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usc adventures here...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:17:46 GMT

definitely going to give daily blogging another go

i wonder how many of you guys on xanga i could get to use tumblr. let's all move together :]

plug

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:24:59 GMT

CLICK HERE TO READ ASHLEY'S BLOG!

in the midst of unpacking and getting my life started here at usc. in twenty minutes i am off to a floor meeting.

this place is amazing. and i promise a longer blog entry later (maybe even pictures).

this is it

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:59:10 GMT

Goodbye Austin

college tshirt party

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:31:09 GMT

spent saturday at the lake with anne, mal, val, layne, and red. if i look at these pictures for too long i will start to tear up. seriously, i have the girls in the below pictures to thank for making my sun dancer experience such an enjoyable one. they are the reason why i am still having a hard time accepting the fact that i will not be rushing. my sister excitedly talking about rushing does not help either. it's completely the girl in me that is making it hard to move on, the girl in me wanting to dress up and socialize and go visit different houses and experience the stressful bidding procedure.

anyway. we're headed to all different places:
mal: a&m [corpus christi]
layne: smu [dallas]
val: going to be a soph at ut [austin]
anne: george mason [virginia]
red: acc then transfer to ut [austin]
and in case you're a first time reader:
me: usc [los angeles]

tidbits:
- i bought a canon rebel from kat. it is beautiful. used, but lovely nonetheless. i have had no time to play with it, so i really don't know how to use it. the game plan is to figure it all out when i am in california. not exactly the best plan, since all my photographer friends are here (kat, benry, oreo, terri, andrea, michael, etc.)

- ASHLEY GOT BAPTIZED TODAY!!!! it was so amazing to witness her baptism, and hear her reply to the question, "why do you want to be baptized?" Ashley, if you still read this blog: i love you and am SO HAPPY FOR YOU!

- i leave for california soon. i know you are probably thinking to yourself, "go already, sheeesh" i don't blame you, i have been talking about leaving since my acceptance to usc. it's finally here. as i type this i am sitting in my empty room taking it all in.

still fickle about tumblr and xanga. maybe i'll move to flickr to "blog"

when i asked for pen pals, steven sent me this:
Mr. USC sucks
99999 we are not friends anymore dr.
failureville, FTL, 00000
US of A

:[

i come home

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:48:47 GMT

to sleep.

the past week has been crazy. constantly seeing people and saying good-byes. it is draining and sad.

I MISS YOU AUSTIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

the move will definitely be bittersweet. in all honesty, there's a huge part of me that wants to hurry up and go to california already and have some time to myself.

other:

emily and i played in the mcdonald's play structure today. everyone should have friends that will do childish things with them. we slid down the slide. it was disgustingly sticky, but none of that stuff matters when you're just living in the moment.

life is good. busy, but good.

yep

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:13:20 GMT

ugh

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:53:22 GMT

i am taking a classics class on the civilization of rome. it's just a general education class. but i feel upset about it for some reason. i took the classics class instead of spanish (which i need for the current major i am under: public relations? print media?) because frankly, i hate spanish and languages in general. i can't even speak english well, let alone write it correctly. it's a wonder that i form somewhat coherent sentences. man, i haven't even started college and i already feel like i am making mistakes.

i dislike not knowing what career path to take. i kind of suck at everything. it's true. i am not just saying "i suck" for the sake of having people pour compliments (whether from pity or truth) of reassurance on me. it really is the truth. i am the most mediocre person you know. i don't think i belong in school (i don't test well, i despise studying, i don't take grades seriously enough, i would rather fail than study most of the time) but i don't really belong in other institutions like art school (i might have potential here, but it kind of feels too late). it's usc for the next four years, so i am just praying that at some point during the time i will figure out what i want to study, what i might be potentially good at (because as of now, it's nothing), and glorify God through the whole process. stressful. business? medical? law? i feel so financially obligated to secure a well paying job when i get out of college, but being mediocre and less ambitious than most, this probably won't happen. which doesn't bother me in the sense that i could really care less about making lots of money, in fact i kind of already expect to be poor on account of any talent i do have, many other people have too. but yeah..money is important in the sense that i will be deep in debt with my student loans.

i will get over this "what should my major be" phase soon. i know God provides. and He is in control. so i am not going to worry about it. just kind of have to see how it all plays out.

facebook message me

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:42:19 GMT

your address.

i need pen pals when i am in california :]

cake

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:10:49 GMT

love the above cake. my favorite art pieces are from the impressionism movement.

quote

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:05:45 GMT

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people may accuse you of selfish motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you may win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable.
Be honest and transparent anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People who really want help may attack you if you help them.
Help them anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt.
Give the world your best anyway.
- Mother Teresa, Meditations from a Simple Path