Random Tidbits of Joy...and Not So Joy

Dearest Darling Readers,
Soooooo...I did update my profile, but I did it without having to re-post it, since I figure what few readers we have won't want to see every single profile again. So, if you care to know about my current life, scroll alllllll the way back to July of two years ago.

Next on the agenda of this pointless post...the SATs. Remember back a while ago when I went on that rant about how pointless the PSATs are. Well, now it is SAT season and my view is quite the opposite. I love the SATs. I realize that while for some the SATs can be very stressful, I see the benefits. Sure, the SAT isn't really a good indicator of how you'll do in college and truly colleges should find some other way to standardized intelligence and work ethic testing, but since for now I must accept it, I am glad. I do fairly well in school, but my transcript is still cluttered with the occasional B. The SAT is a way to make up for it. Sure, it favors those who test well, but hey, I'm one of those people and I'm going to use it to my advantage. (For those of you who don't, there are always supplementary application components, additional essays, application videos, etc. for you to show colleges how fantastic you are!) But anyway, I see the SATs as a grand opportunity to make up for my sub-par transcript. My dream college is the University of Notre Dame, and for those of you familiar with its admissions process, you'll know how selective it is, particularly for those coming from more competitive school districts (i.e. DARIEN), so while for many schools, mostly As with occasional Bs might be fine, but for Notre Dame, I really need all As in all AP and Honors classes. Truly, an impossible feat. But, OHO! Here are the SATs! My savior in the form of a tree-killing packet printed on non-recyclable paper! I am super excited to take them (for the...4th time?) this year! I've taken them every year since about seventh grade, but this is the year that really counts! YAY SATs!

Now, for those of you who are now utterly weirded out by my love of standardized testing...
Today is my grandma's birthday. My grandma died about three months ago. I know that everyone loses people at some point in their lives, and almost everyone goes through the "firsts without" but that doesn't make it any easier. Thanksgiving was tough, but today has taken a toll on my dad. Sometimes I feel guilty that I don't feel as sad as I should because I see how sad the rest of my family is. But then I think that maybe that's a good thing that's just because of my outlook on life. I believe in heaven, and reincarnation. I know that seems wishy-washy and all you athiests out there probably see me as a foolish idealist, but hey, that's my prerogative. I believe that good people go to heaven and people with unfinished business are reincarnated. Weird for a Catholic, I know, but I make up my own beliefs. So when my grandma died, I knew she would be re-joining her husband, daughter, mother, and even my other grandma. So I wasn't so sad. Of course, my family is Irish and if any of you are familiar with the stereotypes of Irish funerals, I will confirm them now. Irish funerals are more like parties. If you cry, you're almost like an anomaly. I think that the Irish just tend to want to celebrate a person's life rather than mourn their death. Sure, everyone's obviously still sad, but not too sad. I've only been to one sad funeral in my life, and that was my other grandma, who is Korean. Korean funerals are sad. I've been to at least ten funerals in my life, and all but one were somewhat happy. Yeah, weird, I know, but that's just how my life has worked out so far.

Well, now that I've made you either depressed or utterly confused, I will end this post by sharing with you of my favorite Dr. Seuss quotes.

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”

“I meant what I said and I said what I meant.”

“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?”

“And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!"

“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!”

“Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them."


“Shorth is better than length.”

So, now that you have thoroughly enjoyed some of the greater words of true literary genius Theodor Seuss Geisel, get off of your computer, go outside, and get some fresh air and exercise. Toodles!
~Book