July 2008
67 posts
remembering randy pausch →
a remarkable man.
on being the ingenue
hmmm… more on this later.
“A child is a discoverer…an amorphous, splendid being in search of his own...”
– maria montessori
“Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world.
- Maria...”
– (via port-sunshine)
maria montessori = genuis
“…even when you lose in love, you can get through it with love.”
– (via anordinarygirl)
agreed!
this is the most amazing story. →
I looked it up. it actually is a true story, and it’s being made into a movie.
{update: it’s actually a hoax. how disappointing!!}
omg, I think about this all the time! →
that today might seem ordinary, but it is the best day of someone’s life. no matter what, someone, somewhere is having the time of her life today.
check out more little nuggets of sweetness at pleasefindthis
Is China censoring Facebook? →
“Though mysterious and highly irritating to English speaking Internet users in China, the blocking of popular foreign Web sites in China affects only a fraction of China’s huge Internet user population…”
Click above to read the full WSJ post.
“dare to think positive”
– it’s totally worth the effort.
Lately, I've been thinking about all the time...
…dieting. ugh. I know I’m treading in dangerous waters here, but it just seems like such a waste sometimes, especially when taken to the extreme. I mean, I get it. junk food is bad, looking good feels great, and it really is SO annoying when last year’s dress is just a little too tight. and, yes, I know it’s a totally personal thing, a complex thing, wrapped up in our...
can someone please tell me how to FOCUS??
today has been so unproductive & I have so much to do!
OK, now it's really time to get to work...
tumblr is procrastination
did you know...? →
that the word for “privacy” in Italian is “privacy.” there isn’t even an Italian word for it. spend one day in an Italian household & you probably could have figured that out yourself.
via cross-cultural moments
today is a new day.
car ride conversation
me: so are we getting JC [as in JC Chasez, formerly of *NSYNC] for the wedding?
my sister [who's getting married in January & was obsessed w/ JC in high school]: no, really? that was a joke.
my other sister: wait, that was supposed to my job!
bride sister: JC was going to sing my wedding song as a duet with Laurie [me].
other sister: a duet? this is going to be more complicated that I thought. we need to plan out rehearsal times... [turns to me] what if he's your true love?
me: OMG, falling in love while singing... can you imagine?
my dad: I can't believe this is my family.
I heart nerds.
there is the cutest couple sitting across from me in the library right now. they are so sweetly enthralled by what is going on on their computer screen. it’s adorable. nerdy couples in the library early on a saturday morning.
“don’t settle for the path of least resistance. dare to live the life...”
– me
(actually just pastiche of a bunch of thoughts by older, wiser people. so I guess it’s not really my original. but really, is anything ever original? my prof once said, “there are 5 things to say in this world, and they’ve all been said before.” and I’m sure...
a language a year
so I had this crazy idea on my birthday last year, that I would learn a new language every year. I’ve already got 4 (umm, technically 5, if dialects count), and I’ve started my 6th. but which should I choose as my 7th for next year?
Here are my top choices:
1) Portuguese. it’s the only romance language I don’t speak. and I think it’s just so gorgeous sounding....
“Listen to the mustn’ts child.
Listen to the don’ts.
Listen to the shouldn’t...”
– Shel Silverstein (via onherway) (via jaim) (via anordinarygirl)
“change is the only constant.”
– biggest lesson of this past year.
my cousins stopped by today and literally pulled...
and it was the best surprise ever. they are just the sweetest, funniest boys I know.
the iPhone discussion
16-yr-old cousin 1: don't get it. It only has 3 gigs.
16 yr-old cousin 2: what are you talking about?
16 yr-old cousin 1: 3G
16 yr-old cousin 2: 3G 3 GENERATION!!!
16-yr-old cousin 1: what? what?
16 yr-old cousin 2: you just got served. don't tell me you didn't just get served.
my baby cousin just said my name for the first...
she is just too cute for words.
best chocolate chip cookie in NYC →
hands-down.
esperanza. →
summer swing
12 yr-old, scrawny mosquito-bitten legs pumping as high as I could go. well, maybe not scrawny, but you get the picture.
tire swings make me yearn for summers in the backcountry.
I'm a busy bee today...
and this is why I watch the Bachelorette... →
my favorite post from yesterday: “whatever happens tomorrow, let’s all be civil to each other.”
you gotta love the crazy fans on the message boards.