New Years Eve

I had only one resolution this time last year: get into a good college. This year, I think I'll have more.

Cheers, everyone!

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,

We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

And surely ye’ll buy your pint cup!

And surely I’ll buy mine!

And we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,

We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

We two have run about the slopes

And picked the daisies fine;

But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,

Since auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,

We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

We two have paddled in the stream,

From morning sun till dine ;

But seas between us broad have roared

Since auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,

We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

And there’s a hand, my trusty friend!

And give us a hand o’ thine !

And we’ll take a right good will draught,

For auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,

We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

I Only Had Eight

Oh wait!

I love filler!

Microns to Miles

Micron: A unit of length equal to .000001 meters.

Mile: A unit of length equal to 1609.344 meters.

Microns are actually really small, when you think about it. They're used to measure the diameters of fibers (ever thought about the thickness of a single fiber?). They're used to measure the size of microorganisms. I believe the pores of air filters are sized up in microns.

Miles, on the other hand, are rather big (at least in comparison). Certainly not as big as light-years, or parsecs, though. What isn't measured in miles? There are no kil0-miles, so everything in the standard unit system bigger than a mile is measured in, well, miles.

This post is about the moments in life when microns feel like miles. When being a hair's breadth away still feels like eons. I'm not going to belabor the point, partly because I know you all know the moments I'm talking about, regardless of whether or not I keep rambling, and partly because it's late.

But it's important to be able to break through that invisible barrier to the other side. Risk something once in a while.

So close to reaching, that famous happy end

Almost believing, this was not pretend

Now you're beside me, and look how far we've come...

So far, we are, so close.

Catching Up To Do

I have averaged nine posts a month since September.

Nine.

This month only has five so far. And one of them was like one sentence long.

I gotta get cracking.

Bah, humbug.

Sometimes

Sometimes it's good to be reckless.

Sometimes, I like doing things without worrying about whatever's going to come after. This doesn't happen often, mind you, because I'm not good at ignoring the consequences. If I am anything, I am a worrier. I worry about oversleeping; I worry about keeping up with the pace of my schoolwork; I worry about what my peers and my teachers think of me; I worry about whether or not the weather is going to get worse; I worry about my future.

But sometimes...

Sometimes I stop worrying. Sometimes I do things without giving a damn about the consequences of my actions. I do things because I want to and I think I'm entitled to and I know that it feels good as hell to do something that I want.

And, depending on the mood I was in when I stopped thinking about what comes next, the snap back to reality might be good or bad.

• If I was angry or frustrated, and I did something stupid, odds are I regret whatever it was that I did. Granted, I don't get angry enough to do this often (you have to really piss me off), but when it does, I can't help but feel like a jackass.
• If I was in one of those "oh, fuck it" moments, generally I don't regret whatever it was I did (assuming nobody got hurt). There are times when I think I'm being way too antisocial or thinking way too much and I just wear a stupid grin and throw myself into the wind.
• If I did it for/because of a pretty girl, it changes. Sometimes, I feel elated over what I did, and I can't stop smiling and attempting to make mental notes for the future. Other times, I feel like an absolute idiot, and I keep asking myself why I didn't just sit still and bear it. And, occasionally, I'm simply filled with chagrin and laugh at myself for my own silliness.

Sometimes it's better to look before we leap, to stop and think. But only sometimes.

Merry Christmas

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

I love you too.

What Does It Mean

When someone asks you to get coffee?

I came to the realization that this is one of the most romantically ambiguous social interactions ever. Let's discuss why:

Ladies, if a guy who is a friend (but not a great friend) asked you to Starbucks, would you automatically interpret it as "asking you out"?

From a guy's perspective (and, gentlemen, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), but I might not always want to start a relationship with someone by asking them out. I've always thought it awkward to have to get to know someone through dates. I much prefer to get to know the person first, and decide whether or not I enjoy their company and their personality, before throwing myself into a possibly romantic situation, like going to dinner.

So, naturally, grabbing a latte provides a great center ground for this kind of interaction. You can go and enjoy caffeine with somebody and not have it mean anything. You would certainly go and have Starbucks with a new friend without it being awkward or non-platonic in the slightest. It's just two people hanging out. Something like a picnic, or a late night dinner, I think is different. Asking someone out to dinner is, of course, generally a sign of romantic interest. But coffee?

There's also the matter of picking up the check. If you go out to dinner and the guy insists on paying, then you can be pretty sure he is interested in you. However, if a guy insists on paying for your triple shot mocha, what does that mean? Sure, I would be inclined to believe that he is interested, but what if he's just a really nice guy? I mean, (most) coffee isn't terribly expensive. It's not the same as a movie ticket or an entire meal. Which means that on multiple levels getting coffee is romantically ambiguous.

So, the take away points here are that if you are going to ask someone on a date, and you want to make it very clear that it is a date, do NOT ask them to get coffee. Ask them to go have dinner, or better yet, prepare a picnic. If you're feeling really creative, you could try holding up a sign that says, "to me, you are perfect."

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Psych Quiz Yay!

Read the following questions, imagining the scenes in your mind and type in the FIRST thing that you visualize. Do not think about the questions excessively.

1. You are walking in the woods. Who are you with?

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal is it?

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?

4. You walk deeper into the woods. You enter a clearing and before you is your dream house. Describe its size.

5. Is you dream house surrounded by a fence?

6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the dining room table. Describe what you see on and around the table.

7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass is a cup. What material is the cup made of (ceramic, glass, paper, etc.)?

8. What do you do with the cup?

9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. What type of body of water is it (creek, river, ocean, etc.)?

10. How will you cross the water?

The Big Reveal

1. The person who you are walking with is the most important person in your life.

2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your problems.

3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how you deal with your problems (passive, aggressive).

4. The size of your dream home is representative of the size of your ambition to resolve your problems.

5. No fence is indicative of an open personality. People are welcome at all times. The presence of a fence is more indicative of a closed personality. You would prefer people to not drop by unannounced.

6. If your answer did not include food, people, or flowers, then you are generally unhappy.

7. The durability of the material with which the cup is made is representative of the perceived durability of you relationship with the person from question 1. For example, Styrofoam, plastic, and paper are disposable; Styrofoam, paper, and glass (ceramics) are not durable; and metal and plastic are durable.

8. Your disposition of the cup is representative of your attitude toward the person from question 1.

9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your sexual desire.

10. How wet you get in crossing the water is indicative of the relative importance of your sex life.

So Long, November

Let the Christmas music begin.

(Pandora actually has a Christmas genre station.)