In rememberance

I've spent some time reflecting on the past recently and just thinking about stuff in general. Its really kind of fun every once in a while. The past is full of all sorts of intellectual treasures, junk piles, and some of those memories you wish you didn't have sometimes. But really when you think of it, every point in your life has had some effect on your life. Whether its how you see people, how you go about your daily life, or how to deal with situations, you have been changed by every moment in your past.

Now being the person that I am, these thoughts have been very random to say the least. Heh, its kind of how I go about things: RANDOMLY. Random is far more enjoyable than predictability in my opinion. So anyways to prove my point, here is a small sampling of what has been traveling through my brain recently:
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I can totally still remember my first crush. Her name was Emily Corlette and that was waaaayyy back in the 4th grade. I lived in Williamsburg, Virginia at the time and she was super cute. I can still remember what she looked like too. She was taller than I was (yes back in the day I was a short little kid), blonde, and had braces. I don't remember too much else other than the fact that I gave her a huge stuffed dog on the last day of school and moved shortly thereafter.

Running long distances is a freaking fantastic way to not only get in shape, but to mellow a confused brain out. That "runner's high" is just what I need sometimes to just take a deep breath (or quite a few since it takes a while) and think about things as well as send those wonderful endorphins coursing through my brain. It is a magical feeling and I urge everyone to go and do it sometime. Plus its a much better alternative to just sitting around and being confused or frustrated. Put that energy to good use and fix it for yourself! I want to try and run at least 5k every other day to stay in shape and out of confusion.

Dry ice bombs (and by bomb I mean pressure expansion.... no real explosives involved) are a cheap way to hear a big bang and watch gallon jugs of water fly into the air. The materials to make a decent sized one will really only cost you about $2.50 or so which is pretty amazing considering how much fun you can have with them.

Likealittle is a hilarious website and I have yet to regret being one of the founding members of it. Anonymous flirting may seem kind of strange at first, but really once you get in to it, its a ton of fun and the possibilities are practically endless. Plus the amusement of watching what other people say and being able to comment on it makes it all the better! Plus if you are the one doing the flirting, they'll never know its you.... (Unless one of your friends happens to be Elika who can read your mind and analyze your writing. Then people might know it was you.)

I think I need more techno music in my days. The beat is strong, the electronic music is playing, and it keeps me in my own little world sometimes. The kind of world where all I have to focus on is the repetition of the music and keeping the beat strong. I love techno/electronica music.

Physics lives in the world of make believe... I refuse to make up data by conforming to significant figures and problems that have the disclaimers of "Assume there is no friction, no air resistance, the pulley and the string are massless, and every system is a closed system" are stupid. This will NEVER happen in real life.

The pen is superior to the pencil.

For anyone who hasn't yet: go take the Library Science competency test in the Testing Center. That class is a waste and the test is so freaking easy if you have ever found a book in the library before.

The three best movies I have seen lately are (in order from the best to the "still awesome but not the best"): Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Inception, Avatar.

My core friends group keeps life so much more interesting here at college. I'm glad they are there :) Now if only they all didn't live down in the other dorm (minus 1). It makes Moore a lonely place sometimes. But then I go bother people on my floor (yes that means you especially Kris. BOTHER).
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All of that only scratches the surface of my thoughts, but alas, it is what it is.

C'est la vie.