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Monday, October 12th, 2009
9:42 am	Ridiculosity of life. I am immensely greatful for the amazingness that has been my years in college so far and the new additions to my life that I could never have foreseen. When I think of everything I've been lucky enough to have and do, I almost feel guilty for being so happy. I am even immensely greatful for my problems, which as bad as they may seem at times, there are people who have it a trillion times worse. I am just so greatful for my life. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
11:52 pm	=/ Question... Does persistance contribute to merit? Current Mood: exhausted (Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
11:18 pm	Human Nature FUCK myself and never being satisfied. I love not acting my age. I vow to do it more often. (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
1:50 am	Sick as fuuuh My name is Liz, and I make things happen. (Comment on this)
Monday, December 1st, 2008
12:35 am	I hate Monday's Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts. (Comment on this)
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
2:51 pm	A Bit of Nostalgia Sometimes you try so hard with people and it doesn't result. Sometimes you think you're trying hard and maybe they don't see it, or maybe you're not trying as hard as you think. All in all, things change, people grow up, old relationships and friendships seem like they were lifetimes away, and sometimes it feels like I'm back in 8th grade nerding it up in the library before class. This Thanksgiving I'd like to thank you all for being a part of my life. This morning I sat in my room procrastinating and looking through hundreds of old pictures from back in the day when I had a disposable camera, lol (I'm going to scan them and post em one day, so beware)...and it brought back so many happy memories of elementary, middle and high school, KORT days and Pines nights, Muvico madness and all the wonderful people and memories that Pembroke Pines has given me these past 12 years. Some of you are my best friends and I really do not have words for how meaningful you are to me and how you've shaped my life, and we will be best friends forever. Some of you are my oldest friends and I will always cherish the happy beginnings and youthful sillyness that we shared and will continue to share. Some of you may not have heard from me in a while, may not be as part of my everyday life as you used to be or I'd like for you to be, but I thank you and think of you often, and you're all still on my wall of pictures in my room, because my love is the same, always. Some of you are lovely people and great friends that I absolutely adore running into every break, partying with and being carefree with, hanging out with making new memories with, and my Pines experience would never be the same without you, and I thank you for that.  Some of you I've lost contact with completely, or it's just not how it used to be, and that's ok, people go their separate ways. I just wanted to let all of you know that you have made a mark in my life and in my heart, and I love you. Laughing in class, being "mischievous" in middle school, after parties and not so good parties, the bus after school, Colonial Fair, drama and boys and girls and getting into college, trip to St. Augustine 4th grade, days at the beach, Epstein and rants and raves and those infamous random parties at my house and any house willing to host drunken children, Senior Class and football games and AP and Mr. Manda and birthdays and dinners and Pines Ice, Model UN, and Siflinger and history and Gov, and Sea World, Islands of Adventure, proms and homecomings, Relay for Life, debates and discussions, concerts and dancing and 8th grade dance, 8th grade party at towngate, Starbucks and movies and skipping and "studying" and living and breathing and being happy, together. I know I've by far exceeded my sap quota probably for a lifetime, but growing up is happening fast and I dont want to wish I had shared any of this with any of you and not get the chance. Thank you all for making me the happiest person I know. If I haven't been the best friend to you, I hope the past can be forgotten and the future can redeem me. I am just a phonecall, text, or FB message away, so never ever hesitate. Coming back to Pines and seeing everyone will never ever get old. I hope our lives continue to cross and you are all wonderful, beautiful, amazing people that I thank life for everyday. Thank you all for existing! Peace and Love my friends, Liz (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
12:02 am	Thanksgiving coming soon!  2 tickets in a month, FUCK my life. Loving the weather though... T.I. is so sexy Oh, and old habits die hard, my friend.   (Comment on this)
