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procrasturbeight:

im surprised people didnt talk to me about college when i was in the womb

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i got a dog! daisy (formerly brandy) joined our family on Saturday, and has been settling in perfectly. She is a silky terrier and about a year and a half old. She is so sweet and loves to give kisses. My mom and I have wanted a dog for years, and on Saturday finally decided to just go pick one out and bring her home despite the consequences. Luckily, my dad likes her and my sister tolerates her (she’s a big cat person for those of you who don’t know her). For me, having a dog is awesome. I love taking her for walks, introducing her to my friends and snuggling with her at night. In the morning, she comes and wakes me up by jumping on my bed and giving me kisses all over my nose and cheeks. 

A terrifying prospect. The second a member of the male gender steps foot on campus, all eyes are on them. Today, I brought my friend Chandler on campus after school, and he confessed to feeling “out of place and stared at.” What is this need that Castilleja students have to treat boys like they are a member of another species, not just a different gender? I know that seeing boys on campus is out of place, but they should not feel uncomfortable or scrutinized, simply for visiting a friend after school hours.

There are few things more frustrating that knowing that you heard a song and loved it, but can’t remember any of the lyrics or the name of the song. It doesn’t help that I heard this song exactly once, in a club in France. Did I mention it’s in Spanish? I’ve searched Google countless times with the two words I can remember from the song, “cintura” and “cabeza.” I know the word “sexy” was repeated many times, but I can’t find the song!! It’s making me want to pull my hair out.

I have a personal Tumblr account, and I have very divided feelings about it. Sometimes I love wasting hours on it, scrolling through my dashboard, reblogging photos that I found beautiful, interesting, or funny. But sometimes, I think it does more harm than good. On the days when I’m already feeling down, it is all too easy to turn to the “dark” side of Tumblr, a place full of depressing posts, black and white photos and angsty teenage rants. This just makes me feel worse and usually ends up with me curled in a ball wishing I’d never logged on. It can be hard to separate the benefits from the disadvantages of Tumblr, but I think for now I’ll keep my private blog and see where it takes me.

I am addicted to pancakes. Whole wheat, buttermilk, Aunt Jemima’s, pumpkin spice, doused in syrup, coated in Nutella, spread with jam… doesn’t matter. I love them all. I could probably eat pancakes at literally any point in the day and not have a problem with it. As a daily runner, pancakes are the perfect food because they allow me to carb-load while still eating something very delicious and really not all that bad for me (at least that’s what I keep telling myself). I eat pancakes an average of 3 times a week, sometimes for breakfast and sometimes for dinner at home, and when we have those huge chocolate chip pancakes for lunch I will guaranteed eat at least two. My new obsession are the pancakes at Coupa cafe, which are thin, buttermilk pancakes sprinkled with powdered sugar. I like to pour syrup on them and eat them as slowly as possible so that they last. 

As I wear my Arts with a Heart 2013: Friends Helping Friends t-shirt around campus today, I am filled with a sense of pride, accomplishment and stress. I am so proud of the show this year. It has been a long 9 months (yes AWAH is basically a baby), but everything is finally coming together and we are in the home stretch.

I am the person in charge of public relations for the show, so during my time in pre production I sent hundreds of emails, made quite a few telephone calls (some to the wrong number) and ordered a heck of a lot of sushi (the people at O Sushi House know my name and usual order now because I’ve called them so often) for the pre-party that I decided to plan for our VIPs.

This show is one of the most amazing that I’ve been a part of in my 6 years of participating in Arts with a Heart. The theme is awesome, we have so many cool things happening in the show (don’t want to give anything away) and the best part is that I helped make it happen!

However, it is opening night which means my heart is filled with dread that something catastrophic is going to happen and everything will fall apart at the last second. I am being very superstitious today; I’m wearing my lucky earrings, knocking on all the wood I can find and I plan on being very careful not to spill any salt at lunch. I hope you all come out and see the show, it’s going to be really great.

voirlavie-en-rose:

“Il y a des fleurs partout pour qui veut bien les voir.”

- Henri Matisse

When I saw the words “College Kickoff for Juniors” written across the top of the planner for this week, my heart sank a little. Anything involving the college process is bound to raise my heart rate and make me sweat a little. During fifth period today, I was looking around the room as the counselors spoke to us, and I saw worry and stress etched on every single one of my classmate’s faces. That’s when I made a decision; time to stop stressin’ about college. 

Here’s how I see it: there would be no point to Castilleja and it would have failed as an institution long ago if it did not do what it, as a college preparatory school, promises to do! WE ARE ALL GETTING INTO COLLEGE. It’s gonna happen. It might not be our dream school, but chances are it’ll be somewhere even more amazing and each of us will end up having the time of our lives. 

So I’m going to try and look at college and the admissions process as something to look forward to, rather than something looming on the horizon. After all, who doesn’t love the insane rush you get from downing 3 Starbucks drinks in 2 hours and trying to write an essay about your most challenging moment at 3 am? ;)

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This week, opponents of the Islamist president in Egypt, Mohammed Morsi, took to the streets in violent protests. They burned many political buildings and left 100 people injured. “Critics of Morsi accused him of seizing dictatorial powers with his decrees a day earlier that make him immune to judicial oversight and give him authority to take any steps against “threats to the revolution”.” Morsi has a “Muslim Brotherhood” which consists of his supporters and were the main group targeted in the attacks by opponents. Security forces became involved and heavy use of tear gas ensued as they attempted to calm the crowds. Egypt seems to be in the midst of another revolution despite the fact that Morsi is Egypt’s first freely elected president. According to political opponents of Morsi, he ”has been moving to monopolize power and that he has done little to tackle mounting economic problems and continuing insecurity, much less carry out deeper reforms.” Morsi claims his inability to tackle large problems comes from pushback in the courts which are largely composed of loyalists (people who support the autocrat Mubarak). “The U.S. calls for Egyptians to “resolve their differences over these important issues peacefully and through democratic dialogue,”“. On Thursday, Morsi enacted constitutional amendments that rule any of his decisions immune to objections by judicial review or court orders. These amendments will be upheld until a new constitution is created.