I draw and write the same way: I begin with idle pencil strokes -- whatever pleases me -- yet my mind is devoid of any real intent. Eventually, I realize I've molded my innocent creation into something with form, and, at this point, I begin to refine it into something distinct.

Then I get bored ^^

BBC's In pictures: Climate Action Day

From 350.org:
"What does the number 350 mean?

350 is the most important number in the world--it's what scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Two years ago, after leading climatologists observed rapid ice melt in the Arctic and other frightening signs of climate change, they issued a series of studies showing that the planet faced both human and natural disaster if atmospheric concentrations of CO2 remained above 350 parts per million.

Everyone from Al Gore to the U.N.’s top climate scientist has now embraced this goal as necessary for stabilizing the planet and preventing complete disaster. Now the trick is getting our leaders to pay attention and craft policies that will put the world on track to get to 350.
Is 350 scientifically possible?

Right now, mostly because we’ve burned so much fossil fuel, the atmospheric concentration of co2 is 390 ppm—that’s way too high, and it’s why ice is melting, drought is spreading, forests are dying. To bring that number down, the first task is to stop putting more carbon into the atmosphere. That means a very fast transition to sun and wind and other renewable forms of power. If we can stop pouring more carbon into the atmosphere, then forests and oceans will slowly suck some of it out of the air and return us to safe levels.
Is 350 politically possible?

It’s very hard. It means switching off fossil fuel much more quickly than governments and corporations have been planning. Our best chance to speed up that process will come in December in Copenhagen, when the world’s nations meet to agree on a new climate treaty. Right now, they’re not planning to do enough. But we can change that--if we mobilize the world to swift and bold climate action, which is what we're planning to do on October 24th."

I'm at college! All moved in :) My roomie is nice. Went to lunch with her. We're going to teach her and her bf to swim too :) Were going to swim tonight too -- but then we remembered about our floor meet at 9. Suck. :/ Oh well. I'm going to meet friends for dinner in a little at 5:30, and after the floor meet, watching Idle Hands at Mac D. Never seen this movie before. Tomorrow, classes begin at 10:10 for me. We're seeing 9 at 9:50 that night too. :) Going on a date soon too. :)

I actually miss my parents a little bit right now. I didn't until the ends of the semesters last year. I might call home and try to be a good daughter for once.

...woah mom just called.

Anyway, love you all! I'm happy for college :D My final week or so was pretty boring.

the awesome version
http://fatpita.net/images/image%20%281036%29.jpg

:D

I'm packing today, and tomorrow I go up to college. Yay :D Mom and I are meeting Nik for dinner tomorrow night :)

My hair is red!!! ahahahahaha




:)

silly willy: hii
mr. pants: yoouuuuu
mr. pants: need to watch this
mr. pants: http://vimeo.com/5904993
silly willy: wow is cool so far
mr. pants: juuust wait
silly willy: is this a gay love song?
mr. pants: I think so lol
silly willy: uhm
silly willy: the cat just licked my toes
mr. pants: lol
mr. pants: roll with it?
silly willy: she's pretending she didn't by sniffing the ground nearby
silly willy: that was pretty neat :D :D **

** Referring to the video link. You should click and watch it. It's pretty neat :D It's also a gay love song. :)

happy birthday, caram!!

It's okay to be gay! -- now in India!


bbc

[21:56] Henry: I heard that you and other Sarah had some fun times with my mom?



yes we did ;)

The clouds keep coming.

It's not even raining now, but this morning or later or eventually, the drops will come down. All of the sunshine we've been getting lately has been short lived. :/ I'm ready for my weeks of sunshine. I'm ready for a drought.

We slid under the fence surrounding springer and drew a unicorn pooping a rainbow, hippie quotes, and inspirational messages, and all of our graffiti was in chalk.

:)

I've been having a lot of deep and fulfilling conversations lately. I feel like something is missing on the off days. But right now, my little kitty has come to say "I love you" which she's been doing a lot. She's decided she really loves people since I came home from college.

But I say "I love you" regularly as is.



ALSO anti-discrimination bill is going through DE senate for gays! Anyone interested in calling senators with me???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8075603.stm

This article reads like Mousavi's entire platform revolves around women's rights. I love him. :D :D

Also, the state of women's rights in Iran:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7600670.stm

Anyone interested in starting a mini book club? Ami and I are in.

