In the Quiet

  I'm a college student. That status means that this last Monday, the 6th, I started back to school for winter quarter. This quarter I'm taking sociology, psychology, and intro to communication. This combination makes for a pretty heavy load of reading and writing. I'll even be giving some speeches. However, it's my priority right now to be a student and graduate with my AA degree this summer. If that means hard work, then hard work is what I will be doing, willingly. Sociology is something that I'm finding very interesting so far. Of course, I don't agree with all the viewpoints and ideas presented, but it is still intriguing to me to think about why we are who we are and how society plays a role in that identity. Your gender, race, and class all play a role in the person that you are today. Society has a set of norms to follow, and they pretty much dictate how people act on a day-to-day basis. I think that sometimes, though, people can tend to act like a v...

Happy New Year to you all! 2013 was a very interesting year for me. I tried a lot of new things and definitely got out of my comfort zone more than ever before. In 2014, I'm looking forward to more new experiences and spontaneity. In retrospect, my two new year's resolutions for last year were about halfway successful. I didn't read many classics, but my exercise routine was established and I am very happy with it. For my spiritual life, I resolve to go to confession once a month. And now for a quick update on my health. I am 22 years old and I just had chickenpox. I am recovered now, but I still have some scabs that are waiting to fall off. That was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life. I was so itchy that I couldn't sleep. I don't need to mention that being covered with scabs is a very humbling experience when going out in public. I'm glad that I got it over with, but getting this virus in your twenties is no picnic. I was vaccinated for i...