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"If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me." - Alice Lee Roosevelt LongworthHere it goes:I was shopping for a dress. Let me start off a little earlier. A friend of mine asked me to support him while he is at a funeral for his brother-in-law. Yes, My little black dress has been used a few million too many times for me to feel comfortable with considering wearing it just

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"The way of even the most justifiable revolution is prepared by personal impulses disguised into creeds."- Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)Fuel That NurturesEating Right to Feel BetterAt its simplest, food is fuel. Though our preferences regarding taste and texture can vary widely, we all rely on the foods we eat for energy. Most people are aware that it is vital we consume a diverse assortment of foods

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"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much." - Mother Teresa Well, I said that I would start writing. With so many things swirling in my head, I'm never sure what to say. Most of it makes no sense. Yesterday I read This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosely. It's a really good book for those who want to know more about elements of

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Releasing NegativityPity Party We all have days when the bad things seem to outweigh the good ones and we begin to think that life isn’t fair. You get stuck in traffic, which makes you late for an important meeting, and then your car gets towed. You might ask yourself, “Why me?” Events like this one can test anyone’s ability to be grateful and feel optimistic. If you have a tendency to feel

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"We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing." - R. D. Laing"Good done anywhere is good done everywhere." - Maya AngelouI feel like I am living as if I'm supposed to be broke. I had a few hundred dollars in my account and in my hands a few days ago. It's almost gone. I have to think that I will have abundant

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"I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy." - William WestmorelandThis is not easy for me to write. It is my last post (perhaps) of this year. I've had so many wonderful things happen to me this year--graduating with my Bachelor's degree, traveling abroad, knowing how to start writing

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"It's taken me all my life to understand that it is not necessary to understand everything." - Rene CotyLong time no see, I know. Got a whole bunch of nothing here. Just got through watching the second of the three presidential debates. So here is...Ten facts I've been wondering about presidents:1. McCain is not the oldest presidential candidate. Dole was the oldest.2. McCain will not be the

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"Happiness is a form of courage." - Holbrook JacksonWhat is it that's been going on in my head lately? Well, besides missing you terribly, not much.I keep thinking about how I've been traveling, day by day, rather aimlessly. Since I've been in St. Louis, I've been wandering a great deal. One thing I have noticed is that--hold up. I am in a library doing this. Would you believe that a gun-toting

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"Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense and the past perfect." - The United Church ObserverI am in St. Louis. I've been dealing with working for my father's business, trying to find a job of my own--not hard enough to care apparently--and living. Today, I just wanted to stop by since I am at a computer. I am doing okay. I still grieve for my father--funny how that works,

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"Humor is a prelude to faith and Laughter is the beginning of prayer." - Reinhold NiebuhrI've been thinking about you. More than you know, actually. I've been wanting someone to talk to over the last several weeks and couldn't talk to you. When I did have a way to talk to you, you were the last thing on my mind, and as you can see, I never got to the last thing on my mind while on the

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"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." - Buddha

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"Yet do I marvel at this curious thing; To make a poet black, and bid him sing!" - Countee CullenSo here I am, in Merida. The Yucatan. In Mexico. What is this place, you ask? It's a ruines sito. This one is called Dzibichultan. Nope, I've seen the word for a week and still don't know how to say it (the "d" is silent). I'm still shocked that I am here. Some people had faith in me, though.

