PlayThatSong

This song has been on repeat all day.

I can't believe he's coming to R'side. Eek!

Day 7 - Fiona Apple "Pale September" lyrics

Pale September

I wore the time like a dress that year

The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my skin

But as the embers of the summer lost their breath and disappeared

My heart went cold and only hollow rhythms resounded from within

But then he rose, brilliant as the moon in full

And sank in the burrows of my keep

And all my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet

And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep

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The imagery of this song is what gets me the most. There are a lot of songs out there that I love but this, along with so many other Fiona Apple songs, is lyrically driven. Add the hypnotic rhythm of the piano and her husky yet smooth voice and you have a winner. A winner to my ears anyway.

Day 6 - Best Friend

I stopped believing in a quote-on-quote "best friend" ages ago because the reality is I have tons of SUPER, GREAT friends who are no better than the other. Each person is, instead,"the best" at bringing me joy and happiness, keeping me company, lending a listening ear, and putting up with all that is me. I love them all and I'd frankly be superdy duper sad if I had to go on in life without any one of them. Corny? Yes. But it's the truth.

taken February 2009 by Hannah Jo.

Missing quite a few friends but hey, it's a nice pic. I couldn't resist.

Note to self = take more pictures

TruthBeTold

French midterm = 96%

Econ midterm = 90%

Chem midterm = .....

I don't think I'm cut-out for science.

Day 5 - Most Amazing Thing to Ever Happen

In all my 20 years I must say a lot of amazing things have happened so it's hard to really pinpoint the MOST amazing but I guess I'll pick my 2004 trip to Geneva.

I sometimes jokingly call it my middle school graduation present because it happened the summer right before high school. I do not remember who brought it up or how it ended up happening but at the age of 13 my parents allowed me to travel all alone to Switzerland to spend a month with my Mom's brother, David, and his family. A family which I had only met once in Kenya 4 years prior and vaguely remembered.

Well, to say the least, I ended up having a blast. I remember spending the first two weeks or so terribly homesick but I eventually got over it and even while I was homesick I still managed to have fun & enjoy my time there. Of course, when it was time to leave, I didn't want to go home. I had been out and about with my cousins as well as visited my other uncle, Paul, and his family in France. I had experienced a different culture, been exposed to different languages (my cousins all spoke Swahili) and spent a whole month away from home and survived. I loved it.

That trip is the reason why I switched from Spanish to French in high school which was probably one of the best decisions I ever made because it led to my (basic) understanding and complete obsession with the French language and culture. It's the reason why I'm taking French now and the reason why I plan on living in France for some extended period of time (if not moving there altogether).

So now that I think about it that trip is probably the most amazing thing to ever happen to me. It reaffirmed my sense of independence and adventure, exposed me to another way of living, gave me a cool story to share, and led me to one of the only things that brings me complete and utter joy.

Ah. Mon coeur est avec vous, France.

Day 4 - Anywhere in the World

Je voudrais habiter ici...

ou ici...

ou ici...

ou ici...

Je ne préfère pas une ville particulière en France. Je veux juste habiter là-bas.

I don't prefer a particular city in France. I just want to live there.

Day 3 - One Wish

Be fluent in Kikuyu.