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Weed NO MO

So this last Thursday my sorta gf told me some stuff about my habits and i realized a lot. I took a step back and looked at what I've been doing since coming to college and realized I've done a bit too much "partying and bullshit". So I sort of made a drastic decision to quit smoking weed for good...well as long as I can last Thursday. I loved doing it and I think I just did it too much for my own good. Maybe one day I'll start again but for now I'm quite happy with myself and a really good feeling when I know I can destress without it. yay for quitting haha

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Hmm by anon

In the end, we all die alone.

True or false?

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Religion: Agree to Disagree

Today I got into a discussion about religion with a few friends while leaving the Fresh n' Easy Market (or, as I call it. The "Fre'zy"). I found a few things about it rather interesting, so I thought I'd relay the story.

I'm not exactly sure of how it came up. We were wandering about, looking for food to bring to our last day of Styles Survey, and suddenly Nathanial and Frank started discussing religion. Now, I always sort of shy away from these sorts of discussions because I feel it often goes down a bad road. At this point I started wandering towards the cake section, wondering if I could eat an entire one by myself.

Nathanial was arguing that you can't disregard God and religion because you don't know the answers. From what I could tell from the cake section, he seemed to be fairly pro-God.

Frank, of course, took the same argument. That you can't know anything, so why would you believe something scrawled in a book that just arbitrarily tells you what is right and what is wrong, what is and what isn't.

Now comes in Pauli, our friend from the Faroe Islands. He's really fairly religious, this I knew previously, which is why I had hoped that we could ditch the conversation and go back to talking about the pros/cons of Regular vs. Double-Stuffed Oreos. Pauli claims that he can know what will happen in life and beyond because of the Bible. He believes that it is the word is God, verbatim.

It is at this point that they notice I've said nothing.

All three look at me expectantly, waiting for my response. Deciding not to beat around the bush, I start rather bluntly.

"Well, first of all, I'm an Atheist/Agnostic. So, whatever I say is going to reflect those beliefs."

My brain has apparently left the building at this point, because I'm not usually so forceful with my beliefs. The conversation continues and Nathanial and Pauli keep asking me leading questions. Nathanial seeming to be honestly interested in my opinion, and Pauli trying to trap me within my own beliefs.

They asked me what I believed happened after we die. I told them I didn't know. But that's why I identify as more of an Agnostic. I told them I wasn't going to pretend that I know everything past, present, and future. What's the point? I have no evidence on hand to prove any of my own thinking.

Nathanial's questions fade out, as Pauli's get more prevalent. He wanted to know why I believed the things I believed and why I don't believe the things he believed. Finally, after much prodding, the speechifying began:

"Look, I wasn't raised with these beliefs. I was raised Catholic! It's just something that I feel inside of me. I've never been a religious person; but I do consider myself a good person. I like who I am and I don't need religion as a catalyst to make me feel or do anything. But honestly, I'm glad that you've found religion. I'm in full support of anyone who is religious. If that helps you, as a person, develop and grow and appreciate your life and the lives of others, then I think it's fantastic. But it's not a part of who I am. It never has been."

Pauli paused at this. Then smiled, and said "Okay."


...why can't all discussions about religion end this way?

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Notebooks

I have puchased supplies to make and hopefully sell notebooks/sketchbooks. Hopefully someone will buy!

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College

So, I've all but decided to advance towards a second degree. (Yes, I would need a separate degree, not a major. I am a Bachelor of Music, so unless I want to study more music [which I don't] I'll need to get a Bachelor of either Arts or Science.) As much as I love music, I really have no friggin' clue what I want to do with my life. I want to learn as much as I can about everything.

Well, not everything. I have an interest in politics/economics/international studies (it's all the same thing, really). But in order to really grasp economics, I need to take Math 251 again- first semester Calculus for you Putnamites. I feel myself being pulled toward so many different things.

I'm really loving learning and doing and seeing. I wish that I didn't have to take so many fucking music classes. As a vocalist, I really don't give a shit about theory. I only want to be competent enough to teach myself music.

Anyway, totally diggin' the college experience.

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Pracrastinating...

I have until 5p tomorrow to write and turn in my final paper for Arch100. So glad to be almost done with this term. I have my last final on Monday. Thank god. (Almost two full weeks of Spring Break, FUCK YEAH)

Today, I was talking with my friend. And he made me realize that I can only dream that people would miss me as much as they miss him if I moved away. I sit here and beg the best friends that I have that are away to come home and visit. Will anyone do that for me if I move away? I feel like they wouldn't.

I was doing more research into which military service I would like to join in today... I am now officially leaning toward the Army. They seem more proud of what they do. *shrug* And I think there are more options there. Still doing research though. Nothing definite yet. Still definitely waiting until after I graduate. So I have about two years anyhow.

Still getting letters from the boy in Marine Basic. So nice to hear from him. To know he cares enough to spend his hour of free time writing to me. I am thankful for that. I write him constantly.
He gets 10 days of leave in April. I cannot wait to see him.
The only thing I am stressing about this is that... I mean, we broke up before he left. So I am single. I have been with other guys and such. I am currently hanging out with a guy, no label, nothing really, some sex... lol. But that 10 day of leave time, what if I get a lot of time with Marine guy? What happens to other guy? I mean... I dont know. I have just been thinking about that. But I really think I am just going to cross that bridge when I get there...


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