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"Love and a cough cannot be hid." - George HerbertSo I'm in Mexico. I've got pictures and I'll have to post it for Wordless Wednesday. Until then...Ten things I learned about what to do in Merida:1. If you see a mosquito, kill that sucker! It will eat you alive!2. Don't flush the toilet tissue down the toilet. The septic systems here don't flush down to this mass thingie like they do in the

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"Things should be made as simple as possible - no simpler." - Albert EinsteinSo, it's definitely my last Tuesday here...before I graduate!!!!!! I just checked my grades and I got a B+ and two A's! All I have to do is just coast. I'm trying to have a day where I'm not looking at the bad, just the good. That said, here are...Ten things I can say I have done because of my education at Millsaps

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"In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are consequences." - Robert G. Ingersoll If OnlyLocating The Underlying Cause Often, when we’re unhappy, we fall into the habit of thinking that, if only one or two particular things in our life would change, everything would be fine. We might focus on the fact that we need a new car, or a raise, or a change in our living situation. We

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"I didn't sleep well. I made several mistakes." - Steven WrightSo it's been weeks. I've done several things. I should wait until tomorrow to let you know what has happened to me. It ranks for a "Ten Things This Tuesday." By this time in two weeks, I should become a college graduate. I can hardly believe it myself. I still keep saying that I hope that I will be, but I haven't heard otherwise.

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"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." - Joseph AddisonYes, it is in the middle of the night or the cusp of the cusp of the cusp of Friday morning at this writing. Yet I am sitting at my computer afresh with things that I have to tell you.YES! YOU! I STILL LOVE YOU, YOU KNOW!Here is a list of things that I have to tell you:I passed my graduation exams.I just got my passport.For

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"This defeat has taught me a lesson, but I'm not quite sure what it is." - John McEnroeThis is going to be a big week for me. I'm taking a last $100 to my name to do something crazy. I'm going to buy a passport. I've got more debt than these five pictures of Andrew Jackson can do anything with, so I'm going to do this. Or should I say but. I have to believe that I'm going to Mexico to brush up on

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"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." - Ernest HemingwayI just had to say this. I was listening to the radio when an article came up about two Mississippi bills were shut down in committees. They both were right-to-life bills. One of them was banning the RU-140 (I think) pill--the "oops we didn't have any protection and this ought to cover

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"The man who sees both sides of a question is a man who sees absolutely nothing."- Oscar Wilde Do you want to know how much I love you? I love you so much, I was having this conversation with someone, and after it ended, a train of thoughts came to my mind--and it ended with YOU! YES YOU! What kind of jubilant thing was I thinking? Who knows! You were on my mind, and that is all that matters.Ten

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"No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one." - Archibald WavellNothing Big Required You Are Enough Most of us have the feeling that we are here to accomplish something big in our lives, and if we haven’t done something that fits the bill we may feel as if we are waiting. We may feel incomplete, or empty, as if our lives don’t yet make sense

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"I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers."- Kahlil GibranSo, I've been thinking about some things. Yes, I am still in that place of my previous post, but I've been thinking of you--how much I love you and want you to be happy and stuff. So, I'm going to make an effort to say what's on my

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"He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice." - Albert EinsteinSo, over the last few weeks, I've been morbidly depressed. I've missed completing work in all of my classes, cried in my classes, stayed in my bed for days at a time, not sleep for more than five hours at a time, even

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"Fear makes us feel our humanity." - Benjamin "Dizzy" DisraeliI know, I know. I've neglected that one thing in you that had the urge to understand weird poetry terms. ME TOO!!! So, just because I love the five of you (maybe there is another person reading this and just won't tell me) sooooooooo much, I came back just to offer this to you. More English!accent-The prominence or emphasis given to a

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"In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice." - Richard BachI met Natasha Trethewey!!!! And if you don't know who that is, well, you are not that smart! (It's okay, though. I didn't know who she was, either.) She won the Pulizer Prize for poetry last year! You have got to get her book Native Guard. If you have lost a loved one, you will

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"The difference between the possible and the impossible lies in a person's determination." - Tommy Lasorda

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"Washington couldn't tell a lie, Nixon couldn't tell the truth and Reagan couldn't tell the difference."- Mort SahlSo I wrote this poem about going home. Wanna see it? Well, here is the first draft. It's going to need some revisions, in fact I'm thinking about making it two separate poems. I'll post the revision eventually.Exit 185 The mile marker hadn’t changed. The curve last hiding slope,

