2nd Week. About 30-something more to go.

Today was the start of the second week of my junior year. As you faithful followers of mine may recall, about a month ago I dedicated a blog to whether or not I'd be ready for school next month. Well, that month's come and passed. Would you like to hear the verdict?

Truthfully, I'm not sure yet.

I definitely don't like waking up so early. I'm pretty much a zombie when I take a shower and get dressed in the morning, so much so I often crawl into bed after I'm done getting ready. It's not much help, but it'll do. I definitely don't like homework, although the only problems I see myself having involving homework is Chemistry. That is, until next semester, when I have Trig...

There are a few friends I don't have in classes that I would definitely love having classes with. I miss our reminiscing and laughing out loud during the classes we had together last year. But I get to see them a lot still, so I guess it'll do.

There are things I do like, though. So far I'm loving my AP Language class, despite getting a 2/7 on the first quiz. But it was for completion only, so it's all good. The teacher's pretty beast too, as well as my History teacher. And I have a lot of my friends in that class. I love that my locker isn't in that dark hallway on the bottom floor that seems to get smaller and smaller every time I walk through it. Man, I hate that hallway.

So, if I were to judge how the year was going so far, I'd say it's okay. I've got my license and I (kind of) have my own car now, so I can sometimes go pick up a friend and go on a joy ride on the weekends. That's a big plus. MOCKINGJAY, a book I've been dying to read for months now to read, comes out tomorrow, so I'm pretty stoked about that. There will definitely be a review of that book coming in the next few weeks on the blog. My job at Papa Murphy's is really starting to aggravate me, but I've accepted it's something I have to deal with for the time being. I really need to get back to writing; I miss it a lot. Hopefully sometime soon I can finally start that new novel...

Okay, now I'm rambling. My bad. But I felt the need to make up for my near two week absence. Things have been a little stressful lately, but I'm hoping for the best and things will get better. I'm a pretty patient guy. Though May 19th seems more like ten years away than nine months...

Ridin' Solo. For Real.

So today I got my license (I hope I spelled that right), and I thought I should make a post about it. No, I'm not gonna go into detail about the event, I just wanted to sort of celebrate this moment with 5 followers.

There are a lot of songs out there that I can relate to, and really make me feel good about myself. And for this moment, my Celebratory Song, as I like to call it, is Jason DeRulo's "Ridin' Solo." I mean, it's a little appropriate, considering the event. I know the song's mainly about living the single life, and while my interpretation for it today is a little more literal, I thought it was a right fit for the post. That, and it's an epic song!



But seriously, this is a huge triumph for me. I remember getting my learner's permit back when I was 14. I was pretty terrible at driving, and though I got better, even in my weeks pre-license I still had some humiliating driving moments. But I really wanted to prove skeptics wrong, and I really wanted to be able to drive on my own! I worked on getting better and went in the DMV today with a positive attitude. I told myself I'd pass the test, and I did. The fact that I was able to achieve this goal instills a huge self-confidence in myself, particularly in places in my life where self-confidence has been lacking lately. It helps me to believe that with hard work and an "I'll get this" attitude that things are possible.

See you guys on the road! You know what I'll be jamming out to...

Stress Overload

Today has been extremely long, and even longer by the four long hours at work. It shouldn't have seemed that long, but tonight it was. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about this... Ah, I wish things would change.

I'm actually looking forward to school, just so I can have a routine again. Don't get me wrong, spur-of-the-moment things are good sometimes, but I'm a routine kind of guy. I like knowing what I'm going to do today before today actually gets here. I like having a schedule. It's just how I am. Or it's OCD and I'm just in denial.

Ah well. This week should prove eventful. I'll keep you posted...