These are a Few of my Favorite Things

So we both realized that this thang was dead and were encouraged by our most loyal reader’s (Wyatt’s) little comment on the previous post. I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say that our college lives right now are pretty good– a few negatives here or there, but overall pretty decent with many highlights. We’ve compiled a list of our favorite things at the MOMENT. We didn’t label whose item each item belongs to, but we’re sure it’ll be pretty apparent. [Su]

MUSIC

1) Kids/ Pokerface mashup/cover by Weezer

Just listen to it all. “2008, I mean.. 2009” haha.

2) Body Language by Jesse Mccartney

Now I know what you’re thinking… WOWW Jesseeee, but no, shut it. I know his lyrics are terrible and all that, but I think his songs are catchy and they make me smile… which is creepy I admit. Favorite line- “That thing you got behind you is amazing.” The youtube vid I included has T-pain in it, weird! First time I heard that version.

3) Ready for the Floor by Hot Chip This guy is weird. Loves it.

4) 1973- James Blunt

Okay, I know what you’re thinking AGAIN. I was having dinner with Wilson this weekend and I heard this song and I thought, “I LOVE IT”, but I also thought it was a girl. I was kind of turned off when I found out it was Mr. Blunty, but I shouldn’t not like a song because of the artist, so I like.

5) Your Love by The Outfield

Who doesn’t love a classic?

6) Lol – Trey Songz ft Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy

 This is an anthem for anyone who’s ever sent a text message to a potential jumpoff, or flirted on aim by dropping a winking emoticon or adding an extra “y” or two to “hey” (“heyy” is flirty, “heyyy” is forward, “heyyyy” is slutty, ladies.) Trey Songz’s verse is flawless and this song will instantly be stuck in your head all week.

7) Party & Bullshit in the USA – The Notorious B.I.G

 The mash-up has produced some musical magic and monstrosities. At its best, it takes two songs and makes them much better together, and at its worst its an annoying sandwich of noise. This song is definately the former. Playing off of the common themes of partying between Biggie’s “Party and Bullshit” and Miley Cyrus’s “Party In the USA”, this mash-up track lifts Biggie’s verses and drops them over the guitars and breakbeats of Hannah Montana’s breakout hit. The result is definately a win.

8 ) MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know  – KRS One

This is an oldie but a goodie, a smooth DJ Premier-produced banger. I literally walk around campus with this on repeat in my headphones all day.. Pause of the song: “Cuz they know this kid get’s all up in the rectum!”

Our Choice

Dolla by Ke$ha What more can I say… Matthew and I live by this song… uh hahahaha.

MOVIES

1) Paranormal Activity

This is one of the best horror movies ever made. What’s kinda frustrating is that I had the idea to make this exact kind of movie for my senior project, but didn’t/couldn’t. But I’m glad it exists, cuz it scared the bejesus out of me. A couple decides to buy a camera to film the crazy ish going on throughout their house, and this is the footage they gathered before.. the end happened. Definately catch this one during the day, you don’t wanna go to sleep with it fresh in your mind.

2) Titanic

Speaking of classics, remember that bigass ship that sunk? I watched Titanic the other day. It’s one of my favorites of all time. Where will you ever find love like that this day in age???? Let me know. I also JUST realized that she dies in the end and reunites with Jack, which makes the movie TEN times better. I remember watching it when I was a TINY kid with my father. Sex scene—AWKWARD. We watched it twice in a row in the theatre. Wow, Titanic used to play in theatres. It’s been 12 years.

3) Toy Story/Toy Story 2 Double Feature

This is really just an excuse for me to talk about my immeassurable excitement for Toy Story 3, which comes out Summer 2010, but this rerelesae/double feature definately stands on its own as an amazing move by Disney to bring my childhood back to the forefront. I had more Toy Story merchandise then I knew what to do with, and probably watched these two films a combined total of 17,000 times. So much so that I noticed that the TS3 trailer when Buzz says “This is no time for histerics” and Pig responds “This is the perfect time for histerics!” runs parallel to the first film where Buzz says “This is no time to panic” and Woody says “This is the perfect time to panic!”, which was in that trailer. Yeah I know I’m pathetic. Sigh.

4) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

This comes out this weekend. It looks AMAZING to me. I really hope it surpasses my expectations. Where the wild things are also come out this weekend, but it’s already so hyped up so it only gets a honorable mention on this list.

Our Choice

Funny People Matthew and I have tried to watch this multiple times together. One of our main playdates this summer involved going to watch this movie, but it started raining… so Matt came to assist me during my painful haircut. Then we had bubble tea and tea eggs and stuff. 🙂

CLOTHES

1) Blueno+chJeans jacket

This weekend, Wilson and I went shopping because he needed shorts… Little did he know that stores sell clothes by season and that it is not summer anymore. However, I got this jacket, but instead of gray and white, I got it in all black and it’s the best (although I realize I’ve been wearing a lot of dark colors). I never had a light WARM jacket that I can just throw on with anything. I love it. It’s fitting and its long and fuzzy and all that good shit. The collar is the best. It’s like a sheep! A perfect staple.

2) Joie boots

A lot of my shoes hurt me, but these are so comfortable. These are a mix between riding and combat boots, I guess but they aren’t goth as the term combat boots might imply. They match with pretty much everything. I’m just in love.

3) Dark Teal Love Quotes scarf I don’t have this. I want this.

4) Nike SB 2009 Fall/Winter Line

When did Nike SB become a full out streetwear line? I don’t know, but I’m not mad at this drop at all. The 5 panal, while a clear bite off of Supreme, is still pretty tough, and the tees are all solid, especially the “Support Your Local” joint, definately gonna head to True East to pick it up.

5) Nike Air Jordan XI – “Space Jams”

What more needs to be said about these: beauty. A homage to the instantly classic film, these are the kicks that Mike wore when he suited up to take on the MonStars for the sanctity of the Looney Tunes universe. I wish they had an extra stretched out Jumpman on them, an allusion to Mike’s game winning dunk, but hey, I’ll settle.

Our Choice

Vnecks We both rock this.

WEBSITES

1) broslikethissite.com

Possibly the most hilarious website on the internet, broslikethissite.com is the blog of a genius who goes by Ned’s Younger Brother that chronicles all the things Bro’s like, including Heckling, Chanting, Beer Pong, Loving America,  Breaking Shit, and my personal favorite, Making Girls Cry. Check it out for a good life and see where u measure up in the spectrum between Bro-Hater and Bro-King.

2) Winterbells & Frozen Bubble

Now I’m not a very big website person. I usually go online to speak to friends and videochat, surf some cool fashion and photography blogs, online window-shop and check my email. But I used to play these two fantastic games. Winterbells is the cutest unisex game ever with the best music ever. I have my own song that I sing for this game for some reason. I’m sick at it. Frozen Bubble is the best version of this classic game. Who doesn’t like a retard penguin helping you out?? I am also sick at this game.

3) missinfo.tv

I love this blog, and I love Miss Info, the best voice on New York City radio. I met her this summer, and my life is complete. No one is more honest about the fuckery that celebrities (especially in Hip Hop and R&B celebrities) get themselves in to.

Our Choice

SuTra Obv. The best collaborative work that MA has ever seen.

RANDOM

1) Lavendar

Such a pretty color especially with dark colors. I just got a lavendar cardigan hehe! The smell is also fantastic.

2) Going out to Dinner

I love taking time to go out with friends or family and just catching up and talking about anything and everything. I like going out with old friends more than with people I JUST met because it’s more comfortable, but I do like getting to know new people as well. I also just love food.

3) Gossip Girl

It’s back and I still love it. Also I love how my floor gathers to watch it on Monday nights—males included.

4) Making breakfast with friends on a day when you have all the time in the world

I love cooking and you’re allowed to eat a lot for the first meal of the day and it’s like going out to dinner but with effort.