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"I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it." - Alice WalkerI have decided that I was going to talk about how I had lost my groove thing, but I saw this quote and changed my mind.In lieu (yup, I really know what that word means) I'm going to start you boys and girls in being edumacated! Hee hee! So, as you probably know, I'm an English

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"Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them." - Charles SimicEdward to Drop Out of RaceI am utterly stunned about this, though I guess I cannot be surprised. The superstars are getting the money, and realistically, who can outdo Oprah? What is the lesson that we've learned today, boys and girls? It might be who you know more than what you know because

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"In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore RooseveltSo, I was sitting around moping, and the girl who asked me to do all of that work came and asked me if i wanted to go to WalMart. Oh yeah. That is the perfect place to go to end my birthday. I decided to turn my frown

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"The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success, hasn't been asleep." - Wilson MiznerWell, guess what the heck I've done for my 42nd birthday. Let's just say that I'm sad. Instead of going out and having some fun with some people that I may never see again, much less see next year, and instead of going to work for some extra chump change, I did someone a favor. Someone who I know beyond a

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"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people." - George Bernard ShawSo, two days away from my 24th birthday...okay, okay! So what if the numbers are backwards! I only look a little older than that! Mwahahahahahahahaha! So what will my TTTT be about? Hmmm... I got it!Ten

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"Every problem has a gift for you in its hands." - Richard BachWell, I am back at school. I'm tired already. How did that happen? And I want to go to sleep right now, but if I do that, then I will be so far behind in my work that it'll make me want to cry.I was in a car accident. Stupid idiot ran into me when he just backed up into my car. I'm so freaking passive. When he said that he had no

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"Beneath the rule of men entirely great, The pen is mightier than the sword."- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Baron LyttonYeah, so what! I pulled a cheapie on you! Like the four of you care. Ha! Take that! And Happy Freaking New Year to You!Ten quotes that have nothing in common:1. "What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day."- Phyllis Diller2. "There are no

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"The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes."- Jonathan SwiftI thought I wanted to write a "Much - Not So Much" post, but I found this quote and got inspired.I do this sometimes, try to pay off bills and neglecting things I really want. Heck, I can't remember the last time I bought some clothing that I could wear to church

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"Every Communist must grasp the truth: 'Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun'." - Mao Tse-TungSo, this is what I did tonight. I procrastinated by calling a few people. They must have seen my number on the Caller ID and decided to not pick up. You're probably laughing, but with my St. Louis area code, it threw off the last person I called. After confirming that I was speaking with her,

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"I'd stay away from Ecstasy. This is a drug so strong it makes white people think they can dance."- Lenny HenrySo what if it's freaking New Year's Day. I was writing about something else, and thought, well shucks, I should do a Ten Things This Tuesday! The people in my head agreed with me. Here goes...Ten things I will not resolve to do for 2008:1. Vote for George Bush. Never did. Not gonna

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"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."-T. S. Eliot I'm not the type to go to reading horoscopes until around my birthday. For some reason, I get hung up on seeing what the rest of the year is going to hold for me. So I go to Daily OM, clicked a couple of times, and I got this message. The cool thing about horoscopes is that you can read them all and you

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"The habit of looking on the best side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year. "- Samuel JohnsonWhat does everyone do for the end of the year? Well, I'm going to write a letter to myself.Dear Gina,It's the last day of the year. You were in your hometown in Mississippi. You had just finished your fourth semester at school--the classes you had were Dr. M's Faulkner/Morrison

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"I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown."- Woody AllenI'm not sure that I'm going to get my internet hooked up at home or not, but today I'm going to my extremely small town for a few weeks. I may go up to the library to blog, but don't bet the farm on it.I've had random thoughts go in and out of my head lately, and I'm not

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"It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit."- Noël Coward Shining Through the CloudsGrumpsWhen we’re in a good mood, we shine like the sun. But if we find ourselves in the presence of a person, or people, in a grumpy mood, it can feel like a dark cloud approaching to dim our radiance and block our positive way of seeing the world. We can remind ourselves that

