Every time I click on the bookmark to my blog I'm utterly embarrassed of my previous posts. ignore them COMPLETELY.
Two things have compelled to write at this time: 1) Spring Hiatus 2) Boredom.
I've been packing ice on my left cheek for the past two days and downing amoxicillin like Easter jelly beans. Pray for the infection in my face please. Ah.
Let's see...
Maybe I should I write about the conversation I had with my brother last night. We were aimlessly driving around West LA after dropping Mom off at the airport. We stopped by Diddy Riese for some ice cream-cookie sandwiches. We started talking about college and how I wish I studied harder in high school. He didn't hesitate to tell me that I definitely should've tried harder...and that I'm now facing the consequences of laziness.
It felt like a slap in the face to be told that I couldn't redo high school. I know I can't redo high school and I hated high school. I would never redo it. Still yet, I was pretty offended by the fact that he was pretty much telling me I should've gotten my act together sooner. I agree, I mean, my 2.9 cumulative can't say much to justify my intelligence, but I couldn't help feeling like a flippin' retard. He went on to say I'm not the type of person that's interested in real literature and books and scholarly, academic things. He even expressed his concern for me when he found out I wanted to become a doctor, because he believed I was being overzealous in light of my "capacity". Thanks.
I know this doesn't make me a better person, but I'd just like to say that I'm pretty sure I have a higher GPA than 80% of the people at my school, and 95% of the people in my major (Biochemistry).
So I'm not exploding with orgasms at the thought of reading Moby Dick or Anna Karenina or the latest British Literature Anthology...
I still have my gifts in studying science and loving what I learn there. Anyway, the point of writing this is for me to conclude for myself that my brother is an arrogant, self-absorbed snob who really IS as smart as he thinks he is. I know he's smart. I guess it just really makes me mad that I learned last night that he has pretty much undermined me his whole life and is obviously relentless about expressing it.
Okay, so you're smart. You're still an asshole.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Post the Twenty-Seventh
A Prayer by Robert Chang
For the week of Sunday, February 21, 2009.
Lord.. give us a calm and peaceful heart
let us not stress over the little things in this world
but rather think of You our almighty father
who is always there watching us and protecting us
you are so good
let us be like John the baptist
who set the path for Jesus and glorfied You till the end
and let us always think of you during our busy weeks
with school/church/friends/tests/pretty people
and keep you as our number one priority
let us not lose sight of you
thank you for always guiding us
and loving us
when we feel like we dont deserve it most
you maintain us
thank you jesus
amen!
SUCK ON THAT SATAN
For the week of Sunday, February 21, 2009.
Lord.. give us a calm and peaceful heart
let us not stress over the little things in this world
but rather think of You our almighty father
who is always there watching us and protecting us
you are so good
let us be like John the baptist
who set the path for Jesus and glorfied You till the end
and let us always think of you during our busy weeks
with school/church/friends/tests/pretty people
and keep you as our number one priority
let us not lose sight of you
thank you for always guiding us
and loving us
when we feel like we dont deserve it most
you maintain us
thank you jesus
amen!
SUCK ON THAT SATAN
Monday, January 4, 2010
Post the Twenty-Sixth
List of things that bother me:
1. When my extremities get very cold.
2. When people chew with their mouths open. SO ANNOYING.
3. When drivers are honk happy.
4. My bad posture when I sit in front of the computer.
5. Getting sick.
6. My half-broken cell phone.
7. When people sneeze or cough without covering up.
8. When my back starts hurting.
9. When I see other people getting left out.
10. When I get too shy to be nice to people...and end up being mean instead. SO STUPID I KNOW.
Just wanted to throw out an impromptu list before the day ended so I can write a new one tomorrow.
