You

Dear You,
I don't know that we've met in person or spent any real time together but I am glad that you're willing to take some time out of your day to look around at other blogs. Apparently, you're at least semi-interested in the lives of others and I appreciate that about you. You seem pretty great, we should be friends.
If I may offer a little piece of advice: chin up and keep being you. Trust me, I know that those things are pretty hard to do 24/7 because life is life and it gets hard. But being yourself is the best favor you can do for you because it means you were always true whatever was in your view. (Yes, I worked on that internal rhyme.)
I hope that your day is going well with whatever is going on in your life. I hope it's sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. But, if things get hard, I hope you'll keep your head up because who says that you're not perfect. Cause life is a highway and I hope that you'll never let it be too little, too late. And if you ever feel like you're superman poisoned by kryptonite, I'll dare you to move.
Okay, I think I'm done with the cheesy song titles in my motivational speech.
But, seriously, you have a good day :)
Sincerely,
Robyn :)

X-Men

One of my favorite movies ever is the "X-Men" series. (Yes, I count the trilogy as a movie.)
I love the superhero ideal that Professor X has about protecting and furthering the greater good.

Washington

Welcome to Washington

Welcome to the place I go to college, where it likes to rain and 60 degrees is considered warm enough to be  outside in shorts.
A lot of people ask me why I decided to come to school in Washington since I used to live in Italy; mostly, it's close to family and it was one of the cheapest schools I applied to. But, since that decision, I've come to really like the school I chose.
Washington isn't actually quite as rainy as people think; it rain a lot but it doesn't rain super hard all the time. It's really green and people are generally pretty outdoorsy. Something I really want to do soon is take a trip over to the coast and walk along the water eating salt water taffy. I like Washington a lot, all things considered. I wish it was sunny more often but that's currently my main complaint.

"Vita"

Vita meaning "life." Honestly, I really miss living in Italy and hearing Italian all the time.
At this particular moment, I don't really know how to describe life. I could describe it in terms of what I want to do; or what I have to do; or what's been happening; or how many times a day I wish I was in my bed instead.
But life doesn't care how I describe it; it's just going to keep rolling on and on. I guess I should get to it then...because the sooner I do the things I have to do, the sooner I'll get to do the things I want to do then I'll have stories to tell about what's been happening and maybe I'll barely have the energy to want my bed.

I think this is a really cool picture, jussayin'

Uncertainty

Maybe it's a typical college emotion to feel completely uncertain about everything. But it's really kind of annoying to not know so much about where your own life is going. Everything just seems really transient right now and I don't know what to hold on to.

Terrifying Things

1. Being alone
2. Trying to figure out life
3. That maybe the monsters that were under my bed moved into my head

There are lots of terrifying things that pop up in life. The trick, I suppose, is learning how to deal with them--even though they scare the willies out of you. And, truth is, I'm getting there. One baby step at a time. 

Sleep

Oh how I miss sleep. And I don't even know why I don't do it; it gets to be 4 in the afternoon and I'm craving my bed. But once 10 pm rolls around, there's always time for one more episode of "Supernatural." Honestly, I should start reading. New goal, read a chapter of that book before I go to bed tonight. And go to bed at a reasonable hour. This week is gonna be intense so getting sleep when I can is going to be a wonderful idea.

Pretty much, yeah