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Look, I found free time. A big chunk of it. Just for me.
I've been in a really good mood since Tuesday night. I was on my way home from a Hanson concert and I realized...this year is pretty damn awesome. I figured it was just post-concert euphoria, but the more I think about it, the more this year starts leaning towards the "best year of my life" title.
Highlights:
* I started the year by finally getting the huevos to get out of a bad relationship and start fresh. I'm now in the best and healthiest relationship I've ever been in. Jeff and I are still going strong. It's hard to give an update...we fit together, we make each other laugh, keep each other sane...I'm comfortable. I think you need to love somebody to get how awesome it really is.
* I turned 21 this year and spent my 21st birthday in various states of inebriation in Las Vegas with my friends. Trips with all of us are rare, and I had a blast. The male strip show with the girls wasn't bad either.
* I've finally settled on my major in biopsychology and a goal of transferring to UCLA or UCSB, depending on how much physics I can stand. I'm kicking ass in school. I'm turning into a science nerd and I'm fascinated with what I'm learning. I look at my chemistry homework as a challenge rather than a burden, and I get excited when I get more since that means I can sit down and solve out the problems. I'm such a nerd.
* I've got two research projects which will most likely allow me for publication in a journal or presentation at a conference, which make my college application a little bit shinier. I've got a heavy load of sciences coming up in the next few semesters.
* Work is going well. I got to work behind the scenes in the hard hat area on the Finding Nemo ride a few months ago. I built a good chunk of the special effect lights that went into that ride. The ride wasn't open when I worked on it and I haven't actually been on it yet. I'm flying to Orlando next weekend for week to go to a special effects conference. I'm actually starting to feel like I'm a part of the company rather than just the boss's daughter. My job is awesome.
* I've stuck to my workout and dieting plan. I'm not in the shape I was in when I was living in Northern California, but I'd like to get close. I'm going to my kickboxing classes at least 5 times a week and I'm running two miles at least twice a week. I started this semester running the 1.5 mile fitness test in 13:49 minutes (average for my gender and age), to 12:50 minutes (excellent), to 12:01 minutes (superior). I'm hoping to come in under 12:00 minutes for the final.
* I've seen Hanson four times this year. I think that ties if not breaks my record. It's been 10 years since I first saw them in 1997 at the Hollywood Bowl when I was eleven years old. Two days ago I was walking down Hollywood Boulevard with standing next to Isaac Hanson listening to him talk about the poverty situation in Africa. I probably would have shrieked your ears off if someone had told me that was in my future when I was eleven. I don't care what preconceived notions people have of this band, my opinion of them is never going to change.
* By the end of the year, I'll have traveled more and been to more states in one year than I have in my entire life. As usual, I went to Northern California for a car show and for the estate sale. I flew to Oregon for my great aunt's 80th birthday last month. Tomorrow, I'll be flying to Northern California again for a car show this weekend. Next weekend I'm flying to Florida for a conference for work. The day after Christmas, I'll be flying to Missouri with Jeff to see his extended family. I love it.
* On a bit of a personal note and probably one of the biggest reasons this year is awesome is that I'm starting to have a social life. Last year, I honestly felt like I had no friends. I found myself with no one to go out with on a Friday night. It's emo, lame, and I hate that I'm admitting it, but it's true. It was entirely self-inflicted thanks the cycle I got myself into. I ended that bad relationship and shut myself off to the world, mainly because of the betrayal that ended that relationship. I made the decision not to call anyone because I felt like there was something wrong with me. Not going out reinforced that feeling, and so the cycle went. I decided that was going to end and I made an effort to become more outgoing. I'm in the psychology club now and I've made friends there. I met xchaos_intoart, who is awesome, at a Hanson concert, and it's nice to finally have someone to wait in line with. I still have my nagging insecurities, but at least now I've got evidence of a social life that I can use to tell my insecurities to go blow themselves.
I don't mean this post to sound like I'm bragging, it's just that my life is going pretty damn well at the moment. Of course, I'm realistic and know that this could all come crashing down on me at any time, but that gives me all the more reason to enjoy it while it's here.
