"It is not the ctitic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

~Theodore Roosevelt

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Summer Heat

~Nothing splendid was ever achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.
~Bruce Barton

Summer's going too fast! I leave for Paris two months from tomorrow... that's so crazy to think about. Haha, I really need to get on top of practicing French. I try to translate things I think sometimes-but I have no clue if I'm getting it right. Or I'll go through the house trying to remember what all the rooms are called or things around my room :) It worries me how little I know... but it would be totally awesome if I actually learned to speak really well while I'm there...

So, I'm sunburned. Yep, it hurts, but at least I'll get a tan from it :) I swear I put sunscreen on my shoulders and back... I just didn't think to put it on my face. I don't normally use sunscreen though-and it didn't seem to help enough to make it worth it :P

I also think I figured out why I don't particularly like the summer. The heat makes me sick. Really. Not just hot, but, like, I don't feel well. It's hard to explain but basically just not very much fun. I'd much rather wear a jacket and boots than try to stay cool everywhere I go in the summer. And I can always grab another blanket or jacket in the winter-you can only do so much in the summer unless you're swimming :)
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  1. ShalynnJuly 7, 2010 at 11:40 PM

    I can't believe you leave in 2 months! That's crazy! Have those cards helped you to review at all or are there just way too many to be any good?
    Sorry you are sunburned! I feel your pain! I've been FRIED quite a few times in my life! At least you get some color out of the pain. All I get is pain, peeling, and then back to white. Eew.
    I'm not a big fan of the heat either. It's disgusting. It's sticky, it's stinky, it's just plain yucky. My hair is always on the fritz in the summer! I know the "sick" feeling from the heat. It's like the sun sucks up all your energy! I'm more of a fall girl myself!
    Love you lots! It was good to see you tonight!

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