Easily Excitable

So I am done with my first quarter of school. How nifty! I know I have a 4.0 in both Volleyball and Yoga. I found out that I ended with a 3.9 in English. I'm anxious for my unofficial transcript to be posted so I can find out my psychology score.

Sunday I went snowboarding with Richard. Oh my it was so awesome. I am getting way better at the lift - or he's my lucky charm. I also am getting better at boarding. I fall much less than I used to and I'm learning how to control my speed and turns.

After we got back in the city, we went to his house and I met his parents. They are nice people from what I can tell.

I'll be sad when he goes to OCS in Virginia somewhere in May. But I told him I would write. [=

Monday I had work and packing and laundry. Woo.

I'm really up at 3 in the morning. I guess that's not the shocking part. The surprising thing is I WOKE UP at 3.

4 hours and 15 minutes - I'll be off to paradise!

"Erin Go Braugh"

So this was probably the best St. Patrick's Day I've ever had. XD
Gran Torino was a good movie, but it kind of had that Lifetime effect where you almost want to cry for multiple reasons.

So keywords from St. Pat's:

Java Monster Loca Mocha.
Country music.
Gran Torino.
Drifting.
Ticklish ribs.
Redondo Beach.
Jamba Juice.
Swing dancing.

I can't wait until Sunday! Snowboarding is freaking amazing!
This week is turning out to be a great one. [=

Welcome newbs and contestants...

The weekend was fun.

Fishing up in Orting.
Boeing tour in Mukiteo.
Chucke E Cheese's.
The BBQ restaurant.

With four adults, and three little boys. It was chaotic, to put it mildly.

But for me recent news, I turned in my final paper for English today. That leaves my psychology test on Friday which marks the end of the quarter! I can't believe it's gone by so fast.

Kiki's.
Snoqualmie.
San Diego.
Hollywood.
Real Estate.
Smoothies.
Heated pool.
Jacuzzi.
Seventy Degree weather...

Oh yeah. It will be an awesome spring break. :)

Totally crushing on this one person. I'm not sure why. They're in the Marine's and unfortunately, they aren't going to GR after this week. I tried to convince them to take swing with me as a CE class, but they'll be in Virginia for six weeks at the end of May. How sad.

Basketball shorts.

I watched The Boy In The Striped Pajamas last night. I've read about, heard about, and researched the Holocaust, but this movie made me sad. More so because of the ending. I know everything doesn't always have a happy ending, and I'm old enough t accept that. It doesn't mean I have to like it.

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I'm sad that Shmoo(sp?) and Bruno got put into the crematorium. Seeing things happen like that to little kids, for me, is really hard to accept. I know it's a reality how kids get treated; and how they were treated then, but they were just looking for Shmoo's papa.

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I suppose I should go do something productive like take a shower...

Study, study, sudy.

I got a 68 on my test today. My other tests for psychology were highly scored but this one...

That means study day, everyday, now for at least 3 hours. At least. No phone, no music, no computer...

It won't be easy, but finals are on the 16th so I have to be ready. Especially since my sister and three nephew are coming up on Thursday night and staying until Monday morning. Oh my!

White Gardenias.

I found out that I have to keep a journal of my volunteer work at the hospital. I wonder if this is also required for San Diego State? They have an amazing social work program.

California + College = No snow = AWESOME.

Don't get me wrong; I love the snow. When it's on the mountains and I'm snowboarding. But to walk in, drive in, freeze in...I could do without so much of it. It is nearing the middle of March, right? Oh my. I can handle the rain, I love the rain. Although it is fun to snowtube. :)

I never knew making a dreamcatcher could be so easy. I have never made one before, didn't look up instructions, and just used two others I have that were made for me as examples. It actually worked out quite well. Almost professional looking.

Almost.

Punishment poker is amazing, I'm not gonna lie. We do it at the college, so nothing extremely obscene or vulgar that will get us kicked out of the center. All the money we all spent on root beer and vanilla cream sodas today was ridiculous. But Thomas Kemper is so tasty. :)

I can't believe Winter quarter is over in less than two weeks! I'll miss my classes, but hopefully I'll like my new ones. Spring break will be so much fun. Going down to California to visit my sister and nephews. Look at real estate, drive along the coast. It will be a nice getaway from this winter wonderland in March.

I think I will be taking swing dance class offered through the school. I've always wanted to learn. Just to look for a partner now!

Hello, Dolly!

So last night I went to a play at the 5th Ave theatre. I was sitting in the front row on the grand tier. What an amazing view! Hello, Dolly! starring Jenifer Lewis. Oh my, they did a wonderful job. There were a few technical problems though, such as a door not opening so they had to turn the shop 180 degrees. It was probably the most colorful and flashy musical act I've seen yet. It was worth driving home in the snow.

Which brings me to it. I don't understand! It's nearing the middle of March and the weather decides after rising up to almost 60 degrees that now it wants to snow again? This I could do without. I love snow when it's on the mountains and I've got my board...but I'm tired of having to go out and about in it.

Rainbow connections.

Mentally, when do you choose to start your life from the beginning? Is this possible?

I'm sure there are many different types of beginnings for life, though. High school is a new start. Adulthood is a new start. College is a new start. There are many times when you can decide you want to dramatically change for the better, or what an optimist like myself would like to think is better.

I have made that decision: again. Almost at the end of my first quarter at college, Winter quarter, I really don't want it to end. I have accomplished so much in the last four months that I get giddy thinking back. I've stopped smoking completely, I've started volunteering, I've missed only one class, I've become a happier person in general.

I've also decided I become friends more easily now with straight edge people than the not-as-innocent ones. Before, when I was a smoker, I associated with mostly other smokers, who usually did much more to harm their bodies internally than I did. I was caught on the in-between of a destructive lifestyle and a path to success.

Unfortunately, I'm still not quite positive on how to interact as friends with females. After the manipulative, harassing, mind games my mother and sister would play, I'm very mistrusting. I would love at least a couple of non-dramatic, non-backstabbing, non-whoreish girly friends; honestly. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to help me out.