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Monday, March 26, 2012

Making Sonya Proud

Looking sexy in that Victorian era way
nothing says hipster like bonnets, instagram, and highwaisted shorts
selfies it's what we do
who's that wannabe Asian in the background
He was just too cool for me :(
TOTEMO OISHII!
Damn it we're cute!


Look Sonya I posted Pictures!!! Any way! I've been absolutely crazy which is how I always am so it's really not that crazy. Since the last time I posted I've ended my high school musical career, got into colleges, hosted foreigners and continued every day events. My last musical was bittersweet. Let's just say my time with the music/theatre dept. hasn't exactly been a dream come true. But our show this year was a lot of fun and I'm already missing some of my cast mates. Saturday I came home from the cast party to find my mom had opened another of my college letters. Woohoo! It was my acceptance to Gettysburg. That Monday I wore a GBurg tshirt like a total tool, but I didn't care. I also got accepted to Susquehanna, and Union (my safeties), Skidmore, and Franklin and Marshall. F&M is probs my 2nd choice school. I got waitlisted for a bunch of schools, rejected from one, and have the last and most important one in the mail. I'm really, really nervous and just want this whole thing to be over! Also that Saturday I was kind of asked to Prom. True, it was by my gay best friend, but at least I'm not going alone! I told my mom that James and I were going as friends and she just said "Is there another way to go to prom with James?" I love him he's so funny! For the records, he's going to be amazingly famous and successful one day I'm calling it. Yes, but Sunday after the show I met my exchange students Fumiya and Kuzen. Sonya and I spent most of the exchange worrying that our students didn't like us! This year, I tried really hard to practice and be legit with my Japanese speaking. However, my students weren't very talkative. It was really awkward cause they would both sit in the backseat of my car. Chauffeur style! But then they left me a thank you note on my dresser and I was really happy. Also Kuzen facebook messaged me so I knew he cared in the end! Thursday they left. That night my dance teacher wasn't there so the studio owner taught our class. She can be kind of intimidating. She made us do a ton of reps and really focused on our technique. Gosh, I need my double pirouette! Then I went home showered and got ready for Hunger Games with Sonya! We really enjoyed the movie but mocked it too. Me:Why don't they have two crowns? Sonya: Budget cuts. Allusions to the Lion King were also made. Friday I had off from school. I did breakfast and started photoshooting with Nicole. I had to go to school and finish my portfolio. I went on a picnic to enjoy the lovely weather. Had a voice lesson. Took some more pictures. Saw Footloose at GL. Saturday was guard, more pictures, and babysitting. Sunday was more pictures (surprised?), and random duties. I really hope these negatives come out nicely. My teacher totally tore apart my last roll. She told me they were boring and anyone could have taken them. At least she's honest. Well here's to hoping...

Sunday, March 11, 2012

How?

How does this keep happening?!?! I try so hard to blog consistently! It's quite difficult considering I'm practically never home! Life is really up and down right now. For a while I was having a really rough go at things, but things are coming together now. I think I'm having an identity crisis or something I just feel kind of isolated and weird. I don't know maybe it's just being so excited to leave New Prov. I think being so close to leaving makes all the seniors go crazy. People openly don't like each other now and are starting to distance themselves. I even feel more critical. On the plus side the weather is starting to warm up! I spent a lot of time outside today and it was absolutely gorgeous! I took a roll of film in the Watchung Reservation. I took a lot of pictures of this water tower with a ton of graffiti on it. Someone wrote "swag you would kill for." New Mantra?  I'm making a portfolio as a last ditch effort to get into college. One of my photographs qualified as a finalist for a competition. I looked at some of the competing prints, they were all so beautiful it was hard to believe my print was included with them. Also most of them were digital and color. I would die to have a DSLR camera, but since they cost an arm and a leg I'll just keep drooling. This week is production week for the musical! Which means it's almost over! But seriously I don't think the show's gonna be that bad this year. Then right after the musical I'm picking up my Japanese boys! I think hosting will be fun this year since I can drive them around! Hopefully after that things will be a little calmer. But then it'll be time to get ready for my Japan trip!!! Mama Nat ordered my ticket yesterday! We're going to Tokyo, Kyoto, and Fukui! I'm ridiculously excited. I bought a purse with Sonya to lug all my stuff around in. Right now I'm procrastinating a Euro project but I should probs get on that ughhhhhhhhhh! Time to draw pictures of Napoleon...yay...