http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/why-being-in-your-20s-is-awesome/

THIS THIS THIS THIS.

• Move to California
• Find a job with decent pay and good hours that I don’t completely hate
• Go to grad school in Fall 2014
• Go to grad school for journalism or something else if I like something else better at that time
• Have adventures

I can’t remember the last time I got an A on an in class exam and now I’ve gotten two 95’s on midterms in the past week (Greek Myth and History of Religion) one of which I didn’t even get to finish. SO HAPPY <3

Today was the first really nice day all year, it was 70(!) degrees in Amherst. BEAUTIFUL day. Even though I had to go to all my classes I spent most of my time outside reading and hanging out with friends, and got dinner with Jamie which was really nice because we’re both so busy and I don’t get to spend a lot of time with her. I’m really looking forward to spring break even though I’m not doing much. Spring is so euphoric.

Gonna go smoke a bowl before bed :)

Yoga pants are probably the greatest thing ever. Sorry it just needed to be said. If someone let me I would probably only wear yoga pants. They’re super comfy and they make your ass look awesome. And you can do yoga in them. WIN WIN WIN

I want to travel and see so many places, but not live in them. I think you appreciate beautiful places so much more when you can’t see them every day.

I’m taking two classes this semester focused on religion: History of World Religions and Greek Mythology. I have always found religion fascinating, and Greek mythology in particular for as long as I can remember. While I do not associate with any particular faith and in fact find organized religion to often be taken too literally (a subject I may elaborate on another time), I love religion in the way that it prescribes moral and ethical behaviors through myths and stories in ways that people can understand them and interpret them to apply these morals and ethics to our own lives. I don’t think there is one particular religion that is right, I think they are all right in that sense. I love the fact that there are SO many religions that have and still do exist throughout the world that have so many underlying similarities even though they may have originated on complete opposite ends of the world.

I have been thinking about this particular topic a lot recently, and I realized that the reason I love religion and find it so interesting is because it provides answers for things that are virtually impossible for us as humans to fully understand. For example, not one person in the world actually knows for sure what happens to us when we die. We rely on science to give us definite answers, yet there are so many things science can’t actually explain. Religion provides the closest explanation to the world’s phenomenons that we can imagine, such as the concept of reincarnation or a Heaven, and we rely on these explanations through faith. Of course there is no concrete evidence to prove that reincarnation or Heaven actually exist, but at the same time, how do we know for sure that certain things explained by science that we take for granted are actually true, such as the fact that we are made up of atoms or that other planets exist? We can’t figure these things out on our own, so we look to scientists to give us the answers, and we have faith in them that they know what they are doing and have a much higher understanding of the world that we do. I guess what I’m saying is that science can only give you so much before faith takes over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY

This video basically explains how I feel about organized religion. I personally think organized religion can be counterproductive in that it focuses more on RULES and condemnation rather than simply being a good person and living a good life. I love this video and I can completely appreciate this man’s views on religion.

Can’t believe about a year ago today I was shitfaced off of cheap goon at Bondi in 100 degree weather…damn I miss Sydney.

I wish my life were this simple. I miss my cats!

Senior year so far has been a mixture of trying to have fun and make the most of our last year here, and anxiety about what happens later. I hope my last semester is fun and carefree and crazy and not just people freaking out because they don’t want to move on or they don’t know what’s in store for them after graduation. I’ve realized I’ll be fine after I graduate, but everyone seems like they’re in some collective panic to figure things out and that’s definitely getting me anxious as well. I realize that there’s a lot of people I’ll likely never see again and I’ll definitely miss it, so I just want to make the best of it. Here goes :)