This Week.

My beh-beh

This week has been awesome to me... butttt, the schoolwork has been crazy on me. My final paper is due in a few hours, and I'm still working on it. I haven't gotten a decent night's sleep since Saturday. I'm going to sleep in later on today. The people that don't go to my study spots haven't seen me much.

Happy December 1st! I've been waiting for this day for a long time. I turn in my first final today, and it's the day I decided to pamper myself after I turn it in.
Rewards=necessities.

I'm living on coca-cola, kindness from friends and family, purposely wearing non-sloppy clothes, little sleep, and daily Mass. I shall make it through!!!!!


~Esa Cita

One Republic

"When you're happy like a fool, let it take you over. When everything is out, you gotta take it in. Oh, this has gotta be the good life..."

~Esa Cita

Hey you, Catholic.

Yeah, you.


Happy New Liturgical Year!


:)



It's 2:14AM and what exciting thing am I doing for this fabulous new year? My final paper for GOVT! Yaaahhooooo!!! Well, sarcasm aside...it's actually not that bad. I'm writing a paper on American public opinion...and it's opening my eyes to public opinion in general. Did you know that in my research the people that answer "I Don't Know/Refuse to Answer" tend to be a minority for Americans...but in Russia (especially when it comes to them talking about Iran and China and conflicts) it can be a majority? Now that I think of it, it's not very surprising.

Maybe this is a sign that I've been reading too many nerdy surveys...but I find it so cool and I've begun to enjoy myself in this research. We Americans are so confident that our opinion is a "Yes" or a "No" instead of an "Ionno". We know that we won't get lined up for the firing squad if we say what we think, so we blab away our opinions and thoughts. (Kinda like me with this blog...) But to be fair, I've found in surveys that we Americans love to be hard on ourselves and our stereotypes as well...soooo...we kinda balance out our "personality" in a way.

Now it's back to analyzing some more American opinions....and eating the last piece pumpkin pie from the fridge. Mother dear may not be pleased with me...but I needed something tasty to go with my cafe con leche.

~Esa Cita

Consumption Friday

It's Black Friday....a.k.a. The National Day of Extreme Consumerism.


I'm at home...supposed to be working on an 8-page paper due on Wednesday, but instead on Facebook looking at other people's Thanksgiving photos and other time-wasting things.

Did you know that today is the Feast of St. John Berchmans? That's what I've learned so far instead of researching American public opinion about foreign countries.

Here's the lowdown on this ballin' guy:

This Belgian saint once said, "If I do not become a saint when I am young, I shall never become one." In fact, he died at the early age of twenty-two-and he had, without any doubt, reached his goal of sanctity.

John was born in 1599. As a child, he stayed very close to his sick mother. Still, he liked to join with his young friends in putting on plays about Bible stories. He was especially good at playing the part of Daniel defending the innocent Susanna. By the time he was thirteen, he wanted to begin studying for the priesthood. However, his father, a shoemaker, needed his help in supporting the family. Finally, Mr. Berchmans decided to let John become a servant in the household of a priest. From there he could go to classes in the seminary.

Three years later, John Berchmans entered the Society of Jesus. He prayed, studied hard, and enthusiastically acted out parts in religious plays. He made a motto: "Have great care for little things," and he lived up to it. St. John Berchmans never performed any great, heroic deeds. But he did every little thing well, from waiting on tables to copying down notes on his studies.

When he became sick, no doctor could discover what illness he had. Yet John knew he was going to die. He was very cheerful as always. When the doctor ordered that his forehead be bathed with wine, John joked: "It's lucky that such an expensive sickness is not going to last long."

John Berchmans died in 1621. Miracles took place at his funeral. Right away people began to call him a saint.

"Have great care for little things."

When I become a saint [;P], I wanna perform a billion miracles at my funeral. I think that'd be the funnest thing ever.


K, back to researching.

~Esa Cita

Lumen Entertainment

"By the age of 12, the average child has already seen 8,000 murders on TV and over 12,000 acts of violence on TV. That's scary, that's what's forming our future generation. Wouldn't it be nice to turn on the television, and whatever they're watching on TV you know its going to be faith-filled and glorify God?"
-My cousin Brian Shields, Founder of Lumen Entertainment :)




~Esa Cita

Full of Thanks.

Awesome Picture.


I am now on Turkey Break!

So awesome. Breaks are one of those beautiful blessings that give you a chance to do great things, like clean your room, fix your heart, sleep, fix your body, and read things

My original goals for this break were to work on my back's health and to get caught up in school so that I can be ready for FINALS coming up. YIKES.

To Do:

• Run every morning
• Mass every morning, get good un-interrupted prayer in
  
• back exercises every day
  
• go to bed by 12:30 every night, get my body rested
• start and finish my GOVT paper before break ends
  

Tuesday (yesterday) came around and changed things up on me. I woke up with huge back pain...pain so strong that I haven't felt in months. :( I couldn't carry more than one book...I couldn't take deep breaths, turn my head, or move my body without extreme pain. It's so weird, I thought I was past all that! But running may have to wait until maybe Friday or Saturday. We shall see.

Buuuuuut....What have I done so far?

• watched the end of When Harry Met Sally...I've never watched it before! :)
• slept in, laying down feels so much better than having to sit up
  
• cleaned some of my room
• currently doing work for the charity that I work for as I babysit the siblings
  

It's nothing I planned on doing, but spontaneity tends to be a bit funner. After sleeping in a ton my backs been feeling a bit better, and I've been stretching it out as I rate some albums. My volunteer job for the childrens' charity is pretty cool despite the hours it takes to listen, it's something I like to do.

My mom and my brothers are at Mickie Hernandez's funeral today as I babysit the little ones. The violence and drama that's been happening makes me even more thankful for all the opportunities that I've been given by just being born. I've been blessed with so much... so so much. To anyone reading this, please pray for Mickie, his family, community, and whole city of Manassas that is dealing with this tragedy.

The picture I posted is an awesome thing I found online. I sent it to my Dad and he thought it was great too.

That's all for now..I'll probably post some more tomorrow!

~Esa Cita

T-minus 1 class.

I am one class away from Thanksgiving Break!!!!!

Oh so exciting. :)

I'm really looking forward to this time....

Thanksgiving is often my favorite holidays because it's one of those times when everyone gathers together but doesn't stress about getting other people their presents.

These past few days I learned what it's like to work SO hard on something for months and then feel totally slapped in the face with a frying pan one day. Not literally, but it sure felt that way. Such a chance to grow in humility I tell ya.

I've found it easier to be open when I am faced with challenges. The heart does things to ya, like make you move. Just some blabbing...

This is random, but if I were to get everything that I wanted...aka if I had money that I could spend, I would get myself a scarf and a fuzzy hat. I lost my favorite scarf in January back when I was in Florida, and that truly disappointed me. :( As for the hat, I just really am jealous of the kids that have those big fuzzy or beanie hats...they look so warm! And not to mention pretty ballin' looking.





Enough gushing over material possessions before I start to think that they are as gorgeous as me....


Off to fold laundry and shower!! Goodnight.

~Esa Cita