Archive for the ‘Musings’ Category

On Life, Connect2Mason, and Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Outfits…

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Wow. Well it’s been a while hasn’t it?
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So Life….
I’ve moved up to Fairfax at this point- I’m settled in at my townhouse off campus. I live in the basement in a room formerly known as a living room- through cleverly assembled bookshelves and curtains, I achieve a fair amount of privacy. My room also opens [...]

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A City Councilman Follows Me on Twitter…Awesome!

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I have woefully neglected my blog lately. I’ve just been so busy hanging out with family and friends and sucking all the life I can out of my days in Dallas this summer. School’s starting soon- so I’m trying to get back into the groove of blogging regularly so that when the craziness REALLY starts, [...]

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Please Help Me Go to Antarctica and Kiss a Penguin

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I am entering the Blog Your Way to Antarctica Contest from Quark Expeditions. The deal is, you write up a little bit about yourself online, post a picture, and try to get people to vote for you to win this prize. The person with the most votes by September 30 will win a free expedition/cruise [...]

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On Needing New Photos, Or, Rachael’s Changing Hair

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Looking at the profile yesterday got me thinking. I seriously need to get some decent photos of myself with my current hair cut and hair color that I can send to potential employers, profilers, etc.. One in which I’m not posing in front of the Colosseum. I love that picture, but I’ve honestly sent it [...]

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A Dinosaur from Erianny: Sponsoring a Child in Poverty

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I don’t know if I ever mentioned it before, but I sponsor a little girl in the Dominican Republic through Compassion International. The approximately $400 I donate a year helps feed Erianny, send her to school, and takes care of her family. Although I’m a pretty poor college student dependent on my parents’ love right [...]

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Less Nurturing than a Desert: On Babies and Cactuses

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I am less nurturing than a desert.
A friend of mine helpflly told me this after I had successively killed two cacti. My first one, Nick, was an adorable little red bubble of a cactus that was part of the decorations at one of my sister’s college flute recitals. I loved him and took care of [...]

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Pop Quiz: Spanking = Child Abuse: True or False?

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If this is true, my parents are child abusers.
Let that sink in for a second.
My parents are pretty darn cool. Very smart. Pretty collected. Not really the type to lose their tempers easily.
I, on the other hand, was a very bratty kid growing up. I was attention-hogging, story-telling, smart-alecy, thought-I-knew-everything, nose-for-trouble kid. I mean, not [...]

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Summer Time Blues: Dealing with Depression

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I’m not certain how widely this fact is known- I don’t tend to disseminate it too much on my own. I have depression. It was first diagnosed my junior year of high school. It’s tied closely to my ADD- the more organized my life feels, the less I feel depressed, usually. That’s why I have [...]

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DC Elections Board Says Putting Gay Marriage Recognition to a Vote Violates Human Rights

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I know it’s an awkward headline but can you think of a better way to summarize this decision? Tell me if you can- it’s important news and GOOD news for gay marriage advocates.
This story just came out of Washington, DC today.
The DC Council approved a measure to recognize legal gay marriages performed in other states [...]

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Blog Obsession of the Week: Design Sponge

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I mentioned this blog yesterday, but ohmygosh, I have to mention it again.
Design Sponge is a home and product design blog that is brilliant, fun, and inspiring. I’ve been madly going through the “Before and After” section every spare chance I get. The different things people do to make their homes beautifuulll and interesting are [...]

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