"'hello again,' the words that make me smile..."
Wow, I haven't posted on LJ in a bajillion years. I almost forgot about it...
I think it's good for me to write, but I'm probably going to be writing a bit more in a "real" journal. I should probably keep everyone updated on how I'm doing and what's been going on, though.
So, school is going really well for me this semester, which I'm really happy about. I think I'm going to have all A's this semester :). Right now it's really nice because I just took some major tests on Wednesday, and I did really well on them...and now I'm kind of at a "fresh start" again. I don't have any tests coming up too soon, no papers are coming up really soon...I finally feel like I'm at a position to actually keep up and not be behind...and maybe even get ahead! What a concept! It seriously is a bit crazy for me, since I've felt like a bit of a slacker these days...or all days. For those of you who don't know, my class schedule for this semester is Religion 122 (2nd half of the Book of Mormon), Psych 111 (Honors General Psychology), Phil 205 (Deductive Logic), Phil 150 (Honors Reasoning and Writing), MFHD 210 (Human Development), and Honors 292 (Progressing in Honors). It's crazy, 'cause basically all of my classes are Psychology or Philosophy based...maybe that's because I (think) I'm going to be a Psych major...and I'm a Philosophy minor hehe. Go figure. I *really* love my classes this semester. I'm learning so many cool things.
Hmm...this entry is probably just going to be a little update, since it's a bit late and I should probably get going to bed. Let me think of some other highlights...
I might be staying for Spring Term, which means I wouldn't go home until mid-June. It's still not official yet, but I'm looking forward to it if I do. I'm also looking forward to going home, though, too. I think I'll be happy with either one.
Recently I've been feeling like a bit of an...underachiever, I guess. I've just realized that I'm not as involved in as many things as I was in high school. Really, I'm not involved in much of anything...I mean, I attend a lot of things (performances, different social events, lectures, poetry readings, symposiums, etc.), but I'm not actually...*part* of anything, I guess. I especially noticed this when I was working on my scholarship applications and realized I didn't have much more to add to my resume besides that I'm attending BYU and that I'm part of the Honors Program. Then I looked at the rest of the resume where I had all this stuff like NHS, Balladiers, Ladies First, Soccer, and all that other stuff I used to do. I also look around at my peers here who are like...writing books, running for student body president, getting accepted to study abroad programs, owning their own businesses, becoming famous musicians...and all this other crazy stuff. What I am doing? Uh...going to school...hmm. Seems a bit pathetic. I mean, I try not to compare myself to others -- that's been getting drilled in my head quite a bit these days...but it's also hard to not compare myself to my "old self." Anyway, because of all of this, I decided that I'm going to apply to be on the Honors Student Advisory Council. I'm really excited about it! There are several pretty big leadership openings, including President...but I don't think I'm going to apply to be the President...that might be a bit much. At this point, I really wouldn't care if I were just *part* of one of the committees, even if I'm not the head of a committee. I guess I'll just see what happens :-).
What else...
Well, things with Dan are going really well. I don't know if there's anything too noteworthy to say about that. We've been dating for about 2 months now, and everything is pretty peachy. I'm starting to realize that it will be weird over the summer not seeing him for a while...if I don't stay for Spring, we won't really see each other for about 12 weeks, I think. If I do stay for Spring, we won't see each other for about 6 weeks. Anyway, it won't be the end of the world or anything, but it'll be a bit weird, since we spend so much time together. I am excited, though, 'cause he'll be visiting Michigan sometime over the summer, which should be a lot of fun.
Well, it's almost 2:00am...even though I'm not tired, I should probably get going. I could probably be doing some productive things right now...like getting ahead in my classes! ...or maybe I'll just sleep lol. I don't have class until 11:00 tomorrow, so I should be fine either way.
Wow, that felt good to actually write something. Hopefully I'll keep up with it a bit more than I have been :-).
I think it's good for me to write, but I'm probably going to be writing a bit more in a "real" journal. I should probably keep everyone updated on how I'm doing and what's been going on, though.
So, school is going really well for me this semester, which I'm really happy about. I think I'm going to have all A's this semester :). Right now it's really nice because I just took some major tests on Wednesday, and I did really well on them...and now I'm kind of at a "fresh start" again. I don't have any tests coming up too soon, no papers are coming up really soon...I finally feel like I'm at a position to actually keep up and not be behind...and maybe even get ahead! What a concept! It seriously is a bit crazy for me, since I've felt like a bit of a slacker these days...or all days. For those of you who don't know, my class schedule for this semester is Religion 122 (2nd half of the Book of Mormon), Psych 111 (Honors General Psychology), Phil 205 (Deductive Logic), Phil 150 (Honors Reasoning and Writing), MFHD 210 (Human Development), and Honors 292 (Progressing in Honors). It's crazy, 'cause basically all of my classes are Psychology or Philosophy based...maybe that's because I (think) I'm going to be a Psych major...and I'm a Philosophy minor hehe. Go figure. I *really* love my classes this semester. I'm learning so many cool things.
Hmm...this entry is probably just going to be a little update, since it's a bit late and I should probably get going to bed. Let me think of some other highlights...
I might be staying for Spring Term, which means I wouldn't go home until mid-June. It's still not official yet, but I'm looking forward to it if I do. I'm also looking forward to going home, though, too. I think I'll be happy with either one.
Recently I've been feeling like a bit of an...underachiever, I guess. I've just realized that I'm not as involved in as many things as I was in high school. Really, I'm not involved in much of anything...I mean, I attend a lot of things (performances, different social events, lectures, poetry readings, symposiums, etc.), but I'm not actually...*part* of anything, I guess. I especially noticed this when I was working on my scholarship applications and realized I didn't have much more to add to my resume besides that I'm attending BYU and that I'm part of the Honors Program. Then I looked at the rest of the resume where I had all this stuff like NHS, Balladiers, Ladies First, Soccer, and all that other stuff I used to do. I also look around at my peers here who are like...writing books, running for student body president, getting accepted to study abroad programs, owning their own businesses, becoming famous musicians...and all this other crazy stuff. What I am doing? Uh...going to school...hmm. Seems a bit pathetic. I mean, I try not to compare myself to others -- that's been getting drilled in my head quite a bit these days...but it's also hard to not compare myself to my "old self." Anyway, because of all of this, I decided that I'm going to apply to be on the Honors Student Advisory Council. I'm really excited about it! There are several pretty big leadership openings, including President...but I don't think I'm going to apply to be the President...that might be a bit much. At this point, I really wouldn't care if I were just *part* of one of the committees, even if I'm not the head of a committee. I guess I'll just see what happens :-).
What else...
Well, things with Dan are going really well. I don't know if there's anything too noteworthy to say about that. We've been dating for about 2 months now, and everything is pretty peachy. I'm starting to realize that it will be weird over the summer not seeing him for a while...if I don't stay for Spring, we won't really see each other for about 12 weeks, I think. If I do stay for Spring, we won't see each other for about 6 weeks. Anyway, it won't be the end of the world or anything, but it'll be a bit weird, since we spend so much time together. I am excited, though, 'cause he'll be visiting Michigan sometime over the summer, which should be a lot of fun.
Well, it's almost 2:00am...even though I'm not tired, I should probably get going. I could probably be doing some productive things right now...like getting ahead in my classes! ...or maybe I'll just sleep lol. I don't have class until 11:00 tomorrow, so I should be fine either way.
Wow, that felt good to actually write something. Hopefully I'll keep up with it a bit more than I have been :-).