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I feel like a lot of my posts have been unorganized ramblings and I apologize for that to my one follower. Hehe. I'm would try to publicize this more but I don't really want to, I like having it as a journal/diary kind of thing.

Basically our trip can be summed up as: Dick's, House of Blues, lots of badforyou food, lots of ice cream, shopping, haunted house, magiquest, johnny rocket's, fake cigarettes, awkward status updates by Evan, long car rides, getting lost, board games, not being able to sleep, and friendship bracelets. In short, a lot of memories were made, a lot of junk food was eaten, and not a lot of sleeping was done.


Let me not so deftly segue to another topic. I've decided to try a new sport in college (soccer/frisbee/crew/something that isn't running) because 1. Most of the team run 19 5Ks and I was looking for a "running club" atmosphere and 2. I HATE HATE HATE being on a running plan/being told what to run/all of that. I just like to run however long I want to. 3. I wasn't planning on running XC in college anyway, so why should I change my plans? 4. First year of college, new region, new friends, 13 hours from home, and I'll be working a job/balancing a heavy workload. No thank you.

Another not-so-subtle segue. I am compiling books to read/movies to watch. I've got:
House of Leaves (or so I think it's called), catch-22 (I need to return that soon), re-reading Fitzgerald, and other things. I'm excited.

I emailed Winston Salem Monthly (local free magazine) asking if I could volunteer/intern for them. I got photography assignments, one at Salem Gymnastics and the other at Wolfie's. I'm excited excited excited.

I should leave. I don't want to sleep, but I have an orthodontist appointment tomorrow. 8:30. Retainer check. Ew.

I'll bank on 4 hours tonight...maybe 5. Sleep is for the weak.

So many of my fellow classmates are like, incredibly talented.
Class of 2014 at Amherst includes:
1. A glassblower
2. a girl who's taking a gap year to teach english in ethiopia and learn french in senegal, is that not the most beastly thing ever?
3. kids who have done legitimate scientific research with doctors and such :o
4. like 30% were valecdictorians
5. one kid did a project where he analyzed every single book of the bible on a blog :o
6. Lots of poets and novelists
(I should've used nanowrimo on my application! not that it matters now XD)
anyways it's pretty much a super-neat class. and i'm excited.
also, Amanda (no one reads this and amanda is a super common name anyways XD) got a new macbook and it's sooooo cooooooool. but they're like 1200 bucks so I don't see that in my near future XD
I should work on trying to make my posts more flow-y. I shouldn't write "like". That's a bad sign when I'm using like ONLINE even. BAD BAD BAD YASMINA.
Well, I think I've got all my aid stuff for college sorted out which is a relief. I'm excited for this next month, Roflcoptour, maybe-Harry-Potter, lots of bucket list activities, and then the next month, when I'll leave for orientation August 27th (when most of my friends will have already started college!). I'll have a week of Orientation (when I'll go on a overnight camping/canoeing/hiking trip. So excited.) Then I'll start school Tuesday, September 7th. (Yes, New England school schedules for the win!) I'm so very excited.

Summer/Jobs/XC

Hey! I have graduated. Wooooooo!
I also have a job. The job market has been unkind to me but I managed to get a babysitting gig with a friend of my mom's for the summer. It's pretty sweet, getting paid to watch Up and play frisbee :D
Also, I had emailed the amherst xc coach a while back about running for the team. Their team is sooo good (most of the girls run like 20-18 5Ks) and he did say I'd be behind for the most part but I'd be welcome on the team. So I have the training schedule which isn't too bad, and I'm getting into shape and such. I'm excited. If it ends up being too much for me I can always quit :x Gotta love division 3 teams, you get the fun of the sport without the worry of competition ^_____^
Also, Graduation Trip---hoping to go to HP!!
And now I am on Tumblr chilliiing. I kinda hate NC weather. I have to sleep early so I can wake up before 8 and manage to run in NON humid heat. EW. Unless I drive over to RG and enjoy the slightly less hot, shady areas. Hm. Anyways. So long.

choices!
my mom said i can go somewhere as a "Graduation trip" and I'm not sure where I want to go!
choices..
1. Harry Potter...If I went to the park this year, it'd be cool because it's the first year and all AND it's harry potter and I could get a wand or something D:
2. D.C...now that I've gone through HS I'd appreciate all the museums and the newseum seems EPIC buuuut it'll still be there later D:
3. California! That's probably not going to happen but if it could that'd be schweet
4. Montreal :o :o largest french speaking city outside of Paris (plus the hilarious/cool Quebecois accents XD) but I'd only be 5 hours away in Massachusetts so I could go up there sometime :3
dunnodunnodunno

Hey.

SO it's been a while. While I was gone, I went to animazement in Raleigh, NC. That was great fun. My mom let me and C drive up there (yes I drove on the high way for two hours there and back and did not die!) for just the saturday. I dressed up as a steampunk character...steampunk is pretty much a reimagination of the future, instead of us using electricity, we'd use mechanics, like clockwork stuff. Think lemony snicket movie costume stuff...it's AWESOME. I took so many pictures with Carmen (my nikon D3000<3) and it was so awesome....I'm jamming to Bright Eyes. I love Bright Eyes, very raw stuff........I feel indie and snobby but anyways
Also, I graduate Saturday, I'll be done with the past 12 years of my lifeeeeee
aaaahhh
omg.