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Well, my senior year at Erskine has begun, and not slowly, I might add. I did not expect it to, of course -- Erskine has a way of dumping everything upon you the first day, it seems.
I've come into this new year with a lot expectations, a lot of worries, a lot of sorrows, and a lot of excitement. It seems that everything has good and bad side. Nothing can be wholly wonderful.
My classes are going to be a lot more work than I expected, I'm afraid. I knew Shakespeare would be a pain in my side, but goodness! Most of us know that I am not at all a Shakespeare fan, even though we do share a birthday. The class is just so much work and I have no idea what to do my research paper on. Dr. Little's tests scare the hell out of me, too. In my opinion, they are way worse than any Bible or history exam I've taken. Acting is another class that will require a lot of work. It is going to be a great class, though. It is very small and the people are great. I am truly fearful of the workload it adds, though. Over the next few days, I shall evaluate it more and decide if I should drop it or not. Dropping wouldn't just be because of the work, though. I'm maxed out on my English electives, and if I want to be able to take Major American Authors next semester, I need to have one less elective. I wonder what Dr. Christie would think of letting me drop the class but still attend class. It's just too fun to quit altogether!
My other classes don't require mounds of work and I love all of them (not because of that, though). Art is so cool. I really do have an artistic side and getting that out in the open is fun. I thought the project we had to do this past weekend was awesome. Marriage and Family is cool, too. I love Dr. Sniteman and the classes are really fun. I also like reading his comments on my preclass questions. They are always really nice and encouraging. Of course, I am in my random biology class, Mechanisms of Disease. Dr. Ritland is so funny -- I'm so glad I could take this class!
Last week was kind of stressful because of a lot of different reasons. Mostly, there was just too much going on at one time and I've had to get used to that again. Workloads from classes were scaring me, Hillary was upset a lot, Jenny announced her engagement (which wasn't a bad thing -- it just added to the craziness, that's all), there were several Lou's trips, and the library was a little "myeh" as I call it.
It's been an adventurous few days, to say the least. The other night, I went to the dam at Lake Russel with a bunch of people. Adam and I hiked to the top of the dam (which was definitely illegal). That was a fun experience. Meg is doing her skirt and heels experiment and Jenny and I are somewhat participating. I actually like skirts...I feel pretty in them. I just don't wear them much because I have to watch the way I do some things, you know?
I found out today that I got a part in the musical. This is the most exciting thing ever for me! I've never gotten a part by audition before. Every play I've ever been in was at camp or for class. I've never been in a musical, either, so this is such new territory for me!
Today was also a profoundly excellent day, as I got to spend some quality time with my bestest friend in the entire world!!! We've had our times together, but today was especially wonderful. It reminded me of a day last December which we shared. Today may have surpassed that as my favorite memory of us two. I really don't know how to explain times like today. It's like everything was right with the world. Both of us were happy and enthusiastic and alive and fun and free of inhibition. We were the way I love us best.
Like I said near the beginning of this post, though, nothing seems wholly beautiful right now. I'm scared of being in the play because I know it is about to take up so much of my time. I already have the busiest semester in my Erskine history -- now I've lost blocks of time every evening.
And all that wonderful time I spent in the library today came with sorrow as well. Every moment like that makes me realize how sad graduation will be for me in that sense. This feeling hasn't started with my other friends yet. I think maybe that is because we spend so much time together anyway and so much of it is already wonderful. I am sure that things will start to scare me about them soon....
I've come into this new year with a lot expectations, a lot of worries, a lot of sorrows, and a lot of excitement. It seems that everything has good and bad side. Nothing can be wholly wonderful.
My classes are going to be a lot more work than I expected, I'm afraid. I knew Shakespeare would be a pain in my side, but goodness! Most of us know that I am not at all a Shakespeare fan, even though we do share a birthday. The class is just so much work and I have no idea what to do my research paper on. Dr. Little's tests scare the hell out of me, too. In my opinion, they are way worse than any Bible or history exam I've taken. Acting is another class that will require a lot of work. It is going to be a great class, though. It is very small and the people are great. I am truly fearful of the workload it adds, though. Over the next few days, I shall evaluate it more and decide if I should drop it or not. Dropping wouldn't just be because of the work, though. I'm maxed out on my English electives, and if I want to be able to take Major American Authors next semester, I need to have one less elective. I wonder what Dr. Christie would think of letting me drop the class but still attend class. It's just too fun to quit altogether!
My other classes don't require mounds of work and I love all of them (not because of that, though). Art is so cool. I really do have an artistic side and getting that out in the open is fun. I thought the project we had to do this past weekend was awesome. Marriage and Family is cool, too. I love Dr. Sniteman and the classes are really fun. I also like reading his comments on my preclass questions. They are always really nice and encouraging. Of course, I am in my random biology class, Mechanisms of Disease. Dr. Ritland is so funny -- I'm so glad I could take this class!
Last week was kind of stressful because of a lot of different reasons. Mostly, there was just too much going on at one time and I've had to get used to that again. Workloads from classes were scaring me, Hillary was upset a lot, Jenny announced her engagement (which wasn't a bad thing -- it just added to the craziness, that's all), there were several Lou's trips, and the library was a little "myeh" as I call it.
It's been an adventurous few days, to say the least. The other night, I went to the dam at Lake Russel with a bunch of people. Adam and I hiked to the top of the dam (which was definitely illegal). That was a fun experience. Meg is doing her skirt and heels experiment and Jenny and I are somewhat participating. I actually like skirts...I feel pretty in them. I just don't wear them much because I have to watch the way I do some things, you know?
I found out today that I got a part in the musical. This is the most exciting thing ever for me! I've never gotten a part by audition before. Every play I've ever been in was at camp or for class. I've never been in a musical, either, so this is such new territory for me!
Today was also a profoundly excellent day, as I got to spend some quality time with my bestest friend in the entire world!!! We've had our times together, but today was especially wonderful. It reminded me of a day last December which we shared. Today may have surpassed that as my favorite memory of us two. I really don't know how to explain times like today. It's like everything was right with the world. Both of us were happy and enthusiastic and alive and fun and free of inhibition. We were the way I love us best.
Like I said near the beginning of this post, though, nothing seems wholly beautiful right now. I'm scared of being in the play because I know it is about to take up so much of my time. I already have the busiest semester in my Erskine history -- now I've lost blocks of time every evening.
And all that wonderful time I spent in the library today came with sorrow as well. Every moment like that makes me realize how sad graduation will be for me in that sense. This feeling hasn't started with my other friends yet. I think maybe that is because we spend so much time together anyway and so much of it is already wonderful. I am sure that things will start to scare me about them soon....