basically a way for her to keep track of things she finds funny or intriguing. I really liked the idea, and Spring Break free time has unclogged my brain enough that my thoughts are bouncing around my head, unable to be expressed other than through IM. I decided it was time for me to start a little blog of my own while I was washing the dishes and listening to John Legend (both thought-provoking activities), so here goes nothing!
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