I already miss Phoenix.
Over the weekend, me and Sam managed to get through all three discs of The 10th Kingdom. Not an easy feat over the course of two days, I'll say that much. It was awesome. That movie's been a huge staple in our lives - and our friendship, even. I can't really say why anymore. But every time we turn around, we're quoting it, or relating segments of our lives to certain scenes from it. Plus, we can't go past a golden retriever without shouting, "Wendell!" It's pretty crazy stuff.
We also managed to come up with some crazy shit in the car, but that's... Well, its still in development.
The only real downside was trying to deal with a certain someone without wringing that certain someone's neck. But that's not even worth complaining about in comparison to all the awesome stuff we did.
Now... I'm back in real life, trying to take care of real stuff. Namely my finals (which are due on Sunday), finishing my application for financial aid, and trying to work on applications to other colleges. Currently at the top of my list of colleges to be consulted are: CalState Long Beach, CalState Los Angeles, and Hawaii Pacific. Each one has something that appeals to me specifically.
CalState Long Beach has a program in Marine Biology. That's always been a topic of interest to me, one that I only recently realized I might want to study extensively.
CalState Los Angeles has a Japanese program I really like, and it's in an area I've considered living in and studying out of for quite some time.
Hawaii Pacific has an Oceanography program I'm very interested in. Again, something that's always been of interest to me, but something I only just realized could be a great course of study.
Decisions... I've never been good at decisions. Especially really important ones. But this is decidedly the worst time in the world for me to be indecisive. I've already come to terms with the fact that this is my last year at home. Less than a year from now, I'll have my AA in Communications. Time to crack down on figuring out what I want to do next and where I want to do it. I think I know what I want, but... gah. Indecisiveness.
This is one of those times when I really, really, really wish I wasn't trying to quit smoking. I always did some of my best thinking over a cigarette. Hmph. Stupid conscience, telling me no...
Sometime in the next week, I have to find time to clean the house. Serious cleaning, not just a little dusting and sweeping. My closet looks like a tornado hit it and my room desperately needs a face lift. Not to mention the yard... Sigh. Looks like I'll be spending my week-long vacation between classes playing janitor. I should take a cue from Sam and whip out a bucket of water, vinegar, and Pine-Sol, and just... scrub everything. But... I don't want to... Sam, come to my house and help me clean my house. Please? You're so much better at it than me.
On a random note, I've been obsessed with opera lately. More specifically, Mozart's operas. I stumbled across a few recordings online and I've been listening to them on and off for the past few weeks. Most of them, I haven't listened to in years. The Magic Flute is a personal favorite of mine and I've been trying desperately to find a half-decent version of Der Holle Rache. So far, out of about thirty different versions, I've found exactly two that are worth listening to. It's a demanding aria. Most sopranos just don't pull it off very well...
Yes, I've become a critic. Sue me.
I'm hoping to make it to the Los Angeles Opera sometime this fall. :)
Mom's finally getting ready to leave. Then I can sleep. Finally. Tomorrow, I have to start filling in the blanks in both my finals... I only have three more days to work on them.
Three days. Oh, man.
Pressure.
And on a closing note, I've decided to make Aerosmith the focus of my next tattoo. They've been my favorite band since I was a kid and I'm completely confident with my decision to affirm that in ink. :) I'm hoping to do it early next month. Fingers crossed.
It's like red, but not quite. And I think everything is going to be alright no matter what we do tonight.
Listening to: Pink - Aerosmith
