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So... 2006. Nice to meet you.
On a random note, I'd like to announce that my 21st will be on a Saturday. It's still quite a long time from now which is perfectly fine in my book. 2005 turned into a pretty good year for me, and I must say that 2006 actually holds some promise.
Hmm. On another random note, I hate MTV. And there's this new show on it, something about Ashley Parker Angel, and I have no idea who that even is, but I've gotta wonder how much it would suck to be a guy named Ashley Angel. Is that seriously his real name? Ashley is a good strong male's name, quite British really, but... there's just nothing more that can be said. It's uncommon in this era. High school must have been a very special time for him. If you had a family name like Angel, why would you name your son Ashley?
This New Year was the best I've had in quite a long time, and for the first time I can remember, I actually do feel different this year. There are a number of reasons I won't explain or explore here, but I know I've made leaps and bounds in 2005 on several personal levels and I couldn't be happier with the progress I've seen. I have a way to go, sure, but there's nothing like progress to remind you that hey, life does keep moving, and things do change. Not that I ever felt like life was grinding to a halt, but still. I'm not stuck in such a rut anymore, and at the moment, things are definitely looking up.
I spent New Year in Decatur, IL attending a party at a friend of a friend's. I got to visit Barnes and Noble and eat Starbucks and relive my entire childhood at Toys 'R Us and eat five-cheese pasta at Olive Garden. I got to try my first Jell-O shot and play with guinea pigs and meet new people and cook food for friends, and I got to hang out with people I missed from school. Almost all of my friends are 'friends from school' now. It's strange how all the people I thought I knew here have suddenly dispersed. I always feel slight dismay when I realize all my friends from here are wrapped up in their college lives, but I realize that I'm the same way, I know it's nothing personal... it's just something that happens. People grow in different directions; it's unavoidable. They have things to do and stuff doesn't always work out. When I'm home I'm pretty quiet and I don't get out a lot, but I really don't mind. Living in a house with thirty other girls, even as great as that can be sometimes, you learn to cherish solitude. I've always enjoyed it, myself, but now I know I have to take advantage of it while I can.
Back to school on Sunday... back to studying and playing Halo and seeing friends, and I think I'm ready for it. I'm ready for it because I'm pretty bored here now. I have dance and video games to keep me entertained, but I like to feel productive. Classes should be okay. The only classes I have that aren't music-related are education classes and psych, and I'm taking Intro to Digital Film Editing, which I'm half dreading and half looking forward to just because it's so foreign to me. I'd like to take an art minor... we'll see how that works out.
Whew, once I start on these things I just can't stop, and with that, I'll either see you soon, or... or we'll figure something out.
On a random note, I'd like to announce that my 21st will be on a Saturday. It's still quite a long time from now which is perfectly fine in my book. 2005 turned into a pretty good year for me, and I must say that 2006 actually holds some promise.
Hmm. On another random note, I hate MTV. And there's this new show on it, something about Ashley Parker Angel, and I have no idea who that even is, but I've gotta wonder how much it would suck to be a guy named Ashley Angel. Is that seriously his real name? Ashley is a good strong male's name, quite British really, but... there's just nothing more that can be said. It's uncommon in this era. High school must have been a very special time for him. If you had a family name like Angel, why would you name your son Ashley?
This New Year was the best I've had in quite a long time, and for the first time I can remember, I actually do feel different this year. There are a number of reasons I won't explain or explore here, but I know I've made leaps and bounds in 2005 on several personal levels and I couldn't be happier with the progress I've seen. I have a way to go, sure, but there's nothing like progress to remind you that hey, life does keep moving, and things do change. Not that I ever felt like life was grinding to a halt, but still. I'm not stuck in such a rut anymore, and at the moment, things are definitely looking up.
I spent New Year in Decatur, IL attending a party at a friend of a friend's. I got to visit Barnes and Noble and eat Starbucks and relive my entire childhood at Toys 'R Us and eat five-cheese pasta at Olive Garden. I got to try my first Jell-O shot and play with guinea pigs and meet new people and cook food for friends, and I got to hang out with people I missed from school. Almost all of my friends are 'friends from school' now. It's strange how all the people I thought I knew here have suddenly dispersed. I always feel slight dismay when I realize all my friends from here are wrapped up in their college lives, but I realize that I'm the same way, I know it's nothing personal... it's just something that happens. People grow in different directions; it's unavoidable. They have things to do and stuff doesn't always work out. When I'm home I'm pretty quiet and I don't get out a lot, but I really don't mind. Living in a house with thirty other girls, even as great as that can be sometimes, you learn to cherish solitude. I've always enjoyed it, myself, but now I know I have to take advantage of it while I can.
Back to school on Sunday... back to studying and playing Halo and seeing friends, and I think I'm ready for it. I'm ready for it because I'm pretty bored here now. I have dance and video games to keep me entertained, but I like to feel productive. Classes should be okay. The only classes I have that aren't music-related are education classes and psych, and I'm taking Intro to Digital Film Editing, which I'm half dreading and half looking forward to just because it's so foreign to me. I'd like to take an art minor... we'll see how that works out.
Whew, once I start on these things I just can't stop, and with that, I'll either see you soon, or... or we'll figure something out.