J. Smith

S3N!0R.

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:34:42 -0400

anddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd, guess who’s back? back again… J.Smith’s back, to the interrrnetttttt. okay, so i’m no slim shady, but I have returned to blogging after a LOOOONG hiatus. unfortunately, my life gets quite hectic and my hobbies seem to suffer, however I do intend to make an honest effort in posting more! I fully intend to document my senior year of college, and full coverage will be HERE! :)

I am currently at work, and if something post worthy arrives, i solemnly swear that you blog of mine, will be the first to know!

- J.

Cliffs of moher

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:20:50 -0400

Cliffs of moher

Cliffs of moher! Day 2!

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:19:47 -0400

Cliffs of moher! Day 2!

Ireland day two!

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:17:30 -0400

DAY 2 SUNDAY 11TH MARCH 2012

Breakfast in hotel

Depart for Cliffs of Moher driving through The Burren region

Travel via Ballyvaughan and Kilfenora
10h30Stop at Cliffs of Moher,

Travel to Bunratty

Lunch under own arrangements

13h00Visit Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Bunratty, Co. Clare
Tel. 061-360788
[Ref no 444850]

Continue to Killarney and check in at the hotel

Dinner under own arrangements

Ireland - day one review

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:10:31 -0400

Ello tumbler! Sorry I haven’t posted in ages but I just recently returned from Ireland and I’ve been so busy I haven’t had much time! But now I shall begin to tell you about my trip!

The first day march 9th, I arrived at the airport at 8 am to catch my flight to Atlanta! We met up with our group, there was about 25 of us. I buddied up with my friend nate since i am not a fan of planes! :(Then after suffering a four hour overlay, nate and i decided to pass the time by drinking at the airport TGIFriday’s. There we met up with Matt, our soon to be new friend! around 5pm we departed from Atlanta for the Dublin airport! We arrived around 4am in Dublin. After waiting on our luggage, exchanging our money, and trying to shake off the sleepless night most of us had, we packed ourselves in a 50 person coach bus and headed for galway….

We stopped at a monastery on our way to Galway it was beautiful. I fear I didn’t appreciate it enough because I was so exhausted:(, shortly we were back on our way to Galway.

Galway -Day One:

Although we still had not slept, except a little on the bus, Galway was the most beautiful place I had ever seen. We toured a part of the city referred to as “medieval street”. The buildings were beautiful and colourful and just amazingly built. There was people everywhere and music filled the streets. It is here that I ate my first scone, and learned of the curse of Cromwell. :x .. Also this is the first time I heard the word, “feck”.. It became widely popular among the group!

After our tour we went to Galway bay, I didn’t enjoy my scone so I fed it to the swans that were swimming quite close to us. The beach was non exsistant, instead it was a shore of sharp rocks and edges. Still non the less beautiful.

After our tour ended, Nate, Wesley, Matt and I all went to a fish and chips place. It was so crowded and being new to the island we were too intimidated to ask for seating. That is when the three nicest gentlemen invited us to sit with them. They made us feel extremely welcome. Just in general everyone was so polite. Then after dinner we went to the kings head” pub for a beer, but it was packed! Everyone was watching the rugby game! I had never seen one televised, so that was quite interesting!

We left shortly and met up with the rest of our group at the hotel bar ! We really got to know one another and set the precedent for how the rest of the trip was going to go!

After that I fell into a slumber, to be ready to wake at 7am for our trip to Killarney!

Day one was the beginning of the best week of my life…

Monastery on our way to Galway .. Ireland day one!

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:32:15 -0400

Monastery on our way to Galway .. Ireland day one!

"I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness and to have the patience that love..."

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:54:45 -0500

“I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness and to have the patience that love demands, to speak when words are needed and to share the silence when they are not and to live within the warmth of your heart and always call it home.”

- The vow

"How do you look at the one you love and tell yourself its time to walk away?"

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:51:58 -0500

“How do you look at the one you love and tell yourself its time to walk away?”

