Hello world.

This is my hand.

whoa.

Yesterday, (which was originally "Today" but one (and very likely the only) of my faithful readers came into my room. hi kat!) I finished Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. And besides absolutely loving the book, I keep thinking: HOLY CRAP WHERE HAS THIS BOOK BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE???? I'm reading it again as soon as I finish my physics project. [[BOO PHYSICS PROJECT!]] I don't really know how to describe my love for this book. I put off doing my physics project because of this book. I put off doing French homework to read. I tried to learn my lines so I could go read. And the best part is, I don't have to have it finished until Wednesday! I never read ahead. Not because I only do the minumum, but beause I don't want to be confused or blurt out something that "hasn't happened yet" in class. However, Toni Morrison prevented me from being able to control myself. Instead of going to sleep, I read another chapter. Instead of trying to figure out how to get everything settled for the Angel Bowl, (besides the fact I am terrified of making phone calls), I finished the book. I'm really glad that I got to workout on Friday because I think my legs would have rebelled against me some time this weekend. This is because the chosen reading position for Song of Solomon was with my legs on top of my desk/table in courtyard. 90% of the book was read in this position and therefore my legs fell asleep constantly. (My chosen position for reading Things Fall Apart was under my desk...YES I'M A FREAK). Anyways. This was supposed to be about my love of Song of Solomon and my wondering about why I've never read this book before, not the process of me reading it! Well, I can't really describe why I love it yet. It's just AMAZING. And if you haven't read it, you totally should. "It's not weird!!!!" And then you should pretend that your teacher is Dr. Thomas. Because then the book will be even better. In fact, your entire life will be better because your life can only be better when Dr. Thomas is in it. Okay, I will not get sappy just yet. Song of Solomon was beautiful, Toni Morrison is a genius, and I can't wait to read it again.

Well then!

From the Appalachian State Class 2013 Facebook group:

Appalachian & Boone received 12" of snow Sunday night/Monday morning. This is the biggest snow event in one day since Jan. 27, 1998. Get used to checking this website often: http://booneweather.com/Forecast/Boone

Appalachian canceled all classes on Monday. This is something that rarely happens at ASU. We hope you all are ready for snow!

He has two mommies

Tomorrow will probably be the last snow day I will ever encounter. App State doesn't cancel school for snow. Unless students are getting frostbite and the gas is freezing in their cars. and last time that happened was like 1984.


I'm sad that I'll only have English class once this week. BUMMER.

Help Me!

I'm not starting over!

A lot of people want to "start anew" in college. That makes perfect sense to me and I think for a while I felt that way too, especially at my old high school. But now, I definitely do not want to start over. In fact, the idea of me beginning again doesn't settle well in me. I will change a few study habits or two but that's not like a "NEW ME" approach. I don't want to change. I've come so far already. I'm really comfortable with myself, (as uncomfortable as it makes me feel sometimes in say, social situations, I do like who I am). This is a semi-scary idea though. I'm pretty intense. I scare people, I suppose. I'm just really open but at the same time I'm a real freak. I do what I want to do. If I want to paint, I stop and I paint. When I want to scream, I scream. I stopped trying to impress people a while ago. It wasn't working and it made me feel awkward. Now I'm just me, making everyone feel awkward. Although, now that I'm not going to be in drama, I have nothing to blame my freakishness on. Oh well. It's all good. My best friend still loves me. =]

Last night I made Kat watch Veggietales with me on Youtube. She was like, "Wow, this is how your brain works." Yes, yes it is. I'M EIGHTEEN AND I STILL LOVE VEGGIETALES!

YEAH MAN AGAIN!

So I'm going to be in the Watauga Global Community!
I'm FREAKING THRILLED.

okay. I really am really excited, but my brain checked out for the week yesterday and I'm like, meh. today. and I hate being meh. I've done a bunch of paintings and I'm still like meh. I'm just ready to get the week over so I can...sleep or get off campus or something. I'm really excited about it though. There's an edible schoolyard. How amazingly awesome is that? I'm turning into some sort of nature freak. I just want to lay in a field and make mini bow ties for asparagus. I need to watch Veggietales. I want a salad. I want some alfalfa sprouts. Those are my freaking favorite thing.

I'm playing my guitar at church on Sunday....AHHHHHHH.

FREAK !!

This book I'm reading is boring.
I don't want to be a director.
I don't want to be an actor.
I would like to design sets only I'm dimensionally challenged and I've tried to fix it but in reality, I don't want to design sets.
I would like to design costumes but I'm better at putting together outfits out of already designed clothes than drawing up a pretty dress. But really, I just like the idea of being able to draw disproportional people and get away with it.
I like to make props. But I'm to lazy to measure stuff...so I wouldn't be a good person to hire for real.
I love the theatre. But I think now, my place is in the audience. I love watching shows. I know enough about the theatre world now, I can make educated critiques of the work, something more than "She was good." Actually she wasn't good. In fact, she played that character in the last play she was in.

But in other news, I've applied to Watauga Global Community. I want this more than anything right now. The picture here is what I sent in with my application. It's an untitled self portrait of sorts.

The yesterday, I learned a new version of hand over hand. It reminded me of why I'm in the audience now and why I love this path that I'm on.

YEAH MAN!

Yesterday, I received my acceptance letter from Appalachian State University. I'm still waiting to hear from the honors college and merit scholarships. I would enjoy going to the honors college and I really need the scholarships, but either way, I'M GONNA BE A MOUNTAINEER!!!!!!!!!!
Super duper special thanks to my favorite person in the world, Gaye, because without her, I probably wouldn't have applied!!




Oh and I "met" Anthony Rapp yesterday. That's my purple hat there on the bottom and my hand with the marker on the top. He signed my poster and my copy of Without You.

breathe.