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
3:25 am	If you voted/are thinking of voting for Barack Obama, PLEASE READ! Before you cast your vote tomorrow, look at the facts behind Obama’s campaign… •"Marxists/Socialists/Communists for Obama" is ACTUALLY a section on his website http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/group/MarxistsSocialistsCommunistsforObama •As an Illinois State senator this is his voting record: “nearly 130 times he voted present to avoid taking a stance... including on teaching discipline, providing patients rights, and toughening penalties on criminals" from 1997-2004 •He missed his vote on the Kyl-Lieberman amendment to allow use of military force against Iran... to which Joe Biden said "unlike Senator Obama, I believe this was a vitally important vote — not one to miss and then complain about later." He opposed this bill but never showed to vote for it •Why did he not accept the $84 million cap on campaign spending that McCain proposed, and now spends over $100 million a month…do you know where he gets the funds? No because he won’t disclose his records. •$800+ million in new government spending?!?! How in a time of economic crisis? •Obama will raise taxes to those earning $250,000 or more each year; a government handout on the backs of small business. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal (8/19/08), taxes paid by small business people earning $250,000 or more each year will be distributed to those who pay little or no federal income tax. If a tax credit is $1,000 but otherwise the tax payer would pay only $200, the U.S. Government, under Obama's redistribution plan, would get a check for $800. Those who pay no income tax at all would get a check for $1000. •If you’re Pro-Choice, make sure you REALLY know what Obama proposes; Obama opposes the Supreme Court ruling to uphold the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, and voted against legislative efforts in the Illinois Senate for three consecutive years (2001-2003) to give legal protections to a baby born alive during an attempted abortion procedure AND he has promised that "the first thing I'd do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act" (known as FOCA). This proposed legislation would create a federally guaranteed "fundamental right" to abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, including, as Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia has noted in a statement condemning the proposed Act, "a right to abort a fully developed child in the final weeks for undefined 'health' reasons. •Why doesn’t the media ask him what the Bush Doctrine is? Yes, Palin is an idiot, but why is he not questioned like McCain is questioned? •Obama’s running-mate Joe Biden said "The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.” He also said recently on October 19, 2008 "And here's the point I want to make. Mark my words. Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy." Is this really a time to be tested while in office?! •He is against the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia and completely ignores Latin America and its needs. •He was ranked by CQ as the most liberal Senator based on his votes in 2007 •Why does he refuse to disclose his Columbia records? What is he trying to hide? Is it that he used cocaine and marijuana during his college years? Cast an educated vote... Tell me what SIGNIFICANT contribution Obama has made to this country, and I’ll vote for him.   (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
1:33 am	Im early voting tomorrow! I feel...I feel like I'm too little for my life. Like, idk...I have a super cool job in the International Studies Department where I basically lobby for myself and chat up my advisor all day...except now they gave me this super intense 4 day crazy conference with the Colombian Paramilitaries to plan almost alone, I can do it but wtf? I'm sry everyone in the department is too busy negotiating treaties and giving lectures at Oxford, I should not be doing this... And Im Secretary for Model UN, except I had to try out for the team again but, I'm on the E-board so its weird and everyone is so secretive and the selection process is excrutiating, I can't take the tension. If I dont make the team (Im pretty sure I will) then its personal, because EVERYONE is rooting for me, and it'll be a failure to myself. AND I'm Vice President of Get Out the Vote, meaning me and 3 other people have basically registered :::drum roll please::: a final count of 1957 students at UM...and its been so hard and so tiring and planning events that no one cares about because UM is not exactly the most engaged campus, unless they get to shake Obama's hand... And all my friends are like nutso saving the world, or totally "like lets be