(Annnnnd you've probably tried to watch it BUT realized you can't. So you'll have to watch it on youtube. I know, I know. It's a hassle, but it's really good! Trust me! Go watch it!)
Sunday, March 30, 2014
(Annnnnd you've probably tried to watch it BUT realized you can't. So you'll have to watch it on youtube. I know, I know. It's a hassle, but it's really good! Trust me! Go watch it!)
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Be with someone who you don’t have to hide from, in any way. Whether it’s your morning face before you’ve put your make up on, an embarrassing story to tell about something that happened on your way home, or an ambition you’ve had since you were six… make sure you end up with someone who knows all of it and still loves you. A person you can tell your whole life to is a person worth spending a life with.
**this**
**this**
I only half hope that this semester doesn't go so great. Academic suspension doesn't sound so bad, ya know? I mean, I'll get a job, maybe head out to Arizona for a bit, pay off all my bills, hang out with friends and family more often, be more physically active. It actually sounds pretty great. Don't worry! It's not like I'm going to stop trying to do well, but IF I don't do well enough to stay in school, I won't be so bummed.
Maybe this'll give me some time to think about what I really want to pursue as a career..
Maybe this'll give me some time to think about what I really want to pursue as a career..
Monday, March 24, 2014
A LETTER FROM JOHN STEINBECK ON LOVE TO HIS SON
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First — if you are in love — that’s a good thing — that’s about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don’t let anyone make it small or light to you.
Second — There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you — of kindness and consideration and respect — not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn’t know you had.
You say this is not puppy love. If you feel so deeply — of course it isn’t puppy love.
But I don’t think you were asking me what you feel. You know better than anyone. What you wanted me to help you with is what to do about it — and that I can tell you.
Glory in it for one thing and be very glad and grateful for it.
The object of love is the best and most beautiful. Try to live up to it.
If you love someone — there is no possible harm in saying so — only you must remember that some people are very shy and sometimes the saying must take that shyness into consideration.
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
It sometimes happens that what you feel is not returned for one reason or another — but that does not make your feeling less valuable and good.
Lastly, I know your feeling because I have it and I’m glad you have it.
We will be glad to meet Susan. She will be very welcome. But Elaine will make all such arrangements because that is her province and she will be very glad to. She knows about love too and maybe she can give you more help than I can.
And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
Love, Fa
Another reason I like Steinbeck..
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First — if you are in love — that’s a good thing — that’s about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don’t let anyone make it small or light to you.
Second — There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you — of kindness and consideration and respect — not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn’t know you had.
You say this is not puppy love. If you feel so deeply — of course it isn’t puppy love.
But I don’t think you were asking me what you feel. You know better than anyone. What you wanted me to help you with is what to do about it — and that I can tell you.
Glory in it for one thing and be very glad and grateful for it.
The object of love is the best and most beautiful. Try to live up to it.
If you love someone — there is no possible harm in saying so — only you must remember that some people are very shy and sometimes the saying must take that shyness into consideration.
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
It sometimes happens that what you feel is not returned for one reason or another — but that does not make your feeling less valuable and good.
Lastly, I know your feeling because I have it and I’m glad you have it.
We will be glad to meet Susan. She will be very welcome. But Elaine will make all such arrangements because that is her province and she will be very glad to. She knows about love too and maybe she can give you more help than I can.
And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
Love, Fa
Another reason I like Steinbeck..
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Springy Breaker
Ya know how sometimes you just want to talk to an old friend? But you think, "they're probably busy" or "they won't have time." But you really want to call them up and say, "Hey, I kinda miss you. Just thought I'd let you know." That was pretty much my whole spring break. I had a blast, but as I was blasting all I really wanted to do was call up that old friend. Did I? Nope. Why? Cause I'm a wuss. Anyway… old friend, I miss ya!
Anyway, like I said spring break was lots of fun. I went to good ol' New Jersey! I think this was the first time I ever did a solo spring break trip. It was kinda weird going somewhere cold for spring break. It felt more like a christmas break trip. And to my surprise the week felt like two! It was rad. I did a bunch of stuff but mostly hung out with family I hadn't seen in a while. It was the first time in almost four years that I was in NJ.
On Wednesday, I took a trip down to Philly to visit Kaity Lang! Originally from Tehachapi, I met her at woodward a few years back. Now she's going to school on the east coast and I was super excited to be able to hang out with her somewhere not in California. I left home around five and took 3 trains before I got to Philly. It was a nice trip. First trip I've ever taken on a train alone. Somerville to Newark, Newark to Trenton, Trenton to Philly. Kaity met me at the 30th street station and our adventure commenced! from the station we walked a bunch until we got to the Rocky statue at the Museum, where a guy insisted on taking our picture but we said 'no thanks.' After photo-ing with Rocky, we went to Love Park, and the Reading Terminal Market. If you've never been to the market and you've been to Philly, you are, hands down, looney! I got to eat pretty much the best pretzels I've ever had! They were so soft and buttery, not that salty or expensive. They were phenomenal. So good. Bummed I didn't get more than one. After the market we headed to Kaity's house where we recharged both our batteries and our phone's batteries. Later, on our way to more sight seeing goodness, we got a Philly cheese steak to go from Jim's. Kaity let me pretend I was a local and taught me the right way to order. 'Provolone wit' I mentioned in a post a couple years ago that I wouldn't have meat unless it was in a philly cheese steak in Philly or a Chicago Dog in Chicago. It was great.(sorry anti-meat-eating-people) I felt sick a few hours afterwards, but I don't know if it was the meat or the four cups of coffee I had during the day or the train ride or what. It was awesome though. Later we went to the Eastern State Penitentiary, where we saw Al Capone's cell, a coffee shop and, and the Museum where we saw a bunch of artsy stuff. By the museum I was exhausted and over walking. By the time I got home I was completely dead.
