And all the men and women merely players. Chances are you’ve heard these lines before, from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, but also, it’s the fundamental idea between one of my favorite theories in Sociology called Dramaturgy, a theory that suggests that a person’s identity is constantly remade as they interact with others, that is an ever changing thing depending on who they’re with or where they are. Before you tune me out as a dork or nerd that uses theories from her college major in everyday life, think about it. Doesn’t everyone have a persona? This theory merely offers that a person’s social self is played out on…

I’ve always been a fan of Grey’s Anatomy. One episode in particular spoke to me, because one of my favorite characters said his goodbye in it. One quote from that episode still resonates with me until now: Did you say it? ‘I love you. I don’t ever want to live without you. You changed my life.’ Did you say it? Make a plan. Set a goal. Work toward it, but every now and then, look around; Drink it in ’cause this is it. It might all be gone tomorrow. Certainly this life is unpredictable and that’s what makes life ever so exciting. We never know for certain what our choices…

Rainy days and Mondays don’t necessarily bring me down, but this Monday, I feel more like sitting under the sun, sand between my toes, sipping a cold drink before running and diving into the salty foam. Franco’s Better Days feels like summer, and the video ain’t bad too. How do you keep the long face with these lyrics? Spreading good vibrations yeah yeah ai No harm/hurt to be cool, from heating off too soon So may I give love to you Give love to me No matter what the do or say We’ll be on our way Have a great week. 🙂

It may be one of the most cliche things ever, but from recent events, I really do believe that when God closes a door, he opens a window. In my life, he blew the whole thing open. If you know me personally and you’ve seen/talked to me in the past two months, you probably are privy to a huge personal change that has left me singularly different. It’s forced me to change in so many ways, and have made me grow up so much in such a short period of time. Things change, people get surprised, life deals you cards that you didn’t think you could use. Sometimes you just…

Also known as another: I think you should listen to The String Quartet’s Dare You to Move cover today post. If  you’re a sap like me and you’ve watched “The Mirror has Two Faces”, you’ve probably heard the line “When we fall in love, we hear Puccini in our heads”. I think Puccini is still a little too mature for my tastes, but this cover of Switchfoot’s Dare You to Move, feels to me, a little something like that. When I first heard this arrangement, I was floored. The swell before the chorus of strings, with the punch of drums to top it off, pure bliss. I couldn’t stop listening…

Have you ever had friends that will literally pick you up when you fall? I do. The people in this photo are four of the most amazing people in my life. I know I’ve never been much for the public displays of affection, and I don’t really show too much details of my actual life, I just write about them, but these people are wonderful, amazing people, and they deserve an “outing” of how lucky I am to have them with me in this struggle that we go through, also known as growing up. We don’t see each other as much as we could (my fault really), and we don’t…

1. The power that scent has on memory. You only need a whiff to bring you back to the same exact moment weeks, months, years ago. It can take you back to the person you were in that memory, and give you the giddy/melancholic feeling back in a snap. 2. A perfectly timed random text. It can make/ruin a day, no matter what was said. 3. Pandesal breakfasts. 4. Friends that make you laugh, but can also kick the shit out of your self esteem, then slowly build it back up by honestly telling you what’s wrong with you, and what’s going great. 5. Being honest. There is no riskier…