adapt. outlast. adapt. outlast. at last. the end.

so i guess its been a while.

this semester has been super so far, but lately i've had a few not so fun days. and i think it has a lot to do with the cold depressing weather. some days i just don't feel like hanging out with my friends. and instead, i'd rather just lie around the apartment and hang out by myself. i need to get over that and start being social again. there have been so many days where i've had potential plans and have bailed because i just didnt feel like doing anything. and i hope those friends havent taken it personally, because i love all my friends, i've just been going through some weird times lately.

on a brighter note, i had an amazing valentines day =] i've been hanging out with evan a lot and he always makes me happy, no matter what else has been going on. in that aspect, i couldn't be happier and i'm excited to see where things go from here.

the past few days i've been in the mood to do something really exciting and adventurous. I dont really care what it is, as long as its something new and fun. I can't wait for spring and exploring, picnics, belle isle, ghost hunting, sidewalk chalk, running around and playing outside...and bike rides? In the mean-time, i hope to maybe make a trip to the science museum, play some fun games, meet some new friends, maybe step out of this box and try something new or something i wouldnt normally do. its been a while.

maybe all i need is a little push.

vcu

once again school has started, and here i am in richmond. tonight was my third night here, and i already like it better than tech...by far. i feel like this could actually be the place for me =]
the past few days have been pretty fun. looking back i can see how much happened in my life last year, and i'm excited to see whats in store for me this go around.

my apartment isn't completely put together yet, but these are some pictures of my room.

last summer.

in two days i'll be leaving for vcu. and i feel like this summer was ripped away from me. all year at tech i was looking forward to summer, and now its over. i was hoping it would be longer, and a little more like last summer, when every day was our day to hang out. any time. any place. we could pack up and go anywhere we wished, because none of us really had serious jobs or other commitments. and at the end of the summer, i wasn't so much looking forward to classes starting, but felt like i had sufficiently relaxed and was ready for something new.

this summer most of us had real jobs that required a lot of our time, and in order to hang out we had to compare detailed schedules and make time. people change, and thats only natural, but those of us who kept in touch did so because we made the effort to. in a way it showed me who my real friends are...but at the same time i wish we were still younger with more time on our hands and less responsibility.

i guess this is what growing up is all about. yeah, we made more money and learned to really savor our days off and time spent together. unfortunately, i feel like i spent the whole summer working 3 jobs when i should have been relaxing a little more and spending a little more time with those who matter most to me.

elbow road

tonight i ventured out with some friends to elbow road in hopes of seeing a ghost. butttt once parked on the side of the road, i was too scared to unlock the doors, let alone get out of the car and explore. needless to say, we didn't see any of the things we had heard about. what a bummer.

got lint?

it turns out there are a lot of things you can do with the lint your dryer collects. [which you should clean out after every use to make your dryer more energy efficient]

my two favorites are...
- letting birds use it to make their nests - but only if the detergent you use is organic!
- lighting things on fire! this would either be a lot of fun or a very bad idea.
we'll see how it goes?

how fun would it be if your entire house was a fort?
it would make these rainy days a lot more entertaining.

sick-prone

why is it that certain people are a lot more prone to getting sick? what is it that makes them this way and why does it happen? is it really fair that some people have to live their lives constantly dealing with different illnesses, when others can easily get through decades of life never stepping foot into a hospital?

37% success rate doesn’t seem fair to me.