Some Friday Quotable Posts

"A photograph is usually looked at- seldom looked into." -Ansel Adams

"History has proven that no one looks at history." -Claude Cuervo

Update:

I finished my stats lab, all of this week's art reading and weekly response paper, and have almost completed one of my papers. Today was productive. The end.

Oh, by the way. Here's a picture of my dorm room at night:

Alexa brought some lights which we have strung around the lofted bed/desk area in the middle of the room. No occasion or holiday or purpose, really, but I like it.

Nail Polish Art

I painted my nails with Alexa this afternoon after class. She had 18 different colours, so I used that to my advantage. I don't think I used all 18 colours, but I used I least ten. I lost count. It was fun!
This idea was inspired by and stolen from this girl (Rachel).

Thing I Like, Part Two

1. My blog (usually)

2. Plain yogurt

3. My cat, Kit-Kat! 

4. Quotes (there'll be one tomorrow!)

5. Receiving letters/cards

6. My roommates
7. Harry Potter series (is absolutely amazing)

Have a good Friday!

Things I Like, Part One

1. Chamomile tea 
2. Lunar eclipses and meteor showers
3. Harry Potter references
4. Black tights
5. Kashi cereal
6. Other people's music
7. Purple eye shadow or eyeliner
8. My new plant I'm growing in the pot Alexa gave me for Christmas (See picture!)

What do you like? :)

Happy New Year's Eve!

I give Sean most of the credit for this picture. And those bracelets are so cool.

Christmas Preparations, continued

I declared today as my official Get-Serious-About-Christmas-Card-Making Day. So I did, which resulted in a huge mess that my family wasn't thrilled about. Oh well.

But I made a lot of cards today for my extended family and friends who I won't see on Christmas. (Those cards have yet to be made...ahem.) I mailed them all today, so I feel pretty accomplished. Tonight we're making sugar cookies. Here's a better picture that captures the mess I made: 

Oh, I just remembered that I still have to vacuum. I sort of hate glitter. But I cleaned the counter top (as per my parents' demands.) But here is a small sample of my results: 

I really like card-making, despite the fact it takes me an eternity to do. It's one of my miscellaneous talents. Anyway, I hope you had a great day, no matter your holiday preference.

Friday's Quotable Post

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." -Plato

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(I found this online.)

Adorable!

New pet? Haha. Seriously, how cute is this photo?

A Real Job and Three Days

I have a real job now. Well, it's not quite real because it's only temporary, but I am actually working for money! It's shocking, I know, since mainly I've worked for just my own personal satisfaction of a job well done (read: VOLUNTEER). Haha.

I'm helping out in the HR Department at Natividad Hospital...which in essence consists of filing all day long. I'm already running out of nice office outfits to wear, which is a little depressing, although I'm enjoying the challenge of trying to dress professionally. I have a thirty minute lunch break and I've already worked out a system of getting things done. In the mornings, I have helped this woman in the Employee Health office, which was simple. I just pulled charts from the infinite expanse of file cabinets and wrote down dates and numbers. I also filed for her. In the afternoons, I've been filing in the HR office downstairs. Employee files. I got through letters of last names A through F yesterday, and today I just began M! I hope to be on Q by the end of tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Meanwhile, the countdown to college continues. Three more days of work, three more days at home, and just three days left to pack. Wow, it's more real now. 

This post may be slightly mudane, so I'm sorry. Hopefully this will make it more exciting:

(Spreckels)

Choose

I can write about whatever I want. I have decided that if it's not worth it, I don't need to remember it. I can become whoever I want to be. I may not be able to do whatever I want right now, but I can think about whatever I choose. You need to be happy regardless of all the others, which is so hard. I'm almost there. I feel permanent, despite all the uncertainty in my life. And good for you, if you choose to be who you want.

Majesty

I want to show Spreckels to the world.

Photography

We've all got our own style.

Waddell Beach

More to come.

Mmhmm...

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched. They must be felt within the heart."

"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears."

You know what's very strange?

I never have dreams about swimming.