It's July 18th and summer will end pretty soon after August starts. A good and bad thing.
[Pros. and Cons]
[+]I'll only be writing up to 6 articles per month. Instead of coming up with a topic for every day.
[----] Less sleep at night.
[++++] Seeing all my college friends again
[-] Not being with my old roommate for the first time
[-] Senior research. And not really knowing what my topic/lab work will be
[+]More soccer. And tennis. And running.
[-]Studying. In general. And the stress that comes with all of that
[+]Back to my favorite study spots and coffee shops in Tulsa. And now there's a new bbt place :)
[+]Shooting sports photography for the school paper.
[-+]Cafeteria food. (oh the possibilities!)
[-]Less/no time to do the for funsies stuff that I've spent summer doing
[-]Southern humidity. egads.

Current thoughts:
Even though I was hoping for Ghana to win, and the last moments of the game were insane...I still have to say, "Good job, Uraguay."

Sure, the handball was wrong. But unfair? He was justly penalized for it, and Ghana received their free kick which they failed to cash in on. After playing keeper, I have to say that I appreciate defenders who do whatever they can to help me out when I can't get there. At the expense of a blatant, intentional handball foul though? Yep. If there was no other way to save it and sure defeat lay on the other side. It's wrong; but not unfair, if the all are justly penalized.

Besides. They had a chance to win after that...and still didn't make it :(

favorites~

I like picking favorites. There's really not "good" reason behind most of my favoritism, but then again, there's generally no "good" reason against it.

Sometimes it's simply nice to like things just because.

Favorite:
Essayist: Noel Perrin
American Artist: Norman Rockwell
Inventor/Nutty Scientist: Nicola Tesla
Math symbol: dot triangle (therefore)
Tap Dancer: Gene Kelly? ...this one changes constantly...
Pointe Shoe Brand: Grishko
Chemistry Principle: Le Chatelier's
Flower: Tulip...this changes too...
Seat: Window
Fruit: Mango
Spice: Cinnamon...although I've recently slowly started converting over to various taco seasonings...

"Hey Mike, you busy?
All this sunshine’s making me dizzy
Went outside, all my clothes dried
And if I’m babbling, please forgive me...


And I say hey, it’s a beautiful day
And I’m starting to feel a lot better
So wake up, wake up
It’s T-shirt weather..."

awwwwyeah. pretty much one of the happiest songs ever for summertime :)

other happy things for summer/this weekend:
sketching
collaging
ping pong-ing
inter milan winning
getting a check for freelance photos submitted forever ago
good practice test
and letters from friends

oh...
you know...
just the one book I happen to carry in my purse at all times...

If the amount of ice cream consumed is directly proportional to how much I miss my friends, then I miss them a hecka lot.

[Fortunately, pretty weather and a break from studying make a day better too]

My mom has a mother's day card written to her by my older brother when he was little that says, "You're sweeter than roses and nicer than cheese. That is why I love you."

Those seem like pretty good reasons for loving someone to me ;)