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16.09.21

Ciao from the void.

Void with a capital V? If I’m your void, but you’re my void (really wanting to embrace y’all as English’s second person plural)… then is reality a relative void? It is if you remember that everything is mostly nothing, a thought that is both relieving and terrifying depending on where you’re (y’all’re) at mentally (guessing probably not great as we meet here between the trenches in no man’s land).

Behold, the long-expected intro post. However, consider the following arguments:

a. Time is relative

b. Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn

Hi, my name is Kira and I’m a pretentious bastard. Sugar is my drug of choice, love starting my day off on that high and proceeding to crash harder than Icarus. Guess you’ve got to be a self-destructive sadist to believe the ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer and the rage, rage against the dying of the light mindset of academia. It’s a very Greek idea. Profanity, do I hate citations. You’ll find vaguely described sources for quotes and allusions in the tags.

To return to the point—if there ever was one among the rambling nonsense that is my scream stream of consciousness—this is my personal blog that will be filled with mostly studying, but also fun extras like Stuff in General. I’m a linguistics major taking five classes this semester: English, Spanish, French, and two linguistics classes. I’m focused on getting good grades to apply for law school in the ominously approaching future.

Days like today—when I am never enough, gotta do more, gotta be more—are why I’ve joined you in the void despite my general dislike of social media. This blog is for me more than anyone and more of a reminder than anything else. 

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

I had a fairly productive day, but it never seems like enough. Listening to an absolute shitmix of low-fi classical alternative punk rock pop with a side of rubbish (like garbage, but tasteful). I’m within and without. Also vibing with Roses by The Band CAMINO.

Look at me go, being all melodramatic and such.

17.09.21

Nice, you can’t see the impending deadlines in the photos! Mostly schoolwork today as I attempt to coast through two assignments toward the weekend, despite my uncoordinated nature preventing any type of physical coasting. Maybe I’ll actually get ahead over the weekend instead of burning out. I’ll see where I’m at when night falls. Until then, I have miles to go before I sleep. (Possibly, I’m more familiar with kilometres).

24.09.21

Miles: When will I know I’m ready?

Peter B: You won’t. It’s a leap of faith.

Still a bit of a mess, but that’s okay. I did what I needed to do, meaning I finished my English assignment, went to my linguistics class, and took a nap. I’ve got a lot planned for studying over the weekend, but I deserved a break today.

Peter B: How do I know I’m not gonna mess it up again?

Miles: You won’t.

Peter B: Right. It’s a leap of faith.

30.09.21

“I can’t explain what I mean. And even if I could, I’m not sure if feel like it.” —J.D. Salinger

Today was a day, I guess. I’m not sure where it went, but I’ve been waiting to go back to sleep since I woke up. My essay is due tomorrow, but I’m just sitting here waiting. I got through a bit of my linguistics notes and with some discipline I’ll finish writing some more discussion board posts tonight.

“I can’t exactly describe how I feel, but it’s not quite right. And it leaves me cold.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald

I’ll be going home for the weekend and with a minor miracle the rain will pass and I’ll be able to catch up on my coursework.

“Please believe that things are good with me, and even when they’re not, they will be soon enough.” —Stephen Chbosky

Tonight’s playlist:

Asleep—The Smiths

MLK—U2

Blackbird—The Beatles

07.10.21

I feel like I got a lot done today, although the construct of time begs to differ. I’ll never get done enough to truly be satisfied, but I’m learning to be okay with that. I hope you—as I break my melancholic monologue to look directly into the Void—know the happiness that comes with a hopeful kind of yearning.

“Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho' / We are not now that strength which in old days / Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; / One equal temper of heroic hearts, / Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will / To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” —Alfred Lord Tennyson

10.10.21

“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.” ― Hafiz of Shiraz

I ran faster, I stretched my arms farther, I tied myself to the mast of my ship and finished my linguistics assignment. My new plant Sylvia is settling into her home. My clothes smell like a bonfire and my eyes are tired. I hope you know, wherever you exist within the Void, that there’s always more. Happy Thanksgiving.

“But I can take it if I know you’re out there, surviving, getting through it. This won’t be forever. There’s a future. There really is. We’ll find a way.” —Patrick Ness

12.10.21

“My head is bloody, but unbowed.” —William Ernest Henley

As a disclaimer, I am still further behind in my schoolwork than I should be, but if I fail I will know I gave it my all. I finished nearly a week’s worth of classwork for linguistics, studied for the LSAT, and took care of my mental health. And for the grand finale…

“Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse.” —Catch Me If You Can

I received an awesome scholarship for maintaining a high average in my classes last year. Emotional displays are not within my repertoire of skills, but I assure you I am feeling many emotions.

“My boy’s wicked smart.” —Good Will Hunting

Listening to:

everything sucks—vaultboy

16.10.21

“A philosopher once asked, “Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we’re human?” Pointless, really… “Do the stars gaze back?” Now, that’s a question.” —Neil Gaiman

Home for a weekend with family and Thanksgiving round two, aced my linguistics midterm and first assignment, got to see some pretty amazing space stuff, and started and ended my day with some apple cider.

“I think we also found the answer to the universe, which was, quite simply: just spend more time with your friends.” —Smiley Poswolsky

26.10.21

“Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.” —Robert Jordan

I was busy with assignments all last week, so I worked through the weekend. As of today, I’m still behind in one class and have some more assignments on the horizon.

Despite the strong odour of eschatological anxiety this creates, I’m focused on doing what I can. I did classwork for eight hours, plus two hours of studying for the LSAT with only one question wrong on a timed section of analytical reasoning. I did laundry. I exercised. I took care of myself. Lets hope I didn’t get too close to the sun.

03.11.21

« Tu sais… quand on est tellement triste on aime les couchers de soleil… »

It’s been a long day. A long week? I’ve worked through the past two weekends and don’t feel like I’m any more… I don’t feel anymore.

« Le jour des quarante-quatre fois, tu étais donc tellement triste? »

I have done what I could. All I can do now is rest and hope for a better tomorrow.

« Mais le petit prince ne répondit pas.» —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

04.11.21

Another day spent on my classes. I had a French test this morning after my Spanish class, so I’m grateful I didn’t end up writing in Italian. I worked on linguistics, Spanish, and French for the rest of the day.

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” —Robert Frost

29.11.21

“I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.” —Donna Tartt

Today marks the beginning of the last week of classes before finals. Somehow, I wound up being the leader of my group project, so naturally I delegated, was expectedly disappointed, and edited my our presentation the day before handing it in. Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, no doubt, no doubt… With most of my big assignments done, I’m feeling pretty accomplished.

“I probably shouldn't brag, but dang, I amaze and astonish.” —Lin Manuel Miranda

Ok random but I need to know

Lawyers, law students, legal professionals, and anyone else who uses this term: how have y’all been pronouncing prima facie??