Venezuelan together", so eeehm? My time is pretty divided between those friends who have a massive social life, or those who are not even going out on Halloween...NOT gna be me... AND then part of my friends (mostly from MUN) are all like psycho applying to law school we need to win at life and freaking be president or else we're worthless type A personalities, not like super stressed, thats just how they are...Im having a hard time figuring everything out. And scratch what I said, I HATE my econ prof whom I cant understand and dont get shit! And I miss my faraway friends a lot. Especially Samantha, it sucks seeing your best friend once a year ='( and Maria and Carlos are far far far too... and everyone I know and love at FSU and UF and UCF...I try with people and sometimes dont make more effort to catch up with those away because they dont with me, but I love all my friends so much and love coming home and seeing everyone, and no call is too random or awkward because I just love <3 I'm not stressed, Im not. Im so happy. The happiest. I'm not running around doing a million things, Im doing what I absolutely love and am passionate about. And I've made AMAZING AMAZING friends here, and I love my school. And. dude idk I just want things to slow down a little. I love when my friends just come to my room to hang out. No one does that anymore. No one goes on walks or just out for lunch or to the movies or comes over anymore. I want to have a big big girl sleepover... My life is amazing, I just need to make more time for salsaing and zumba and lazy days, and not let the world rely on me so much. Yea, thats what I need to do. (Comment on this)
Monday, September 15th, 2008
2:38 am	too many options! I hate options. Theyre great and all but when I have too many I get flustered and then I end up doing something half heartedly wondering if option B, or C or D or F or Z was a better choice. AGHHHHH! DUDE!!! PICK ONE! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
11:49 pm	Je suis TRES satisfait! I love! I love this semester I love our new room and our 4 ppl bathroom instead of 40 Our suitemates are nice =)  I love love LOVE my classes US and Latin American Relations is NUTS! My proff was US ambassador to Panama, negotiated the Panama Canal and is BFF with Bill Richardson, I am SO set! I LOVE my little Chinese Econ proff and his little son whom I see when I go to Salsa ONE TREE HILL TOMORROW! I love UM and our #1 recruiting class and we are gonna kick some GATOR ASS 09.06.08 I LOVE my new gay best friend David Posh and his gay club we went to (my first time) I love learning French and I am for sure studying abroad in Switzerland this summer!!!!! I love learning! I love Pandora I want my own Island in the Sun I love being 19 I hate that you're far away and I can't wait until we take over the world together I love that you love feeding me cuz I love food! I really wanna eat at the new jewish cafe on campus I'm going to start going to the gym and all the Wellness Center's bomb ass classes tomorrow I'm gonna get craftsy with my side of the room I hate my allergies I love having Tuesdays and Thursdays off! I love the immense amount of reading I have to do cuz it's too damn interesting I love my fishy! He keeps me company, and Li Joan talks to him when Im gone =) I love my friends! New and old, so so so so so much I love being and living and breathing Goodnight! (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
3:18 pm	AGH!  All of this doesn't fit into my life and I just don't know what to do about it so it's a struggle between being selfish and compromising.  I don't want to do either.     (Comment on this)
Monday, June 9th, 2008
1:46 am	BTW, just a few things worth documenting... I got a 90 on that INS paper =), my first A on a college paper... I hate Obama...I'd love to discuss it with YOU, dont act like you're not dying to know what I think, hehe... Im loving summer and my friends and my boy and my life.   Venezuela in exactly 10 DAYS! Can you say INSANITY?! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 5th, 2008
10:07 pm	AAAAGGGHHH!  Everyone is home AND IM STILL HERE WITH 3 FINALS LEFT!  WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! Wednesday at 7:30 I will be free. Current Mood: pissed off (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
6:24 am	I have just spent the past 15 hours (with plenty of Facebook, eating, watching Top Chef, bathroom, calling Julian with stress attacks, texting, and stretching breaks) working on a paper for my INS 201 Globalization and Change class entitled, “Globalization and the Rise of Religious Fundamentalism in Contemporary Society” In it you can find a myriad of examples of fundamentalist groups and what drives their emergence, purpose and continuation. The conclusion? I’m convinced that globalization theory isn’t much more than mental masturbation. Or that it is relative how much it really affects religious fundamentalism after you take into account ethnic conflicts, territorial battles and just plain power trips. *SIGH* With this commendable piece of writing I mark the end of my freshman year of college. Man did time fly. Breakfast then class then much needed SLEEP! <3 (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
