Some things don't need titles
Sometimes you just want to write, so please excuse the title. Seeing as how I haven't updated all semester, I'll start with an update on why I've fallen off the face of the planet we know as the internet.
Academics:Basically, I bit off way more than I could chew this semester. Somehow, I thought that taking course overload (19 credit hours), an extra job, and joining extra clubs all at once would somehow work out. In a way, I guess it did in retrospect. I'm alive and I got all A's and two A-'s (wanted all A's but it'll do considering how much pressure I put on myself), but something changed about me this semester, and I'm not sure how to feel about it.
Social:On one hand, I was much less of a social hermit in real life. I actually talked with people outside of my normal circles, but at the same time, I lost contact with some of my closest circles. Two of my friends and I had a triumvirate thing going on all last year, and at the end of this year, like the historical triumvirates, we've dissolved. I still talk to both of them, but it's SO upsetting that two of my best friends now hate each other after being roommates for one year. That kind of happened with me too though. I used to talk to my roommate all the time last year, and we'd geek out about anime together, but all of a sudden, our friendship dissolved throughout the year. I feel like it's probably mostly my fault though; I didn't do anything in particular, it's just being roommates has a way with magnifying the worst in everyone it seems. Again though, I strangely feel like a stronger person overall. I guess I couldn't become a better person without truly seeing where my faults were.
Achievements: My grades considering the horrid course load I attempted. Needless to say, I'm not doing 19 hours again this upcoming semester. I have also been selected as the managing editor of the yearbook next year. I am a little scared though that with the new money I've been making and the extra money my mom made last semester from working so much overtime as the "leader" of her team at work that I'm going to lose a good chunk of my need-based financial aid. That could mean not only less financial aid, but also potentially losing my work-study job =/ Oh wait this is the achievements section... uhh LOL. Apparently I understand electrical engineering classes rather well too. I got over 100% on my Electronics I final and... I'll be completely honest, that's probably the class I studied the least for o_o Also brought my partial differential equations grade from a B to an A- with my final. SUPER proud of that! Basically, I had a crisis moment mid-semester when I realized that I was probably going to get B's in a lot of my classes if I didn't do something, so I worked my butt off and YAY! I also played a super hard viola solo.
Conclusions: I'm probably going to cut down on the amount of things I do next semester since I don't think I can handle another high-stress semester. I've already done so by declining a few officer nominations, but I'm an officer for most of the organizations I really care about. I'm probably going to drop one of my 3 jobs too and stick with electronics technician assistant and yearbook managing editor. I also really want to play this hard Hindemith solo. Right now, I really really can't play it, but that makes it all the more interesting. Peppita's philosophy still applies to my life: "Effort beats talent every time!" It might not always be true, but that's how I always try to approach things.
Everyone needs to stop growing up so quickly. I miss all my old friends, but I love my new ones too. I also miss all the stuff I used to do for fun when I had the time.
Welcome back to non-nostalgic blogging. In fandom land, Inazuma Eleven is OVER O_O Bye super awesome anime... But on the plus side, Inazuma Eleven GO is here to fill my void! YAY YOU! I like it so far, but I reserve my opinion until I've seen more than just the first episode lol. Xros wars has kind of returned to its formulaic setup. I'm a little upset, but the super evolutions are a welcome addition, as I missed normal evolutions. Now we just need Sparrowmon to super evolve and triple cross with the others~ Tower of Druaga is the non-Ryuu_Rogue anime I'm watching lol. Pretty enjoyable and funny in its own right. A little on the short side, but oh well. I've also started watching both Glee and Heroes. Oh man all my friends were right. I'm such a SUCKER for Glee. A show all about singing and high school drama? I'm sold (I'm such a loser lol). Heroes is pretty cool too. I'm still in season one, but I love watching how everyone's stories are coming together. (Note, most of this watching has occurred either slowly over the semester or within the last week since I finished the semester lol)
As far as music, Hello! Project still wins my heart. Berryz <3 C-ute <3 And Momusu <3 (And of course S/mileage, but Koi no Booing was just... let's just say it hasn't grown on me yet). Also listening to Arashi, AKB48, Tokyo Girls' Style, and Perfume lately too. Do Jpop idols dominate my music taste? *nod*
I also did some driving practice for the first time in ages. I forgot how to park, so I can't do that worth crap yet, but I've got the driving part down? *thumbs up* I beat Arc Rise Fantasia. When you ignore the voice acting, it's actually a really decent game. I clocked in 60 hours so far and I still have post-game sidequests to do, but I might just move onto going retro and playing more PS2 games. Xenosaga marathon anyone?
Speaking of Xenosaga, Xeno Star is going to be switching subdomains. If you happen to still visit it, please change your bookmarks to: http://xenostar.ziedrich.net/ I haven't gotten everything there yet, so it's just a temporary page, but that's where we'll be before the end of June.
