Well, I graduated from my dream school Sunday. For the first time, school is not the center of my life. I have been in the education system for 17 out of my 22 years. Get me started, and I will spout off every reason I truly believe education is the future of our country.
My 3-year-old nephew will attend pre-school this fall. He would have you believe he earned that cap though!
Ask me if I’m happy it’s behind me and I will tell you: my future is undecided and wide open and it’s wonderful.
Oh hi. I am still living and breathing. I have an interesting post coming in the next week about something exciting (to me, probably not to others) about what’s been going on with me for the last six months or so. Until then, here’s a pint-sized update on my life:
So many good reads in my latest batch of books I don’t have time to read! The new Jonathan Franzen novel everyone’s been buzzing incessantly about and some Agatha Christie books? Absolute score. I just can never keep track of which Christie books I’ve read and which I haven’t.
Why is he so cute and silly?
Well, this was a bad life update, but I’m keeping it superficial for the time being.
Amazing concert Friday night. After weeks of stressful, overwhelming, never-ending classes and work, it’s nice to lose myself in a crowd in good music and good bands and good shows. I love it. It’s incredibly cathartic.
I am back, though, at college now. Ready to work hard for another week. Well, I’m not really sure how ready I am, but hopefully pretending I am will rub off.
I’m at my same table at Pages, enjoying This Providence. I still have yet to study for Human Nature, but I don’t exactly foresee a problem with that test. The biggest burden right now is the next article I’m working on. Nobody will return my calls, e-mails and I can’t seem to get any interviews. Trying to sort that out right now.
The good news is I got incredibly awesome feedback on a paper I just wrote from one of my TAs I just ran into at the library. Yay. =)
I hope this week goes smoothly, that’s all I ask for. I don’t know how much longer I can go without a full night’s sleep but I guess it’s time to put that to the test. What am I saying? I know there are people getting less sleep than me… hmmm, guilt.
I’m loving the crisp air and colorful scenery in upstate. It’s so beautiful. I’ve been thinking, that is really helping me get through my busy schedule. I can always stop to think how beautiful everything is. It reminds me of American Beauty.
“It was one of those days when it’s a minute away from snowing and there’s this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. And that’s the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and… this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video’s a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember… and I need to remember… Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world I feel like I can’t take it, like my heart’s going to cave in.”
As chaotic as my life has been, and as many things there are that should maybe be upsetting to me, I am really happy. =)
I got to play with my nephew this weekend. Meet Nicolas Jr.
I’m sitting at a booth at Pages Cafe in the Library. I only frequent this place every day now because I have been feeling rather homey and want an old timey bookstore that smells like old books and is quaintly tucked away in a deluge of fall-colored leaves. But, from what I’ve been reading, there is a place like that near campus, except it’s a bit out of walking distance. And while I am much more inclined to taking long walks than I was say, two years ago, the time it would take to walk there and back every day is not feasible with my schedule.
The campus library will make do, for now. Initially I felt no need to count down the days until break is upon us, but lately I’ve been fantasizing about playing with my nephew and reading a good book on my front porch and smelling the country air. I’ve become a little old woman. =)
It’s okay. I’m much more content with myself than I was only a year ago.
I’ve been researching the flu the last hour for the next article I’m working on, and it’s one big snoozefest. I don’t know why in the world I am on the health beat. Especially being that I am the antithesis of health. I WOULD work to change that and it’s on my to-do list, but it’s not easy to get around to.
Tomorrow after classes and lab, my dad is picking me up and I’m going to see a show in Clifton Park. Relient K, Ludo, House of Heroes and This Providence. I’m excited for the first three bands and I’ve already seen Relient K before so it should be a good show. I love shows. =)
Plus, I’ll get some good family bonding time in and see my little round-headed nephew. Yay. I <3 the kid.
I love fall.
