The Hazards of Contemplating the Meaning of Life

And I’m not talking about the obvious, like general ennui.  I’m talking about potentially burning down your apartment. Let me back up. Today sucked.  I spent the better part of my afternoon making lists, since that always makes me feel better.  I will share a few of them with you here: Things I can potentially [...]

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A Good Laugh

I talked to my mom today and she shared with me something that handed me the biggest laugh of the week. Apparently, a bill from a certain state university from which I graduated which starts in a “Y” and ends in a “oungstown,” arrived in their mail.  This bill said that I have an outstanding [...]

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Not Even Sure What to Call This

Today was the Day of the Children’s Book (at least according to my school, anyway) and also the day that our new uniforms were to be modeled.  I headed back to school in the afternoon for the assembly. I walked into the auditorium to “The Thong Song” blaring from the sound system, a 7th grader [...]

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And a few more anecdotes…

I was lying when I said I was going to write more cohesive entries.  I really don’t feel like having a main idea or drawing any sort of conclusions right now, so I will just continue in the format established yesterday and let you draw the conclusions.  Maybe I will be more inclined to make [...]

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Two Anecdotes

1. Yesterday, I was standing in line at the snack bar in my school.  I wanted to buy a water because I had eaten banitsa for breakfast and, in case you don’t know, salty banitsa = extreme thirst that can only be quenched by water.  And for those of you who don’t know how I [...]

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Dream a Little Dream

I very rarely remember my dreams and, as I have probably mentioned before, I sort of like to keep it that way.  I like that my subconscious, for whatever reason, generally doesn’t allow me to recollect them.  Because when I DO remember my dreams, they are usually terrifying or crazy or some combination of both [...]

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Sometimes you just have to laugh.

Last night I talked to my wonderful parents on Skype.  They tell me what is going on at home and then I proceed to complain for an hour about my life and beg them to tell me what to do.  They always patiently listen. After our conversation, around 11 pm, I decided to call it [...]

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As of today, I have a boyfriend in the United States…

….in case any random Bulgarian happens to ask. As if this week couldn’t get any worse, I am now fending off a hideous 18 year old Bulgarian male. I was out for a little walk and happened to wander past the home of one of the teachers from my school.  She invited me in for [...]

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