And that's it for now. I have way more to talk about, but you're probably bored and I'm tired, so I'll stop lol.
Academics:Basically, I bit off way more than I could chew this semester. Somehow, I thought that taking course overload (19 credit hours), an extra job, and joining extra clubs all at once would somehow work out. In a way, I guess it did in retrospect. I'm alive and I got all A's and two A-'s (wanted all A's but it'll do considering how much pressure I put on myself), but something changed about me this semester, and I'm not sure how to feel about it.
Social:On one hand, I was much less of a social hermit in real life. I actually talked with people outside of my normal circles, but at the same time, I lost contact with some of my closest circles. Two of my friends and I had a triumvirate thing going on all last year, and at the end of this year, like the historical triumvirates, we've dissolved. I still talk to both of them, but it's SO upsetting that two of my best friends now hate each other after being roommates for one year. That kind of happened with me too though. I used to talk to my roommate all the time last year, and we'd geek out about anime together, but all of a sudden, our friendship dissolved throughout the year. I feel like it's probably mostly my fault though; I didn't do anything in particular, it's just being roommates has a way with magnifying the worst in everyone it seems. Again though, I strangely feel like a stronger person overall. I guess I couldn't become a better person without truly seeing where my faults were.
Achievements: My grades considering the horrid course load I attempted. Needless to say, I'm not doing 19 hours again this upcoming semester. I have also been selected as the managing editor of the yearbook next year. I am a little scared though that with the new money I've been making and the extra money my mom made last semester from working so much overtime as the "leader" of her team at work that I'm going to lose a good chunk of my need-based financial aid. That could mean not only less financial aid, but also potentially losing my work-study job =/ Oh wait this is the achievements section... uhh LOL. Apparently I understand electrical engineering classes rather well too. I got over 100% on my Electronics I final and... I'll be completely honest, that's probably the class I studied the least for o_o Also brought my partial differential equations grade from a B to an A- with my final. SUPER proud of that! Basically, I had a crisis moment mid-semester when I realized that I was probably going to get B's in a lot of my classes if I didn't do something, so I worked my butt off and YAY! I also played a super hard viola solo.
Conclusions: I'm probably going to cut down on the amount of things I do next semester since I don't think I can handle another high-stress semester. I've already done so by declining a few officer nominations, but I'm an officer for most of the organizations I really care about. I'm probably going to drop one of my 3 jobs too and stick with electronics technician assistant and yearbook managing editor. I also really want to play this hard Hindemith solo. Right now, I really really can't play it, but that makes it all the more interesting. Peppita's philosophy still applies to my life: "Effort beats talent every time!" It might not always be true, but that's how I always try to approach things.
Everyone needs to stop growing up so quickly. I miss all my old friends, but I love my new ones too. I also miss all the stuff I used to do for fun when I had the time.
Welcome back to non-nostalgic blogging. In fandom land, Inazuma Eleven is OVER O_O Bye super awesome anime... But on the plus side, Inazuma Eleven GO is here to fill my void! YAY YOU! I like it so far, but I reserve my opinion until I've seen more than just the first episode lol. Xros wars has kind of returned to its formulaic setup. I'm a little upset, but the super evolutions are a welcome addition, as I missed normal evolutions. Now we just need Sparrowmon to super evolve and triple cross with the others~ Tower of Druaga is the non-Ryuu_Rogue anime I'm watching lol. Pretty enjoyable and funny in its own right. A little on the short side, but oh well. I've also started watching both Glee and Heroes. Oh man all my friends were right. I'm such a SUCKER for Glee. A show all about singing and high school drama? I'm sold (I'm such a loser lol). Heroes is pretty cool too. I'm still in season one, but I love watching how everyone's stories are coming together. (Note, most of this watching has occurred either slowly over the semester or within the last week since I finished the semester lol)
As far as music, Hello! Project still wins my heart. Berryz <3 C-ute <3 And Momusu <3 (And of course S/mileage, but Koi no Booing was just... let's just say it hasn't grown on me yet). Also listening to Arashi, AKB48, Tokyo Girls' Style, and Perfume lately too. Do Jpop idols dominate my music taste? *nod*
I also did some driving practice for the first time in ages. I forgot how to park, so I can't do that worth crap yet, but I've got the driving part down? *thumbs up* I beat Arc Rise Fantasia. When you ignore the voice acting, it's actually a really decent game. I clocked in 60 hours so far and I still have post-game sidequests to do, but I might just move onto going retro and playing more PS2 games. Xenosaga marathon anyone?
Speaking of Xenosaga, Xeno Star is going to be switching subdomains. If you happen to still visit it, please change your bookmarks to: http://xenostar.ziedrich.net/ I haven't gotten everything there yet, so it's just a temporary page, but that's where we'll be before the end of June.
And that's it for now. I have way more to talk about, but you're probably bored and I'm tired, so I'll stop lol.