life can throw curveballs like a pro

Let's just say things have been extremely busy for me. I've been going through a lot of ups and downs in the past two months.

The high of all of it: going to Costa Rica for two weeks
The low of all of it: Getting broken up with at the airport

But with all of this comes many life lessons.

New Mexico... the land of community

About 2ish weeks ago I went to New Mexico!! It was beautiful and eye opening. I went down for work, the SCA paid for the 9 of us NPS apprentices to go see each other one last time, and we covered it for work as a "cultural immersion" trip. Asides from cacti, cedar-junipers, dirt, rocks, dust, mountains, mesas, cliffs, beautiful stars, and warmth, I was also able to see something that most of us in the North East don't get to see much... community.

realization about the internet

I'm crying right now. Tears of joy, tears of frustration, tears of hope, tears of realization.

What caused me to cry?

An add. Yep, a simple add, by Google, on a lyrics site.

getting people to save the earth is like getting someone to quit smoking

I'm really on a roll today with blogs... but as I sat and began to write about a lunch-time speech I sat through this weekend... I made a very interesting revelation...

Getting people to change in a way to save the earth and change to renewable energy is just like trying to get someone to quit smoking.

beauty in random happenings

There are some days where I feel like I was put on this earth to observe. Not just to observe any little thing, but to see the beauty that many people pass up during their daily routine. There are many amazing things people miss out on seeing because of how busy they are, or even just because they are too consumed in their own task.

Yes, saying what you really mean to say works.

It's been a while since I've written on here... everything's been busy! I just got back from the River Rally conference in South Carolina, which was amazing! It is also the cause of this lovely rant... here's a quick caveat... mushyness about my new relationship is in this rant... but it gets to a good point about honesty.

Rambles about Facades

I think that rambling is one of the best things for myself... it helps me get a lot off of my chest and out of my brain so I can actually concentrate on what I'm doing...

Life is Beautiful

Some days I look back at my life and I wonder why I didn't realize how beautiful life is. I guess it's all a part of growing up? I guess I've matured enough and my thought capacity has grown enough to consider things that aren't revolved around myself. (Isn't that all we really are when we're young? Selfish and concerned with our own wellbeing and not others?)

a few observations

It's been an eventful past week. The weekend was full of fun, and then we all found out that supposedly Osama bin Ladin was killed Monday morning. On top of this I went to the Avenged 7fold concert last night... during the concert I made some observations...

great weekend- with lots of lessons

This weekend was a pretty awesome weekend for me... It started of with a walk and talk, then lead into a couple of days full of fun, a few new friends, and a spark in the dark.

ramblings

Here I am, at work, wishing i were at home sleeping, cuddling, watching tv, reading, ANYTHING but working. today just seems to be one of those days. but then some things make me think, did i make the right choice to take this internship? so much has changed since i took it! i'm working full time, i moved home, i'm still kind of doing school, i'm single... but honestly, i can definitely say that i'm happy with my choices. i'm happy to be sitting here not wanting to do anything. 

America's Great Outdoors

Americas Great Outdoors

I received the link above in an email this morning. It makes me happy to see that the government is pushing for people of all ages to get outside. But the fact that the government has to push people outside, it's very disturbing. Why aren't people getting outside themselves? Why are children inside all the time?

New Tattoo!

I just wanted to add a quick blurb into here just to say, I'm going to get a new tattoo drawn out soon! Hopefully either this weekend or next I will be heading into the Greenman Tattoo Parlor in West Hartford, CT to have someone draw out (and maybe even start!) my newest tattoo.

me?! have anxiety?! REALLY?!

Well, after a few years of believing I was suffering from mild depression I've finally realized that it's not depression... it's anxiety. (Honestly I have yet to see my therapist, but I'm pretty sure she's going to agree with my findings).