Currently Playing Desert Rose/Brand New Day [US CD Single] By Sting see related

Jesus Christ, when was the last time I updated this thing?  *looks*  Finals, last semester.

It's been awhile, huh?

Just updating to let the world know I'm not dead and that I absolutely loved Japan... although I seriously doubt anyone's keeping up with this.  I'm this way and that way about fully reviving this here Xanga page.  We'll see what happens.

It's five am... birdies are chirping, and I'm sitting at the computer taking a break from my Sociology final...  maybe I'll take a nap, but I can't guarantee that I'll wake up in time to actually TAKE the final at 8:00am.  I really have no one to blame but myself for putting this off until the last minute, but meh... it could be worse.  It could be last semester, in which I had about twice as much stuff to do at exam time (and I was sick besides).  Count your blessings, I guess. 

One... one...
(if you haven't seen the commercial, I don't expect you to get it)

Otherwise, life is fine.  Didn't have any finals yesterday, breezed through the one the day before.  I don't expect my Cultures of Japan final to be that scary (which is good, because it's RIGHT AFTER my Sociology final!)... Persuasion looks like it'll be kinda rough, but that's okay.  I have until Monday to get that down.  And my final in Literature is a paper, so no sweat there (I've even started!  Gasp!).

Maybe I should lie down for an hour... just long enough to get a recharge.  Either that, or pray that my second/third wind lasts until noon. ><

Currently Playing The Bridge By Ace of Base Angel Eyes see related

Hello all!

Today, overall, was a good day.   In reverse order... I had late-night breakfast in the KCC (although P. Stone put syrup on my tater tots ><), saw the finale of Friends, spent far too much time talking to Jason, talked to my sister, successfully completed my Marketing exam with confidence, and....

I GOT MY ACCEPTANCE LETTER TO GO TO JAPAN!! 

That's right, in August I will be flying from the US to Sapporo, and I'll spend a whole semester there!  Although the information packet was useless as all hell (the only new thing I learned is that the medical insurance won't cover acts of war, suicide attempts, pregnancy, and accidents caused by general stupidity), it was still nice to know for sure that I'm in the program.  Now I just have to find a way to make $2000 in one summer... -_-

That said... it's almost the end of the year!  Especially with me being gone next fall, the thought is rather depressing... I won't see Lis, Michelle, or Paul at all next year, since they're all going home.  The thought is really quite sad.   Comes with the territory of living with the International students, but still... I'm going to miss them quite a lot.  I've grown used to having them here.  Ditto with some of the seniors... next year's definitely going to be weird.

But change is good, I guess.  It *does* help you grow... and growing is good.  Sometimes I feel like I have some growing to do (okay, a lot).  I honestly think I'm afraid of it.  It's easier to be immature... not necessarily better, but easier.  Compared to a lot of people I know, I feel like an absolute baby.  People are so mature and grown up, and I'm desperately clinging to my adolesence.  It's pathetic, really...

*heavy sigh*  Didn't mean to have that depressing turn there, folks.  The semester's almost over, so let's just smile and be glad for that.

APO initiation and inductions have come and gone... they were at once frightening, exciting, and frustrating.  I'm not mad at anyone in particular, but I think I'm frustrated with people in general.  Part of the ceremony was pulled, and now there's angry words and hurt feelings on both sides.  Fucking politics.  I've been in this fraternity for a grand total of two hours, and already it's falling apart.  I seem to have that luck: whenever I get into a group/club/organization, it goes to shit.  Well, fuck. ><

Like I said, I'm not mad at anybody, I'm really not... I'm just frustrated.  I honest-to-God hope it'll work out better than it looks right now...

If not, I'm in for a helluva ride.