Hark! Is that an update I see?
Wow. This is going to be my first update in over a month. That's weird, because it doesn't really feel like it's been that long. I have however, been busy with all sorts of craziness, so it's somewhat understandable...I think.
School: It's that magical time of the semester where I turn my E's, D's, and C's into A's and B's. I was really hoping that I wouldn't find myself here again, because with graduate school fast approaching, I don't really have much time to screw around. Granted, I doubt I'll have much trouble miraculously crap into gold yet again, but I should really start taking school seriously, given that I have only one semester of college left. Now that's just scary. I've probably said this a gajillion times already, but it seriously feels like just yesterday when I was a Freshman. Underneath it all, I don't think I've really come to terms with the fact that the world as I know it might be coming to an end very, very, soon.
Graduate School: Um, what? It shames me to say that I've done nothing on this front so far. I mean I've got a plan, and I know where I want to go, but I've yet to take the standardized tests or even start looking for safety schools. I mean, ASU is wonderful, and I'd love to go there for grad school, but let's be realistic here: I'm not that impressive on paper. Granted I've done a ton of extracurricular stuff, my grades are decent, and I have no shortage of good recommendations, but uh, last I checked, just about everyone else who is applying does too. ASU's counseling program is notoriously hard to get into, so while it'd be totally awesome if I got in, I'm not holding my breath.
My family: ...is insane. That's really all I'm going to say about it in public. If you've known me for any length of time though, you already know this. We're apparently going to be visiting New Mexico over Winter Break. I really, really, don't want to do this for two primary reasons:
1. There's almost nothing to see in New Mexico.
2. My family doesn't do well on trips. Every trip we've been on has been characterized by an explosive argument of some sort. I mean, this is really not a big surprise, because if you put four different people with four *radically* different personalities in close proximity with each other for more than four hours at the time, you get the sort of thing that good episodes of COPS (if there's ever such a thing) happen to be made of. Thankfully, I manage to stay out of the chaos approximately 99.9999238% of the time, but I still have to share a room with these people, so uh, THERE IS NO ESCAPE. I'd like to take this opportunity to give a shoutout to Siren, my iPod, for helping me drown out my family, at the cost of long term damage to my hearing! Whoo!
Work: Is it strange that I need work to help keep me sane during all of this? I still love my job, and I still work a lot, but I still have no money, as there's been a ton of awesome stuff that's come out during Q4 2006. So, uh, with the holiday season coming up, I don't think I'll have to spend as much time shopping for gifts, on account of my having no money. Hee.
Game companies are out to get me: Seriously. The last quarter of 2006 has probably been one of the best times to be a gamer...ever. Between Okami, Dance, Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA and Final Fantasy XII so far, and the Wii, Twilight Princess, Final Fantasy V Advance, Final Fantasy III DS, Elite Beat Agents, and HAPPY SKY on the horizon, the little free time I have tends to be spent with my PS2 or other gaming system (hence my lack of updates). Don't even get me started on all the cool music that's coming out, or the stuff that I can't afford. My head would explode.
Facebook: Uh, yeah. For those of you who don't know yet, I got one for one reason or another.
Homework: I really, really, have to get this done. Like, now. Byee~!
School: It's that magical time of the semester where I turn my E's, D's, and C's into A's and B's. I was really hoping that I wouldn't find myself here again, because with graduate school fast approaching, I don't really have much time to screw around. Granted, I doubt I'll have much trouble miraculously crap into gold yet again, but I should really start taking school seriously, given that I have only one semester of college left. Now that's just scary. I've probably said this a gajillion times already, but it seriously feels like just yesterday when I was a Freshman. Underneath it all, I don't think I've really come to terms with the fact that the world as I know it might be coming to an end very, very, soon.
Graduate School: Um, what? It shames me to say that I've done nothing on this front so far. I mean I've got a plan, and I know where I want to go, but I've yet to take the standardized tests or even start looking for safety schools. I mean, ASU is wonderful, and I'd love to go there for grad school, but let's be realistic here: I'm not that impressive on paper. Granted I've done a ton of extracurricular stuff, my grades are decent, and I have no shortage of good recommendations, but uh, last I checked, just about everyone else who is applying does too. ASU's counseling program is notoriously hard to get into, so while it'd be totally awesome if I got in, I'm not holding my breath.
My family: ...is insane. That's really all I'm going to say about it in public. If you've known me for any length of time though, you already know this. We're apparently going to be visiting New Mexico over Winter Break. I really, really, don't want to do this for two primary reasons:
1. There's almost nothing to see in New Mexico.
2. My family doesn't do well on trips. Every trip we've been on has been characterized by an explosive argument of some sort. I mean, this is really not a big surprise, because if you put four different people with four *radically* different personalities in close proximity with each other for more than four hours at the time, you get the sort of thing that good episodes of COPS (if there's ever such a thing) happen to be made of. Thankfully, I manage to stay out of the chaos approximately 99.9999238% of the time, but I still have to share a room with these people, so uh, THERE IS NO ESCAPE. I'd like to take this opportunity to give a shoutout to Siren, my iPod, for helping me drown out my family, at the cost of long term damage to my hearing! Whoo!
Work: Is it strange that I need work to help keep me sane during all of this? I still love my job, and I still work a lot, but I still have no money, as there's been a ton of awesome stuff that's come out during Q4 2006. So, uh, with the holiday season coming up, I don't think I'll have to spend as much time shopping for gifts, on account of my having no money. Hee.
Game companies are out to get me: Seriously. The last quarter of 2006 has probably been one of the best times to be a gamer...ever. Between Okami, Dance, Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA and Final Fantasy XII so far, and the Wii, Twilight Princess, Final Fantasy V Advance, Final Fantasy III DS, Elite Beat Agents, and HAPPY SKY on the horizon, the little free time I have tends to be spent with my PS2 or other gaming system (hence my lack of updates). Don't even get me started on all the cool music that's coming out, or the stuff that I can't afford. My head would explode.
Facebook: Uh, yeah. For those of you who don't know yet, I got one for one reason or another.
Homework: I really, really, have to get this done. Like, now. Byee~!