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"If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry."- Emily DickinsonLadies and gentlemen (yes, all five of us), I would like to kindly inform you that I have made it through to 350 posts! Yippee!!!!!!After I get back to school, I'm going to do something educational, and hopefully interesting. At least it is going to be educational and helpful to

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"I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong."- Leo RostenI am one day away from being one semester away from graduating! I'm going to be broke, but well educated! Ha!I'm going to do something exciting that is going to help you help me. I have to study for one more exam and write one more paper in the next six hours. After that, I'm

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"It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar."- Jerome K. JeromeWell, after what seemed like a thousand years with no ISP service (the sons of nasty dogs went bankrupt "out of the blue") and another two thousand years with very slow service, my college is up and running. Not soon enough since it is our freaking exam week.SCREAMING! So, of

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"All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal, or fattening." - Alexander WoolcottSo I've been absent because the ISP that the college had went bankrupt without notice--that and I've been busier than a gynecologist in the French Quarter! I still loves you, though!Avoiding Your True PowerAfraid To MeditateThere are times when we feel the pull to meditate but are swayed from it by

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"I have impeached myself by resigning." - Richard Nixon Birth Control Allowed at Maine Middle School By JOEL ELLIOTT PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 17 — The Portland school board on Wednesday approved a measure allowing middle-school students to gain access to prescription birth control medications without notifying parents. The proposal, from the Portland Division of Public Health, calls for

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"We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough." - Helen Keller(Yes, I've been so busy, I haven't had time to come and talk to you. I'll have to let you know what's going on. Let me say this: I have a ton of memorizing to do ... And yes, I still love you!)Releasing The ReignsChanging Others Our perception of humanity as a whole is, to a large extent, dualistic. We paint people

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"No spring, nor summer beauty hath such grace, As I have seen in one autumnal face." - Nathan HaleToday, I have to read the first four chapters of Light in August by William Faulkner, absorb the plot of Tom Jones, get an outline in my head for my first Senior Seminar exam (a mock comprehensive exam, the thing we have to take to graduate), two papers, and a partridge in a pear tree.And why

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"The difficulty was that the country in which he found himself was so featureless or rather, that it was crowded with features, all exactly alike." - Willa CatherWhile I do enjoy reading a good book every now and then, I am inundated with the number of books that I have to read. In total, I am supposed to have 23 books under my belt by the end of this semester. At least one of the classes (that

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"The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you." - Morrie Schwartz The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

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"If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change." - Guiseppe di Lampedusa Shifting With The Tide Energetic MotionSince our lives are constantly in motion energetically, change is a constant element of our existence. As dynamic as that energy is, it is not random or haphazard in nature—the shifts in energy that are constantly taking place are the result of our choices. The

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"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams."- John BarrymoreGuess what I just found out today? I found out that if I pass all of my classses successfully this semester, I have to have only one hour--that's right, not one class, one hour--to graduate!!!!! What in Sam Hill am I going to do after that? I gotta go. I need to go throw up or something.

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"I'm a light eater. As soon as it's light I start to eat." - Art DonovanSo I forced myself to have fun this weekend and make sure I studied. I had too much of one and not enough of the other. Can you guess which one was which?Let's just say that I have a lot more reading to do than fun. Tonight. As in, "Why am I still writing to you about it, huh?"

