Defying Gravity

Being friends with a large number of chicago-ites makes for a lot of things they have ALL done that I have not. For instance, most of my friends have seen the Broadway musical Wicked. This includes Chase, Dan, and Jenn (although she is Iowan and saw the show in NY.) So when we went to Chicago for the Motion City show, we decided that we should go sometime. Well, I was excited because I've heard so many people love it, but I wasn't just dying to see it then. NOW, I am.

On the trip home from Chicago, we listened to the soundtrack, and I fell in love. I burned it from Jenn as soon as I could and have been listening to it non-stop ever since! It is the most amazing thing I think I've ever heard. It's really breathtaking, actually. I have decided that we will be going to the show before April when it leaves Chicago, and that's all there is to it. I can't wait.

And I realize this is a very odd thing to write about on New Year's eve, especially when for me (with the time change in South Carolina), it is my first post of the year, but it just seemed to be on my mind. It's really great, and I highly reccommend getting the soundtrack to anyone who hasn't heard it!

Oh, and Happy New Year!

Sleep Deprived

We had to leave our house at 3 this morning, and I had decided not to bother going to sleep. I figured it would be easier to stay up than to try to wake up so early. So I have spent most of today sleeping in different places... the car, the plane, the airport, and the next plane. And I can still tell that I'm not caught up.

I'm still not sure why we're in Myrtle Beach. It's not like it's horrible, I'd just rather be home. Oh well, I guess I'm stuck here now.

I'll Be Home For Christmas

Well I have a lot of blogging to catch up on. And now that I'm home for a whole month, I think I might be able to accomplish that feat. It got so crazy in the last month of first semester, blogging became an afterthought.

But FEAR NOT! blogging world, I have returned! Or something like that. So I am home, as you may have picked up on by now, for Christmas. Which just so happens to be starting tomorrow! It is very exciting and yet very much surreal. I think having finals up until the 21st took the focus so much off the season that I almost forgot about it completely (other than the massive amount of money spent on gifts... that I haven't forgotten). But it is definately here, and I am so glad. The Christmas season is pretty intoxicating, and I love the way our log home looks covered in decorations!

I had an AMAZING time last weekend at the concert in Chicago. I think it has been my favorite time so far during freshman year. We were the second group to get in line, and therefore had an awesome view for the whole show. Of course the moshing moved me around a bit (that is a crazy time) but in the end, I was FRONT AND CENTER for Motion City Soundtrack, my all-time favorite band. It was the best time. And even better that I shared it with my closest friends.

Merry Christmas to everyone, if I don't get the chance to say it later. And I hope you all have the very best holiday possible!

Everything is Alright

I am extremely excited for this weekend. Chase, Dan, Jenn and I are going to Chicago to see Motion City Soundtrack at the House of Blues! They have been my favorite band for years and I cannot wait to see them! The opening bands are equally amazing, Mae, Anberlin and Metro Station. It's going to be a really fun weekend, we're staying at Dan's house in the suburbs and coming back Sunday. Tonight I think we are going to "Hollywood Boulevard" which is a restaraunt/movie theatre. You get to eat while you watch the movie! I'm pretty excited.
Right now I'm just waiting for my mom and Clair to get here, they are coming for Clair's appointment at the hospital and we're going to brunch before her appointment and my only class today. Then it's off to Chi-town!

Brainstorm

I have to figure out what exactly I'm doing with my 3 drawings for my final project in Basic Drawing. It's a tough thing to figure out. I have all these ideas floating around and I'm not sure exactly where to put them. I understand now why it's called a brainSTORM. Because that's exactly what it feels like!

Stresssss

I woke up this morning and just felt the stress of these last few weeks before break fall down on me...hard. I woke up and just knew it was one of those days. I have been so busy lately, and yet have not done half of what I should be doing. I now have the daunting task of 2 papers, a 3 drawing final project, and 2 exams to study for in the next 2 weeks. I am not sure why I do this to myself, letting everything build up onto everything else. I'm thinking about looking into any programs on campus to keep me on track with my work, to teach me to balance everything here. I'm kind of drowning in a sea of work and worry right now. I need to learn to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done. My advisor meeting for registration is tomorrow and I plan on asking her about programs of that nature. We'll see.

Right now I need to work on one of these papers. First draft is due tonight, and I seem to be drawing a blank.