Number Five

I only have one "emotional" thought today...

The other day, someone compared me to another person. They labeled me "emotional" while the other person was labeled "logical". Typically, emotional has a negative connotation, am I right? But I got to thinking. I would rather be emotional than logical any day. In fact, I feel bad for the ones that live their lives with no feeling and base everything off of pure logic. I would rather be angry, sad, frustrated, and emotional than to be numb to everything around me. What do you learn without feeling? Sure, you may have every literary device memorized or maybe you can recite a 150 line poem off the top of your head. You have the ability to expand your brain - congrats! But is that it? By feeling, I learn things every single day that a strictly logical person would never have the chance to learn. I'd rather have my heart broken and stand up stronger than to never understand what it feels like to fall. So maybe "emotional" was supposed to be a bad thing - but I can't say I agree. "Logical" lives through books and fact. "Emotional" lives through life and experience. Which one looks better now, huh?

Number Four

Wow, it has been a while...

First Thought: Beach week. Beach week. Beach week. Wow. Many things probably aren't very suitable to put on this page. The sunshine, however, was EXCELLENT! And I spent most of my nights watching some fabulous TV and making sweet bracelets. Many, many bracelets. So beach week with the seniors was WILD and ridiculous. The only "real wild" thing I did was get my second hole pierced in my ear - CRAZY! But everyone else provided me with the... entertainment..? Directly after that week, I went down to Rodanthe to spend a week with my mom's side of the family. We always have a blast. You would have to know my family to understand. But, a nice tan and 23 bug bites later, I had to come home. I worked the Fourth Of July at Ida Lee only a few short hours after I arrived home. You think the fireworks are all fun and dandy? Well, they used to be for me. But after pouring out about 17 angry people's alchohol and picking up trash from 10:00pm until 11:15pm, the Ida Lee fireworks are no longer enjoyable. Thanks Town of Leesburg for my employment!

Second Thought: Graduation is over. And suddenly I am already preparing for orientation. IT'S RIDICULOUS! I have orientation on July 13th (that is 5 days away). I find out about my roommate on August 1st (that is 25 days away). I move into my JMU dorm on August 18th (that is 42 days away). Classes start on August 24th (that is 48 days away). THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE! It is all happening so fast! A part of me is really excited. But, then there is the side of me that is a little.. hesitant. But, I guess we will just see what happens.

Final Thought: Summer Corn Chowder is back at Panera. Unfortunately, I'm being forced to "save money for college", pshhh. I don't know how I am going to make this work. I am a regular at Panera over the summer. Last year, one guy took my order so many times, he knew my name. Summer Corn Chowder is what I look forward to throughout the entire year. Now that I am being forced to save the money I have earned, I have no idea how I am going to make this work!! It is driving me CRAZY! I don't really want to take up more shifts at work than I already do - a person can only handle so much cleaning a week. I figured maybe I could break into my graduation money? But I also figure that is not what was intended when those checks were written. Oh the hardships in life.

That's just one story - stay tuned for more.