Or is it that people know what they are in search of, but not what they are fleeing?

  I hope this is very, very true.

Some more stuff, because I know you like it.
From Ivonne's paper-
Camus was an Existentialist, and he explained it. “The existentialism maintain that the individual is solely responsible for giving his or her own life meaning and for living that life passionately and sincerely, in spite of many existential obstacles and distractions including despair, angst, absurdity, alienation, and boredom.”

From Skylar's paper-
“I think the world is run by C students.”  ~Al McGuire
From Krista's paper -
“I don’t believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.” ~Pablo Picasso
“Sibling relationships...outlast marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels that would sink any friendship. They flourish in a thousand incarnations of closeness and distance, warmth, loyalty and distrust.” ~Erica E. Goode
From D.J.'s paper-
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.” – Matthew 7:7-8
From Emily's paper-

One of the last projects my English 110 students put together is a multi-genre paper answering the question: "Who Am I?" I get really great papers (to read at the end of an exhausting semester) and they get to write about themselves (and do some research about themselves too); some do complain about writing about themselves which is still strange to me. )
Here are some of the things I've found that are cool:
From Kelly's paper-
"We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets."  — Marilyn Monroe
Randomness from RaeAnn's paper-
1. I'm the kinda girl who walks into a chair and apologizes.
3. Not only to I fall down stairs, I trip up them as well- now that takes talent.
4. Don't follow in my footsteps; I walk into walls.
9. Forget about the people in the past, theres a reason they didn't make it to your future.
10. Be a freak, being cool is over-rated.
21. Lead me not into temptation. I can find it myself.
24. I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From Michael's paper -
Metallica- Nothing Else Matters  
So close no matter how far couldn't be much more from the heart forever trusting who we are and nothing else matters never opened myself this way life is ours,
we live it our way all these words I don't just say and nothing else matters trust I seek and I find in you every day for us something new open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters
never cared for what they do never cared for what they know but I know
so close no matter how far couldn't be much more from the heart forever trusting who we are and nothing else matters
Find out who you are and do it on purpose.
-- Dolly Parton
From Chris' paper-
“Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know."
Daniel J. Boorstin
From other students' papers-

^^ So, the guy who took the pictures above did it as his own project. "After two years of photography, i wanted to build a project to challenge my creativity and discover some new horizons. This is how this project was born. My goal is to take 60 shots, on predefined themes or choosen quotes." I'm definitely thinking that a smaller version could work in the Alternative Style portion of my Creative Writing class. Yay.

^^ Said by Thoreau. So very cool. I love him.

All found under searching for "quotes" in Flickr (Creative Commons).

Today, I wish I had the ambition to start my marathon training. With my current state of ambition, I'll end up signing up for the 10K instead of the Full. That could be good & bad. Hmph.

Meanwhile, my itty bitty pink netbook has been shipped from Target.com

(w/my 10% coupon, it was $288ish), and my Urban Outfitters package should arrive this week too. PRESENTS!

Now, for coffee.

"I got an idea,
an idea so smart my head would explode
if I even began to know what I was talking about."
- Peter Griffin (in episode titled: Lethal Weapons)