I really liked you in Signs...even though you hate the Jews.

So tonight we walked right past Mel Gibson on our street and didn't even notice. Pretty much sums up ours lives. :)


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dps

Everyone I've ever met needs to see this film if you haven't already had the pleasure. Here's a clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l_TjiCdiKw&feature=related
And if you are ever in the same town as me, let's watch it together.

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."

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robert frost, you're my hero

I had such a great birthday. My Boston friends are insanely individual in the best possible way. They are who they are and they like what they like and don't feel the need to apologize for it, which is exactly how I try to live my life. I'm so grateful that I met them and will miss them terribly when I leave. I feel like I'm learning more about myself here than I ever have and I feel like I'm really coming into enjoying who I am as a human being. That's what it's all about, I think.

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beat

Burnt out on classes already. At least I'm over halfway through. Time to celebrate.

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sephia

My favorite tree. Ever. I'll tell you where it is and you can come sit under it with me.

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mm mm goood

Cheese is a wonder food. It's one of the rare foods (along with my personal favorite, ranch dressing) that can redeem 98% of the crummy meals it is cooked/placed on. It would pretty much be the Flo-Jo of the food Olympics. Please send me food for my birthday. It really is the way to my h.e.a.r.t.

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United States of ME ME ME

What America needs is a president who is wiling to show the country tough love. We don't need someone to pander to us and allow us to continue living how we are and pretend to fix the problems. We need someone who is willing to take the lead and tell us we can't continue this way with hope of positive results. We need someone to make Americans take more public transportation. Correction: we need someone who is going to convince us to use our free will to take public transportation because people will not doubt bitch and moan about their freedoms being restricted. We need someone to convince us how much we all need to actually sacrifice for the greater good of all. But our country is full of individualistic ideologies that are suffocating our unity which is a major source of our problems. Whatever happened to give for the greatest good?

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1692

The days are going too damn fast. Chelsea, Meredith, and I went to the war protest in the Commons on Saturday and we got a free dvd about the supposed 9/11 conspiracy along with millions of pounds of pamphlets and leaflets and other lets. After going to the aquarium and the beach, we went back home and watched the dvd, which had some interesting points, but alot of holes. The hardest thing for me to wrap my head around was the idea that Flight 93 didn't crash in Pennsylvania. According to the theorists, it just disappeared. How can the military/government? vanish so many people and keep it a secret? If the attacks were all set up, how can the lie be so big and not come out? Is it a case of "the bigger the lie, the more people will believe it?" I have no idea. Columbus Day took us up to Salem, which is one of those places that just has an errie atmosphere about it. We walked through town (which of course has the cheesy tourist traps scattered here and there) and saw places that were around during the witch trials in 1692. It's hard to believe that people could have been so easily convinced in Puritan America. Hysteria is incredibly powerful. Neighbors began to suspect neighbors out of fear of being accused themselves. Sixteen people lost their chance at life because of the ignorance of religion. Religion can be a very beautiful thing. It can provide people with a way of thinking that goes beyond what any earthly idea can, but it gets ugly fast too.

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I wanna go to space

The most important thing in the world is surrounding yourself with positive people who believe in you. Life is much too short to not be around people who see the wonder in life. I promise I'll never cheat myself out of a great life with great people.

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Oh, Chris Columbus you big goof. Thanks for the three day weekend!

Today was probably the best weather day of the whole year. After playing with chemicals in my photography lab, I decided to take the T to the Charles River and walk home that way and there were dozens and dozens of sailboats out. I think I'm in love. Anyway, after dinner, Meredith and I went to our free yoga session, which was just a bunch of breathing and stretching, but I did get a shoulder massage so it turned out pretty good. On the way home, 2 crazy people decided I looked friendly and started talking to me. The first guy was hanging out crazily at the Copley outbound line and he asked me if I owned the Westin Hotel. Then he said, "of course not, ELIZABETH TAYLOR DOES!" Then, two blocks away, this crazy guy named Bobby starts talking to me and asking me where I'm from and whenever I tell him anything he claims to already know because he's a psycho (oops, I mean psychic.) But he was harmless and he said I looked nice so I shook his hand and as soon as I got home I sanitized it. No one talks to Meredith, they always talk to me. Unfair. In other news, this weekend looks to be fun. No school Monday! We're planning on going to a war protest on the Commons and trying to get arrested (not really, but we like to pretend) and taking the train to Salem on Monday. Also, don't forget dinner with the surrogate mom and pop and grandma. Later.

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idk

I pretty much laughed for five minutes after seeing this. No joke.

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Baby, it IS cold outside.

Went on my third sailing lesson. What I learned: I heart my sailing instructor Ben, but I'm pretty sure he is unaware. He's a ginger. Yep, that's right. He rocks.


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End of Week 6

Another crazy week is over! Between classes and riding the T and sailing lessons and photo sessions, I managed to survive on little sleep and food. Today Meredith and I ventured out for some good ol' entertainment courtesy of the city of Boston. After walking all around the Prudential Center and dragging Meredith out of Sephora, we walked through Copley Square and managed to see vegans dressed up as a chicken, a cow, and a pig. We were able to keep our mouths shut and not comment on how tasty meat is and crossed the street to find everyone's favorite insane person: Jesus Guy. After that we went to BK (Meredith's classy night out) and outside was this weird little machine that read auras for free so of course...it was free. Apparently my aura is full of reds and oranges which means I have alot of passion and I am very determined to go after what I want. I think it might have something to do with the fact that my hands were warm when I put them on the machine...Anyway, Meredith decided we should go to a free aura reading/yoga class on Thursday so that's where I'll be if you all need me. Then we walked through the Gardens and the Commons and saw the regular crazys and Meredith only bought one thing (erotic pumpkin spray) as opposed to a dozen she usually buys. Tomorrow we go to our surrogate parent's house for a real meal which to me is Heaven right now.

Most of the time in my life (ok, more like all of the time) I feel like I am that stable person that everyone can count on and hangs their problems and issues onto because I can handle it, and I'm sick of it. Who am I supposed to turn to? Most of the people who have come into my life have offered me great things, but also alot of grief and it's just not worth it. I feel like people think I'm the first one it's ok to let down because I can take it, which I usually can because I learned early on in my life that the only one I can really trust and rely on is myself, but it would be nice for people to shoulder some of the responsibility or to own up to where they went wrong.

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