4 posts tagged “every day”
it makes me giggle and cry at the same time.
i think it's finally hitting me that it's the end of a lot of things.
i've been waiting for something to happen that will put my 'real life' into motion.
maybe this is it.
i hope it is.
i want to stop thinking about what i'm going to do 'when i grow up' and start actually doing things.
What's in a screen/user name? Tell us how you found yours.
Submitted by Bill.
well my username for vox is different from all my other usernames because i like variety. but also because i like pirates. anne bonny is one of the few and best known female pirates. she was ruthless and fearless in battles and pretty much did what she wanted to do. back in the day it was believed that having a woman on board a ship at all was bad luck...anne bonny pretty much proved them all wrong and was a really good pirate on top of all that. as a child i aspired to be a pirate and i'm kind of sad that it isn't really a profession any more...so i aspire to be like anne bonny, not so much in the killing people way but more in the fearless and strong way.
my username for everything else is sharpieincluded. it comes from this strongbad email. you have to watch the whole thing to really get the joke. at the end of the "infomercial" for the Ab-Abber 2000 you see the box for the product. if you click on it it says "sharpie not included." well since my name is abigail, i had a good friend who thought it would be a great idea to call me the Ab-Abber. but since i am a much improved model i come with the sharpie. haha. get it?
my screenname is an even lamer internet story. so everyone assumes that HxC stands for hardcore. wellllll i go to virginia tech and our mascot is the hokie bird. and every good hokie knows that HxC really stands for HOKIEcore. haha. so now you all know how big of a nerd i am. i hope you're happy.
in other, not qotd news, i had a pretty good weekend. curtis came up to visit so there were lots of fun hangouts to be had. also i got a new camera! it's a sony cybershot and i got an amazing deal on it. unfortunately i don't have a way to get my pictures off the camera/memory stick and onto my computer yet so once i do i will definitely be posting several amazing photos in 7.2 megapixel glory!
but now it is time for paper writing and juice drinking.
so i just got back to tech today after winter break. and i feel like i'm already falling apart. i forgot SO much stuff at home and i haven't started unpacking, even though i've been here for like 7 hours. i can't believe this is it; my last semester of college. how the fuck did this happen so fast? i definitely don't feel like i'm ready for 'real life.' the fact that just thinking about graduating makes me want to vomit/hyperventilate/go into hibernation forever/start laughing hysterically and never stop....probably isn't a good thing.
moving on to less traumatic topics. there was a qotd a while ago of things you want to do before you kick it. and i need to start a list. so here goes:
.go to antarctica
.be a mom
.publish a book
.get many meaningful tattoos
.go surfing in hawaii
.learn to relax
.read war and peace, the bible, and everything else i possibly can
.cook a gourmet meal (or two)
.be a strict vegan for at least a year
.have a penpal (for more than a month)
.dye all of my hair a color that doesn't grow naturally on humans
.get a kitten! and a hedgehog!
.adopt
.join a book club
.be truly happy
.learn more about my religion (and others)
.become proficient at yoga
.participate in a spontaneous musical number
.help rebuild something (a home, a community, anything)
.let go
.go on a road trip
.learn another language fluently
mmm. yeah that's all i have for now. i'll probably add more later. i feel like a list like this isn't something that should be static; like once i cross all of these off then it's ok to die. definitely not.
i really need to post more.
Show us something you use every day.
This is my hokie passport. it's basically my life here at tech. without it i can't eat or get into my building or do laundry or...or anything! i've had this passport since my freshman year; actually since freshman orientation. let's all take a moment to look at how cute freshman abigail was (awww). ok. but yes. i use this EVERY SINGLE DAY.
it's going to be weird when i have to grow up and function in the real world where i don't have my hokie passport. /shudders.
