^Because who doesn't love The Shawshank Redemption?
I think this blog may be the most therapeutic thing I have done in a while. I have no followers yet, and I am very reluctant to tell anyone about it. But, just putting my thoughts and feelings out there makes me feel accountable for what I do.
I have been super busy all week. Every night I have had some sort of meeting. This may seem like it is deterring me from doing the things I talked about in my first post, but in reality, it is only helping. The meetings have been for groups I have joined. I am throwing my first bits of paint, so to speak, and they are for things that will help me now and later. An honor's fraternity, a political science fraternity, and the college democrats are all lucky enough to now have my face at their meetings. :) The payoffs have been almost immediate already. I shook Dick Durbin's hand today. I only found out he was going to be here yesterday. That's how quick the benefits roll in from these things. Why didn't I do this sooner?
Sam and I have also decided to take time for ourselves. Instead of sitting on Facebook sending links to each other over Skype all night, we are now taking advantage of the free iTunes store and exercising to the free videos we have downloaded. It is already something I look forward to each night (Even if the girl on the "sexy stretch" video is super annoying).
The next two weeks will be even more hectic than this one, so I probably won't update for a while. Hopefully by then, though, I will have a lot of new things to talk about. Including a Chicago day trip next week to look at law schools with the law club I just joined.
I have begun. I have joined all these new groups, and I am meeting a lot of amazing new people. I can't wait to see where everything takes me. I am throwing my paint, and it is getting more colorful each day.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
"Live in the active voice, rather than passive. Think more about what you happen than what is happening to you." - William de Witt Hyde
Throwing paint. It's something I've always wanted to do. Ever since watching The Princess Diaries as a little kid, I have wanted to fill balloons with paint, hang them on a canvas, and throw darts at them. It is the sort of controlled chaos that defines my life. The thing is, I have never actually done it. Sure, I have made plans to, and I always say it's something I'm going to eventually do, but I still haven't done it. School, my summer job, and a bunch of other things always made me push it back as something I would do later.
That's what this blog is going to be about. Not throwing darts at paint balloons necessarily, (I will hopefully be able to post about doing that sometime in the next year, though), but all the things I put off and push into the back of my mind because I am too busy or too tired. Yes, things are crazy right now. I have a lot of school work that needs done and the LSAT to study for. I am looking for a job, figuring out what my summer is going to entail, working on what I need to move into the apartment in June, and getting ready for my first rent payment in a couple of weeks. But, I also spend hours of my day on Facebook doing nothing. I could be spending that time taking charge of my life and doing something I love.
There are many things I want out of this life; many things that I want to do that I have never told anyone about. I love writing. I think one of the coolest things I could ever do would be to write a book, screenplay, stage play, or something like that. I could easily be working on something like that right now. I want to be more confident, get in better shape, and be an overall more productive member of this world. That isn't something I have to put off until later.
I am sick of waiting for my life to begin. In high school I was waiting for college. Now I am waiting for law school. In law school I will be waiting for the real world. I refuse to just float along until then. I am deciding right now to take charge of my life. This can be the moment I look back on later to know when everything started to change. I'm going to start throwing my paint, living in the active voice. I can't wait to bring people along for the ride.
That's what this blog is going to be about. Not throwing darts at paint balloons necessarily, (I will hopefully be able to post about doing that sometime in the next year, though), but all the things I put off and push into the back of my mind because I am too busy or too tired. Yes, things are crazy right now. I have a lot of school work that needs done and the LSAT to study for. I am looking for a job, figuring out what my summer is going to entail, working on what I need to move into the apartment in June, and getting ready for my first rent payment in a couple of weeks. But, I also spend hours of my day on Facebook doing nothing. I could be spending that time taking charge of my life and doing something I love.
There are many things I want out of this life; many things that I want to do that I have never told anyone about. I love writing. I think one of the coolest things I could ever do would be to write a book, screenplay, stage play, or something like that. I could easily be working on something like that right now. I want to be more confident, get in better shape, and be an overall more productive member of this world. That isn't something I have to put off until later.
I am sick of waiting for my life to begin. In high school I was waiting for college. Now I am waiting for law school. In law school I will be waiting for the real world. I refuse to just float along until then. I am deciding right now to take charge of my life. This can be the moment I look back on later to know when everything started to change. I'm going to start throwing my paint, living in the active voice. I can't wait to bring people along for the ride.
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