I've been in a really good mood since Tuesday night. I was on my way home from a Hanson concert and I realized...this year is pretty damn awesome. I figured it was just post-concert euphoria, but the more I think about it, the more this year starts leaning towards the "best year of my life" title.
Highlights:
* I started the year by finally getting the huevos to get out of a bad relationship and start fresh. I'm now in the best and healthiest relationship I've ever been in. Jeff and I are still going strong. It's hard to give an update...we fit together, we make each other laugh, keep each other sane...I'm comfortable. I think you need to love somebody to get how awesome it really is.
* I turned 21 this year and spent my 21st birthday in various states of inebriation in Las Vegas with my friends. Trips with all of us are rare, and I had a blast. The male strip show with the girls wasn't bad either.
* I've finally settled on my major in biopsychology and a goal of transferring to UCLA or UCSB, depending on how much physics I can stand. I'm kicking ass in school. I'm turning into a science nerd and I'm fascinated with what I'm learning. I look at my chemistry homework as a challenge rather than a burden, and I get excited when I get more since that means I can sit down and solve out the problems. I'm such a nerd.
* I've got two research projects which will most likely allow me for publication in a journal or presentation at a conference, which make my college application a little bit shinier. I've got a heavy load of sciences coming up in the next few semesters.
* Work is going well. I got to work behind the scenes in the hard hat area on the Finding Nemo ride a few months ago. I built a good chunk of the special effect lights that went into that ride. The ride wasn't open when I worked on it and I haven't actually been on it yet. I'm flying to Orlando next weekend for week to go to a special effects conference. I'm actually starting to feel like I'm a part of the company rather than just the boss's daughter. My job is awesome.
* I've stuck to my workout and dieting plan. I'm not in the shape I was in when I was living in Northern California, but I'd like to get close. I'm going to my kickboxing classes at least 5 times a week and I'm running two miles at least twice a week. I started this semester running the 1.5 mile fitness test in 13:49 minutes (average for my gender and age), to 12:50 minutes (excellent), to 12:01 minutes (superior). I'm hoping to come in under 12:00 minutes for the final.
* I've seen Hanson four times this year. I think that ties if not breaks my record. It's been 10 years since I first saw them in 1997 at the Hollywood Bowl when I was eleven years old. Two days ago I was walking down Hollywood Boulevard with standing next to Isaac Hanson listening to him talk about the poverty situation in Africa. I probably would have shrieked your ears off if someone had told me that was in my future when I was eleven. I don't care what preconceived notions people have of this band, my opinion of them is never going to change.
* By the end of the year, I'll have traveled more and been to more states in one year than I have in my entire life. As usual, I went to Northern California for a car show and for the estate sale. I flew to Oregon for my great aunt's 80th birthday last month. Tomorrow, I'll be flying to Northern California again for a car show this weekend. Next weekend I'm flying to Florida for a conference for work. The day after Christmas, I'll be flying to Missouri with Jeff to see his extended family. I love it.
* On a bit of a personal note and probably one of the biggest reasons this year is awesome is that I'm starting to have a social life. Last year, I honestly felt like I had no friends. I found myself with no one to go out with on a Friday night. It's emo, lame, and I hate that I'm admitting it, but it's true. It was entirely self-inflicted thanks the cycle I got myself into. I ended that bad relationship and shut myself off to the world, mainly because of the betrayal that ended that relationship. I made the decision not to call anyone because I felt like there was something wrong with me. Not going out reinforced that feeling, and so the cycle went. I decided that was going to end and I made an effort to become more outgoing. I'm in the psychology club now and I've made friends there. I met xchaos_intoart, who is awesome, at a Hanson concert, and it's nice to finally have someone to wait in line with. I still have my nagging insecurities, but at least now I've got evidence of a social life that I can use to tell my insecurities to go blow themselves.
I don't mean this post to sound like I'm bragging, it's just that my life is going pretty damn well at the moment. Of course, I'm realistic and know that this could all come crashing down on me at any time, but that gives me all the more reason to enjoy it while it's here.