indian summer

Yesterday, in the Anatomy locker right before our lab exam, I heard someone say, "I think this has been the worst three weeks." I think we're lucky that the "worst weeks" were only awful because they were sleep-deprived and centered around cramming as many things into our brains as possible (both of which are incredibly painful). All the same, I'm excited that our last exam is tomorrow and then we have two weeks without exams. And it seemed like it might be a we should just look at cute animals kind of day. These were kittens that caught my eye at the Anti-Cruelty Society, a humane society downtown. Alex said that it always surprises him when I do intensely girly things like look at kittens and puppies. Kittens always get adopted right away, but I really liked these two. I have decided that I'm going to adopt a cat in a year when things are less hectic with school.

map again

Mapping out social networking- Flickr and Twitter- in the United States. Orange is Twitter and blue is Flickr. The white is both. Chicago is lit up! So are the coasts.

summer in the city, i start to miss you sometimes

I noticed that I don't really like stuff anymore. As in, having stuff. I don't really buy things except for coffee and food. And textbooks. So many textbooks. But today I started looking at this Etsy shop and love so much of what she does. Especially the bottom ring. I like the black and white and also the idea to customize it with your birthstone and that of someone you love. I would totally do it with my non-existent husband. Or you know, my mom. My birthstone is amethyst. I think it's a sweet sentiment. or maybe I'm a sucker.

possibly the cutest thing ever

i feel this

best friends

(via fiend)

primary reason for needing a pet

(i can't find the link to where i originally found this image, please let me know if you can!)

the riddle was: why couldn't we live in the mind? the answer was: the barrier of the earth intervened.

This image and the one from the previous post are taken by sebmontaz. It seems like they are from this documentary. I watched the trailer for it today and I think it looks awesome. I tried several times to post the video of the trailer here, but it's not working, so here's the link. I'm so amazed by both the images and the actual jumping/tightwiring, etc.

I think I like things like this because it reminds me of the big picture of life when caught up in the midst of (inevitable) details.