Yearly Wrap-Up 2012
Wow. It's been awhile. If anyone still reads this, you're better off following my tumblr.
This year has been long.
In January, I got my heart ripped out by the second season of Sherlock
In February, I turned 21, but that was not very exciting. It was my first birthday away from home and I was very homesick
In March, I was officially accepted into the Graphic Design program. That caused me a huge amount of stress and I am still dealing with the repercussions.
In April, I participated in Relay for Life and saw my university's excellent production of Cabaret.
In May, I fell head over heels in love with The Avengers. I also finished up my third year of college overall and first year at University.
The summer was okay. It was kind of nice to be home, but I had to take an online Spanish class in order to have enough credits and keep my scholarship. That was not so bad. Even though my Spanish is rusty, I got a 4.0!
In August, sxechiru came to University and became my roommate! Like last year, we did not have an easy time getting there. Our flight was delayed and we had to spend the night in the Denver airport. Our flight out of Denver was delayed and they lost our luggage. We finally made it to University, but we had to spend "move-in day" in a hotel because we had nothing. We got our luggage two days later and mine had been searched twice (TWICE!) by TSA.
The whole fall semester was really rough for me. I hated almost all of my classes. About midway through the semester, I decided to go to the school's counseling center. Apparently, I have anxiety. Now I have a name for the way I feel and some tools to help me deal with it. I hope to make great use of those in the new year, but it won't be easy. I don't have very much confidence in my graphic design/art skills and that makes being a graphic design major that much harder. I did get to spend some quality time with friends and see a community production of Avenue Q and the school's production of Sweeney Todd.
Right now, I'm back home. I saw The Hobbit with Dad (I liked it a lot) and Les Miserables with Mom. (I went through four tissues during the second act. There were a lot of tears.) Christmas was good this year and Grandma remembers who I am.
So, for 2013, I want to get back into an exercise routine to help deal with my anxiety. I want to legitimately practice drawing instead of sitting around wishing I get better. I also want to get back into doing calligraphy. I want to try to gain some confidence in myself and art.
And I wish you the best in 2013.