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"A psychiatrist is the next man you start talking to after you start talking to yourself." - Fred AllenSo I was in the middle of sleeping the morning away when I was having a conversation with myself."You have to get up.""But I don't want to. My eyes don't want to stay open.""You will get over it. Now get up.""I'm not going to be able to read if I can't keep my eyes open. You want me to study,

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"The road of good intentions is paved with Hell." - Spencer AnteLayers Of FeelingCoping With Passive Aggression Many people are taught from a young age to suppress feelings commonly regarded as negative, such as anger, resentment, fear, and sorrow. Those who cannot or will not express these emotions tend to engage in passive-aggressive behaviors that provide them with a means of redirecting

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"There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there." - Colonel SandersI am high-classed enough to let you know that I am currently studying why New Historicism is important. After that, I will be revising my psychological analysis of Benjy in The Sound and the Fury, and after that, I have to read ephratic poetry. And to show you that my $32k-a-year

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"No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not." - H. L. MenckenUnderneath The NoiseHearing The Whisper You may have noticed that if you want to speak to someone in a noisy, crowded room, the best thing to do is lean close and whisper. Yelling in an attempt to be louder than the room’s noise generally only

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"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." - PlatoI had to put up this one. I hope this inspires you like it did me. Let me know if it does.Stronger Than You KnowGetting Ourselves Worked Up Our capacity to cope successfully with life's challenges far outstrips our capacity to feel nervousness. Yet in the weeks, days, and hours leading up to an event that we believe will test our limits, we

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"I wish they would only take me as I am." - Vincent Van GoghI just got cool points! Three of them! With a sports commentary! Neato!It was worth mentioning.

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"Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else." - Will RogersTen things that I'm juggling:1. My classes, primarily2. Reading 200+ pages of Tom Jones immediately3. Reading Wife of Bath in its entirety4. Preparing a critical response for Wife of Bath5. Reading some critical articles on The Sound and The Fury6. Writing an annotated bibliography for some critical

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"Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons." - Woody AllenI'm waking up to another week of a raising mountain of homework and reading. My posts are becoming sporadic, but I'm going to attempt to get better.

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"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt Can I say that someone came to my room and told me that he would "totally do me." Goodness knows, I want to be done, but come on. I would at least like to have my name pronounced correctly. Oh yeah, I would like to have him be around afterwards.I want to say that I am flattered, but I'm not. I mean I may have a "it's

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"I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people."- Jackie MasonBelow The SurfaceFinding Deep Strength We have all faced moments in our lives when the pressure mounts beyond what we feel we can handle, and we find ourselves thinking that we do not have the strength to carry on. Sometimes we have just gotten through a major obstacle or illness only to find another one

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"To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another." - Benjamin JowettTen random thoughts:1. School is good.2. I have some nice people for friends here.3. I'm a little bratty.4. I'm cut from a really different cloth, a kind of burlappy-silk.5. I'm enjoying reading Faulkner when I can.6. I need to go to

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"The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: 'It's a girl.'" - Shirley ChisholmSo I will be really short on this one. The end of summer school happened three weeks ago. Tomorrow, I begin my fall semester. Last night I was stressed out beyond belief. My mind kept reeling about having only 32 hours--8 classes--to graduate. It's good news, and it's

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"I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity."- Charles Dudley WarnerOh my goodness! Last week was interesting! I have to tell you what happened to me in this format!If someone had told me that I would have done these ten things last week, I would have slapped them!1. A friend of mine and I pulled over on the side of the road

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"To generalize is to be an idiot." - William BlakeThe reason I have relationships with only a few people is because I only go to people to help me and only a few people come to me to be sociable. The others come if they need something that I only I can help with or not associate themselves with me at all. Who knows. I'll elaborate later. I'm getting in a bad mood again. I'm going to have to find

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"It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose." - Darrin WeinbergClinging To The CoreWhen Our World Falls Apart There are times when our whole world seems to be falling apart around us, and we are not sure what to hold onto anymore. Sometimes our relationships crumble and sometimes it’s our physical environment. At other times, we can’t put our finger on it, but

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"As in political, so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness of his outlook." - Joseph ConradUgh! People can be so rude! SCREAMING!I went to a Japanese restaurant that had two sides--and two entrances. Mind you, it was the first time I had ever been there. I opened they door and two servers nearly pounced on

