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...Woo!
So I've been in a really good mood lately. Why? Dunno. I think it is because I'm practically settled finally and I have various news.
I beat The World Ends With You! Such a good video game. The plot was fresh and innovative, and the gameplay was equally addicting. If anyone that reads this owns a DS and is looking for a good game, you have to pick up that game. Have. Not should.
Secondly, my small battle with Tech on whether I'm taking Japanese has finally ended. Who won? Me! I'm signed up for elementary Japanese in the fall, which will also continue into the spring. I'm excited to start my third language! Of course, I've dipped my hat into other languages on my own time, but for me, actually taking a class works so much better because I'm forced to learn. While I always want to learn, pushing me just gets things done more quickly. I'll take these classes and then once I'm done with them, I'll continue on my own time with vocab and practicing and listening to anime in Japanese. :-D Then eventually, honeymoon with Jason in Japan...
Side note: when just typing "excited," I subconsciously put an "s" on the front of the word... sexcited...
I also finished my 8th book by the lovely Diana Wynne Jones. While it wasn't as good as it's prequel, it was still enjoyable. I started ANOTHER DWJ book (can you tell I'm in love?) and it seems promising. It is one of her more notable pieces, Fire and Hemlock. We'll see how that goes. Not sure if it will top Dogsbody or Deep Secret, though...
My roommate and I were walking around last night and found a strip club! We also found a WalMart, McDonalds, KFC, and other things. Oh, American shiz! I need to go to WalMart this weekend and buy a new video game. Hopefully they have what I want...
So I'm incredibly sexcited about turning 20 in less than two months! I'm starting to have dreams about being 20- just the fact of talking to someone and they ask my age, to which I reply 20. Then I wake up and realize I'm still 19 (abysmal). I'm also having more and more Phoenix dreams. Not that I'm complaining! I love having telekinesis and being able to fly. Definitely better than the real world.
Well, that's about it for now. I love Jason. Can't wait to finish up these next 3 weeks...
Current mood:
hyper.Current music: Miley Cyrus.
...Ahhh Mexico!!!
So things are going well here. As Bixler said, we might hate it the first week and then come to like it afterwards. That holds true with me, because I was somewhat depressed the first week. This place is VERY different from where I am from in many ways... not only being foreign, but being a city. Everything is so loud and fast and dirty! Alas, it is fun.
Classes are going... so-so. My literature class is a lot of work but we are reading some really great stuff. The other day, we read a BEAUTIFUL piece called "El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan" by Jorge Luis Borges. It was really good. Now we are reading stuff by Gabriel García Márquez, who I've read before, but anything of his is amazing.
My grammar class, however, is all jumbled up. The teacher is somewhat unorganized and random, and the material is poorly explained. Okay, I know the subjunctive is somewhat confusing at times, but to sit here and tell us it is one way, then 30 minutes later say it is another way... ah. I am starting to get the hang of it, though. I don't mind, either way, because it is still cool to say I took the hardest grammar class available at a Mexican university. :-)
Everything else is fun. Trips are a blast, albeit tiring. The other VT students here are so-so as well... I really only get along well enough to be friends with my roommate and one or two other people. It doesn't bother me, though, because the others like to drink every night and spend all their money on wasteful things. I'm here to learn and experience, not get drunk every night.
Ahhhh and the food is great. For example... we had quesadillas for breakfast. Yeah, they do that in Mexico. It is SO AWESOME. If you love Mexican food, you'd love eating in Mexico. You have all kinds of things all the time. Almost everything is ultra spicy. Then, once in a while, there is that weird "traditional" dish that makes me kinda sick, but whatever. The restaurants are okay, too. I have a few favorites. :-)
Most of all, though, is the fact that I miss Jason terrrrribly. I can't stand being so far away from him! I think about him all the time. I'm constantly checking my mailbox to see if he has responded to an email I sent him or I count down the minutes until I can call him (only once a week). Ugh, it is hard, but it'll be so nice to see him again. He's picking me up from the airport, then we are spending that weekend in DC. I couldn't think of a single person I would want to pick me up instead of him. I LOVE HIM!!!!
Now, time to wrap up some homework and then go to lunch...
Current mood:
happy.
Why am I so stupid? Why do I get emotional when I shouldn't? Why am I so messed up?
I'm sorry. I love you. I don't mean to be crazy.
Current mood:
sad.
Yes I do.
