i should be reading. in more ways than one.

so i was checking up on peoples blogs, to see if any updates have occurred (cause i pretend i have nothing to do.) i was looking at jareds and saw that he had a link to his livejournal, so i started looking at that. scrolling down i saw this book survey thing he did and that he had tagged me as one of the people to do it. so i was like hey hey, thats cool, i'll do it. and so, well, here it is...

1. Total number of books owned: as in novels? between 15 and 20. a few bibles. i just started getting into extracurricular reading and now that i'm at school i'm stuck reading textbooks all the time. plus, most of the books i read i get from the library cause i cant really afford to get all the books i really want. i have about 10 textbooks as well.

2. What was the last book you bought? i had to buy toni morrison's the bluest eye for my english class this semester. but for my own reading pleasure, i got the 5th harry potter about a month ago.

3. Last book I read: And actually finished? harry potter number 6. working on cold mountain now.

4. Five books that mean a lot to me: i dont think i have five. again, i dont read books a lot. i read about photosynthesis. but one is the bell jar by sylvia plath. another is death be not proud (by i cant remember.) its been a long time since i read it, but i remember it having this profound effect on my life in the 9th grade. things could have changed though (haha.) of course, the bible. i like what i've read by kurt vonnegut. i remember being fascinated by brave new world (aldous huxley) and 1984 (george orwell) in high school. yeah, thats a pretty sad list. i'm much more about music. ask me about my cd collection:)

5. Tag five people and have them do this on their blog. Okay, if they ever read this and decide to take me up on it: i would be interested in ria's answer, but i doubt she'd ever see this.

everybody meet franklin!

just a few apartment images for your viewing pleasure.

the end of life as we know it. or maybe i just know it.

i keep thinking that there is no way i'll be able to survive what lies ahead this semester. theres just no way i can accomplish everything and still keep my head above water (and a good ole gpa of 2.5) but then i remind myself that i kinda have to. that it gradually will only get worse as the semesters go by. so to feel overloaded and bummed now - on the second day - is both stupid and ridiculous. i will survive.

so my schedule is as follows if you wanna find me...

MWF history 101 9-9:50
organic chemistry 10-10:50
english 200 11-11:50

M anatomy lab 2-4:50

W biology departmental seminar 4-4:50

TR genetics 8-9:15
anatomy 9:30-10:45

R organic chemistry lab 2-4:50

T and W night - working

well thats it. also check out pictures of the apartment on my picture website.

its late. but for some reason,
i have this desperate urge to pack. or clean.
like i absolutely cant wait to get out of here.
but i know whats looming around the corner.
no, that thrill and excitement wont fool me this time.

i'll swing from a streetlight. as i sing oh, oh, oh.

there was a stereotypical moon in the sky tonight
and heat lightning in the clouds.
made for an entertaining drive home.
with a spectacle like that,
how could we all turn away?

and in the pulse there lies conviction. a steady push and pull routine.

so i know i've already posted this evening
but i discovered this song
by maria taylor, who was a part of the duo azure ray.
its called song beneath the song. i absolutely love it!
her voice is so...mature, soft but strong. gives me goosebumps.
anyways, i was listening to this song
doodling or whatever else
and suddenly it seemed like the song really meant something to me
it felt like this perfect song,
that if i was the star of a tv show, it would be on the soundtrack.
and theyd play it in the background while i was
walking down a city street
contemplating all the drama in my life,
or while i was hanging out with friends, laughing and drinking coffee.
all the other noise would fade
and only the song would left
so this group of girls watching the show could look it up and buy the cd.
listen to the song, you'll understand what i mean.
or maybe i really do make no sense.
either way...
http://www.groundcontroltouring.com/artists/mariataylor/

whats the word thats burning in your heart?

so i know i have been all about the quotes in my latest blogs
but i revisited this movie
and simply fell in love all over again

memorable quotes include...
"You know that point in your life when you realize that the house that you grew up in isn't really your home anymore? All of the sudden even though you have some place where you can put your stuff that idea of home is gone. You'll see when you move out it just sort of happens one day one day and it's just gone. And you can never get it back. It's like you get homesick for a place that doesn't exist. I mean it's like this rite of passage, you know. You won't have this feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, you know, for you kids, for the family you start, it's like a cycle or something. I miss the idea of it. Maybe that's all family really is. A group of people who miss the same imaginary place."

"You laugh. I'm not saying I don't cry but in between I laugh and I realize how silly it is to take anything too seriously. Plus, I look forward to a good cry. It feels pretty good. "

"This is your one opportunity to do something that no one has ever done before and that no one will copy throughout human existence. And if nothing else, you will be remembered as the one guy who ever did this. This one thing."

"If you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to seem a whole lot longer than you'd like. "

"How's you head?
I shall live through the day.
Cool."

if you havent seen it. rent and enjoy my friends.

remind me not to ever think of you again.

i started listening to taking back sunday again.
i'm not sure if its such a good idea.

shine on me baby. cause its raining in my heart.