February 2012
1 post
“Because the world is hell. But we have a chance to start over in the rubble. But first there has to be rubble.” - Source Code
I wonder if leaders of our world think this. You know, the ones that start stuff so they can end it in their favor.
I also think this qualifies as emotional stuff too; I have a couple friends who are going through some rough things and it sucks. Do we do...
January 2012
2 posts
December 2011
4 posts
"There will be rest, and sure stars shining too."
Tonight was the long awaited for Christmas in Hudson Hall choir concert at my school. I wasn’t particularly looking forward to this concert because this week has been focused solely on these two concerts. I enjoy the music making but when rehearsals get this lengthy and intense it hurts. But it paid off.
I am proud to be a member of Chamber Choir. The musicians that I sing with are...
But here is the secret… there is no secret. We haven’t solved anything and that’s why we need you. ~Jonah Lehrer
As finals week approaches, I think about my semester and revisit the video that highlights our welcome speeches. It has been a rough road this semester with ups and downs. I have struggled with some burn out but I feel like that has subsided. From this struggle though I have learned...
November 2011
1 post
Now is the winter of our discontent. -William Shakespeare
This Fall semester has been a bit different. There wasn’t really a time when the rain came in. It somehow skipped from Summer to Winter. I’m fine with it but living in the PNW really reminds me of how discontent one can be during winter. The days are shorter, the clouds linger longer, you stay indoors all day working or...
October 2011
5 posts
The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live. – Elbert Hubbard
Some days are better than others in college. Some days you get to hang out and relax after a couple hours of class. Other days, though, you end up sleep deprived and stressed beyond belief.
How is college preparing us to live?
When Spartans were trained as children, they weren’t put in a “hand-holding”...
“You may delay, but time will not.”
– Benjamin Franklin
July 2011
4 posts
“The truth matters.”
– Haley James Scott, From One Tree Hill
“He who does not weep does not see.”
– Quoted by Haley James Scott - One Tree Hill
Originally from Les Miserables
January 2011
1 post
September 2010
4 posts
“Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude...”
– Henry David Thoreau (via girlwithoutwings) (via quote-book) (via catchingfireflies)
I find this very true. You find happiness when you least expect it.
“Every man desires to live long, but no one wants to grow old.”
– Jonathan Swift (via catchingfireflies)
August 2010
5 posts
Leaving in about 34ish hours...
“Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard.” ~Dave Mustaine
So… I leave in less than 2 days and yet… I haven’t started to pack diligently even though I will be out most of the day tomorrow. It has not hit me that I am leaving… yet. And it will not hit me, most likely, till I finish moving into my dorm Saturday afternoon and my mom drives...
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via wireswithouttraces) (via yourdailyjosh)
“In true love the smallest distance is too great,...
~Hans Nouwens
Starting this week, I will say goodbye to many people… my graduating class is breaking apart. Friends from different schools are coming back together and reflecting their different experiences over the past years. And although we are all going our separate ways, there is still one thing that keeps us together. TRADITION!!! (psshh yeah right…) The internet bridges the gap...
July 2010
2 posts
May 2010
5 posts
“It takes a couple seconds to say Hello, but forever to say Goodbye.”
– Unknown
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and...”
– Dr. Seuss (via angelwolves)
“Music is the only thing that makes sense anymore. Play it loud enough, and it...”
– Across the Universe (via angelwolves)
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words
Watch your words, for they become...”
– Unknown
April 2010
14 posts
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally...”
– Dr. Seuss (via ihartchuxo) (via immikey) (via weekendwarrior-)
“Your heart is a river that flowers from your chest, through every organ. Your...”
– Death Cab for Cutie (via angelsparkle)
“You want me to act like we’ve never kissed, you want to forget; pretend we’ve...”
– Patsy Cline (via thetimeturner)
“You can’t be human and magic at the same time, sweetheart.”
– Ponyo (via thetimeturner)
"The biggest mistake you made was choosing the...
Today in class, Professor Christopherson was talking about fairness in the economy and in our lives. He explained the object of fairness in question: the big names in our lives today (Gates, Nordstrom, Weyerhauser, etc.) never went to public school a day in their life. They had been rich all their life and amassed even more wealth in their prime. For students at BC, the government and college...
In a perfect world, I can snap and get a Porshe. *snaps multiple times then looks around* Where’s my Porshe? See, this is not a perfect world. In the real world, you can’t just snap your fingers and get whatever you want. There’s resources you need to go out and earn in order to get your Porshe.
~Bruce Christopherson (Bellevue College, Econ Professor)
“If you think you’re here to learn economics, you’re mistaken....”
– Bruce Christopherson (Bellevue College, Econ Professor)
“Don’t misspell lose.”
– Bruce Christopherson (Bellevue College, Econ Professor)
MicroEconomics
Today, my Econ professor (Bruce Christopherson, Bellevue College) handed out our class syllabus and talked to us about his grading methods. We are required to write 3 two-page essays throughout the quarter. The average grade on it is 2.8/4.0. The following is my best recollection of the lecture.
The papers are graded on a curve. So, (draws bell curve on board with 2.8 in the middle) here is the...
“The questions in the book are optional, this class is optional, You are...”
– Bruce Christopherson (Bellevue College Economics Professor)
“All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to...”
– Juvenal quotes
“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”
– Mark Twain (via 500daysofkissingmypillow) (via depachie) (via keit110)
“It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.”
– Grace Hopper
“The course of true love never did run smooth.”
– A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1. 1