And I'm back! Logging back into the blogosphere feels great. I've been away for far too long, I've really missed it! I'm sure you all have missed me as well :-)
Looking back, I realize I didn't quite explain about the trip that I took to Washington, D.C. I'd do it right now but I'm feeling more lazy and less nostalgic than is ideal for writing up the best possible account of my unbelievable trip. If any of you NYLC-ers ever find yourself sifting through my posts, I would like to tell you that you guys honestly made my life so much greater. You're all some of the brightest people I have come across in my eighteen years, thank you so much for such a fantastic experience. I'm not on the best terms with all of you (you obviously know who you are) but I can't imagine a more incredible group of people and I really am happy I got to know you all.
Enough of the blubbering. Time to blog.
The last time I blogged was at the end of March. As we near the close of April, I have to say that my life is not significantly different. I have all the same friends, plus or minus a few (I'll explain the plus later!), I'm still working at the same job, my classes are nearly all the same, and I'm still rockin' the same curls I always am except for a set of new bangs (shocking, I know!). At this moment in time, this very minute, at 11:29 PM (eastern time for the rest of you folks), I am happy. Over the last month or two, I've been up and down. If you know me even in the slightest, you know that I wear my heart on my sleeve. Due to this minor displacement of a major organ, I find myself riding a roller coaster of emotion more often than others. Nothing crazy- I keep my hands and feet in the car at all times and the bar across my lap securely fastened but I still find myself closing my eyes and wishing the ride was over already. Being thrown for a loop, or two, or six can really make you realize how wonderful it is to have your feet flat on the ground. And that's exactly what I've come to realize. It's better to roll with the punches instead of being punched, cause more often than not you'll end up more than just a nice shiner. So with my feet flat on the ground, I look to the sky with a smile.
Life is good. It really truly is, and lately I've been so guilty of not realizing it. All of my human rights are intact, I'm in relatively good health, and Brandeis is waiting for me. So what do I have to worry about? Nothing. Well, not necessarily nothing, I should probably still do homework and go to school and be on time for work and those I love that I do so, but in the grand scheme of things (such a cliche, sorry Mr. Mack!), I'm good. There is nothing, positively nothing in my life that is so poisonous or terrible that I couldn't say life is good. Obviously there are the occasional bumps in the road that may take longer to get over that normal but that's why life is so great. There has to be a storm to appreciate the calm. You may find yourself in a spell of bad luck and/or hopelessness. But guess what. It always gets better, cause it has to. As I told a friend long before I blogged, the universe doesn't leave itself in chaos for long. What seems like a never-ending hurricane of terribleness WILL end. Scientifically, hurricanes run out of steam once too far away from a water source. In a philosophical sense, as long as you believe that you will be happy, you just will. All it takes is a smile and the belief that life is good. Cause it really is! There are so many beautiful things and opportunities out there waiting for you, it's just up to you to find them.
Now for a lil' Brandeis Life update. I found a roomate!! She's awesome, and if I get a guitar this summer like planned, we'll be jammin' in our room with her beta fish Leopold. Self-titled "Dream Team", we're checking out duvet covers, lamps, and miscellaneous awesome things for our room in (hopefully) Massell quad next year! I'm PRETTY excited if you can't tell.
That about wraps up the month of April. A few more things happened but most of them were super personal matters that in all truth I'm leaving behind in the months of March and April. Nothing super drastic, just not exactly blog material, at least for this blog.
I'll post pictures of my April endeavors in a later post, I don't trust my uploader tonight (some things never change). I wish I could keep writing but seeing as how my April break officially ended seven minutes ago, I think I'll grab my copy of The Naked Roomate (it's by Harlan Cohen and an awesome going-off-to-college book, check it out!), snuggle up with some tea and take a breather. The dog days are officially over, ladies and gents. Welcome to the good life.
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." - Buddha
live simply.