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"In the last resort, nothing is ridiculous except the fear of being so." - Henri FauconnierThere are two types of people. I'm the type that sits back and waits for God to save me as the boats go by.I've got some stuff I have to take care of and one thing that keeps running through my mind is John Cougar (you'll see why I'm using his middle name) Mellencamp's song, "Jack and Diane." Life goes on

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"It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late." Emil CioranWhy am I doing this right now when I should be getting ready for work? Who knows...Ten t-shirts that I'm going to make one day:1. "Am I crazy even if the voices in my head sound like me?"2. "Will work for sushi."3. "I want a hug."4. "George Stephanopolous for President"5. "Worry. I

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"I will not allow my daughters to learn foreign languages because one tongue is sufficient for a woman." - John MiltonI took my last final exam for the summer last night. Ever have the feeling that time is working against you? Well, I was truly against the gun when I was writing my blue book. I started talking about how reading Shakespeare was like untangling string. UNTANGLING STRING? SCREAMING!

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"Through perserverence many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure." - Benjamin Disraeli

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"Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble" - William ShakespeareMiss me? I'm sorry. I'm in a Shakespeare class and it's been challenging. In lieu of that ...Ten phrases you've stolen from Shakespeare:1. All the world's a stage2. Good night, ladies3. In my heart of hearts4. Not a mouse stirring5. Star-crossed lovers6. Come what may7. Into thin air8. Too much

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"Well? Shall we go? 'Yes let's go.' They do not move." - Samuel BeckettWell, I've done it. Check out what it says about me ... You are an Experiencer Although you have an active imagination, you also concern yourself with the functional elements of things. You are willing to experiment to find things that work the most efficiently. Getting stuck in certain habits is boring to you—you'd rather

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"The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas." - Linus PaulingThe Wisdom Of SurrenderResistance Equals Persistence We all know the feeling of being repeatedly haunted by the same issue, no matter how we try to ignore it, avoid it, or run away from it. Sometimes it seems that we can get rid of something we don’t want by simply pushing it away. Most of the time, the more we push

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"The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed." - Sebastien Roch Nicholas ChamfortThere was a reason why I didn't start off this morning like I usually do. At the time I would have been at work, my father called me. In essence, the conversation started as usual: he asked me how I was doing, I told him I was okay, I asked how he was doing. The conversation changed dramatically

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"Land is immortal, for it harborsthe mysteries of creation."- Anwar Al-Sadat

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"To have ideas is to gather flowers; to think is to weave them into garlands." - Anne Sophie SwetchineBeing AloneA Relationship With Self The most important relationship we have in our lives is with our selves. And even though we are the only ones who are present at every moment of our lives—from birth onward—this relationship can be the most difficult one to cultivate. This may be because

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"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." - John Barrymore... that I won an argument against my embodiment of a personal hemorrhoid, SunKingpoet. I had to write this down. I am right! I am right! Mwahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!

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"Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity." - Michel de MontaigneYup. I can't stand food anymore. I hate the stuff. It costs money, and I'm such a codependent when it comes to food. The chewing thing is redundant. I mean bite, chew, chew, chew, swallow, chew, chew, chew, swallow, repeat, blah blah blah, yada yada yada. I'm so bored with eating. I wish there was

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"The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you." - Kin Hubbard Before The World WakesMorning Meditation Just before the coming of the pale rays of dawn, Mother Nature exists in a state of flux. Earth's energy is stable, free of the disordered vibrations that are a by-product of humanity's comings and goings. In these first moments of day,

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"Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance." - Frank Moore ColbyI have enough time to think about posting something here. I didn't even realized that I had made it to over 300 posts! This one will be 304! Last

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"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight." - Phyllis DillerSo this morning I had to come back to school. I only got a few hours sleep last night and woke up at 5:55 am (I saw the clock, dad gum it to Sam Hill and back). After some visits, I was a little tired, but knew I could handle staying awake for an hour and get to my dorm room bed for a nappypoo and get up for work--no problem.I went to

