i'm very much aware

& I'll try not to rely, try not to rely on the perfect line.
And I see no boundaries except for the ones I'm in.
& I don't expect you to overcome them, for that's my job description.

Look at this and try not to smile.

Life's dandy. I'm gonna work my butt off for finals, gonna get me some baller grades AND THEN answer the ocean that's been callin' my name since last summer. I can't wait. I'm currently restraining myself from spouting out a few paragraphs of cliche prose inspired by the ocean, suffice it to say that I neeeeddd the beach, mmkayy?

I wish everyone were open-minded. Believe in something. Yes, believe. But please let's live and let live. Let's make this world a better place for our having lived in it. Study everything. Form educated opinions and share them respectfully with each other. Don't use your beliefs as weapons with which to injure other people. Just don't. Try a smile instead.

You're on my list. Don't cross that line.

Alrightyroo. Time to get down & dirty on this paper.

TALLYYYHOOOOO!

been there, done that.

La Roux - Bullet Proof from serkan söğüt on Vimeo.

I've been on a pretty constant Laroux binge for three days now. Thank you sooooo much to my not-so-secret secret french drawer buddy for leaving me that cd.

I just got home from Relay for Life. Man there are some really strong people on this green earth. I have never been so empowered as to see people who have BEAT CANCER successfully complete that survivor's lap.

Some day, some where, someone is going to find the cure. & The sooner, the better.

Also, MAN I have missed Glee. "I would have gotten you one, but... I don't like you." Haha, it's like being reunited with friends I haven't seen in a few months. Lea Michele is so gorgeous... SO GORGEOUS.



Additionally, Leme-my best friend from high school-has been here this weekend. In this constantly spinning, ever-changing world, it's awesome to know that some things never change <3

I love being a college student, I really do. I want to take advantage of every opportunity, because it'll never happen again.

this time baby, i'll be bullet proof.

"I want that can't eat, can't sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, world series kind of thing."

But in the mean time, I dig my life. I'm so wonderfully content with these incredible people around. Like really, I don't know what I'd do without a Spike to come home to. Or a best friend to listen while I obsess over the same situation a thousand times, and to act like it's not the thousandth time she's given me the same advice. Or even just a classmate/person waiting in line for poptarts/person that tripped & laughed with me about it, everyone has an impact. Different people now all fill different roles in my life, it feels so much more secure that way. I'm not carrying my happiness eggs all in one basket anymore because, collectively, they make me whole.

Ha, happiness eggs.



In other news, I'm excited to be dancing again. In fact, next semester shows a lot of promise in terms creativity. Ya know, come to think of it, so does this semester...

Being a SMAD major is a lot of fun. I definitely don't regret these classes/skills I'm learning, despite the fact that they won't be uber necessary for my teaching career, it's still really cool to be able to learn them. I'm going to have the sweetest "End of the Year" videos in the whole 4th grade, heyoooo.

So Springfest was this weekend... & if you haven't heard, you've been living under a rock. What actually stinks is that from what I hear, most of the people causing the riots were NOT JMU students. It's just really unfortunate, because it makes us look bad. Of the 35 arrests made, apparently only 5 were students here... but it still makes fielding tour questions SUPER TENSE. How do you explain a party that ends in the swat team, police dogs and tear gas to prospective students and their parents?

Other than calling it a giant success, of course...

JUSSTTTTT KIDDINNGGGG!

Ahh. I'm so strangely content right at this moment, which is weird considering I've been a self-proclaimed whiner all day long. The birds outside my window began tweeting at 2am... I did not sleep well. Haha, instead I watched Buffy and tried my darndest to study for the test & quiz that I had today... whompp.

Anywho, tomorrow looks brighter. Tomorrow always does!


Snails see the benefits, the beauty in every inch of life...

I am in no rush, life goes by quickly enough as it is. I'm just enjoying everything & constantly learning.

Whatever it is you think you are, you aren't.

I have amazing friends. I can't stress this enough.

It's ironic that being angry at someone generally takes more of a toll on you than it does on that person who made you angry.

& even more ironic that human nature clings to it. Why is it so hard to let anger go? Is it really that attractive? What positive purpose does it serve in your life?

I think it's because when you peel back the anger, you're left with pain. & that's rough. Pain is a lot harder to deal with than anger. I don't know what the answer is, but I can promise that the exploration of your pain gives you a lotttt of insight into yourself.

To me, that's valuable. To me it's worth it. & you'll probably find out that you're a whole lot stronger than you ever suspected. And then the next time you get hurt, it won't hurt less, but you'll be better prepared to handle it because you'll have given yourself a little "self toolkit".

My tool kit is actually more of a fannypack. Neon. It's the sexiest toolkit you've ever seen.

Speaking of sexy things,

I went to Take the Pulse last night & was introduced to the awesome acoustic artist OWEN.

Check it out, I highly recommend him. All of his stuff sounds very similar, but that's okay because I love the way it sounds, haha. His voice is like a story book & he's really amazing on guitar.

Spring Preview Days are going on now at JMU & man OHH man, my life's been tourtastic lately. BIG HUGE MONDO tour groups. But it's cool, I really love talking about JMU & with the weather being as beautiful as it has been, it's a very easy sell.

Have a beautiful tuesday, everyone.