She really makes me feel like I might be a good person

[Catherine]
23:18
idk if id mentioned this yet i thnk i have but like you being there fucking saveddd me
i dont know what i wouldve done if you werent in oaxaca with me
so thank you

[You]
23:19
i know man
i think about that too
because at first I was like, wow, this is weird, cash and tara are kinda shitty to go out with
cause they got bfs
and i was like maybe i shouldn't have come
but then that shit went down
and i was so glad i did

[Catherine]
23:19
nahh like
it was so great having youthere

[You]
23:20
because i hated to think what would've happened if i hadn't been there

[Catherine]
23:20
having like a woman stronger than me that was around
fucking helped like crazy

[You]
23:20
oh mujer

[Catherine]
23:20
you have no idea

[You]
23:20
that's like the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me
i'm glad I am of use
and presumably a good friend
i hope

[Catherine]
23:21
pshh trust me
im used to always being like the strong friend but when i wasnt for once
you were there
and i owe you big time girly

[You]
23:22
awwwwww <3
te amo nena

[Catherine]
23:22
yo tambien te amooo

I Want You, But I Don't Need You

This song pretty much describes how I approach all my relationships.I'm overly independent and afraid of admitting that I need something I can't have.

Someday I will be a emotionally secure human being, I promise myself. Someday.

Viva Libya

Apparently, Justin Bieber's haircut is trending on Twitter* while Gaddafi is murdering Libyan protesters. WTF Internet! Get your shit together.




*I don't actually understand what half those words mean, because I don't have a twitter but I'll take people's word that this is true.

Conducive study materials

My playlist for writing tomorrow's Spanish presentation:

"Forgot About Dre", Dr. Dre ft. Eminem
"La Camisa Negra", Juanes
"United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop the Pop)", DJ Earworm
"99 Problems", Jay-Z
"The Anthem", Pitbull
"Butterfly", Crazy Town


You know, weighty academic stuff. Helps you focus.

Busy bee

Just when I think I've had a semester where I out-busied myself and couldn't possibly out-busy myself any more the next semester, I go and raise the bar. This semester I have four classes, tutoring 5 hours a week, a 6 hour/week research apprenticeship, a director position in an organization that fancies itself 'professional', and an Overnight Stay Program that starts in April, which means all the frantic planning is starting now.

Why do I do this to myself?

New Years' Resolutions

Yesterday, Wendy and I discovered this Korean pool hall in Oakland. It was a bit awkward as we walked in, because not only were we the only white people, but we were also the only women in there. But despite this awkwardness, we persisted, and some of the billards skillz I learned when I was in Italy at 17 started coming back to me.

So Wendy and I have decided that we are going to go there and practice a lot this semester so that we will be surprisingly adequate at pool by the end of the semester. It's good to have goals, you know?

Oh, hai thur

Whoops, I haven't blogged since Christmas! That would be because I went to Mexico. And now I've started school. I don't even know what to write about. I had such a great winter break that I'm very sad that it has already ended.