Yeah.
That was pretty cheesy.
I'm going to try and keep this short, mainly because I don't want all my posts to be as long as my last one. And because I don't have to ramble about everything...
Basically, I have been considering making a separate blog for my ramblings...I may or may not do this. I was also considering starting my movie blog back up, buuuut I'm not sure.
I finally got my hold on Dream Thieves!!!! And then a few days later, since I ordered it out of impatience, I got my package from Amazon. So now I have two copies, one of which my mom will probably take at some point. I'm anxious to start, but I feel as though I have no time and once I start, it will be agony not to be able to finish. I dunno, reading has kind of felt like a chore here recently, but I want to get back into it. Hopefully, I will have some free time at some point soon...
I also finally bought The Civil Wars' newest cd, which I am super happy about. Now I'm debating whether or not to save the remains of my birthday and babysitting money, or break down and just buy Once Upon a Time Season Two, because my holds just aren't coming in and I'm dying here!!! Or I wish I could use Netflix...might do that when I'm kitty/house sitting over next week for one of my besties.
Speaking of money, I reeeeally need to get a new Mac. It's an added stress that I can't work on certain projects for my classes, and being a commuter makes it harder because there's only certain times I can use the lab.
I want to try and post at least SOMETHING on a weekly basis, whether it is just a rambling post or a book review. I would also like to get back into my manga reviews.
I realized last time that I posted stuff about my major, but not what classes I was taking. I'm required to take a Transfer Seminar. Blegh... It's just stupid busywork and it's frustrating and I'm so exhausted all the time since all of my classes are early on, and I have one night class, and I work evenings. I'm just so tired..... I also am taking History of Western Art I, Junior Writing Experience (which is basically the writing class requirement for Art Majors, and we also focus a lot on Bernini), and Graphic Design I (the night class).
Also, I just realized it was Banned Books Week. So I plan to pick back up The Great Gatsby, even if I won't get to most of it before Saturday, I know...
We also got a new kitty a week or so ago, Oliver, who is soooo sweet! I want him to come inside, but that might not be a good idea, between the two dogs and my three kitties. He gets along all right with our other two outdoor kitties, so...
I guess that's mostly it. I wanted to post my "secret" gov bunker story from Tuesday's Transfer Seminar class, which was somewhat funny and freaky, but I'll do that next time. :P I was thinking of doing a post Sun, Wed, Fri, eventually, but once a week is probably a good start. It'll just be hit or miss here for awhile...
One last thing, I was thinking about doing this Showcase Sunday blog idea, which is basically just talking about what books you've gotten over the week. I may or may not... I also am probably not going to complete the Debut Author Challenge for this year. There was also this Disney Inspired Challenge I was trying to do that I probably won't complete either. And I probably won't reach my Reading Goals for Novels and Manga for this year...but there's always next...
Darkitty
I really would like to get back into blogging, since writing is something that relaxes and distracts me from the busyness of life. I guess I had some time this summer after my summer courses ended, but I put it off. And then there was the looming panic of transferring this fall, so I guess you could say I did not have much of a summer break. Now I do not have much time, either, especially since I have not done much reading this year at all... I think it is like only 13 novels. Oh, the horror. But again, I do not want to let my lovely little blog die, and hope sometime soon to get back into blogging. I guess my problem is sometimes I just do not have time to come up with a nice review, so I think the best thing to do is to stockpile some reviews so that I can continue to post them on a weekly basis. I might even start off with some manga ones, since they are always fun, and, well, I would not say easier, but shorter, I guess.
After spending three years at my community college, I transferred to our local liberal arts college. So, I am in my junior year, trying to get used to the differences...there is not that much different, actually. I guess half of me expected it would be. But the other... Well, one of my community college professors even told me that at private colleges, which is what I am attending, and universities, their 3000 level courses, stuff they go over, we have all ready done in our 1000 level courses. And it is true. While, the work load might be a bit more intense, it is the same stuff, like, multiplied by cruel and unusual punishment. I decided to start off slow, by the suggestion of my parents, and this is probably a good thing since I still hold a part time job at my local library and I am a commuter. So I am holding down 3 4 credit courses and 1 2 credit course. Looking over my options for next semester, though, I think I might have about 6 4 credit courses, I want to continue to pursue my writing interest along with my all ready decided major and minor.
I guess now is the time to say that I am a Art (studio) Major, with a specialization in Graphic Design, Art History Minor, and possibly a Writing Minor as well.
I guess it is all right to use this blog as a mental venting avenue, even if I am using it to procrastinate. Technically, I wanted to have some time off this weekend, but I always burn out on Fridays from lack of sleep, due to early classes and one night class and evening shifts. I didn't have to work this Saturday, but I had to babysit...and today, today I just wanna breathe some...technically, all the hw remaining is that kind that is required at some point but does not have a specific due date and if I really want to stay on top of things, I should do something. But meh.
Anyway, the only point to this post was supposed to be that this blog will be under construction for a time. I hope to get in some posts in October, book review wise, but I might also use this blog like normal bloggers do, and vent about things that I would not mind someone sneaking at peek at in my real journal, not that I have been writing in that, either. I guess I was inspired to work on this since I know a few others have started, or restarted, their own blogs. I enjoy writing, but I have not done much of it recently beyond rpging.
I guess I just feel like I have not been doing much outside of work and school, something that has been bugging me since we did a resume critique in one of my classes. Some of us just do not have time to be involved in organizations, or clubs, or do not have an interest in sports! It just infuriates me when just because my interests are a bit less socially engaging, does not mean that they are not a creative and relaxing use of my time. I think I would feel a bit better if I got my new bike, or took up Italian again, or started with the keyboard, so I can feel like I do things...even though I all ready do now. Is it because I have turned 21 and feel like I have not accomplished much? I like to hide away, reading or writing or sketching, but is there anything wrong with that, really? Sometimes I wish we could all go back to grade school, when everything was simpler....
And I like things super organized, but at the same time, my room is a cluttered mess again, my notes and to be done lists are scattered, my clothes are all over the place, my computer files are in disarray, I have so much library material out that I probably will not get to in a long time, and even this post feels all over the place and messy and I want to be random but when I am, I want it to be organized somehow. I am too OCD for my own good...it is like that saying. I am OCD, but only when I am not ADHD, or something...
This feel like a good place to wind it all down. Basically, I just want to keep up with my blogging, and it may or may not become half book reviews and half rambling dialogue...or monologue, depending on my mood. I am busy with school and work, but would like to find time to relax. And really, I am doing quite enough at the moment, so I should stop beating myself up for all the things I have not gotten to, or do not have an interest in, because it goes against my personality. I also seem to have taken into account some of the writing rules we have gone over in one of my classes, so everything feels a bit wordy....but awesome.
Thanks for dealing with my ranting, if you read all the way through that.
Darkitty