...Ah! This Friday, I will be leaving early in the morning for Mexico! I'm super excited! It will be so much fun and interesting and amazing. I've never been away from the United States for this long (6 weeks), especially in an area with English not being the primary language (I consider Dayton to be primarily Spanish... haha). I'm nervous, at the same time, because I hope I make some good friends and enjoy myself.
Hopefully, I won't spend too much. I'm guessing it'll be like living over there, basically, with once in a while eating out or buying a gift. I won't go stark-crazy and spend every penny... and I won't be drinking every night, so maybe I'll retain some money to spend once I get back to the United States for things I NEED up in college (more stain for the bookcases... ugh).
I am currently having a crisis, though. :-( I don't know what I want to do after I graduate college! I was looking at a job search online, entering keywords "economics" and "Spanish" and all that came up was boring garbage that isn't very interesting at all. One was remotely interesting with good pay, but by the time I graduate, it'll be gone. I'm so worried I won't get a job.
And then there was the random idea of going to law school. Why? I don't really know- something that sounds interesting. I've always fancied becoming a judge at some point, and I've always marvelled at having a job where you have to study really hard and long for it. I guess I should have picked a major with more of a sturdy outline of what I am to become, like engineering or education, because economics has NO outline whatsoever. None. Major in economics? Sure! You can get a job as a million different things that have no relation at all. Maybe.
Law school would be nice, then I could become a lawyer. However, law school is adding more years to education, which I've already decided a while back that I was tired of. Also, after researching, law school costs quite a pretty penny. Most graduates are around 100,000 dollars in debt. That's a lot. I have no idea what my debt is for VA Tech (I think my dad said somewhere around 30,000), but that number just scares me. Plus, even if I did go and graduate, that throws off plans of settling down with Jason and us getting jobs and saving up and adopting kids, etc...
I think what will happen, now that I think about it, is that I'll end up with a really boring job. I'll keep at it for a while, and after a few years, perhaps after acquiring a kid, I'll go back to school when I'm older and pursue a law degree. I think it would be fantastic to become a lawyer, and eventually, a judge. Lots of money... and plus, it is just interesting.
I don't know. I really need to set up an appointment with my advisor and career services and have them point me in the right direction. That won't happen until 2 months, however, when the fall semester starts (actually 2 and a half months). I have classes next week... boo. It sucks to think that I'm going to a different country in two days, but I still have to take classes at the university there. Oh well.
Missing Jason hurts so bad. With all of this job stuff and going to Mexico and everything on my mind, I think about him constantly and how everything will affect him. I want the best for me AND him. I think that after I talk with my advisors, I should talk to him, as well. I want him to be comfortable, because I love him dearly and I want us to be happy forever. :-) ...
Current mood:
worried.Current music: beautiful poses.
...Some weird things have been happening lately.
A few days ago, I had a bad migraine. Now, I usually get those, but hadn't had one in a while. So, it isn't too strange. I blamed dehydration and allergies. The next day (Sunday), I hallucinated a lot. Not a lot, but a LOT. I kept seeing cats jumping from out of no where, people walking by me, and all kinds of crazy shit. I was alone in the house, though. Not only in the house, but driving to pick up my parents from the airport, I thought I saw a dog walk along the road, but once again, it wasn't real.
Then today. I was standing in my bathroom and the next thing I knew, I was on laying on the floor with a sore head. Apparently, I passed out and hit my head on the wall from where I was falling. I have never fainted in my life. I don't know if all of these things are connected or not- I'm drinking plenty of water, my diet has not changed that much since coming home, I don't have major allergy problems, and I'm getting enough sleep.
Now, I'm not going to tell my mom. Why? Because next Friday (not this Friday), I leave for Mexico for about 6 weeks. To tell her that all these weird things have been happening lately would FREAK her out and she would probably not let me go. So, I'm going to be careful and drink a lot of water, take vitamins, sleep, and all that jazz.
Hopefully this isn't too serious...
Current mood:
thoughtful.Current music: fan spinning.
...I beat Kingdom Hearts 2 last night- and I cried!
Such a beautiful ending. If there was ever a happy ending, it was that one. Not only did the main characters get what they wanted, but during the credits, it showed every world that was visited and how they got their happy ending as well. I definitely cried when Belle and the Beast were walking into the ballroom, and then he suddenly is a human.
OHHHHHH tears!!
