• Manuscript Found in Accra - Paulo Coelho (currently reading)
• Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl (half-read)
• Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
• The Trial - Franz Kafka
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - R.L. Stevenson
• Oblivion - David Foster Wallace
• (more to follow)

• I have considerable abilities.
  • There's always responsibility that comes with that ability.
  • I can manage it somehow.
    • I have to.
• I'm getting older every passing day.
• I'm different in lots of ways from my peers.
  • Both in bad ways and good ways.
• The world doesn't always work the way I want it to.
• There will always be difficult people I'll have to deal with, no matter where I go.

• cellphone
• wallet
• keys
• USB disk
• journal
• planner
• pen
• mechanical pencil
• highlighter
• a book
• comb
• tissues
• headphones
• umbrella
• camera
• notebook of quotes

• Set up antivirus
• Organize internet bookmarks
• Reinstall
  • Photoshop
  • Office software
• Transfer school reference material
• Find an LCD protector and keyboard cover

• er...

• Why are your poems so dark? - Linda Pastan
• Scarecrow On Fire - Dean Young
• My Curriculum Vitae - Gu Cheng (this translation, in particular)
• Every Morning - Mary Oliver
• How I Am - Jason Shinder
• In Flight - Jennifer K. Sweeney
• I Am Me, Myself - Shuntaro Tanikawa
• Letter - Franz Wright
• Alone - Edgar Allan Poe

(That's it for now.)

• An apartment for one
• Quiet and private
• Midnight blue walls
• A window with a view
• Small potted plants
• Two desks, one for reading or studying, the other one for other hobbies
• A soft cozy bed
• Books on shelves
• A small kitchen with the essentials
• A bathroom with a tub
• No telephones

• Find a note keeping system for school and other interests
• Find other interests
• Organize my dorm room
• Learn guitar
• Read a lot
• Maintain an online journal
• Paint
• Find a dream http://thequietplaceproject.com/thedream...

• A star globe
• A large world map
• Miniature roses
• A silver or black chronograph wristwatch
• Audio-Technica ATH-SJ33 headphones

• Do volunteer work
• Take care of plants
• Plan what I eat for a week
• Declutter my room and my dorm
  • Sell/donate/give away things I no longer need
• Learn a new skill

• Reads the dictionary
• Can’t read in the presence of family
• Takes pictures of cats and fire extinguishers
• Forgets to comb hair before going out
• Wears a jacket even in warm weather
• Avoids TV
• Sits on one leg while in class
• Walks in and out of classes
• Goes on regular pilgrimages to libraries and bookstores