Earth Day; Earth Year

Boston is beautiful this time of year.

Today I got a Modest Mouse record for $5, and an old Shin's record for $5, a glorious day. 

Cambridge is always boppin'.

Stretchy comfy purple jeans.

Beast Roast: So many bands you won't even believe it! The Fluffernutters, Friends Making Out, SEX! the Band, Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, Taking Back Sunday, Oasis.

'89 cents? You can't beat that!' donuts; slurpees are a steal.

Black Ink has so many things I don't need, but might end up buying.

'Sometimes I go weeks without saying a word to anyone.'

Yesterday I started to get really excited that I am studying PoliSci (Environmental Studies/Studio Art minor). I just started thinking "Yeah, this is exactly what I should be doing." I have this open-ended paper due Tuesday for Environmental Law and I decided to write about offshore drilling which is a hot-topic right now due to Obama's plan to open up more sites off the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. And I just started feeling really passionate about it.

I feel like last year I was pretty disappointed in the academics of BC. With the exception of a few classes, I was stuck in big lectures and in classes that bored me rather than stimulated me. A semester is a long time to feel engaged in a class- but this year I feel much better about it. Despite my little crisis first semester of what-am-i-majoring-in and am-i-even-studying-anything-at-all? I just feel that I have gotten into more specific classes that truly interest me. It's a really nice feeling.

Studies just feel much more applicable and I am starting to feel like I want to know as much as I can about anything I can know more about.

I'm really excited that I'm going to be able to graduate with polisci but also have time for env. studies. And I figure since I take an art class every semester for my peace of mind I might as well take all the minor classes. My portrait oil painting class is really enjoyable and I'm really excited for the next couple of assignments. The next is a childhood self portrait and then we have a huge final life-size (symbolic) self-portrait. I think my painting skills have improved a lot through the course, and I'm constantly amazed at both my peer's natural talent and progress. It's really exciting to see each student's assignment and get to talk about each piece in detail.

So things are going well. And I'm going to work for BC Catering during Senior Week which will be great. They give you a room on campus and pay you to help with all the fun events. It means one more week of Boston in the summertime. One more week with lovely, lovely people.

Have a good night.

love.love.love.