5) Crepes

The French fries of France. Yumsta.

6) Cupcakes

After all this time, they’re still my favorite. So cute!

7) Lemon Bars

YUM.

8 ) To do list and Future plans

I love writing things down so I don’t forget. I love planning big things, leaving the smaller details and events up to spontaneity. I have a million stickies on my table right in front of me so I know what I need to do everyday and I have plans to go to NY this weekend.

9) The upcoming holiday season

I love it. Everything about it is fantastic. It’s so warm and loving and it’s going to be especially great this year because I get to spend the holidays not only with my family, but also with Bora :).

10) Everybody Hates Chris

Probably because the mother on this show literally is my mother. I find myself watching this show more and more regularly after classes right before my afternoon nap. Chris Rock is pretty funny as the narrator, and the kid is hilarious.

Our Choice

NYC & BuffChickCals

Things that Suck

1) Homeless people and drunk college kids and loud traffic/trucks outside my window when I’m trying to sleep at night.

2) Infomails

I get all these emails about crimes that occur on my campus. This week there have been 2 robberies, an assault where a random guy struck a student on the head with a hammer in the bathroom of a building where I have class in, and a guy who went around a freshman building touching sleeping girls. What’s the deal, man.

3) Studying with people who are not intelligent, but you don’t know it at first because it’s not nice to assume people are not intelligent off the bat

I thought this way was a good way to make friends in my class. All it does is frustrate me and make me hate the other person.

4) Cilantro and licorice

I just CANNOT stand these foods. They literally make me gag. (Su)

5) Kaz

My RA Kaz SUCKS. He is the biggest loser on the planet.. He wrote me up for a “noise” violation and tried to make his dorm events mandatory, such exciting things as “Snap Poetry” and “American Tapestry Through Native Eyes”. Yeah, I don’t know what any of that stuff is either, cuz I didn’t go. Oh, and did I mention he lives directly across the hall from me? His door is literally about 4.5 feet from mine. Sigh. (This is the part in the movie where Kaz finds this blog and reports me to the administration for slander on the internet.)

Our Choice

Vacuums & Hoes

Vacuums are everybody’s friend and keeps our floors clean, not crunchy and as for hoes, we both think they suck… but in very different ways.

Su&Tra

Smooth Consistency

and I don’t like it one bit. I should be thankful that things are just mad chill right now and very routine, but I’m not. There’s no excitement in my little life in the single, boo.

My best Emily face:

I know it sucks. I got a haircut and dyed my hair!

umm life’s simple. I do work, I sleep, I should start working out again haha, I go to NY every few weeks, and I just chill on the weekends. I realized however, that all the friends I have made are dudes… hmmm. How do you befriend girls??? I don’t know!!! Yikes. I should probably work on that.

A few of my favorite things right now:

This picture of Lily Donaldson. I guess that’s all for now. Oh, and the alexander wang Spring 2010 collection and his models.

It’s Thursday night. Many people do not have class tomorrow and are living it up. I have morning class. So I’m sitting in my room, refusing to start my work and contemplating sleeping RIGHT NOW.. at 9:12 pm. FML.

A little tidbit about me: uhhh… I like to walk… haha lame… hmm I like to go to get coffee/tea/food really really late at night (after midnight) with a friend (because I’m afraid of the dark and all the creepy homeless people that yell weird things outside my dorm every single night) during warm Summer nights or chilly Fall ones. Oh, and the one thing I love about NJ– 24/7 diners.

I went to the White House today. It sucks.

I’m gonna call out my bloggingpartner, Matthew, on totally forgetting about this project of ours.Peace out, Su.

A Lot of Littles

Hi babies,

I’m very very sorry but I’ve just been very busy. I would loveloveloveee to show you a video right now of my room, but it’s sooooo messy, it’s ridic. So I have been busy with just little things to do, you know? … like go buy some groceries, do a little hw, do some other application shit, go clean my room, laundry, go buy hummus!! All this annoying shit. damn. haha So I’m sorry!!!

