December 2010
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Lesson Learned
Always reconsider answering the phone for Target at 6:45 AM. Always.
I was originally off today, but one of my supervisors called me early this morning to ask me to come in. My boss Nichole recently had twins, and one of them was sick, so they desperately needed someone to come in and open Starbucks. Groggy from the Tylenol PM, I told them I’d be there at 7:30. When I walked in everyone...
Accomplished
1.) Talked to Kristen. Made an impact. Figured out where she’s at with school and anxiety. Cared. Supported. Acted like a good older sister. Bonded.
2.) I found a list of the top 25 psychology graduate programs, and here’s what we have for the West Coast: 3. University of California (Berkeley) 7. University of California (Los Angeles) 16. University of California (San Diego) 19....
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Tylenol PM will always be my best friend.
Goodnight.
Three of the 450 Thoughts That Are Currently...
1.) I need to talk to Kristen. We need to have a heart-to-heart about the opinions of others. I’ve never heard her sound more anxious than when she was talking with her friend Briar this afternoon. She needs to know that one person’s opinion shouldn’t make her that nervous and upset, especially considering the fact that this person does not play a particularly significant role in...
Three of the 450 Thoughts That Are Currently...
1.) I need to talk to Kristen. We need to have a heart-to-heart about the opinions of others. I’ve never heard her sound more anxious than when she was talking with her friend Briar this afternoon. She needs to know that one person’s opinion shouldn’t make her that nervous and upset, especially considering the fact that this person does not play a particularly significant role in...
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I was chatting with a friend last night and he began our conversation with a request for more poems. He’s been putting my words to music and has really had fun with the process. I asked him if I was being credited, and he said that while right now he was just doing this for himself, he would make sure to include my name if ever he ended up playing them for an audience. I’m incredibly...
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New Editions
Thanks to the astounding generosity and kindness of my aunt and uncle, I was able to add a number of new, greatly-desired books to my library. They are as follows:
Big Sur - Jack Kerouac Choke - Chuck Palahniuk Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs Seabiscuit: An American Legend - Laura Hillenbrand (don’t judge) The Four Seasons: A Collection of Poems - Numerous...
I live for headlines like these. →
Seriously?
“I’m not upset that you lied to me; I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche (via vomitsoup)
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Whatever happened
to decency? to not being a whore? to taking responsibility for your actions? to apologizing? to righting your wrongs and making efforts to avoid re-committing previous sins? to openly telling someone how you feel? to acceptance? to letting your honest opinions override concern for possible judgement? to appreciating the process? to speaking with the intention of making a valid, thoughtful point,...
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Thankful For:
-Understanding friends -Employment -Family -New, clean clothes -Winter Break
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“As a writer, you have this trail of writing that is an account of yourself and...”
– Errol Morris, discussing both his feelings about being interviewed and about asking questions with Chuck Klosterman for Eating the Dinosaur.
The Semester
In the end, I walked away from Fall 2010 with four As and one B.
Considering my feelings toward some of my professors and classes I am more than pleased with the outcome, but still want Spring 2011 to have an even better beginning, middle, and end. It’s all up to me.
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Letters
Dear Violent Schizophrenic, Please discontinue coming to our store. It is not okay for you to carry on three-hour-long conversations with the chair next to you, it it not okay for you to grind your teeth so loudly that other guests complain, and it is not okay for you to throw up near the elevator and walk away talking to yourself like nothing happened. We know you’ve been committed before;...
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“Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When...”
– Clarence, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
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This Christmas
has been absolutely wonderful.
I am thankful for the family and friends I have and greatly appreciate all that they’ve given me.
I hope you’ve been able to enjoy your holiday as much as I have.
Once again, Merry Christmas to you and yours. Savor however much of this day you have left; I know I will.
XOXO, Lauren
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It’s going to be a white Christmas for us this year. I’ve wrapped my presents and stowed them under our beautifully decorated tree. My stomach is filled with good food and It’s a Wonderful Life is on TV. I am warm and content and incredibly happy.
Merry Christmas Eve, folks.
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“Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When...”
– Clarence, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
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“I’m shakin’ the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and...”
– Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
If my mum doesn’t truly appreciate the fact that I drove home in a blizzard, skidded through stop signs, and trekked up to Church to attend mass with the family, then I don’t know what else I can do to cement my position as Greatest Daughter.
themusiclibrary:
Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24...
Drained
I yearn for the days in which Christmas Eve was spent lounging with the family until it was time to go to Church. I remember gearing up for the moment when we’d all get into the van after dinner and go look at Christmas lights. Between the Chinese food, It’s a Wonderful Life, and the bright decorations I was happy and content and not the least bit achy or irritable. It’s become...
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Today, I get to drink coffee through the entirety...
I’m okay with 10:00 getting here faster.
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I’m feeling really anxious right now. Within the past two hours my chest has gotten tight and I’ve been really feeling fretful. I’m about two levels away from a panic attack. I hate that I have eaten today and I swear I’m dehydrated. I wish I could physically relieve this tenseness but I can’t. There’s no valve and there’s no button. I really I wish I...
"She's balling Eli Cash."
Let’s make some things blatantly clear:
I hate your ignorant, white-trash, racist, high school drop-out boyfriend. Make no bones about it: I have greatly disliked him in the past, and I will continue to despise him for however long he stays in your life. But you, what you’re doing to him right now, is wrong and you know it. You’ve had multiple opportunities to break up with him...
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And I see smoke from your fire billowing beneath her thumb. And you’ve sunk so terribly low that your body’s grown numb.
My heart goes out, but can’t reach where you’re pinned. I would hope for your fight, but the odds have been dimmed.
Please forgive us our sins; we didn’t wish to pull away. The pain was too great for those watching you fade.
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My knees have haven't felt this tired in awhile,
but in a way I’m perfectly okay with this feeling. As much as I have had my differences with Target, I like doing work that keeps me moving. I like being in motion as the time ticks away and I like the alertness that the steady motion brings. I managed to go an entire day without coffee, soda, or some other form of caffeine, and I survived. If I was sitting at a desk all day I probably...
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Ted Hughes would have loved to have me as a wife.
I’ve been incredibly domestic and matronly today. While most college students probably used this day to sleep, eat, and generally recuperate from a stressful week of exams and final papers, I spent my Monday running around like a soccer mom. In the past 14 hours, I have:
-washed and folded three loads of laundry -baked 4 dozen cookies -braved the mall and brought Christmas presents for 2...
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Thankful For:
-Friends -Home-cooked Meals -Tumblr -Noah the Camry -Monday
I fall asleep a lucky and happy lady.
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“In and of itself, nothing really matters. What matters is that nothing is ever...”
– Chuck Klosterman
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