January 2012
39 posts
Can I sleep now? →
mybigstar asked: That's it. I'm coming to visit SLO. I've actually been thinking a visit has been in order for quite some time now, but this seals the deal. You guys look like you have to much fun!!
Can you hear me?
Taken from my agricultural communications blog. We had to reflect on any aspect of communications, and this i what sprang to mind.
Some people excel in math. Some enjoy the sciences. Others are passionate about working with their hands and creating structure out of chaos.
Some are writers.
We all fall into our own niches as we progress through years of school and life experience, and often...
It’s astonishing how much I’ve moved on. Some friends you never let go of; others, you let slip from your life because it’s best thing for you.
And that’s okay.
Please take a moment to take my senior project... →
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“Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.”
– Desmond Tutu
“I love walking in the rain because no one can see me crying.”
– Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean!)
“I burn both ends and every time I write, every time I open my eyes I am cutting...”
– Anis Mojgani
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.”
– Walt Whitman
I don't believe in resolutions.
We should try to live up to and evaluate our goals and dreams every day, not just when a new year begins. With that said, there are some ways that I need to change my perspective and make my whole being healthier this year, and these are things I need to do every single day, for the rest of my life…not just until I feel like I’ve run the course of a resolution. It’s not easy for...
As much as I love writing, sometimes I just can’t find the words. Music fills my mind, drowns out the whispering doubts, pulls a veil over my swollen eyes. It helps, but it also hurts. It reminds and taunts as much as it soothes. And then, senses overwhelmed, I don’t know where to look, what to hear, how to think.
Tonight, I was reminded that I’m not alone; that, as much as we...
happy new year, tumblr. i hope that wherever you all are at, it’s a good place, and if it’s not, know that tomorrow brings a fresh beginning - one filled with hope, perhaps a little fear, and the promise of time and expectation.
you are loved, you are important, and your story is truly just beginning.
December 2011
43 posts
observations from the ER
The sheets and gowns have such a distinct smell. No matter what hospital you’re in, they smell the same.
Just because the bottle of Breeza has fruit on it does not mean the liquid inside tastes anything like kiwis or oranges.
Iodine injections feel like taking a quart of whiskey straight to the bloodstream.
Those paintings of calm island vistas on the walls do not help. And the nurses...
“There’s no straight and narrow path to the top. Everyone goes through some...”
– Will Simpson, Olympic gold medalist
“Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him...”
– Matthew 1:23