10:42 am	Sleep deprivation is part of my life. Sucks. I drink too much coffee, but I like it.  Im excited to see everyone this summer at random places and at random parties =)...and I love how everyone gets along now that they're in college and "beyond the drama".  Im doing big things, nigga. Somehow I ended up super busy again, but I guess its my nature to be in 4,000 things at once. AND Im SO going to get straight A's this semester. That hasnt happened since freshman year of highschool.... Im doing super well in French! I can tell you a story and everything =) What else what else...OH! I dont despise girls as much as I used to. Im learning to appreciate the beauty in women and Im having fun doing things with a group of 10 girls instead of 10 guys for once. Don't count on me ever being a feminist though. The day is SO FREAKING GORGEOUS I wish I was at the beach, but I must go to my EXCITING Methods of Social Research class with my Malcolm X-entusiast of a teacher. WOO. And I love you more than anyone in the universe <3 Au revoir mon amies! Current Mood: sleepy (Comment on this)
Monday, February 11th, 2008
10:39 pm	So far... Craziest thing. So I auditioned for the Real World with a couple of friends just for fun. It was a really cool experience, met my first transexual. It was intense. I figured it would be a good story for the kids about my "crazy, spontaneous college days". Except I got a call back. So I filled out a 25 page bio of myself including "what is the most romatic thing youve done for someone" "what are your views on the war" "tell me about your town" "how would you describe your mom" and so on and so on. So I thought, hey, w/e, it's cool to tell someone your story. Except I got ANOTHER call back. So Im like, all right, I'll do this one hour interview, it should be fun, ill keep it casual. Except he was fascinated by me. He even kept talking to me for like 20 minutes post-interview to "get my views on a few other things, just for kicks"... "You kicked ass!, you're the opposite of everyone else that auditions for the show." he said.   AGH! I hope the call backs stop, I have no intention of doing this for real (ha ha, get it)...oh man, life is too funny.  Current Mood: shocked (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, January 25th, 2008
1:43 pm	BLISS. (Comment on this)
Friday, November 30th, 2007
12:04 am	In BETWEEN the Holidays... So when I discover a new song I like, I don't just like it,  I don't just love it, I feel like I NEED it for my sanity...I NEED to listen to it  7 million times a day and sing along until I know all the words and just FEEL it, until it takes over me and it's all Im thinking about for those blissful 3+ minutes... and it is the most amazing, wonderful, freeing experience. To be taken over by music has to be one of my favorite things in the ENTIRE world. So my friend Patrick isn't happy here. I feel like he's only seen the party hard, Miami nights, South Beach madness environment that just isn't his vibe. He hardly goes out, he sulks and sits alone when me or a few others don't go with him to the dining hall, has not left campus ONCE since he's been here. Ugh I just wish I could show him the amazing side of this FABULOUS city. Im gonna take him to the short film festival, and to the museum, and to my FAVORITE little bookstore and Bayside...maybe then he wont transfer. He needs a break from the drunken frenzy that is the 5th floor of Walsh. Well, with a floormate known as Shazaam, I think Id need a break too. Only in Miami can you wear shorts and a tank top on December's Eve... Kinda wish it was getting cooler though, it makes the Holidays so much more enjoyable. Current Mood: awake (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
1:37 am	Some things never change... My lovely conversation with the one and only J Quinn Salazar...all this time, yet it sounds all too familiar LOL  PBRstreetGang131: you know we're still getting married right LatinHuNNy606: really? PBRstreetGang131: yea, January 15, 2015 LatinHuNNy606: aw, right in the middle of both of our birthdays, clever! PBRstreetGang131: yea, I didn't know if ud notice that LatinHuNNy606: Im a girl, of course I would... PBRstreetGang131: Anyway, you'd be a great wife. Im sure we'll have fun too, I always liked your butt... LatinHuNNy606: of course...shut up J (2 Comments |Comment on this)