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My Little TV Marathon.

After a few weeks of crazy, these are some shows I'm re-watching now:

Breaking Bad Six Feet Under The Sopranos Cowboy Bebop Community Arrested Development

Bam, let's do this!

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10 Technology Skills That Will No Longer Help You Get A Job

These tech skills are no longer in demand. Show recruiters that you can adapt and learn.

Aw shoot. Excuse me while I go erase Adobe Flash & SEO off my resume.

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Good for Great

Bruises and scrapes All life's mistakes Are nothing but bad weather

So many books that I didn't read But there's so much air I chose to breathe How about the colors I've seen? So I'll leave these pages in the trees

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The Mystery of Shakespeare.

Hi there, how's it going?

Something I learned in London and found pretty interesting: there has been some speculation recently that William Shakespeare didn't actually write his plays. Historical evidence indicates that William Shakespeare was either an alias or a simple actor given the rights to the plays by 6th Earl of Derby, William Stanley.

To sum up the second theory-- playwriting and acting were discouraged and sometimes condemned during the 16th/17th centuries, especially by government officials. Thus, it could be possible that high-standing Earls or Dukes at the time would use alternative aliases when publishing their works to save their reputations. Some literary professionals are questioning Shakespeare's authenticity because the scope of language and themes throughout his plays exhibit high literacy skills that Shakespeare may not have actually acquired due to his simple upbringing. Common themes across the works concern government procedure, tragedy as a consequence for ultimate power, questions against the royal family, and many more matters that a simpleton may not be as involved with as an earl, such as the Earl of Derby, would be.

Interesting stuff. And I'm sure there's a lot more to this theory than what I just wrote. Then again, its all conjecture. You all probably heard it already, but since I have only the basic understanding of Shakespeare, I was kind of mind-blown for awhile when I first heard it. Haha, I was totally dazed and I kept wondering, What if the greatest writer of our time.. isn't actually the greatest writer of our time? Woah! Chills!

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The Phoenix

Wearing all vintage misery No, I think it looked a little better on me Oh I'll change you like a remix Then I'll raise you like a phoenix

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That Awkward Moment When... #??

Awkward moment when some stranger sees me jumping excitedly but doesn't realize it's because I'm done with my finals and junior year. Is that a bee, near my forehead? Oh yeah, that's why I'm waving my arms.. Hm.. Normalcy is for squares. I'm running out of excuses for my absurdities. 

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How I Ran Into A Door... Gangnam Style.

Ha, sorry for a bit of a depressing note-- here are a few comical things that happened to me last week.

During my stay in London, I became really good friends with this girl who invited me to join her and another friend on a trip to Berlin. We went last week and it was so nice! Weather was amazing and the city is just beautiful, hands down. There was a bit of a depressing note when we visited a concentration camp-- but another day for another entry.

Anyway, we were walking around the Brandenburg Tor-- pulling out our iPhones, taking pictures, etc. when we noticed these two guys in uniform approaching people with German and American flags. One of them saw that we were three Asian girls and approached us super excitedly. The three of us were walking away, but we looked because we were curious to see what he'd do next... lo and behold, he yells, "OPPA GANGNAM STYLE!" gets into straddle position and continues to do the dance. Smooth.

The next day,, the three of us ran into some friends who were also traveling at the hostel we were staying at. The three of us were about to check out, so we sit and chat with our friends for awhile. When we were about to leave, I wave goodbye to them-- not realizing that there was a glass door in front of me. You know those commercials with the bird that face plants the door because the housewife had smeared Windex all over it? That was me. Hahaha, all I could do was press my hands against it, say "God! This door is so clear!" and walk away. 

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Lost in London.

I can't believe I'm already going home.

Study abroad was definitely a fun, much-needed experience. As the day when my flight ascends looms closer, I spend a lot of time now reflecting my past few months here.

I have a collection now of all the souvenirs, photos, and transportation tickets I purchased or used. As I stash it all away, I think of all the days I've come home drenched from hard rain and walked out of my dorm at 5 AM to catch an appointment. I also think about the brightest day with new friends and the many sights that I will probably never see again.

This experience has been a little more than that though. Ever since I left high school, I have constantly wished for a better tomorrow. That I would be better than who I was yesterday, last week, or last year. But many of the conversations I have had were reality shocks: the person I am now is not the person I would like to be. When will tomorrow come if all I am today is who I was yesterday, last week, and last year? Even if I changed my name or where I lived, it wouldn't make me better. Even if I did all that, I'd still be me, just lost in London.

So, I am ready... or at least, I think I am. I am so ready to come home, figure out what I want to do and pursue it- full speed ahead, without any regard to what anyone says or how many times I fail at it. But what is it and where do I even start?