Pollicipes Polymerus

And finals week is upon us. See you lovely blog people after! :)

(btw, this is a picture of Gooseneck Barnacles - Pollicipes polymerus. Learned about them in my ecology class. I thought they looked pretty sick!)

And It Teases You For Weeks In Its Absence

Today a random nerdy boy came up to me in the library while I was studying to tell me I looked pretty. It was cute/kinda made my day since this week has been so bad.

And sometimes when you're on

You're really fuckin on

And your friends they sing along

And they love you

But the lows are so extreme

That the good seems fuckin' cheap

And it teases you for weeks in its absence

But you'll fight and you'll make it through

You'll fake it if you have to

And you'll show up for work with a smile

You'll be better

And You'll be smarter

And More grown up and a better daughter or son

And a real good friend

And you'll be awake

You'll be alert

You'll be positive though it hurts

And you'll laugh and embrace all your friends

And you'll be a real good listener

You'll be honest

You'll be brave

You'll be handsome and you'll be beautiful

You'll be happy

Keep On Fighting

Rough week + rough week to come = blog neglect

I'll be back in no time (likely the next time I'm procrastinating my term papers)

Right now I'm writing about environmental ethics, doing an ecology lab report on a Southern California terrestrial field study, applying to work on a conservation project this spring break, writing a paper on the history of conservation in California in relation to the Gold Rush, working with the Sierra Club, keeping up with my Chemistry homework, working on my drawing for my Architecture class, working my regular student office job... the list goes ON and ON. Sorry. School always comes first, though!

Risk

Hello lovely internet peeps! I had a wonderful time up north this weekend for my bff's birthday.

(She got her nose pierced!)

Not to mention, I definitely enjoyed that fantastic USC domination over Cal.

I have to be lame again and just post a random picture, since it's 2 in the morning.

(I've been studying Chemistry again)

I'll be back to normal posting quite soon.

And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to Blossom

I'm Not The Lady-Killing Sort/Enough To Hurt

Stumbled across this acoustic gem today while taking an essay-writing break. (I'm writing about pop culture's portrayal of climate change which, unfortunately, involved me watching The Day After Tomorrow... definitely DO NOT recommend that one to you guys! It was awful.)

Okkervil River, Girl In Port

The Heat Was Hot And The Ground Was Dry But The Air Was Full Of Sound

source: (?)

Joshua Tree, CA

[studying ecology now, I'll be back in a few days after exams]

Save It For The Talk Room, Son

Quick break from studying chemical kinetics to share this little oasis. Unfortunately, my current surroundings looks nothing like this - yet another reason why midterms stink.