#autobiog

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new.

I am ready to do new things, make new habits, try new approaches to old things.

I’ve seen how change can be something of a reinvention of self - improvement, not replacement.

I get frustrated effortlessly, but sometimes I have these weeks, like now, where the frustration is calmed.  I’m not small.  The things all around are just things.  I don’t have to compete with everyone or my ideal self.

It’s possible to overcome yourself, I’ve learned.  Whatever part of me that tries to hold me back can be ignored, and I can even love myself like I love other people.  It’s so hard, and it’s possible: I’ve done it.

Tomorrow is another time to get better and try.

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tag

Yay, thanks @anelementofsurprise !!

Rules: Tag 20 followers you want to get to know better

Nicknames: Prefer not to say  :)

Gender: Female

If I had a cat, what would I name it: Euna for a girl, Scotty for a boy

Height: Somewhat petite

Hogwarts House: Not a HP fan so don’t know

Favorite color: Red, turquoise, white, black, gray, pale pink.  (I love lots of colors!  Might be due to my synesthesia.)

Time right now: 7:21 PM

Average hours of sleep: 7-8 probably

Favorite number: 7

Last thing you googled: “synesthetic” or something similar, to check my grammar

Blankets you sleep with: Sheet, wool blanket, quilt, and faux sheepskin comforter.  (I get cold easily can’t you tell.)

Fictional character you want as your younger sibling:  Maybe Helen from Jane Eyre, or one of the Lost Boys from Peter Pan!

Favorite Band/ Artists:

Adam Young - of Owl City and other musical brilliance

Tori Kelly - an amazing singer, songwriter, guitarist

Tides from Nebula - my favorite post-rock band, from Poland

Gil Shaham - favorite violinist

Yiruma - the great contemporary composer-pianist

Ludovico Einaudi - like Yiruma, but very different style

and many other classical artists

Dream trip:  South Georgia + Antarctica!

What am I wearing right now: Jeans and my Good Mythical Morning T-shirt

When I made this blog: April 2013. 

How many blogs I follow: 66.

What I post about:  Nature photography, classic lit, opera, soccer, Sherlock Holmes, T. E. Lawrence, and my quarter-life angst.  I may at some point have multiple blogs, such as:

history

Sherlock Holmes

photography / PNW / personal

classic lit

I’m super lazy...it’s been so easy just to post everything in one place.  My poor followers though.  :P

Tagging:  @goodoldbaz, @semantictheory​, @badhat6, @avec-leon​, @discoveringnevaeh​, @xoschemat​ and anyone else who wants to do it!

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morning person

Today I - Woke up at 5am - Stayed awake (!) reading about the Nimrod expedition ⚓ - Had breakfast (!) and coffee with Mom. - Drove in the rain - Got to work well before 8 Now if I do this every morning, mornings will be my favorite time of day.

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realizations after vacation

I have too many things and spend money too often

I can be happy with less internet

I try too hard to do everything

I’m a better person when I’m genuine

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Andrea Bocelli "Nessun Dorma" Seattle, WA June 1st, 2016

AWWWW this takes me back to my childhood... I assure you, if I’d have (only) been there, I’d have been bawling my eyes out.