Fare thee well

One of my favorite authors of all time has died, J.D. Salinger. He was the first author to really get me excited about reading. Franny and Zooey completely transformed literature for me and made it exciting and worthwhile.

Rest in peace, sir. And thank you for all that you did.

if feeling is first...

So many things are happening so fast (!!!):

1. It's almost the end of January. Which means, move out time. Of course, I have the entire month of February to move out but it will just be tricky between school and work. I'd like to start and get finished as soon as possible so I can spend less time worrying about getting it done, ya know? Right now it's just really daunting. BUT...things always work themselves out.

2. Spring semester starts February 4, which is a week from tomorrow! I'm buying my books on Friday...ehhh. Oh well, they're just a bunch of English books and then a few Educatio

n books. Piece of cake, right? Yeaahhh. It will probably cost me an arm and a leg but alas, I have no choice.

I'm just super pumped to get classes started! I'll have to work pretty hard at my English classes because, even though I really love to read and write, these classes cover some pretty thick material. I'm less nervous than I am excited and ready. I'm so ready to read.

3. Justin and I are beginning to plan o

ur trip to Portland, OR. With plane tickets not an issue anymore, we're starting to have to figure out the other fun stuff, like hotels, transportation, sights we may want to see, bars, food, money, how much stuff we should bring. AH! Now, we're not getting too ahead of ourselves because we don't leave until July. BUT...I'm not one of those people who has thousands of dollars lying around waiting for me to take a trip across the country. Therefore, planning early can save money. Done deal.

I'm just really excited. To not only go on a trip with Justin but to also go on a trip to the Pacific Northwest. I've heard nothing but great things about that part of the

country and can't wait to see for myself.

4. Between Portland, my 21st birthday, and all of the other fun things that summer brings...I will also have to take summer school. DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN...

Yeah, I have to take math. A class that I have dropped twice in my two years at USF. A class that I have no desire to ever take. A class that will ultimately kill me. Ok. I'm being dramatic. But honestly, I hate math. A lot of people hate math but I REALLY HATE MATH.

I'm interested to see how I actually d

o. A C in math would be fine. I'm actually hoping for a C. Shit. But that's not for another couple months...phew. I will not allow myself to freak out YET.

5. My last bullet point of this blog entry. I really just wanted to say in this one that I'm feeling tons better. I don't know what happened but I went to bed last night feeling pretty lousy and woke up this morning feeling A-Ok. Maybe

it was because I forced myself to eat chips and salsa last night and the spicy-ness made me feel better. Or maybe my medicine is working. Who knows, but I feel good. Not 100%, but definitely good enough. :)

True dat.

:)

sometimes you have to damage the healthy flesh in order to expose the unhealthy

Ay carrumba. I am home sick with a pretty gnarly sinus infection. I actually called into work. I just have no energy and my face/head/throat are throbbing. Worst. Day. Ever.

So I have been watching Weeds and House all

day. I also finished Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (author of the Virgin Suicides). Now I get time to start and hopefully get quite a ways through Me Talk Pretty One Day. The on

ly upside to being sick.

Justin also ventured out into the tundra today to get me a cheeseburger after I threw up my medication for the sinus infection and the cereal I ate this morning. He's a doll.

This chick can't catch break. I rarely get sick but when I do...it's horrible. Blech.

Here's some pics from this weekend though...haahaa.

So yeah. I even look sick in those photos. At least I got one night of fun in before the symptoms actually flared up.

I'm off to take yet ANOTHER nap. Greeeaaattttt. :(

We run the gauntlet. Must get to France. So we can French kiss some French girls.

We used to dream. Now we worry about dying.

Will I always look like a little girl?

Gahh.

I'm more than likely going to be one of those teachers who everyone thinks is just another student. Because I will never age. I will stay looking like a little ginger for the rest of my life. Freckles are the ultimate curse. I'll never look wise and weathered. Only a little big kid. Not even. Just...like a little girl. Whaddya do?

I've vowed that tonight, since it's Saturday, and I'm done with Whittier, and I finished three books this week...I'm gonna get drunk. Yeah.

And I will do absolutely nothing tomorrow, either.

Bartender, please...

So today was rather blahhh. I did the usual; Whittier, work, home.

I could use a stiff drink, however.

I did go out to eat with my mother tonight. I don't give her enough credit for all that she does for me and my brother and sister. After losing her father and going through a gnarly divorce in the past year, I hope that 2010 welcomes her with open arms.

I took some photos of my apartment so here they are!

So yeah. Just a few. But I think you can tell that it's quite a place! It reflects my personality pretty well and I'll be sad to bid it adieu.

However, I need to keep thinking positively and open up to new and exciting experiences that will come to me. How am I ever supposed to learn and grow if I deny myself the opportunities to fail, succeed, explore, etc...

To end: an excerpt from one of my favorite poets (if you don't know, I'm pretty infatuated with poetry and hope to call myself a poet someday).

"The sunlight in a yellow plaque upon the varnished floor

is full of a song

inflated to fifty pounds pressure

at the faucet of June that rings the triangle of the air

pulling at the anemones in Persephone's cow pasture"

- William Carlos Williams

Welcome.

I haven't had a blog since High School. However, it's a new year and I'm finally willing to share my life on a more intimate level with people again. Plus, I think that I'm happier when I get it all out. And sometimes, writing in my little black journal just doesn't quite cut it.

SO. With 10-ish days of January 2010 left; I thought that I'd write down some things that I've accomplished/done thus far...

- I have been teaching at Whittier for the past three weeks. I have two days left to go! I loved the experience and the kids but it's time for me to move on. This experience has shown me that I'm not cut out for teaching tweens. I need people who give a little bit of a shit. Aka -- High School or higher is where I'll be teaching, if things go to plan. Which they won't. But I'll stay positive.

- I experienced a huge hour cut at work. Basically -- too much of an hour cut to where I would not be able to afford to keep living in my cute little apartment here on 19th and Spring. SO. I'll be moving in with Justin until I can get my hours back (est. 3 - 6 months).

It's certainly going to be an extremely different experience -- living with, not only someone else, but your significant other. Ah! I'm thoroughly excited however and will be posting pictures of my current apartment before I have to move it on outta here. Which will be happening in mid-February.

I knew that 2010 would be a good year. I could just feel it, ya know? I did not know of all of the extreme changes that would be happening to me, though!

Good nighty nighhttt.