I’m not busy tomorrow night, so I’ll hopefully get cleaned and all and get on this shit. All in all though, life’s pretty good but I think I’m getting sick. Ugh.

A little tidbit about me: I often forget to put on perfume, so I don’t have that “signature” smell that everyone has, ya know? Oh, and even though I don’t follow sports, I LOVEEEEEELOVE to watch games.

My  room smells like honeysuckles. 🙂 Su

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There’s also another thang on the floor, but we’re just friends and I 
don’t know how to make it work. I don’t get how I make boys that 
I don’t like like me. It’s a curse.

Sorry, that was a false statement.

Long Time No See

Hi. I’ve always thought that “long time no see” was a weird saying. I thought it was just my parents’ weird asian english speaking ways, but I guess not.

How’s college? Hm. Questionable. DC just isn’t for me. Class is easy. I’m very on top of things for once, so it’s beautiful. No interest in boys. I don’t know. It’s just very bland, but a good bland. Very chill, very independent. It’s what I make of it, I guess. I haven’t found any people that I love or anything yet and I freaking am disgusted by a lot of people haha but that’s me! I’m picky as hell and so judgemental, but only from afar. Though there are actually a few people I can see myself loving. We’ll see how it goes, we’ll see.

Last night was a very nice chill night. A bunch of my floormates got together and just hung out and got a little fucked. However, I had to leave in the middle of it because my friend and I had planned to go out for dinner. Now, a question for you males. Does going out to dinner with a girl mean it’s a date? If so, I’m fucked. I’m not interested. It’s not even him because we get along well and everything. It’s just that I’m no way interested in anyone right now. I’m very interested in adjusting and settling myself, but nothing more. So I’m going to have a be a bitch to him. I hate it.

So for labor day weekend, I went up to Columbia to visit my babies Bora, Gabi, and Sammi. It was heaven. I loved seeing them so much AHHHH. I can’t handle it. I’m also sooooo happy for Bora and Sammi because they’ve found some very solid, very nice, fun friends. Genuinely good people. Somehow, they’re all so cute too. What the hecks.

Like some clap on lights in this bitch, I’m gonna be clappin all night in this bitch. <- that’s my favorite thing ever… next to aka Mr. make it rain on them hoes. heh.

Also, a few people have swine flu in my hall right now. SWINE FLU IN MY HALL. mothafucks. I ain’t getting no pig disease.

So two of my favorite things right now:

Pretzels&Continuously Filled SmartWater Bottle of BritaFilteredWater

Essential to my college life and experience. Oh, and if you haven’t noticed, I call pretty much everything I like “my favorite thing ever”. Hahaha, I just noticed that.

Oh, and I lied about the no interest in boys thang. There’s SEXY down the hall from me, but I’m never going to put effort into that. There’s also another thang on the floor, but we’re just friends and I don’t know how to make it work. I don’t get how I make boys that I don’t like like me. It’s a curse.

I met a club promoter on my floor today, so I can get into clubs without waiting now, which is sick, but the clubs I’ve gone to sucked so far, so hopefully tonight’s will be fun. If not, I’ll go chill with floor babies.

My momma sent me a tiny crappy vid cam, so I’ll try to make a dorm room tour next time I post.

A little tidbit about me: My biggest pet peeve thang is people who are disrespectful in any way.

Apologies for awk midget arm and shit. Peace,
Su

“My College Career…

…got downed by a couple of beers” – Common

Wattup guys, its Tra. I’m sorry it’s been ages. And none of you probably are checking this anymore by now, but it’s a bloggers job to blog so here I go. I miss all of you… All 7 of you. I won’t go into detail just yet about how college has been, but in a few words it’s been more boring than I expected, semi strict, huge, and easy as holy hell. Oh and football games may be the most fun thing on the planet Earth. I’ve been feeling really out of place out here, as the school is so large and I’ve been a bit of a social hermit, spending time with friends I knew beforehand instead of making new ones. But I have a good group of people around me so I can’t complain.

