Update.
Some very interesting things have happened to me since my last post. I have actually managed to pull together the semblance of a complete life, and I think I'm doing quite well at it. I am learning more about the nature of love, and the confusion such a state means for me, but overall I like the experience.
I met with a counciler(sic) at Pierce on Thursday morning. It was really cool, because from the second she looked at the transcript, she was like "Well this looks pretty damn good." We went through it and apparently I had enough credits for everything I needed, and then some. 27 electives where 17 were needed, 2 extra credits in Math, 4 in science, and I had 56 credits total (28 highschool credits) If it weren't for the infantile Senior Project, I could have graduated last Winter. Goddamn hoops. But the good news is all I have to do is take two classes at Pierce to establish residency, at a cost of $97 per class. That's cool. Also I won't have to do the Senior Project, and the classes I take can both be electives, counting for duel credit.
I work almost 40 hours a week at Quiznos, with Brett and the Tominator (Tom CHubb) It is very fun and I can be high all day if I want, although it seems a waste to do it too much. I get free food all the time, and I am becoming a very well-rounded Employee. I'm getting a raise when Tracy Baker leaves, I'll probably be manager before too long, and things seem to be going pretty well on that front. I finally got the collections thing sorted out for my seat-belt charge, although between that and tuition I'm going to be poor for a while. I'll need to start saving money.
Matt and Dave are getting evicted. I spent my whole summer there, it wasn't great, but it was like a home. O well, times change. We still havn't managed to throw a party there yet, but there's beer in their fridge right now, so maybe tonight. Smash Brothers Melee 4ever.
I've been hanging out with Allison Baker a lot lately. Things are getting pretty intense, but I like this "new deal". I'd like to tell her that I like her a lot, but I kinda got a belly full of wine. More on that I suppose.
I recently saw "A Clockwork Orange" by Stanley Kubrick for the first time this week. I started it at about 0:30 and watched it all the way through. I was tired the next day, but very rarely has a movie stirred so much life into me. I was touched by the brilliant mixture of satire, metaphor and dark humour, so much so that I can safely say it's in my top three, if not my very favorite movie of all time. I was inspired to write an essay about it, just to get all the ideas off my chest. I also rented Catch 22, which I'm told is quite funny. Save that for a later date.
My life is in a funny place. I'm actually pretty well centered, grounded despite my flights into abstraction, and brave enough to allow the experiential side of my nature some reign. Times are good.
I met with a counciler(sic) at Pierce on Thursday morning. It was really cool, because from the second she looked at the transcript, she was like "Well this looks pretty damn good." We went through it and apparently I had enough credits for everything I needed, and then some. 27 electives where 17 were needed, 2 extra credits in Math, 4 in science, and I had 56 credits total (28 highschool credits) If it weren't for the infantile Senior Project, I could have graduated last Winter. Goddamn hoops. But the good news is all I have to do is take two classes at Pierce to establish residency, at a cost of $97 per class. That's cool. Also I won't have to do the Senior Project, and the classes I take can both be electives, counting for duel credit.
I work almost 40 hours a week at Quiznos, with Brett and the Tominator (Tom CHubb) It is very fun and I can be high all day if I want, although it seems a waste to do it too much. I get free food all the time, and I am becoming a very well-rounded Employee. I'm getting a raise when Tracy Baker leaves, I'll probably be manager before too long, and things seem to be going pretty well on that front. I finally got the collections thing sorted out for my seat-belt charge, although between that and tuition I'm going to be poor for a while. I'll need to start saving money.
Matt and Dave are getting evicted. I spent my whole summer there, it wasn't great, but it was like a home. O well, times change. We still havn't managed to throw a party there yet, but there's beer in their fridge right now, so maybe tonight. Smash Brothers Melee 4ever.
I've been hanging out with Allison Baker a lot lately. Things are getting pretty intense, but I like this "new deal". I'd like to tell her that I like her a lot, but I kinda got a belly full of wine. More on that I suppose.
I recently saw "A Clockwork Orange" by Stanley Kubrick for the first time this week. I started it at about 0:30 and watched it all the way through. I was tired the next day, but very rarely has a movie stirred so much life into me. I was touched by the brilliant mixture of satire, metaphor and dark humour, so much so that I can safely say it's in my top three, if not my very favorite movie of all time. I was inspired to write an essay about it, just to get all the ideas off my chest. I also rented Catch 22, which I'm told is quite funny. Save that for a later date.
My life is in a funny place. I'm actually pretty well centered, grounded despite my flights into abstraction, and brave enough to allow the experiential side of my nature some reign. Times are good.