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"Look for the light behind every shadow." - Robert SchulerI have a few stories for this past weekend. In short, I represented my mother at her high school class reunion, discovered a family friend had died while there, and went to my great aunt's funeral.I also did some dancing--and don't let me leave this post without saying that I straddled some guy's face because nobody else was going to--got

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"You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough." - Joe E. LewisRevengeA Different Approach To Anger There can be times when we get so angry with someone that we find ourselves imagining ways to seek revenge for the hurt they've caused us. Remember, however, that the thoughts you've just had are energetic creations. In order to keep yourself from having to take part in the

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"Some people stay longer in an hour than others can in a month." - William Dean Howells "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love." - Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheThinking againTen thoughts that have been crippling me:1. What the Sam Hill am I doing at this school.2. I have to take this Spanish test.3. I have to go see my great aunt; the way my relatives are talking, she's on her

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"People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost." - H. Jackson BrowneThis will go under the "Much / Not So Much" files.Your skirt could be caught in your panties.It could be worse--you could have felt the breeze while walking down the runway during Fashion Week.You have a week-long stomach virus, not able to

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"The Venus de Milo is a good example of what happens to somebody who won't stop biting her fingernails."- Will RogersSo I haven't taken the Spanish final yet. I am sick with worry about it, but once I take it, I'll be done with it. It's amazing how many random thoughts I could have written about since I was last here, but I didn't.I can say this: today, someone who I'm not sure I have had a great

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"Try and live your life the way you wish other people would live theirs." - Raymond Burr"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses." - C. G. Jung"Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important." - George Eliot "The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success, hasn't been asleep." - Wilson Mizner

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"Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things." - Russell BakerBurdensome FeelingsBlaming Others As we begin to truly understand that the world outside of us is a reflection of the world inside of us, we may feel confused about who is to blame for the problems in our lives. If we had a difficult

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"Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them." - Anne LandersOkay. For those who don't want to read any of my long-winded blogs, this is for you.I slept like a cat this morning. An ant bit me and swelled my hand. I should have taken a picture. It's gone down now, but I had to take five or six benadryl pills, and that made me sleep like a cat. I didn't

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"I took a lie detector test the other day. No I didn't." - Steven WrightI'm a woman. A woman that happens to use public restrooms when necessary. Like tonight. I was at a popular restaurant for several hours. I have this thing where I will go to a place to study because I tend to not do it in my room. I was going to a Japanese place, but it was closed, so I went to the Waffle House. I hate going

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"The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its affections to a few esteemed characters."- Thomas Jefferson

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"Above all be true to yourself, and if you can not put your heart in it, take yourself out of it." - Hardy D. JacksonI've been thinking and no, there is no smoke!Ten more thoughts that have gone through my head recently:1. I am worth the hard work it will take to accomplish my goals.2. No matter how hard you try, you will still have some corn kernels in your--uhmm--output.3. A person has to

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"Age is not important unless you're a cheese." - Helen HayesI've been in the room since last night. I am going to take a shower and force myself to leave the room. I don't want to go, because I don't want to see what watching five hours of "Top Chef" cost me. I have a test tomorrow and I am so pissed off at myself. That's another story.Friday, I had an interview, but since I now realize that I am

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"The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything."- Walter BagehotSo this morning was a comedy of errors. I woke up this morning at 4:19 after going to sleep at around 1:45. Because of the amount of cereal (and milk, might I add) I had a few hours previous to my eyes opening, I felt an urge to get some stuff out of my system. I did, returned to my

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"Did you hear about the dyslexic, agnostic insomniac who stays up all night wondering if there really is a Dog?"- AnonymousYup. Today's one of those days.Ten Steven Wright statements:1. How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?2. Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.3. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.4. Everyone has a

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"The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation."- George Bernard ShawI've been having random thoughts cross my mind ...The opposite of fear is knowledge.Almost everything is not as bad as is imagined. This does not convince me that I should taste monkey brains or walk through the south side of Chicago with a

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