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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>what a great day to stop and smell the roses

please, watch the thorns</description><title>quelle formidable journee</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @lagrandevie)</generator><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>i dont know what to think anymore</title><description>&lt;p&gt;i dont know what to think anymore&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50665097198</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50665097198</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:26:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>rule of the day: friday</title><description>&lt;p&gt;wake up in bliss and make plans for the weekend&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50664189428</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50664189428</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:55 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>confession</title><description>&lt;p&gt;i was accepted&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;into the program of my&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;choice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;but&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;they accepted an&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;incredibly shitty&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;portfolio&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(mine)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;amp; now&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i&amp;#8217;m concerned.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50664137039</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50664137039</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:08:56 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>I often feel
Alienated
From all of my friends. 
It&amp;#8217;s as if
I&amp;#8217;m a step ahead of them
In...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;I often feel&lt;br/&gt;
Alienated&lt;br/&gt;
From all of my friends. &lt;br/&gt;
It&amp;#8217;s as if&lt;br/&gt;
I&amp;#8217;m a step ahead of them&lt;br/&gt;
In life&lt;br/&gt;
And I keep having to&lt;br/&gt;
Look back to&lt;br/&gt;
Make sure they&amp;#8217;re&lt;br/&gt;
Still behind me&lt;br/&gt;
Thus&lt;br/&gt;
Regressing progression&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50643444660</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50643444660</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:58:47 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>the unspoken words
left lingering
on my tongue.
strangers to speech,
stuck as a thought
revolving,...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;the unspoken words&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;left lingering&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;on my tongue.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;strangers to speech,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;stuck as a thought&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;revolving, rotating, throbbing,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;in my head&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50175479803</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50175479803</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 12:35:08 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>a student of mine wrote about achieving dreams.
an hour later, here i am
without a chance to...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;a student of mine wrote about achieving dreams.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;an hour later, here i am&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;without a chance to achieve &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;what i have been fighting to seek.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;things dont go the way you plan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;things never go the way you plan.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50170168298</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50170168298</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 11:18:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>If you asked me if I’m happy
I’d say no. 
There’s nothing making me sad
But
Nothing making me happy....</title><description>&lt;p&gt;If you asked me if I’m happy&lt;br/&gt;
I’d say no. &lt;br/&gt;
There’s nothing making me sad&lt;br/&gt;
But&lt;br/&gt;
Nothing making me happy. &lt;br/&gt;
I haven’t been happy in a long time.&lt;br/&gt;
But, what is happiness? &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50070938310</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50070938310</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 01:06:09 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Somewhere over the rainbow
All my dreams come true</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Somewhere over the rainbow&lt;br/&gt;
All my dreams come true&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50070581021</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/50070581021</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:58:43 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>My sister asked me what I thought the best birthday would be like. 
A trip, I said. 
A nice long...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;My sister asked me what I thought the best birthday would be like. &lt;br/&gt;
A trip, I said. &lt;br/&gt;
A nice long trip somewhere far away with people who mean a lot to me. No fireworks or parades, just a little bit of peace.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49758281332</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49758281332</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 02:31:19 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Rule of the Day: Monday</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Drag yourself out of bed and look forward to Friday.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49752239394</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49752239394</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:31:39 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>When I'm Gone</title><description>&lt;p&gt;My most frequently used phrase to begin a sentence in the past 3 months is &lt;em&gt;“Since leaving school/Mount Holyoke…”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. I’ve divided the past year into two halves: &lt;em&gt;Before&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;After&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Leaving Mount Holyoke. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. I don’t want to talk about Mount Holyoke anymore even though my decision to leave and every moment thereafter has contributed to my growth as a human being. It’s hard to clear the slate when my most recent influx of personal growth has to do with a place that I chose to leave despite my decision to attend a year ago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. Yesterday I showed one of my students the Roomsurf bit I had written and posted on my blog. While reading it with him, I pointed out that despite having written about choosing Mount Holyoke over top-tier architecture schools, the funniest part is that I’m doing the exact opposite now. He didn’t bat an eye.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. What haunts me the most from the school are the hastily-severed friendships that I regret having to cut off. It almost seems as if a small part of me still belongs on campus where things are happening and people are moving on.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5. $25,000. Conversely, I may be able to pay for a year at City College in full by working this summer. Oh the woes of the dollar.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is my last and final mention of Mount Holyoke in any form of published writing for the foreseeable future. Well, I’ll try my best.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49747660156</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49747660156</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 23:25:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Rule of the Day: Sunday</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Sleep in and do absolutely nothing. Have a great day.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49742786329</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49742786329</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 22:24:56 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>sometimes
i have to refrain myself from conversation
because i know i&amp;#8217;ll be compelled to...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;sometimes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i have to refrain myself from conversation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;because i know i&amp;#8217;ll be compelled to say&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;something awfully mean&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;that i strongly believe in.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;those are some hideous shoes&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49520038751</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49520038751</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 12:43:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>the pair of eyes that glisten with perseverance.
the beauty marks on your face are periods in a...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;the pair of eyes that glisten with perseverance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the beauty marks on your face are periods in a winded paragraph.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the sideswept hair that frames your eyes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the pauses you make leave me eager for more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and that laugh&amp;#8230;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49409662867</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49409662867</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 22:36:17 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Salutations</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello, world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Good morning, sunshine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nice to meet you, robin.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pleased to see you again, squirrel.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#8217;s been too long, maple.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Let&amp;#8217;s catch up some time, oak.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How are the kids, cat?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You look fantastic today, dog.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hello, world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hello.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49407975274</link><guid>http://lagrandevie.tumblr.com/post/49407975274</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 22:16:10 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
