Pet Peeves, Things I Don’t Like

-clutter-loud noise, music, voices, conversations-bad grammar-nagging-continual phone ringing-voicemail-long lines and traffic jams-gum smacking-ignorant shallowness-incessant profanity-disappointment and subsequent lectures-self disappointment-high volume anything-horrible driving-paying for a 12 oz. drink and getting only 11...with ice-peanut butter (particularly chunky)-headaches-anxiety-long exams-groups of people who walk together, taking up the entire width of a walkway-littering and loitering-being forced to "donate"-people not … Continue reading Pet Peeves, Things I Don’t Like

Today

I was happy today. Until about 4:40 P.M. when I finally gathered the courage to check my email and faced disappointment. I wasn't selected to be a Questbridge finalist. I cried for a few minutes, but you know what? I'm okay. Questbridge was simply an opportunity I chose to take and to work hard to … Continue reading Today