:: randoms ::

• MY BDAY IS IN 22 DDDAAAYYYSSS!! :)
  
• i need a punching bag
• why was it cold this morning?
  
• i feel foolish
• i'm a little shocked
• my stomach hurts
• old navy got me today
  
• back to foolish?
• i need to stop forgetting the meaning of sankofa
  
• when i'm angry i have horribly mean thoughts
• i hungry
• i want a "learn italian" audiobook so i can just throw it on my ipod
• why the FREAK am i so angry right now
• when i start to hate nyc, that means i need a vacation ... is it september yet?
  
• i want to be a ninja. not a fighting ninja but the people who get inside scoop on tech news before anyone else

my friend had this up today. i'm glad she reminded me:

"Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence."

. . . f l a t l i n e . . .

put me on a jet plane ...

... and take me anywhere. i want to travel, i want to see something new. i've never been afraid of planes. i'm a foodie. i believe that in order to really "get" the culture, you need to eat their food, regardless of whether it's another state or country. i'm bored. i "love" nyc for what it is but it is not the only place to be. my mom swears i travel so much and i always laugh at her and tell her this is nothing; if i had more responsible people in my life that i could actually plan and successfully execute a trip with, i would be gone so much more. that is a lot of what stops me. i'm not brave [or extroverted enough honestly] to travel somewhere completely alone. i need the company.

prime example of my want to get out ... when my 16th birthday rolled around, my parents asked me if i wanted a sweet 16. i said no; i'll trade the party for the ability to go to my HS's yearly spring break trips abroad. they looked at me like i was insane. what teenage girl wouldn't want a sweet 16 ... not i said the fly. i said for what? it's expensive, tiring, and you can't even DO anything extra at 16 anymore [like get a license].

so i traded a "milestone" party in my life for italy and greece. i think i made the right choice lolol.

i could say all of this so much better but my friend Lauren already blogged about it, so I'll just link to her.

:: smile ::

http://djalidelaesmeralda.blogspot.com/2009/07/grounded.html

... sabbatical ...

so today i was thinking that maybe next year, after my anniversary date at work and the next big release comes out [ie my big project will be over] i might want to go on sabbatical for like a month.

i have always always regretted not doing study abroad in college. always. not sure why i never took that opportunity but i've seen so many people i know go away and come back with their amazing stories and i hate it!

anyone that knows me knows that i have an undying love for the italian culture and language, and there are schools in italy [actually anywhere really] that you can sign up to only to learn the language. i just looked it up real quick, and my tuition for 3 weeks would be $632 ...

yeah that's it. obviously that's JUST tuition. i have yet to include basic things like ... housing ... food ... etc. but maybe i can pull it off. we'll see. i just don't want to have another "what if" ... i'm young and have no husband or kids ie, not a damned thing holding me down.

why not take the chance. i'm terrified of going overseas alone though ... anyone want to go with me! :)

http://www.scuolaleonardo.com/index.html