Give a Hug Today

Today America has been rocked by what is supposedly one of the WORST shootings in American history.

A man walked into an elementary school in Connecticut and killed students, his mother, and himself . The authorities have confirmed that 26 people are now dead.

Lately there has been a lot of gun related violence. I am so saddened by all of the numerous shootings that have happened this year and I hope that the higher authorities take this year to heart and make some changes.

But instead of getting mad about the whole thing, I am just going to keep the victims' families in my prayers and PRAY that this does not happen to me or anyone I know.

Send thoughts their way okay?

Los Examenes

I find that studying for finals is a lot like being in a romantic relationship. One minute you're determined to make things work out for you, the next you can't even look at them, and then you start crying because it's just TOO hard.

Yes, that is exactly how I feel right now. Especially when I have to write 4 papers in a week!!

But whenever I am in a relationship, I try to keep the sobbing to minimum.
Unless it's tears of joy, in which case, I can cry ALL I want.

ANYWAYS,something refreshing about college is that no one judges you for using the homework excuse. It's pretty amazing actually! In high school, I made myself a bit of a hermit that way. Even if I didn't have a lot of homework, I was always doing a show, which made it impossible to make plans with anyone anyways.

Either way, I was determined to be forever alone.

 Just kidding!

Sort of...

These next few weeks will be a test for me as I maneuver my way through various stages of paranoia with the burden of exams looming over my shoulders. I'll survive, but at the end I am TOTALLY going to a fancy bakery and buying myself a super rich brownie as reward for becoming slightly psychotic.

Sick as a Dog

This past week, my sister had a little bit of a lapse in judgment.

She decided that it would be a good idea to hug me repeatedly after she had snuggled up next to her honey bunches of oats (aka her boyfriend), who happened to be sick with a cold.

By Stickpen (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

A few hours later, I could not breathe. My nose was so stuffed up and runny, falling asleep was awful. Drinking and eating was hard because the only way I could breathe was through my mouth. It is QUITE hard to get oxygen to your brain when your only source of air happens to have some sort of food item in it.

I felt like I was wearing the CLOAK OF DEATH.

Okay, not really.

But I am getting over it! I've only had for about 4 days now and I think in a couple more days, I should be cured of the plague.

But I discovered something about myself: I still hate cherry flavored cough syrup. Just the thought of it snds shivers down my spine. When I was younger, I could only tolerate the bubblegum flavored medicine, and I still believe this holds through.

But unless I want to drink Tylenol Children's Cold and Flu for the rest of my life, I'm kinda stuck. Looks as if I just have to put on my big girl panties and deal.

Here's to becoming an adult! *drinks tablespoon of cough syrup*