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Jesus, it's been forever.

If this wasn't the longest writer's block on record, then... um... [writer's block]. DAMN.

This blog used to be a daily oasis for me. I was bat-shit crazy, but boy did I have shit to say. Has my transformation into a stable, well-adjusted human being inhibited my ability to write things? Um, maybe. But do I really want to write things? YES, YES I DO. However, writer rule number one is having a life worthy of writing about. But you know what? I'm kind of fucking grateful that my life has taken a turn down Stability Lane, where everyone is in bed by 9:30 and has cats. After years (and possibly multiple past-life incarnations) of having a totally bizarre, sad, manic, unpredictable conscious experience, I'm kind of relieved that my biggest problem at present is being disgustingly poor. 

I'm most grateful for Keanen. He is, without a doubt, my center of gravity. He drives me absolutely nuts, but also keeps me from going absolutely nuts, if that makes sense. After a lifetime of living in the space that lies somewhere between my chest and the fucking ceiling, I feel much more grounded and much more in my body. I can feel my feet on the ground. Funny enough, Beyonce of all people said it the best: "There is nothing more exciting than having a witness to your life." (Disclaimer: I was trying to find the all holy "7/11" video that all the kids have been talking about, and ended up stumbling upon a 10 minute Beyonce pep talk that just so happened to change my life forever and always, PRAISE THE QUEEN *does cross motion across chest*.)

Anyway, what was I saying? 

Oh yeah, that I can't write. That was my point. I want to, I really do. The desire is there, but the creative juices are not. I used to pump out a short story every month, a poem once in a while, even an impromptu essay here and there. You know what my problem is? No one is giving me a large sum of money to quit my full time job to do this. Somehow, some way, this is not my fault, and is merely a result of not being born into a wealthy family who will ultimately enable my creativity and, inevitably, my very own line of handbags or perfumes somewhere down the line.

It's a hard knock life, man.

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People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (via kaylaaanicole)

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I think it's time for a new blog. I'd like to have one for writing about my life, and only that.

I want a clean slate, and frankly, I'm too lazy to unfollow most of the blogs I see on my feed. But essentially, I feel like the person who started this blog is no longer the person writing it and posting random pictures to it. I won't delete this one, but I'll most likely make it private (can I do that? I'll figure it out...) and keep it for the memories that I don't have recorded anywhere else. 

Obviously, I'll find the people I personally know and those who I find really interesting to follow when I make the new blog (i.e. people who care to know that I want to start knitting and that I have a fear of getting parasites). 

Loooooooooooooooooooove,

Andrea

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After days of losing sleep over what my life is (I wish I was kidding, or even exaggerating, but alas, I am drinking all the coffee), I've decided that I'm going to take the leap into student loan debt and hope for the damn best.

I have good, relevant, experience under my belt, I can work with an adviser on getting more good experience, and I will somehow, some way, pay it all back. Some time. In the future. I guess. 

As enticing as it is to spend 6-7 months and spend only $12,000 learning a trade that will make a better wage than I do now to pay my way through my last year of college, there's always a chance that I will a) suck at the trade, b) still not find any jobs in that trade and will end up adding $12,000 to my overall debt, or c) hate my life either way. I'm also imagining a "d" choice being the gnarly combination of a-c and then spending $20,000 on something I am equally uncertain about doesn't seem so terrible anymore.

I've never been so disgustingly uptight about entering the unknown, but entering the unknown with my wallet (and future wallet) wide open when I barely have enough to survive as it is is too much for my brain right now. I need to believe that I'm in the right place at the right time (cheapest university I've ever found is 15 minutes away, I'm automatically accepted based on the accumulation of how many units I've already done and my age, light rail goes straight to the school and I can save money on driving and parking), and that even though I can't see two feet in front of me anymore as far as what I want in my career life, it will happen despite me and my worries. 

Womp.

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Lacefield Knit Legwarmers

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Elaine Kurtenbach, AP:

A volcanic eruption has raised a new island, according to earthquake experts and the Japanese coast guard.

Advisories from the coast guard and the Japan Meteorological Agency said the islet is about 660 feet in diameter. It is just off the coast of Nishinoshima, a small, uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain, which is also known as the Bonin Islands.

The approximately 30 islands are 620 miles south of Tokyo, and along with the rest of Japan are part of the seismically active Pacific “Ring of Fire.”

Japan is very seismologically active due to its sitting on the junction of four different tectonic plates.

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Octopus Steals Diver’s Camera, Shoots Home Movie With It

from the cinematographer, New Zealand:

while trying to get video of a wild octopus, it suddenly dashed towards me and rips my shiny new camera from out of my hands, then swims off, all while the camera is recording! he swam away very quickly like a naughty shoplifter. after a 5 minute chase, I placed my speargun underneath him and he quickly and curiously grabbed hold of the gun as well, giving me enough time to reach in and grab the camera from out of his mouth. I didn’t feel threatened at all during the whole ordeal. he seemed to be fixated on the shiny metallic blue digital camera. the only confusing behavior was how he dashed off with it like a thief haha. cheeky octopus…

(via: Victor’s Videos)

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Things I want to try/learn:

Knitting

Massage techniques

How to draw/paint better

Start an herb/spice garden

Make jewelry

Make candles

LEARN HOW TO FUCKING BAKE I AM SO STUPID AT THIS

Latte art

Nail art

Aaaaand GO!

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