Cherry Trees
by V.E. on April 30th, 2006
filed under favorite, ladyamedeus, personal
When I grow up, I want cherry and dogwood trees in my yard.
Day Fifty
by V.E. on April 30th, 2006
filed under 5reasons
- I’ve been holding up this journal for “half a century” (50 entries, including this one)!
- I’m ready to be done with these stupid papers and go home!
- Blooming cherry and dogwood trees.
- “April showers bring May flowers.”
- Pretty jewelry.
Backstroke of the West
by V.E. on April 30th, 2006
filed under entertainment, ladyamedeus, politics
AMUSEMENT = Star Wars III: The Backstroke of the West
It’s interesting that, even in the title, there is a negative East/West dichotomy. If translated from English to Chinese to English, Sith = West. Hmmm… I’m glad I know what the prevailing thought on the United States (and other Western countries) is. Makes me want to go to China… less.
(Thanks, ![[info]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
kimmira!)
Days Forty-eight & Forty-nine
by V.E. on April 30th, 2006
filed under 5reasons
28 April 2006
- New DVD player. *purrs*
- Bunny’s birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
- Dinner with Professor Moreno. She makes EXCELLENT food.
- NOT getting lost on the way to Harrisburg.
- Kappa BBQ today in Buch Park.
29 April 2006
- Almost time to go home!
- “Stay Classy F&M” Formal tonight.
- Kappa’s Girl Scout troop bridged from Brownies to Juniors today!
- Bennett’s dad came down from New York and they spent the day talking.
- Dinner at Ichiban with Ben and Mr. Williamson!
High school lightsaber duel
by V.E. on April 29th, 2006
filed under entertainment, ladyamedeus
(Thanks, sixpickledfish.)
“Wear Sunscreen” by Baz Luhrman
by V.E. on April 28th, 2006
filed under favorite, fyi, ladyamedeus, personal, school, thoughts
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ‘[insert whatever class number you want],
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind, you won’t understand the power and beauty of your youth until they’ve faded, but trust me in 20 years, you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.
You are NOT as fat as you imagine.
Don’t worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind: the kind that blindsides you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don’t waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive; forget the insults. (if you succeed in doing this, tell me how).
Keep your old love letters; throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of Calcium. Be kind to your knees — you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll divorce at 40; maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either. Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
Enjoy your body: use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it or what other people think of it; it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.
Dance…even if you have no where to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions (even if you don’t follow them).
Do not read beauty magazines; they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents; you never know when they’ll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings: they’re your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but what a precious few should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps and geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old; and when you do, you’ll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you’ll have a wealthy spouse, but you never know when either one might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair or by the time you are 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia; dispensing it is a way of wishing the past from the disposal–wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and recycling it for more than it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
New stuff!
by V.E. on April 28th, 2006
filed under ladyamedeus, personal
Went to Circuit City today and got three things I’ve been needing for a while.
New optical mouse: My old one, which I got with my old computer, was fitzing out on me. This morning it was just ridiculous. I think I dropped it one too many times and knocked some of the important parts loose or something. I have a ball mouse, but those suck and I refuse to use one unless I have to.
Remote control: For my sad little TV/VCR, which I love to death even though I don’t really ever watch TV… except for Battlestar Galactica.
DVD player: !!!!! Maybe I’ll start using my TV more now that I can use it for more than just TV. A cheap DVD player, but a DVD player nonetheless.