Building a web page! Yayyy

I love creating things :D :D

BBC Earth News: Evolution is Slowing Snails Down

So fucking cool. XD Scientists in Chile have found a correlation between the survival rate of snails and their metabolism. Natural selection is pressuring garden snails to have more efficient metabolisms.

hee

And I love snails :D

Eat it, kohai :D

holyfuckingshit distance never hurt so much

but I'm learning

"
As for the last little blurb. We are all inexperienced at love. If people ever actually get around to figuring it out I think humanity will have lost something ineffably vital to our existence. My point is, you feel like you have no fucking clue what you're doing right? good. me too. it's normal, it's called being in love and it's wonderful. Even the times that suck are wonderful; if nothing else, be glad that you are alive to feel. It's a cheesy movie, but Equilibrium does have some valid points =P."

I love him.

Hate comes with all of the opposite feelings of love. Disgust when you see your object of animosity, a desire to inflict pain, destroy, a deep loathing, that burning, weighted frustration. And then there's this obsessive passion. Love has that one too actually.

Alissa had to work HC duty, so she was stranded in her dorm. I showed up with a couple of movies that never got watched (we've seen five in three days, so lol yesterday became our break), and Ellie showed up too. We kept Alissa company. Every once in a while, she'd have to go off on an HC run to check up on the floor mates. Ellie and I talked about all of the people we realized we hated from our London crowd. But I guess we don't really hate them that much. I'm just pissed off by their existence, and I have no need to be around them ever, so I just don't. Simple problem. My life is happy. I have other people.

But shiiit I do hate someone. I remembered about an argument I got into with one of my friends earlier that day. Holyshit. Essentially, he feels that, as a woman, I am only capable of so much, and I am limited by the competency of the man I get hitched with. My influence over this individual is the extent of the influence I have over the world, because, again, as a woman, I can't do anything in this society. Are you fucking shitting me? Exactly what year do we live in? But no, he's entirely serious, and he tells me I live outside of reality, and everything I say is bullshit. What the fuck? It's sickening because I never knew he felt this way, and his opinions blatantly deny my existence. How can I hang around with someone who can't respect me as an equal no matter what I accomplish?

I talked to Nik, and he told me about how hate is an obsession just like love and how I shouldn't hate. It's intuitive, really. And I have a choice about these things. I can't be friends, and to be enemies is to hate, so... eradicate from my life.

*exhale*

Time to go work on my philosophy paper now. I finished my linear exam yesterday, and once my paper is done, I just have some studying to do. Study, finish up my final four work shifts, two exams, and then I go home.

Will miss Nik.

But I love you all, so I'm happy to go home and see friends :D :D Really miss Brendan and my brother, and I feel obligated to look out for those two too.

Yum. Free cone day at Ben & Jerry's. Almost makes up for Free Rita's Waterice Day, whenever that was supposed to happen. The texts that I got from Zach were: "Can I buy you a free had cream @ 6?" and then "Free come day? what do you mean what is this?" Ohhh myyyy :P

Room selection this Friday! Yayyy. Except not really. I was hoping I could "go back into the pool" for a new double next year because I had no desire to room with someone I knew after this semester's fantastic explosion, but apparently this concept is entirely beyond the comprehension of the lady organizing room selections. She was like, "like make a book where people write about themselves, and then people can just choose who they want to room with?" Like... a compatibility questionnaire like every other college? Aside from the fact that her interpretation of what I was saying is totally sketch. >< It'd be so awkward to pick roomies like that. Ellie and I are in the same boat, wanting to go into a random double, but not with each other even tho we're the most low key people imaginable. Eh. Skidmore ><<< why you so retarded ><<< but is cool

Oh ya, and happy belated 4/20! We used to be the number one reefer school according to Princeton review. loooooool I was told there would be tents, but it was a miserable day, so everyone was getting high out of sight in the comfort of their hot boxed rooms. (I still don't do pot). My math teacher thought it was Friday and let us out early. lool? No complaints. And I got in a fight with ex who was creeping on me a little. :(

I go home May 9th. Let me know when you go home! My birthday is May 13, so I'm caught in college people limbo, because I'm no longer with college people, but not everyone is home. *sad sad* Miss you guys lots. :( And holyshit this semester is so close to being over!! Time to be even more sparkly shiny with my classes than normal :P

Time to pretend to do work. Adios & love, all :P

Happy Passover!!!