1. When my extremities get very cold.
2. When people chew with their mouths open. SO ANNOYING.
3. When drivers are honk happy.
4. My bad posture when I sit in front of the computer.
5. Getting sick.
6. My half-broken cell phone.
7. When people sneeze or cough without covering up.
8. When my back starts hurting.
9. When I see other people getting left out.
10. When I get too shy to be nice to people...and end up being mean instead. SO STUPID I KNOW.
Just wanted to throw out an impromptu list before the day ended so I can write a new one tomorrow.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Post the Twenty-Fifth
2010 - A Year for Lists!!!!
I was chatting with Hudson about how he recently purchased three skinny Moleskine journals for $7. A sweet deal for pocket sanity if you'll ask me. I remember purchasing my first Moleskine last semester for the sake of preserving my sanity. Literally. And personally, I've found quite a bit of release and freedom in writing stuff down. Nevertheless, Hudson and I came upon the topic of lists. It sparked a ridiculous idea in my head to blog lists. Though I'm sure millions of people all over the world have blogged lists, I would still like to partake in this list-creating experience in 2010, and see where it leads me in the world of writing.
Without further delay, my first list of 2010: New Year's Resolutions List
1. Exercise 30 minutes a day no matter how busy I get. (Exceptions on sick days)
2. Read the Bible in a year.
-I'm not following a Bible-reading track, but I still feel I will finish the Bible this year because I plan on reading it every day.
3. Look to GOD as the source of my strength, wisdom, salvation, love, and encouragement. (A list within a list...I likey...)
4. Cut down on caffeine intake.
5. Sleep 8 hours a day.
6. Blog once a week.
7. Spend time outside, basking in God's creation for at least 15 minutes a week.
8. Cook once a week.
9. Work more on evangelizing to my non-Christian friends.
10. Pray more frequently and earnestly for God to sustain all areas of my life, relationships, studies, family, and future.
So a New Year's Resolution list isn't what one would prefer to call "creative", but I definitely think this list is necessary to a certain degree.
Happy New Year!
I was chatting with Hudson about how he recently purchased three skinny Moleskine journals for $7. A sweet deal for pocket sanity if you'll ask me. I remember purchasing my first Moleskine last semester for the sake of preserving my sanity. Literally. And personally, I've found quite a bit of release and freedom in writing stuff down. Nevertheless, Hudson and I came upon the topic of lists. It sparked a ridiculous idea in my head to blog lists. Though I'm sure millions of people all over the world have blogged lists, I would still like to partake in this list-creating experience in 2010, and see where it leads me in the world of writing.
Without further delay, my first list of 2010: New Year's Resolutions List
1. Exercise 30 minutes a day no matter how busy I get. (Exceptions on sick days)
2. Read the Bible in a year.
-I'm not following a Bible-reading track, but I still feel I will finish the Bible this year because I plan on reading it every day.
3. Look to GOD as the source of my strength, wisdom, salvation, love, and encouragement. (A list within a list...I likey...)
4. Cut down on caffeine intake.
5. Sleep 8 hours a day.
6. Blog once a week.
7. Spend time outside, basking in God's creation for at least 15 minutes a week.
8. Cook once a week.
9. Work more on evangelizing to my non-Christian friends.
10. Pray more frequently and earnestly for God to sustain all areas of my life, relationships, studies, family, and future.
So a New Year's Resolution list isn't what one would prefer to call "creative", but I definitely think this list is necessary to a certain degree.
Happy New Year!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Post the Twenty-Fourth
Christmas Carol - Paul Lawrence Dunbar (1872-1906)
Ring out, ye bells!
All Nature swells
With gladness at the wondrous story,
The world was lorn,
But Christ is born
To change our sadness into glory.
Sing, earthlings, sing!
To-night a King
Hath come from heaven's high throne to bless us.
The outstretched hand
O'er all the land
Is raised in pity to caress us.
Come at his call;
Be joyful all;
Away with mourning and With sadness!
The heavenly choir
With holy fire
Their voices raise in songs of gladness.
The darkness breaks,
And Dawn awakes,
Her cheeks suffused with youthful blushes.
The rocks and stones
In holy tones
Are singing sweeter than the thrushes.
Then why should we
In silence be,
When Nature lends her voice to praises;
When heaven and earth
Proclaim the truth
Of Him for whom that lone star blazes?
