Curious....

I woke up this morning, turned on CNN to find McCain had picked his VP. It wasn't some well-known hot-shot in the GOP instead it was the female Gov. of Alaska. I was surprised to say the least, I'll have to do some more research on this women but from what the anchors were saying about her, she seems like a good hardy Republican.....and even comes with her own abuse of power scandal/investigation.

It does make sense that McCain would choose a women, after all Obama didn't pick Clinton (thank goodness) so McCain will try and pick up on some of that hype and Clinton supporters....which I'm not sure will work. It's pretty sad if you move to McCain because Clinton isn't the nominee. They really don't line up too well on the issues. However, as some of the anchors pointed out, this women doesn't have much experience....you can't go around attacking Obama over experience then turn around and pick someone who lacks experience as well...but that is the Republican party for you.

I'm just glad it wasn't Tom Ridge. McCain would have never been elected with that guy as his VP. At least he understood enough to know it is political career suicide to pick someone who actually worked with George W. when you are trying to show a difference between the two of you.

Now the VP have been selected one Convention down, one more to go and then this thing can really start. I'm excited, my house mates will probably hate me by November but I love election years.....and this one is shaping up to be extra good. I just hope we pick the right guy in November.

Counting Down and Looking Back

So it is finally starting to sink in that this is my last summer before I have to really be on my own. Not only that, but it is coming down to the last few weeks of that summer. Predictably talk in the house has turned to school and focus on the upcoming year. While I am excited to finish my last year and look forward to the future I don't want to look too far ahead and miss my last few weeks. I know I haven't done anything real exciting like travel anywhere, but I have had a pretty darn good summer. I came in with no expectations of anything and have had a great time with all of my friends and I kept myself busy working, but not so busy that I felt like I didn't have a summer. These next few weeks should be pretty fun, Bumbershoot is next weekend-hopefully the weather is nice.
My internship ended this week which is sad and a relief at the same time. I really liked feeling like I was a part of the concerts and the Seattle music scene in a big way. On the flip side I disliked the drive to Seattle...or moreso the drive home during rush hour. My internship really helped me decide what I want to do with my life. Before this internship I thought I wanted to work for a record label and be an A&R person, but it was really working the Jesse Lacey concert that showed me that isn't what my passion is. It was fun and I felt exclusive with my wristband which let me backstage and meeting, talking and hanging out with the band. But at the same time after talking to Corrie I realized I didn't want to become jaded by experiences like that. I want to always be excited when I see a band step on stage and be able to lose myself in the music (something that I felt I couldn't fully do after meeting the band before the show). I felt like I was no longer a fan, I was something more. I can't really pinpoint it. I still have a huge passion for music and I want to keep that passion forever. I have realized there is a way to work in the entertainment industry without working stage side.
I wouldn't have traded the experiences I had this summer (and will have in my remaining weeks) for anything in the world. If I had imagined my summer in my head before it happened, I don't think I could have ever picked this....and I have a pretty wild imagination. I thought last summer was amazing, but this one is one for the memory books. I'm glad I experienced my last summer as a college student the way I did and with the people I did. I know that this year with bring amazing memories too.

Morning Musings

The following is the result of lack of sleep and early mornings......

I've been doing a lot of thinking the past few days about a lot of things. One of those things is about letting things out of my control dictate my emotions and how my day will go....there are some people in my life that insist they are happy and have great lives, yet can't seem to have a real grip on certain things in life. They get so wrapped up in themselves and their emotions over on event or length of time, that in the grand scheme of things probably wont amount to much. They let that thing overwhelm their mind and their happiness and suddenly nothing is fun anymore. I just don't understand it. I don't know if I'm just incredibly rational...which I really don't think is the case...or what. I know I have never been in the exact situations, but I have been in similar ones and never handled it this way. I'm not trying to say that everyone needs to deal with things the exact same way I do, but when someone tries to lecture other people on not letting other people control your emotions and turns around and lets that happen, it doesn't make much sense.
I've had to work on that and I think I've made progress, I can always keep working on it. But these past few days have showed me that I can do a lot of things that I never really thought I could do. I just have to put myself out there and not be afraid of the results, which actually weren't bad. Nothing catastrophic happened and life moves on. I think this summer has been the best thing for me right now. I'm living with incredible people and I have done things that have helped me grow and learn a lot. I've been able to put a lot behind me which has probably been the biggest reason my life is so much better, I've stopped dwelling on things that are out of my control. I took a chance and now I'm waiting to see how that plays out, but I'm just so glad I did it. I'm ready to start a new year and I'm ready start preparing for the next stage in life, it's scary but seeing the process one of my housemates is going through as she prepares to move makes me so excited. I'm sure when the time comes for me to actually do that, i will be a nervous wreck, but I'll face that obstacle when the time comes.

Apologies for the run-on sentences and schizophrenic thoughts, but like I said in the beginning, this is the result of early mornings at work where I do nothing but watch people walk through the door and maybe answer 6 phone calls.
I don't expect anyone to actually read all of this, it was mostly for my benefit to try and break my writers block and to keep my self entertained for a little while.

Update: 2:00 pm
I'm looking at law schools to apply to and its freaking me out. Part of me wants to forget school and backpack through europe and write about it. But the other part of me wants to be a business women. I wish I could be a lawyer without the extra school Thats 3 more years I have to devote to studying and more debt I will accumulate. The other idea is, do I take a year off and work or do I go straight in? What if I can't get a job where I want? I thought by the time I was a senior I would have this all figured out and I would have to do is send in job applications.

100 things to do before I die

I've been working on making a list of the 100 things i have to do before I die. I will continue to add to and edit things as i do and think of them.
While these are numbered they are by no means in any order or rank. The ones in bold are things I have done already.

1. See JFKs Grave-1/19/09
2. Travel to India
3. Live in Europe
4. See a shooting star-and wish on it
5. Have a book published
6. Fall in love
7. Visit Abbey Road-1/21/08
8. Get a tattoo.....or 2 or 3....5/11/08
9. Be kissed in the rain
10. Get married
11. Learn Italian
12. Have a song written about me
13. Meet Jon Stewart
14. Meet Brian Williams
15. Try a case in front of a jury...and win
16. Own a DeLorean
17. Be a contestant on Jeopardy
18. Be published in Rolling Stone Magazine
19. Invent or Create a New Popular Product
20. Be In a Movie or TV Show
21. See the Tour de France in Person
22. Become a better photographer
23. Own a Pug
24. Have Kids
25. Meet Anderson Cooper
26. Write a movie or TV show script
27. Sing Karoke-8/14/08
28. Go backstage at a Concert-7/17/08
30. Be Truly happy
31. Meet Stephen Colbert
32. Win an Award for my writing-2/18/09 (well found out I was in the top 3...won't know what place I received until April 25).
33. Own my own house
34. Stay up all night and watch the sun rise
35.

Welcome

Well, here is it my blog. Not really sure what I'll put here, most likely it will be a lot of random things......

The title is Italian in case people don't know. It is means "Truth and Life." That's what will be here. My life and my truths.