we come from the land of ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow

is that a seal or a piece of wood?

Okay so does that look like a dead seal to you? Because it does to me. I got as close as I could to it and I still could not tell. It was kind of funny to see all these people walk on the beach and just stare at it. I wanted to touch it with a pole or something, but my sister wouldn't let me and I did not know why she wouldn't let me. Then she told me yesterday that it was because if it was a dead seal and it had been there for a while the pressure could have made it explode. Needless to say I was happy she didn't let me touch the seal (or wood- still not sure) because that would have been disgusting. Ewww... I don't even want to talk about it anymore. Jaclyn and I really thought that it was a seal, but no one would believe us... so now we will never know. It so looks like a seal though.

On another note the Lakers lost by thirty-one points tonight. Now I am a huge Lakers fan, but I am also realistic. I didn't really think that they would win, but to lose by thirty-one points is just ridiculous.

dear sir can you remember me? i'm the one that picked the apple tree

a mom and her daughter playing on the beach on Easter

So I am finally back. Nothing gets me back from procrastinating on my blog like procrastinating from studying for finals and packing for summer. I promise to blog more this summer. So here are some things that I have been up to.

What I am listening to: Led Zeppelin- Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You- has an eerie feel to it that makes you think about things. I'm pretty sure I could listen to this song over and over again.

What I am reading: Articles about Islam and nonviolence for a paper I have to write. The articles are really interesting. Its a shame that people don't understand the nonviolent aspect of the religion and only focus on it's extremists.

What I am thinking: I am thinking that I cannot wait for summer so my sister and I can throw a "ring of fire" party.

What I am doing: Trying to pack and study which is easier said than done because I don't want to do either.

a wise man once told me don't argue with a fool, cause people from a distance can't tell who is who

me and kira with flagstaff behind us

"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."
-Jimi Hendrix

since then it's been a book in reverse, so you understand less as the pages turn

i was trying to take a picture of buildings in chicago and anthony-ray yelled at me to hurry up and i got scared.

So I love that this semester I have classes that I love to go to. It's about time, that's all I have to say. It's so funny to think that I am actually excited to write a ten page paper for my race and ethnic relations class. I am going to write about how images of African American hip-hop artists changed as they struggled to become a part of mainstream music. And then the other day I found myself excited to take my contemporary arts and culture quiz. I was like I know this stuff and I love it. I love looking at slides of arts that pushed the envelope and helped to change the world to how we know it today. I am just extremely happy that I love my classes this semester even though i have a lot of them. Well to end the week, I will leave you with a list of songs that I love at the moment.

1.) Dare- The Gorillaz
2.) What Are You Afraid Of- West Indian Girl
3.) We Used to Be Friends- The Dandy Warhols
4.) Trees- Marty Casey
5.) Pink Bullets- The Shins

don't hurt yourself, take it easy, there's no better time than right now

emilie, me, april, and anthony-ray outside the aquarium in chicago.

So I'm finally back people. I know its been a long time since I updated, but I went home for the summer and my computer was messed up for most of it. Summer was good too, I went to Chicago to visit my cousin who goes to school there. I had never been before so it was really cool to see the city. Chicago is a great city, I was amazed with the architecture and the things to see there. I can't wait to go back again. So now I'm back at school in Flagstaff, Arizona. I live in an apartment now and I have my own room which is nice. School is going well, I have been busy with reading though because I am taking 19 units, but I should be alright. So in between all the reading I will be updating way more, I promise and I'll post even more pictures.

So I really like to watch the show RockStar:INXS, and this one guy Marty Casey has an amazing song out called Trees, check out some of the lyrics:
i don't want to go through this life
without you by my side
and i've got it all worked out in my head
this is how its got to be
it'll be you and me up in the trees
and the forest will give us the answers

well the sun's gonna rise in a mile, you'll be feeling fine, in a mile you will see, you'll be out of the dark

me at the grand canyon in february... sooo cold

So it is reading week. And I only have two more classes tomorrow and then finals starting on Tuesday. So this week has been full of reviewing, cleaning my room, and preparing for finals. And yes that is as much fun as it sounds, yeah not really. I'm so mad at one of my professors at the moment. I dragged myself to his class, only for him to be ten minutes late and then not review because he felt that not enough people particiapted in last week's class. Yeah, what a waste of time. Like I don't have anything else to do, but go to his class only to leave after fifteen minutes having not learned anything. Goodtimes. But on a better note I think that I am in good shape for my finals, the only downer is the fact that I have three finals on Wednesday. That should be fun.

don't come down, things will always work out, so when you find yourself in tears

i had a picture of bella and besos, so here is little jazzykins.

So next week is reading week. Which really means nothing. I think it is supposed to be a week were you have no class and get to study, but at my school you still do have class and can still learn new material and have tests. So it is just like any other week, except for the fact that it is the week before finals. Finals... ah finals. Something that you know is coming, but never expect it to come so soon. I was watching an old tv show about kids in college and it, of course, was about finals week. The characters were complaining about how much work they had to do. And then I got to thinking about how much work I still have left to do. I felt very overwhelmed. Then something weird happened... I just started laughing. Like hard core laughing, like my sides hurt and I can't breathe laughing. This would not have been so weird if it was not 2 in the morning. My roommate was up studying and she was just looking at me like I was crazy. But I could not stop laughing. Once I did though, all I really wanted to do was cry. I didn't because I didn't want my roommate to think that I was weirder than I am. But that was the craziest feeling ever. I just felt helpless, like there was nothing I could do. So woohoo finals are around the corner... luckily I have something to get me through them. I get to come home and see my family soon.