"Tough times don't last the way tough people do."

I need to keep that in mind.

Something beautiful: seeing the shadow of a plane hit the ground, or the tops of buildings in the city. Gets me every time.

... could it be? Oh, this shall be an excellent weekend.

"Why do you have to be so cute?
It's impossible to ignore you.
Must you make me laugh so much?
It's bad enough we get along so well;
say goodnight and go."

Tomorrow is going to be good. :3 I hope. I'm excited to see everyone again.

The Really Really Free Market was great. It was really neat to see people happy to give away their things and expect nothing in return, and it was much calmer than expected. Everyone is so much friendlier the highlands, anyway. I hope this happens more often.

Last night was superb, in an unexpected way. A good friend of mine was drunk and talking to me, which is always very interesting to me. I think people are so real when they're drunk, just as people are so real when they're crying or when they've been rejected. There are simply times when people show a side that is not often shown, but is very much them.

Before I die, I want to learn to play the piano, and I want to pick up my flute again and play as well as I used to. I want to learn sign language, both ASL and in Spanish, to be able to talk to Elvira if I go back to Guatemala. I want to bike for over twenty miles. I want to learn either German, or French, or a little bit of both, so I can study abroad during my senior year and not have issues communicating. I want to do each of these things just as much as the other.... and it makes me wish that I had more time in each day.

Whenever I'm trying to get motivated, I always think of that RAtM lyric, "It has to start somewhere; it has to start some time. What better place than here? What better time than now?" I think we're so stuck on the idea of bucket lists and resolutions, we're constantly postponing our goals and the things we truly want to do. I hope that I can make myself step out of that pattern.

I accidentally slept for over ten hours. This is my body telling me that I need to get more sleep during the week. And this is me saying "HOWWWWWW?"

I just had the most profound conversation with Scott, one of the WSU guys I met on the trip. He gives wonderful advice- advice I intend to apply. I feel very lucky to have met him.