hunger, like a tiny mouse gnawing away inside my tummy

Yipes, it has been a while again. I have no excuse, unless laziness counts.

Life is progressing along in the way that it normally does, forwards not backwards.

On the bus this morning there was a guy who was pretty young, very healthy looking, and completely out of his gourd. He was talking to himself about "not doing it again because (his) girlfriend would find out". I am still wondering what "it" was, and if there really was a girlfriend. Just before I got to my stop, he turned around and shared this little nugget of comedy/tragedy with all of his fellow bus-mates:

"Imagine this: (dramatic pause)what if you could take prescription drugs to make your skin Wolverine-style? I mean, it doesn't happen right away, but eventually, it does."

**sidenote:This got me thinking that I might want to have a car again soon

So, this summer is looking like this so far:
*Just read this and cant wait to read this

*Camping here soon.

*And maybe here.

*I am so excited for this to start on Monday.

(Ha-Dustin's not the only one who can post mysterious links to keep interest!) There will be more soon...but for now, I am hungry.

B+ (Be positive)

"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do
something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I
can do." ~Edward Everett Hale

This has been my mantra for the majority of my life. What is yours?

"Unless someone like you cares an awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." -Dr Seuss

How have you helped someone else out today?

"This is the true joy in life - being used for a purpose recognized by
yourself as a mighty one; being thoroughly worn out before you are
thrown on the scrap heap; being a force of nature instead of a feverish
selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the
world will not devote itself to making you happy." ~George Bernard Shaw




Love love love.
(it's the most you can give)

Internet Rights via Facebook

Facebook just did something genius...they created a declaration of rights for Facebook users that could very easily be applied to all internet users. A document that each user can be made aware of, can refer back to, and use for enforcing violations could be potentially huge for information rights, among other law areas...

It is probably about time for something like this to be thought about. Our global (internet) community needs a declaration. It seems like our friends at Facebook have created a framework of sorts.

This is exciting.

tweets

SO yesterday this posted on my Twitter page:

"People choose the paths that grant them the greatest rewards for the least amount of effort." - David Shore

and then this posted:

"A Continental plane has crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York. " -CNN newsbreak

I know it shouldn't strike me as funny, but it did.
Happy Friday the 13th.

routines and pushy people

I am being productive again, now that I a back in the routine of school and work. It's a bit bizarre probably, but I really only enjoy the school breaks for the first couple of days, then I begin to miss my little routines.

I like reading while waiting for the Orbit in the early crispness of the morning. Tempe doesn't seem to really wake up till 10am, I love the angle of light and I like the stillness. I like watching the birds in scatter while they fight over tiny bits of food and bugs on the sidewalk. I like getting to campus early(-ish) in the mornings before all of the free on campus New York times are gone. I like getting a cup of coffee from the only place on campus who knows how to make it-Einstein's Bagels. I even like going to class and fighting for the seat farthest away from the door and close to the windows so I can watch the birds swoop and not listen. At the end of the day I like seeing the palm trees silhouetted against the amazing pastel sunset. I like that the birds all sit up on the telephone wires and squawk like in the movies. I like the way I feel happy when I walk in the door to the casita and it smells like fried onion because Karima is already cooking dinner.

All of that may sound pretty mundane to you. But it is the simple beauty in all of those basic things that make me love life. My life is pretty good, and I am constantly in awe of the One who created me and my mundane but beautiful surroundings.

love love love.
(how could you not?)

My new favorite quote

"But if you wanna leave, you can. I'll remember you though, just like I remember everyone that leaves."

From a Disney movie, no less.

Finals are over. I am hungry. I miss some people. Some I do not.
Basically, life is the same as the last time I posted.

"There is nothing new under the sun"
or
"Everything you did has already been done"

hmm...if this sounds very blah it's because it is genuinely blah outside in Tempe...grey, rainy and overcast. ick.

MOre later, when either the weather or I am more sunny.

International Decisions

I am a Global Studies major, and included in the program requirements is an international internship. I need to do an internship of some kind this summer, and have been researching some options.

One organization is a non-profit, based in India, and is fairly new. The idea is working with women in the smaller towns and communities to help them learn to make goods that can then be marketed at fair wage prices in the global community. It would be an awesome opportunity to learn in a new environment, a great way to really do some work.

Another organization is one based out of Florida that focuses on creating awareness about self harming, depression and suicide. It is an organization that is so full of heart that the writings coming out of it make me cry regularly. It is so creative and in tune with the artistic community that artists all over the world are coming together to help support it. It would be a really good fit for my skills and personality, and an awesome opportunity for contacts.

A last opportunity would be to work in South America, with a program that ASU puts together for their students. It is structured, and there are opportunities for learning about architecture, history, and more Espanol. (And LOTS of photography!)

This is going to be a hard decision for me, but I am so thankful for the choice.

It’s a pretty good time in my life right now.