*waves*
Umm...I'm alive. Does that count as an update?
I already did one long update this week (on my xanga, which I swear a few people from my high school still read!), and I don't know if I have the energy to do another one. Suffice it to say that I had Christmas, and it was awesome. The most unique gift was that my parents gave me what is essentially a recorder (but was labeled as an "Irish tin whistle") and a book on how to play it. So I can be multi-instrumental soon! Speaking of which, it would probably be nice if I were to practice the piano every once in a while. Just for the fun of it. :)
New Year's also happened, surprisingly enough. Unfortunately, I was sick for a good part of New Year's Day (for no logical reason that I can detect), but I felt much better by mid-afternoon. My only New Year's Resolution is to "face the rest of my life". This is flexible enough that it can mean many things, depending on what I need to accomplish at any given moment. Some possible interpretations: "stop living in the past"; "stop procrastinating"; "make some sort of big and important change"...you get the point!
Miraculously enough, lately I've been feeling inspired to write. I rejoice whenever I'm able to say this, because my muse really is a fickle character. (I believe I called her "OCD" at one point on this journal.) I'm making slow progress, but I am excited about the fact that I'm doing what I love again. In fact, when I pry myself away from lj in a few minutes, I'm going to go upstairs, choose something to work on, and create something. Here's hoping it turns out well.
My great setback these last few days is that I'm ridiculously nervous that I won't get into Oxford. When I get back to school, I am going to try very hard not to bother my close friends with my incessant worrying on this matter. I do really want to study abroad in the fall, though, and they like you to have "around" a 3.5 for this program. My GPA currently stands at 3.2, and I'm afraid it will look bad on the application. I know I'm probably being obsessive and ridiculous, but still. Humor me. That's the main thing that's getting me down of late.
So yes. That's my life. I'm excited to get back to school, but at the same time I'm not. I don't want all the work to start back up, but I do want to see my friends again (maybe even trek down to WC every so often!!), and take in the lovely St. Mary's scenery, and start watching "Buffy" Season 3 with everyone. In the Joss Whedon shows spirit, I was thinking this break about how I'd love to finish watching "Firefly", if anyone's offering. :) Something to look forward to, I guess!
See you all soon, unless you don't go to St. Mary's, in which case I'll see you later...
Sarah
P.S. As I was writing my "current music" in, I remembered that I forgot to mention one of my favorite gifts this Christmas: Vienna Teng's 3rd CD!!! If you don't know about Vienna Teng, you should. She has an awesome and very diverse sound. I suggest you go to www.viennateng.com/listen and sample some tracks. Here are my favorites, off each of her CDS:
WAKING HOUR:
~"Drought"
~"Soon Love Soon"
WARM STRANGERS:
~"The Atheist's Christmas Carol"
~"Homecoming"
DREAMING THROUGH THE NOISE:
~"Blue Caravan"
~"City Hall"
~"Now Three"
~"Pontchartrain"
~"Recessional"
If anyone ever wants to hear me gush about this or anything that I'm passionate about (I do love to talk), I'm always in my room. You know where it is. Or if you don't, my facebook does. :)
I already did one long update this week (on my xanga, which I swear a few people from my high school still read!), and I don't know if I have the energy to do another one. Suffice it to say that I had Christmas, and it was awesome. The most unique gift was that my parents gave me what is essentially a recorder (but was labeled as an "Irish tin whistle") and a book on how to play it. So I can be multi-instrumental soon! Speaking of which, it would probably be nice if I were to practice the piano every once in a while. Just for the fun of it. :)
New Year's also happened, surprisingly enough. Unfortunately, I was sick for a good part of New Year's Day (for no logical reason that I can detect), but I felt much better by mid-afternoon. My only New Year's Resolution is to "face the rest of my life". This is flexible enough that it can mean many things, depending on what I need to accomplish at any given moment. Some possible interpretations: "stop living in the past"; "stop procrastinating"; "make some sort of big and important change"...you get the point!
Miraculously enough, lately I've been feeling inspired to write. I rejoice whenever I'm able to say this, because my muse really is a fickle character. (I believe I called her "OCD" at one point on this journal.) I'm making slow progress, but I am excited about the fact that I'm doing what I love again. In fact, when I pry myself away from lj in a few minutes, I'm going to go upstairs, choose something to work on, and create something. Here's hoping it turns out well.
My great setback these last few days is that I'm ridiculously nervous that I won't get into Oxford. When I get back to school, I am going to try very hard not to bother my close friends with my incessant worrying on this matter. I do really want to study abroad in the fall, though, and they like you to have "around" a 3.5 for this program. My GPA currently stands at 3.2, and I'm afraid it will look bad on the application. I know I'm probably being obsessive and ridiculous, but still. Humor me. That's the main thing that's getting me down of late.
So yes. That's my life. I'm excited to get back to school, but at the same time I'm not. I don't want all the work to start back up, but I do want to see my friends again (maybe even trek down to WC every so often!!), and take in the lovely St. Mary's scenery, and start watching "Buffy" Season 3 with everyone. In the Joss Whedon shows spirit, I was thinking this break about how I'd love to finish watching "Firefly", if anyone's offering. :) Something to look forward to, I guess!
See you all soon, unless you don't go to St. Mary's, in which case I'll see you later...
Sarah
P.S. As I was writing my "current music" in, I remembered that I forgot to mention one of my favorite gifts this Christmas: Vienna Teng's 3rd CD!!! If you don't know about Vienna Teng, you should. She has an awesome and very diverse sound. I suggest you go to www.viennateng.com/listen and sample some tracks. Here are my favorites, off each of her CDS:
WAKING HOUR:
~"Drought"
~"Soon Love Soon"
WARM STRANGERS:
~"The Atheist's Christmas Carol"
~"Homecoming"
DREAMING THROUGH THE NOISE:
~"Blue Caravan"
~"City Hall"
~"Now Three"
~"Pontchartrain"
~"Recessional"
If anyone ever wants to hear me gush about this or anything that I'm passionate about (I do love to talk), I'm always in my room. You know where it is. Or if you don't, my facebook does. :)