Raekwon’s new album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, is SO good, but only if you really really like 90s gutter hip-hop. I wouldn’t recommend it to a casual listener, but it was the #1 album on iTunes the day it dropped so I guess the masses have shown that good authentic music wins overall. Jay-Z’s new album gets a 7/10 in my book (or on my blog).

I have recently acquired a cold, and it sucks. I wake up every morning groggy and tired, and my throat and head constantly hurt. Always wear your scarves kiddoes, this cold weather will creep up on you.

Finally, congrats to all my Milton babies that are starting their senior year (including Marilyn who I think is our only 2010 reader)! I can’t say that I’m truly jealous of you guys, but you are gearing up for one of the best years of your life, have a ton of fun, keep your friends close, and don’t let that place suck your soul out of your asshole, lord knows they try to.

Dat is all.

-Tra

All Ready, Already.

…. I’m having one of those moments right now where ready doesn’t seem like a word… I’m reading it “reedy”. Must be the late hours starting to kick in. So I’m all ready, finally. I guess my wait-til-last-minute-ways have not changed. Ow, my legit brain is hurting right now. I leave in 2 hours, wow.

Sorry I couldn’t find a more convenient way of showing this song, but this is my favorite and I used to hate sharing my favorite music with people, but what’s the point in that?

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Dreamworld/14168486

Go to this site and press play and continue reading.

Well, I finished my cutouts for my new collage I make for every room and printed out 75 pictures to go along with it. Decorating is going to be a big hassle as it always is and my momma is going to be dead tired tomorrow and I’m already sorry for that. The car is packed tight beyond belief and I barely fit everything in there, seriously. I have to sit on a bag of clothes tomorrow because it didn’t fit in my other four large-sized luggages of clothes and rest my legs on yet another box of clothes. My dad won’t be able to see a peep of light through the back. Dangerous? I think so, but we’ve done it before. The risks I put my family through for my beautifully sewn together pieces of cloth. When will I ever learn?! I looked through my mother’s closet yesterday and boy, I never thought an asian would have cute vintage stuff! All I took was a blazer though (I didn’t actually TAKE it, she let me have it). I also found this when I was speed-packing today:

Wthecks? Haha. I basically got it for free at a thrift store I used to volunteer at, but I love it.

We all have so much stuff that we don’t even know we have because we have so much stuff! Make sense? YAH. I also finally pinpointed the reason I get stressed most of the time. I need everything to be done at once and if there is a lot of stuff to do- little and big- then I freak out. I always write all these notes on my phone. Lists and lists of what I need to do and I always erase them once I’m done because once they’re erased from my phone, no more worries! I’m also worried that people will see it and be like wthecks. When I’m writing my notes, I block out everything and everyone around me and literally go deaf for however long it takes and I get so stressed sometimes that I just completely forget what I need to write in the note and then I am completely helpless. For an example, I was at the grocery store yesterday with my lil sis searching for sloppy joe sauce, but I was so flustered because 1) I was trying to find the damn sauce but there were so many cans and I had to constantly remind myself what I was looking for 2) she was asking me over and over again what meat to get but I just could not register her voice 3) I was trying to quickly write notes but I only got two out of the three things I needed to write. The last thing was “Check on _____” CHECK ON WHAT??? I didn’t know. I couldn’t remember. After my sis finally got through to me, she told me I was standing in the middle of the aisle, motionless and  unresponsive, staring at the floor. What a freak, man. When I forget notes, I always have this really bad feeling, like I’m in a bad mood, and I never know why until I remember, until I write it down. I also freak out when there is too much going on when I’m driving. If you talk to me, sometimes I MUST turn off the music. I can’t even lower it, it must be off. Matthew knows. 🙂 Maybe, I just really REALLY can’t multitask.

