One long, quiet week

Not much new. Mercury went retrograde on the 17th, so needless to say, things have been pretty technologically nutty. For example, my replacement phone that I got three weeks ago decided to go berserk. However, my stubborn iTunes purchases finally decided to download.

Last Saturday, I began the search for a prom dress. Much like finding a college, it takes a lot of time and energy. Great...
This weekend, however, I have the added bonus of spending a quality Sunday with my lovely biffer and fellow Virgo, S.R.S. [name censored for privacy].

This week has gone by particularly slowly because there are only two weeks left until AP exams (May 3-14). Today, my math teacher announced that we were done learning for the year - a very welcome treat. Today, my AP French teacher also announced that we were kicking into high gear until the exam - not-so-welcome news. I'm only taking three AP exams this year (French, environmental science and English literature). Hopefully I can place out of some boring freshman level courses at DU in the fall!

One last update: my first (of many future pieces) DU apparel arrived today, a super-cozy sweatshirt. It's getting me super-pumped for September!!! All my friends are getting their respective college apparel - it's so spiritful (not a word)!

xxo, S

The right to sleep

For at least two years now, I have been actively arguing that teenagers are among the most sleep-deprived people on earth. This month in National Geographic, an article by D. T. Max backs up my suspicions.

"The natural sleep rhythms of teenagers would call for a late morning wake-up—but there they are, starting high school at 8 a.m... Yet he or she has no choice."

Read for yourself at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/05/sleep/max-text

Sweet dreams,
xxo, S

Day of Silence

April 16th (that's today!) is the DAY OF SILENCE. The Gay-Straight Alliance at my school will be participating, and encouraging others to participate, in "taking a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment" in schools.

Simple actions like removing "that's so gay" from your repertoire show support for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. Diversity is one of the most beautiful parts of humanity and we should embrace equality and all differences in all people.

  Visit http://www.dayofsilence.org/index.cfm for more information.

Think about the voices you aren't hearing today.

xxo, S