Posted by becomingjennie on May 14, 2012 · 69 Comments
holy. shit. It’s all happening. (yaaaaaay!!!!)
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Posted by becomingjennie on April 12, 2012 · 29 Comments
I have taken on the most incredible adventure. No, not recovery of the kind may think, but of a larger recovery, a bigger plan, something so big and so large that it keeps me up at night with the potential good that may come of it. I have decided to start a non-profit organization that … Read more
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Posted by becomingjennie on April 28, 2011 · 48 Comments
About two weeks ago, I was sitting in Dr. Reef’s office talking about life. At one point in our short, thirty minute conversation, he said, “I’m really curious as to when something will go wrong for you. Because everything seems to go right.” Oh ho ho Dr. Reef, that statement assumes I believe things can … Read more
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Posted by becomingjennie on April 25, 2011 · 83 Comments
Dear Jennifer: After careful review of your application for admission, we regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission for the Fall Quarter 2011. UCLA continues to receive more applications for admission than we can accommodate. Given the high caliber of the applicant pool, admission decisions were difficult and involved hard … Read more
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Posted by becomingjennie on April 19, 2011 · 13 Comments
Frank Sinatra singing gently over the roar of Starbuck’s customers, horns, laughing, the occasional burst of the steamer in a metal milk container. A gentleman next to me precariously balancing his laptop on his lap. Plugging in the power cord, sipping his coffee and the music shifts to something a bit more uptempo. Piaget’s stages … Read more
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Posted by becomingjennie on April 4, 2011 · 34 Comments
So many times in life, I’ve wished I could go back and change something I said or did. I tell myself, like any good, trying to move forward type person, that “I will neither regret nor wish to change the past,” but truth be told, everyone has a day or eight they’d love to go … Read more
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Posted by becomingjennie on February 9, 2011 · 43 Comments
Jimmy, a very dear reader, left a comment that struck me as gold. Not the “life is a series of punches to the face” comment, although it certainly can be, but the above title, “I’m riding this emotionless train as far as it will go.” This statement struck me because I rode this train for … Read more