On Friday I went to NYC and got to go to a bunch of places I either forgot I went to when I was younger or just never went to, namely, the library to meet Patience and Fortitude, the colombian consulate, Chinatown, Little Italy, Macy's, this really good cannoli place and the subway. I got nuts! I don't know why but NY nuts are so much better than any other nuts.
I got to go to New Hope and have some awesome chocolate. Went to Red Lobster for the first time in three years. Had Fro-yo in somerville. It's insane how much the places you frequented as a kid change as the years pass. Somerville is pretty much a new town. There are so many new buildings. I had a butt load of pizza on this trip. I think I had more pizza in this one week than I had in the last year!
Seriously an awesome trip. No matter how far or long I stay away New Jersey will always be home to me.
Anyway, like I said spring break was lots of fun. I went to good ol' New Jersey! I think this was the first time I ever did a solo spring break trip. It was kinda weird going somewhere cold for spring break. It felt more like a christmas break trip. And to my surprise the week felt like two! It was rad. I did a bunch of stuff but mostly hung out with family I hadn't seen in a while. It was the first time in almost four years that I was in NJ.
On Wednesday, I took a trip down to Philly to visit Kaity Lang! Originally from Tehachapi, I met her at woodward a few years back. Now she's going to school on the east coast and I was super excited to be able to hang out with her somewhere not in California. I left home around five and took 3 trains before I got to Philly. It was a nice trip. First trip I've ever taken on a train alone. Somerville to Newark, Newark to Trenton, Trenton to Philly. Kaity met me at the 30th street station and our adventure commenced! from the station we walked a bunch until we got to the Rocky statue at the Museum, where a guy insisted on taking our picture but we said 'no thanks.' After photo-ing with Rocky, we went to Love Park, and the Reading Terminal Market. If you've never been to the market and you've been to Philly, you are, hands down, looney! I got to eat pretty much the best pretzels I've ever had! They were so soft and buttery, not that salty or expensive. They were phenomenal. So good. Bummed I didn't get more than one. After the market we headed to Kaity's house where we recharged both our batteries and our phone's batteries. Later, on our way to more sight seeing goodness, we got a Philly cheese steak to go from Jim's. Kaity let me pretend I was a local and taught me the right way to order. 'Provolone wit' I mentioned in a post a couple years ago that I wouldn't have meat unless it was in a philly cheese steak in Philly or a Chicago Dog in Chicago. It was great.(sorry anti-meat-eating-people) I felt sick a few hours afterwards, but I don't know if it was the meat or the four cups of coffee I had during the day or the train ride or what. It was awesome though. Later we went to the Eastern State Penitentiary, where we saw Al Capone's cell, a coffee shop and, and the Museum where we saw a bunch of artsy stuff. By the museum I was exhausted and over walking. By the time I got home I was completely dead.
On Friday I went to NYC and got to go to a bunch of places I either forgot I went to when I was younger or just never went to, namely, the library to meet Patience and Fortitude, the colombian consulate, Chinatown, Little Italy, Macy's, this really good cannoli place and the subway. I got nuts! I don't know why but NY nuts are so much better than any other nuts.
I got to go to New Hope and have some awesome chocolate. Went to Red Lobster for the first time in three years. Had Fro-yo in somerville. It's insane how much the places you frequented as a kid change as the years pass. Somerville is pretty much a new town. There are so many new buildings. I had a butt load of pizza on this trip. I think I had more pizza in this one week than I had in the last year!
Seriously an awesome trip. No matter how far or long I stay away New Jersey will always be home to me.
A whole row all to myself! I took a nice horizontal nap.
NJ from the plane
Last time I saw this kid he didn't speak. Now I can't get a word in.
There was snow. It was cold.
I knew it was time to get up when I saw this on my stomach.
A whole car to my self at 6 am to Philly.
I don't know why, but I really liked this lady. So I took a picture.
The museum! Recognize those steps?!
Kaity Lang in her natural habitat
Jim's to get a Philly. That might be Jim.
Cool wall, bro
Even cooler wall. That guy is holding a pizza. I like pizza.
The goods.
Sharing a good meal with a good friend. Nothing better than that.
Eastern State Penitentiary
More of the creepy/cool jail
That's not a statue. It's a real lady.
Good ol' panorama
Al Capone's cell
Almost at the top of the museum stairs
Museum
There's an exhibit here called 'something something Korea'
Same view different place on the steps
Night view from the top of the stairs
Train homebound
NYC bound
Something I didn't really miss about NJ
Track in Seacaucus
Times Square
New York Public Library
Cool ceiling
Girl
Old wrecked book. I know someone who would probably cry if one of her books looked like this.
This guy's name is Patience
NY Public Library from the outside
Like I said, NY nuts are tasty.
Man, that lady in the middle is skinny! tee hee!
"Pretend to be asleep!"
Asian baby hulk
Little Italy
People crossing the street. Shortly after this I got durian! It was delicious!
Cool mural
Another cool mural. I think that's one of the things I like the most about cities. You get to see cool stuff. Like this.
Chinatown sign
Empire state from afar
Tiniest plane to Philly on the way back to FL.
Sometime on the Philly trip my phone died and I took pictures on Kaity's phone. Here they are for your eyeballs to gaze at.
Classic Rocky pose
Holding onto Love for dear life
Amish cheese seller
Amish hot dog ladies
THIS!! The pretzels we got from this place were the best I've EVER had. They were just so warm and soft and buttery and salty and delicious. Bummed I didn't buy more than one. They were so good!
Delicious looking cookies. We didn't get any. But they looked great.
So many people
Black and white cookies. Need I say more?
Some guy with a bird..
Irish potato famine sculpty
Boats. Lotsa boats.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)