If any of you can tell me a complete meaning of Dreamworld (the song) that makes complete sense, then I’ll give you a cookie. I think I have a pretty good grip on it, but I can’t figure out this exactly:

“It is the light on science fiction reads just like a
shoddy disease zero one three times the size of the people that came before me and you and what we’d do for money this greed and jealousy turn to need.“

Forgive me for my gayness. Actually, forgive me for my awful usage of words such as gayness. I never mean to offend anyone by saying stuff like gayness and retardedness and faggotry and all that jazz, really. So sorry if I ever offended any of you, it’s how I speak and I should fix it, yes. But what I meant by “gayness” was “sappiness” and “cheesiness.” The vid is creepy so just listen. I live in a Disney infested house and a Disney obsessed family, so I’m overexposed to this type of music, but I admit I do like some of it. So, here’s a big one. You’ve probably already all heard it, but Matthew told me to put a “cheesy” song on here. Even though I changed my mind, I’ll put it on anyways, because it has a great positive message. Next time I’ll be posting, I’ll be in college, wow. I also apologize if I don’t make any sense when I write at 5 in the morning.

A little tidbit about me: When I was little, my aunt was ridiculous and used to yell at me for saying the word “man” because she said it was a bad word. Now she says man all the time.

Also, a little piece of advice: Frozen chocolate organic milk (the kind that comes in the juice box) is the best treat in the world.

I have to wake up in 1 hour. heh.

Wish me luck babies, Su.

Fortunate Cookie

PS;

I got this as my fortune the other day:

Hm, seems to be backwards… hahaha well it reads “You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.” Yowza. I’m afraid it’s all too true. It’s time for me work hard towards giving back all that has been given to me. Funny how a little paper in a cookie can really make you think, huh?

When You Came In, The Air Went Out.

So I’ve been watching True Blood lately, and trust me, I usually hate all that vampire twilighty crap, but this show is addictive. Sexy southern people that bang 24/7, mysterious murders, and interspecies-ial love every episode. What more can you ask for? I don’t really know if it’s a quality show or not, but it’s one of those shows that once the story begins, you must know how it ends. Ya heard?

If you ever wondered what happened to my Miu Mius. I tried selling them and after several weird emails from strangers who wanted to “take our relationship to the next level”, no bites on Ebay, and one offer from a prospective sugar daddy, I called it quits. I’m secretly extremely happy to be keeping them and even more so because my sister said I no longer look like a giant freak, and she was only mistaken the other time. 🙂

What have I been doing these days? Well, I’ve been bored packing and I didn’t want to watch True Blood all day everyday, so I thought ahead and bought all the necessary clothing items in the world for the next couple of seasons. Yes, it took me a few days to find all that I needed, but I’m an expert online shopper. Boarding school has trained me well. Unfortunately, I gave up a pair of over-the-knees for a pair of original Mukluks, but it’s very worth it. Maybe I’ll buy myself a pair of over-the-knees later… but that’s probably not a great idea considering my dipping bank balance. HOWEVER, I applied for a job today. One application is probably not going to cut it, but I’m going to leave serious job hunting for after I get settled in. So along with Muks, I bought my winter jacket already (I don’t have any warm winter coats because look> comfort, but this one is actually warm!), a leather jacket for the fall, a much delayed pair of hunters, a little pink umbrella (I somehow LOST my most precious Burberry one ever (it was a gift, I don’t actually go to Burberry to buy my umbrellas)… which is not possible because I literally watched it like a hawk at M. Perhaps someone borrowed it without asking because I never let anyone use it. hmph.), and a theory dress perfect for an interview. So as you see, I’m set for all weather conditions for at least the next 2 seasons, unless there’s some unexpected monsoon. Knock on wood. Finally, a warm winter!! I’m excited. 🙂

I saw my babies Bora and Emily in the city other day with the dearest Matthew. I don’t know why but I never like writing about exactly what we did and stuff. It’s boring for me to retell… especially with our tiny audience (that actually may be expanding?!?!). You don’t understand how amazing it was to see them though and I love that nothing has changed. Oh I saw The Lion King on broadway with the fam… I didn’t enjoy it. However, the first scene had me fighting back tears of joy. Weird, man.

