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So, for the past few weeks I've been completely apathetic about everything. And apathetic in a bad way. I couldn't get excited about anything, and even stuff I usually enjoy was just a lot of effort and not worth it. But that's all changed now. I'm still kind of apathetic, but in a really good way. Nothing is stressing me out right now, and nothing is bringing me down from the good mood I've been in all week.
And I know exactly what happened. I brought back one of the great loves of my life. Theatre. Now, all I'm really doing is Speech and Debate team, but it's still theatre, and I'd truly forgotten how much I love Forensics tournaments. But I went on one last weekend (and brought home lots of hardware! - Novice Award in Impromptu Counseling, 6th Place Prose, 3rd Place Poetry, 2nd Place Duo, 1st Place POI, and 2nd Place Pentathalon) and I realized during the middle of the second round "Hey. I love this. I haven't had this much fun in months. I didn't realize how much I had missed this. I am in my element here." Anyway, I had so much fun at this tournament that I'm actually postponing a visit home in order to go to another tourney this weekend. And I really couldn't be happier.
Then, to further add to the happy mood, I got a little sister! (In my sorority, nobody panic.) It's exactly who I wanted and she's wonderful and she really wanted me. We were up until 1:45 talking last night (yesterday was Big/Little Revelation). It brought back good memories of when Anne-Tyler and I used to do that last year.
So, to sum up, I had been kind of depressed, but now, thanks to my little and speech team, I'm the little bubble of sunshine we all know and love again!
And I know exactly what happened. I brought back one of the great loves of my life. Theatre. Now, all I'm really doing is Speech and Debate team, but it's still theatre, and I'd truly forgotten how much I love Forensics tournaments. But I went on one last weekend (and brought home lots of hardware! - Novice Award in Impromptu Counseling, 6th Place Prose, 3rd Place Poetry, 2nd Place Duo, 1st Place POI, and 2nd Place Pentathalon) and I realized during the middle of the second round "Hey. I love this. I haven't had this much fun in months. I didn't realize how much I had missed this. I am in my element here." Anyway, I had so much fun at this tournament that I'm actually postponing a visit home in order to go to another tourney this weekend. And I really couldn't be happier.
Then, to further add to the happy mood, I got a little sister! (In my sorority, nobody panic.) It's exactly who I wanted and she's wonderful and she really wanted me. We were up until 1:45 talking last night (yesterday was Big/Little Revelation). It brought back good memories of when Anne-Tyler and I used to do that last year.
So, to sum up, I had been kind of depressed, but now, thanks to my little and speech team, I'm the little bubble of sunshine we all know and love again!