The Academic Life for Me!

The new semester has begun and many things have changed. I'll go down the list, shall I?

1. I have moved back to Staunton. I'll miss living with L&J, but it's a relief not to be commuting anymore. Right now I'm living with Shea and her mother in the most beautiful house in the world just below the campus. And, to be honest, I like having a live-in mother. She never nags, but her presence reminds me to work. Mebbe all those years of homeschooling affected my work-ethic in that respect....

2. Shea and I cannot decide whether we are the best roommates in the world, or the worst roommates. We have a bad tendency to stay awake until 3am not doing any work, but talking and plotting out our own little universes. Fun, but a little counter-productive.

3. I'm writing to get published. My goal is to be published by the end of the semester. No, I'm not stating what I'm writing or even giving you the ability to read it. So there. I will say that this is a plausible goal. Just trust me. Also, I'll be getting paid.

4. Unfortunately, working at Cracker Barrel has not changed. My single consolation is that I will be done with it by the end of the semester. That is when I will give my notice. Because, if all goes well, I'll be an RA next year and will not NEED an outside job.

5. I'm starring as Aline, the soprano lead, in "The Sorcerer". This freaks me out a lot, so we're not going to go there, eh?

6. I love learning about American politics far more than I ever thought I would. My US Presidency class is delightful, especially since we're in the midst of the Primaries right now, and I even find US Foreign Policy intruiging - or, I would if Dr. B weren't so pedantic. At least the text is interesting.

7. My pre-graduation panic has already begun, and I have almost three semester left. Is this normal? Perhaps it is because of my very unreliable major that I am feeling this way. Maybe I should have majored in something practical, like accounting. (In other news, John McCain pays his accountants a fortune. I mean, damn.)

8. Speaking of mathematics, I have high hopes of passing College Algebra this semester. I won't pass by a good margin, but I'm pretty sure I'll pass. And since I've p/nc'd the course, no matter what grade I get, it won't effect my GPA. Yay!

9. I hate that I have to write a thesis. Well, I hate my senior project more, but the thesis is right up there. I have to start on that over the summer. Oh bliss.

10. In personal news, my sister got her new leg. It's called a C-Leg (yes, bad pun) and it's not hard plastic - it's squishy. And it has a remote-control that she uses to lock the knee whenever she stands in one place for a long time - and yes, she does have a tendency to lose remote-controls and I have considered stealing it whenever I get PO'd at her.

11. I'm officially staying away from all things male, except in a platonic sense. I simply don't have time for nonsense - and to be honest, any of those who have approached me have only spoken nonsense. Is it bad when the only thing I want to do is pat them on the head and send them on their way with a cookie? In any case, I'm glad my temporary boy-craziness seems to have left. (And just watch - now that I've said this, someone I actually would give the time of day to is going to show up and I'll be absolutely lost. That seems to be the way of it.)

12. Employment at Williamsburg for the summer may very well be a "go". Why yes, I am excited. Why do you ask?

I think that's all for now. More, I suppose, if I think of it.