For part of this marvelous reunion, I went back to Queens and saw the streets I used to roam and my old middle school and even Indian town. I wish I had the chance to see the C-town and the laundromat and the BEST PIZZA PLACE IN THE WORLD where I spent a good majority of my childhood again, but I didn’t have the time even though we were only 3 blocks away. It was so surreal because nothing about the old place has changed. Nothing has even aged. How is this possible? I miss it, yes, but would I go back if I had the chance now? I would have definitely taken that offer in a heartbeat if you had asked me a year ago, but now I can’t say that I’d say yes. I’ve grown to like this quiet suburban neighborhood and the boredom that comes with it because when I come home, I really come home to my family, and even if we don’t do much together, it’s nice to be with just family. Everywhere else I go, it’s all about my friends, schoolwork, and all the other crazies in my life, and home has become the way to shut it all out. It’s a big sigh of relief.

I have two days left. I need one to finish packing and another to say goodbye to the home I took for granted for the past 5 years. I guess all I needed was to go back to Queens once to let go, huh? I’m finally ready to say that I am from New Jersey, no further explanation necessary.

I love my friends and always will because I know they’re not going anywhere.

Now I’m finally ready to make new ones. 🙂

A little tidbit about me: I believe that people can change because I’ve been changing all of my life, and thank god I think I’ve finally settled.

Goodnight, Su

“I Never Sleep…

…Cause sleep is the cousin of death.” – Nas

I am slowly realizing that I fear sleep. I write this post at 4:11am, a minute in an hour that has become all too familiar throughout this summer. I’m watching lightning strike trees outside my window, in completely darkness besides the bolts’ brightness and the dull glow of my laptop screen. I’ve followed this ritual every night for months now, coming home and immediately locking myself up in my room, and then sitting in front of/beneath my comp for hours. It’s really unhealthy and I’ll have to figure out how to break the cycle in college, seeing as I’ll have 8am classes three times a week, and a roommate.

I’m not actually fearing sleep, but more the moments that come right before it. Silence and solitude, where all I can do is think. I tend to think about the crappiest stuff. School, friends I’m loosing touch with, or that I will lose touch with, how I really don’t have a plan for what I’m doing or where I’m going. So I watch “The Simpsons” and facebook and read wikipedia pages until I can see the sunrise, and finally pass out from exhaustion, not giving my brain a second to be alone. Sleep is the time for our bodies to get everything in order. To organize the events of the day, storing important memories and discarding others. To slow down the processes in our body so that they can operate energized the next day. To take the recesses of our subconcious and create dreams, and show us bits of ourselves we didn’t realize were there. This period in my life, this summer after high school and before college, could really be looked at as a period of sleep. It’s been very low energy (and not productive at all, especially mine), and it’s entire goal is to mentally, physically, and emotionally gear up for waking up tomorrow morning to the rest of your life. Your supposed to sift through the experiences and lessons learned from the last 18 years of your life, store the significant ones and discard the destructive ones, rest up, and figure out who you want to be tomorrow morning, and even the day after tomorrow. But here I am, in this summer, not sleeping. This summer physically hasn’t slept, as almost every night has been bludgeoned with thunderstorms; the sky has barely had time to catch a Z or two, how’s it gonna know what to do tomorrow? The craziest part is that I don’t even yawn, it’s like my body doesn’t even remember to be tired, it’s so concerned with trying to stay awake.

It’s about that time of year where a lot of my classmates are waking up. A bunch of them have woken up already, and are attending orientations that are a part of a complete and balanced breakfast (BC has decided to let us sleep in, I’m not heading out until September). Thing is, when my alarm clock goes off, I’m pretty sure I’m gonna hit the snooze button. After all, I couldn’t sleep at all last night.

They say lightening never strikes the same place twice, but I’ve watched it tear through the sky in the same spot 13 times while typing this.

Nite!! zzZzZzzzZzz…

-Tra