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I'm sorry for your loss. I completely understand how it makes things feel wrong. My friend got diagnosed and died in less than 10 months. I hope you have been able to heal some in that time.

Congratulations for all this good news. It's good to hear life is on the up and up. This year has sucked hard so far, but several people are talking about good events so apparently a lot of turn comebacks are happening. Not the least of which is Obama, but then again I'm a political junkie.

I don't understand what you mean about 'almost a person', concerning Obama but I'll definitely agree that he's the first candidate in a long time to have sex appeal with some voters.

Good for you in regards to your friend and standing up for what you want. Too much of the time we all live by appeasing others not going after what we ourselves desire to do.

In terms of a classic read I recommend Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. It's a non-fiction novel which explains fromt the point of view of the Indians how the west was lost. It's not a propaganda piece that merely serves to make the reader feel guilt or sympathy. The writting is amazing and it has remained a highly read book since being published in the 70's. It is an excellent read wether for it's worth as a piece of literature or as a history book.

For a fun book, I'm addicted to the Dexter novel series by Jeff Lindsay. You probably already know about that series and if not there are many wiki articles that explain it better than I.

Asking Fear the Reaper if he gets tired of being negative is like asking a black hole if it gets tired of sucking.

At least he seems to be ranting about real causes right now and seems to be driving people to action, like the rape case, rather than another 'asshole fuck face roundup.'

Sometimes lifes lessons can be painful, but once you get the idea it is better to know.....
Change is alright, as long as you're doing it for you. Whenever you feel like you need to change who you are for someone else to like you, you're dealing with the wrong person.
Relationships do have small sacrfices and comprimises, but from both directions...you need to still be you.
You seem like a sweet girl, don't let it get to you too much. You'll be alright

Philosophy is a pretty much worthless degree unless you intend to go further and get the MA or PhD and teach...or unless you really love it.

It can be applied to everything and I have no idea what I want to do. My current plan is to go into the peace corps or something after college.

I can't help but wonder how it is that you're constantly getting yourself into these situations.
It sounds like you need a whole new life......or all new people in the life you've got. Some quality people would help.

I keep dealing with the same person.

Ditto on Paragraph #2, with the obvious he/she guy/girl replacements. Maybe I need to get wine drunk and sloppily make out with someone. I think one or both might perhaps cheer me up.

As the song says...Parents just don't understand. It's completely a generational thing. Your parents probably hope that you're just "in a phase" that you'll grow out of. I've been in one of those "phases" for the better part of two decades. Unfortunately, my parents still haven't come around and probably won't. I'm ok with that. I've never needed my parents' acceptance or approval to be happy. They have their own life. Don't let them try to live through you. Rock on!!!!