I'm still alive! But does anyone still do Xanga after thefacebook phenom? I'm here to find out. My absence has mainly been due to the hectic, miserable chaos that was finals week, and my recent trip to Guatemala. Oh, if only I was still there! I miss the kids and friends I met while there desperately. And the kissing and hugging. I definitely miss those perks of being in a Latin-American country. Get me out of this place!

Currently Playing Room for Squares [Bonus Disc] By John Mayer Back to You see related

I'm experiencing sadness over the thought of leaving college. Isn't that incredibly immature and ridiculous? I should be excited about the prospects awaiting me after I graduate, but I am not. It's not the classes I'll miss, or even the place, it's my friends. Now I know the close friends I have amassed over the last three years will be my friends until the day I die, but I wonder in what capacity? Will I see them frequently, occasionally, or rarely? The idea of being without these invaluable people every day is terrifying to me. This fear says to me that I need to grow up. After all, I don't want to be a DBU lifer, that's for sure. The people who inhabit this place and my life are the ones who have made these three years the happiest years of my life, filled with countless meaningful and deep conversations, pointless, inane conversations, hilarious moments, times of sorrow and pain, un-needed stress that led to hysterical sobbing, heavens to Betsy, the great many randomities life begets in any setting, but so much more so in the setting I am in and the souls with whom I share it. I always say that I can do anything as long as I have someone I love with me, and that remains true, but I know that it is somewhat unrealistic. YIKES! Whatever will I do? Of course, I still have another year left, but that time will undoubtedly speed by. And what of the pals I have who will stay here after I leave? Agh! It's like the end of a great love; it couldn't last forever and that fact was known from the beginning, yet the passionate love and deep feelings shared made it impossible to ignore and can never be forgotten. This experience will remain with me for the entirety of my life and I can't deny that I will more than likely feel a tinge of pain when reminiscing about it all. How utterly fatalistic... It's just that sort of day.

Currently Watching Aladdin (Disney Special Platinum Edition) By Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman see related

I am sitting in my apartment on "the low-rider" and I just took an uber easy test on-line for Technology in Communication. I know all about copyrights, patents, LCD's and such! Yeah, I'm pretty much an expert.

Crystal, Katy, Alison, Miranda, and Dustin are in here taking in the great animated classic, "Aladdin." We gals were singing along to "One Jump" and just when we belted out in horrid unison, "Still I think he's rather tasty!" when Mikey walked on in. It was a terrific moment. Truly it was.

Last night was swell because I got to see Krystal, Andrew, and Adam. Happiness was mine.

Currently Playing Chariot Stripped (Bonus CD) By Gavin DeGraw Belief (what moving lyrics!) see related

Tabi and I returned a short while ago from the Kimbell Art Museum, where we took in ancient Islamic Art, as well as the Kimbell's own collection. I must say that, while I am no art connoisseur, I genuinely adore experiencing art, and it is indeed an experience for me. The Islamic art mainly included pottery, rugs, and metals and was interesting, but it got old rather quickly. Even though I've seen the mainstays at the Kimbell before, the paintings never lose their appeal. I want to touch the canvases so badly, but I must be satisfied with merely observing them visually up close and what a visual feast it is! The deep, vibrant colors and humor of a Caravaggio, the meaningful expressions on the frozen faces belonging to the subjects, the lush landscapes and sparkling waters, the mirage of bright hues in a Monet, the sharp, no-nonsense lines of the works of Mondrian! I could stand forever looking into those faces and still be filled with an insatiable desire for more. And the history! I can't put into words the feeling I have when considering the age of such works and the people who lived there. It's astonishing and beautiful. Oh, I adore beauty!

I'm looking out my window upon the painted trees, so towering and full of leaves in varying shades of green contrasted against a pale, gray sky. Within those trees lies majic, undoubtedly! There is a mist of rain falling and the ducks are no where in sight. It all makes me think of the British Isles. Do ducks dislike rain? Hmmm...

Currently Playing The Diary of Alicia Keys By Alicia Keys If I Ain't Got You see related

This morning we had breakfast club at the old Corner Bakery. They had free brownie bites and I made cookie dough last night. Yummy! All is well.