- The vow

Good morning beautiful Tumbla, The struggle I am facing right now is happiness. Am I happy? Are my...

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:47:12 -0500

Good morning beautiful Tumbla,

The struggle I am facing right now is happiness. Am I happy? Are my friends happy ? Is my lover happy? What makes one happy? How do we achieve happiness? Once we have it, how do we keep it? Do we ever even know if we’re happy?

Hmm I don’t know if I will ever really know. I guess its just an unopened question for now?

-J

Dream while you're awake

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:37:33 -0500

Im lost. Lost in a world that surrounds me. I pray to god everyday that I’ll collide, collide with something sharp. Something that will pierce my soul and ignite a fire within me. A passion that burns deep inside me. That nothing could ever stomp out, a light so bright that no shade could dim its glow. Too look at life through rose colored glasses. Every color vivid, every light illuminating, every shape sharp, ever smell potent, every touch shocking, and every sound riveting. I do not wish for life of ordinary circumstances, but a life so true that everyday awakens my every dream my every hope my every want. That the impact I make on this world will be so infinite so permanent, that a legacy will live through the generations. I will leave no stone unturned, no place unexplored, no dream unfollowed. I dare to do the unexpected, I dare to challenge, I dare to dream while I am awake, truly.

-J

Motion . . .

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:47:40 -0500

Currently I an walking home from class. My walk is fairly simple, cut across the quad, dip behind a building, cross the street, then take the sidewalk next to the main road all the way to my apartment. Today in particular though my walk seemed steady yet slow. The cars a blur as they whizzed passed me. I tried to examine the face behind each steering wheel. But, I could not. Despite my efforts, cars were so quickly passing that I couldn’t possibly see every unique face. This makes me wonder, how often am I moving to fast to notice anything around me?

ROBOTS OR DINOSAURS?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:50:49 -0500

DiNOSAURS

The dog days are over.. . .

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:39:20 -0500

But literally they are, today i am finishing watching my aunts dogs. They have been great all week and its been alot of fun. I am glad that I wont have to use as much gas anymore, but i also do enjoy the drive its kinda cathartic. Dogs, are great creatures, there undying love for you and their whimsical behavior just inspires me to be a good person…. growing up I never had a dog, until I moved out and went to college. Now my family has Tess, and I must admit, ive never had a better friend.

your furry loving friend,

- J

Photo

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:07:14 -0500

Photo

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:53:26 -0500

Dentist

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:03:58 -0500

There is truly no anxiety , like the anxiety you feel in a dentists waiting room .. You here the drilling, the screeching and drum of the utensils. The smell of the sterilization. The snap of the plastic gloves, before they explore and stretch your jaw to the extreme.

I m currently awaiting my appointment with the dentist, and with each passing moment, my contemplation to run out the door becomes even stronger. The only thing keeping me glued to my seat is the overwhelming pain my incisor is causing me this fine morning.

your teething friend,
-J

"injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice, everywhere"

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:34:23 -0500

““injustice anywhere, is a threat to justice, everywhere””

- MLK

Photo

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:53:18 -0500

Walmart

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:52:53 -0500

Today I went to monte cellos and saw a girl from high school who was a complete bitch in high school .. Turns out she Is still very unpleasant.. Then we went to wall-mart .. You see the craziest things in that place. For instance a man had a gas tank attached by a long hose attached to their car (picture to follow) its just ridiculous. But I did appreciate a good night out with friends , like I said I would in my moments post, so mission in progress. Overall it was a peaceful day.

-J

Moments.

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:58:24 -0500

Today, was filled with moments. However not one single moment was spectacular for me. Why did I waste an entire day, and do nothing with my time. If I have learned one thing, in my short years on this earth is that time passes so so so quickly, and too often people parish with regret. I promise myself that I wont let this happen to me, however days are passing and here I am, making nothing out of them. I want to smile a little larger, laugh a little louder, love a little harder.

We only live once, and I have full intentions to make the very most out of my only life.

-J