No, be not still,
But with a will
Strike all your harps and set them ringing;
On hill and heath
Let every breath
Throw all its power into singing!
Ring out, ye bells!
All Nature swells
With gladness at the wondrous story,
The world was lorn,
But Christ is born
To change our sadness into glory.
Sing, earthlings, sing!
To-night a King
Hath come from heaven's high throne to bless us.
The outstretched hand
O'er all the land
Is raised in pity to caress us.
Come at his call;
Be joyful all;
Away with mourning and With sadness!
The heavenly choir
With holy fire
Their voices raise in songs of gladness.
The darkness breaks,
And Dawn awakes,
Her cheeks suffused with youthful blushes.
The rocks and stones
In holy tones
Are singing sweeter than the thrushes.
Then why should we
In silence be,
When Nature lends her voice to praises;
When heaven and earth
Proclaim the truth
Of Him for whom that lone star blazes?
No, be not still,
But with a will
Strike all your harps and set them ringing;
On hill and heath
Let every breath
Throw all its power into singing!
Post the Twenty-Third
My Secular Winter Break To-Do List
1. Get over my ex-boyfriend.
2. Finish my physics and cell bio papers (sigh)
3. Make my own peppermint bark
4. Have a bitchin', jolly ol' time.
5. Finish my LSU assignments
6. Start MCAT prep.
7. Start volunteering at Whittier Medical.
8. Celebrate Amy's 21st birthday in La Jolla, CA.
9. Watch Avatar: 3-D
10. Get over my santaclaustrophobia: fear of too many santa clauses.
I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day
Henry W. Longfellow, 1864.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
Till ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bowed my head
“There is no peace on earth,” I said,
“For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.”
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men.”
1. Get over my ex-boyfriend.
2. Finish my physics and cell bio papers (sigh)
3. Make my own peppermint bark
4. Have a bitchin', jolly ol' time.
5. Finish my LSU assignments
6. Start MCAT prep.
7. Start volunteering at Whittier Medical.
8. Celebrate Amy's 21st birthday in La Jolla, CA.
9. Watch Avatar: 3-D
10. Get over my santaclaustrophobia: fear of too many santa clauses.
I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day
Henry W. Longfellow, 1864.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
Till ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bowed my head
“There is no peace on earth,” I said,
“For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.”
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men.”
Post the Twenty-Second
1 Grande Christmas Blend
1 Grande Pumpkin Spice Latte
1 Paper-grading Father
1 Macbook
I'm at the Silverlake Library, enjoying a piping hot cup of coffee. Why am I here?
I came to write my cell biology paper that was due a week ago...but I haven't started writing it yet because I realized that there is something SO nice about being at a library without needing to do work. I know that's totally contradictory because I actually came here to do work. However, as long as I sit here NOT doing my work, I am enjoying the library without having to do work. Peace on earth.
So anyway, here's a Christmas poem I found by Emily Dickinson in the library just now.
The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
The Savior must have been
A docile Gentleman—
To come so far so cold a Day
For little Fellowmen—
The Road to Bethlehem
Since He and I were Boys
Was leveled, but for that 'twould be
A rugged Billion Miles—
1 Grande Pumpkin Spice Latte
1 Paper-grading Father
1 Macbook
I'm at the Silverlake Library, enjoying a piping hot cup of coffee. Why am I here?
I came to write my cell biology paper that was due a week ago...but I haven't started writing it yet because I realized that there is something SO nice about being at a library without needing to do work. I know that's totally contradictory because I actually came here to do work. However, as long as I sit here NOT doing my work, I am enjoying the library without having to do work. Peace on earth.
So anyway, here's a Christmas poem I found by Emily Dickinson in the library just now.
The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
The Savior must have been
A docile Gentleman—
To come so far so cold a Day
For little Fellowmen—
The Road to Bethlehem
Since He and I were Boys
Was leveled, but for that 'twould be
A rugged Billion Miles—
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