It was such a great game from beginning to end. There were also some really great songs, so I naturally had to search the internet for some piano sheet music, and so I've been playing some of those. Which reminds me... I really need to practice some old stuff. I can brag all I want that I can play the original Fur Elise and Op. 22, the 13 page long song full of nothing but runs and trills, but if I can't play them anymore, what does it do me to brag?
Which brings me to my point of that I can't wait to get my own house and get a piano. Mom says the one here in Richmond is mine and I should take it, but I have a feeling that she won't be wanting to part with it. Hey, it is a piano- it looks nice in the house. Either way, I need one when I get a place with Jason. I can serenade him :-)
I need to do laundry before my parents come back home on Sunday. It is almost the end of the most loneliest week of my life (no parents and hardly any brother, no friends... only... dogs). That means I need to clean up entirely, actually. Blah.
Now what am I going to do with my time...
Current mood:
content.Current music: fantasia alla marcia.
...I'm back in Mechanicsville. To say the least, it is still boring as ever. Especially with my parents gone for a week on a cruise and most of my friends gone for the summer.
There are a lot of things to keep me busy for the few weeks I am here before my adventure in Xalapa: Kingdom Hearts 2, Disgaea 2, Pokemon, movies, my endless pile of books, and hanging out with my brother when he is home. Once my parents come back, they'll want to watch movies and do stuff, so that'll be fun.
It is really exciting to think about going back to Blacksburg, too, for many reasons. First and foremost, to fix up my new room. Staining the shelves, having the big room, and getting everything organized. It is in disaray right now, but luckily I do not have to deal with it.
Another reason is my last year in college! WOO SENIOR! I have to start looking for a job, place to live, and all kinds of grown up things. Very exciting! I cannot wait to get a real job. I wonder what I will do? I honestly have no idea as to what it will be right now.
Well, that is all I have for the moment... dial-up sucks, so I can't gaurantee updating a lot...
Current mood:
sleepy.Current music: albino elves.
...I had a sad dream last night.
Well, there was a lot of things unexplained, so just go with what I have. The time setting is the present, so there isn't anything really different. I'm in Blacksburg, and I just found out that, apparently, I am the father of triplets (two girls and a boy). They are only about a year old and are in need of care. I had never met them before, but that particular day, my mom and I went to go visit them.
I get there, and they are amazing. They are so cute and, for some reason, are actually like 3 years old. They ask me if I was there daddy, and I wanted to say yes, but the social worker told me to say no, since I was still in college and couldn't take them. It was so incredibly depressing. However, we worked it out with the social worker and said that I can take them after I graduate college and find a job.
Blah! I wanted to cry after that dream. Their names were Zack, Aimee, and Pear. Zack and Aimee are both the names of two of my cousins, but I don't know where Pear came from. Gweneth Paltrow's fruit names are getting to me, I guess.
It has been fun being in Bridgewater! I love Jason and his silliness. We've been playing videogames and reading books and such... but I can't help to feel that this week won't be enough. Already my trip in Bridgewater is a little over half over, but it feels like I just got here. What the hell! Where did the time go? I really don't understand why time is exponentially drifting away.
Soon will be Richmond, and then finally Mexico... I can't really think about anything else at the moment...
Current mood:
indifferent.Current music: beat it.
...Yay times!
So grades are in. I only got 5 grades, since one class was pass/fail (Spanish), but those grades were...
ECON 3204 Macroeconomic Theory B+
ECON 3254 Analysis of Economic Data A-
ENGL 1654 Intro to Science Fiction A
ENGL 2744 Intro Creative Writ A
ENGL 3524 Literature for Children A-
So what's that? GPA? Oh, it is a 3.74. I think I flipped out a little when I saw what I got for this semester, only because my Stat class was supposed to be a C or something, not an A-. Whatever! No more Stat!
Last night, Paul and I worked and we were waiting tables for Preston's. Just in tips, I got 90 bucks, and last night was slow. Today is supposed to be really busy, so I am excited to get lots of money today. I also found out that my pay stub for next Friday is going to be about 140, when I expected only about 40. So to celebrate, I bought 3 books online that I've been wanting and shipped them to Jason's. That way, I can receive them myself and read the shit out of them.
Mother's Day is tomorrow! I think I'm just going to frame a picture of me and give it to her. There is never enough pictures of me around her house and/or workplace!...
Current mood:
amused.Current music: pitbull.