Tomorrow (today) I'll be receiving my last two college admission decisions. Though, I can guess what they'll be ( Read more... )

We got back from Houston a little more than a week ago. I miss being there ( Read more... )

After school tomorrow, we're making the forty-minute flight to Houston and I'm pretty excited! Aside from the daunting hours of testing and fretting about scores and comparing myself to some of my most intelligent peers, I know I'm going to enjoy Academic Decathlon state. If we don't take 1st place, then it's all over ( Read more... )

This past Friday and Saturday were Region X Academic Decathlon competition days ( Read more... )

Alas, even on Halloween, I elect to be alone. As you may notice, I've been a bit stressed lately, and yesterday I had (another) burnout day. These days begin and end with an apathetic, humourless Nicole. Admittedly, there were moments I laughed, so it wasn't a complete failure ( Read more... )