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So the summer is winding down. Despite my best efforts I'm still pale. I even got a pretty bad sunburn but my skin betrayed me and instead of fading into a tan, it flaked off. Not impressed, especially since it made everyone at work want to hit my back and face until the burn went away. I cannot wait to get back to school. Partly because work has become increasingly more stressful. Partly because I just want to get back out and have a room to dance in without someone barging in whilst I'm in the middle of gettin' my groove on. Mostly, I want to go back to school because I'm soooo ready to start my senior year and all that comes with it. Like...getting out of my hometown. I cannot stand it anymore. The small town scene is not for me. I want to be part of something bigger. I know I could go to grad school at my current school but I want something new. I'm looking at schools in New Hampshire, Maryland, and Massachusetts. My top school as of now is Antioch University of New England. It's the most realistic in terms of financial aid, distance, and programs. I have some colleges that are considered "reaches" but who knows. I'm taking the Psych GRE's in the fall so that should help solidify some choices. I am looking at counseling programs, more specifically mental illness now. I would still like to work with those at risk whether they be teens or adults. School in a little over 2 weeks. So pumped. Abrupt ending yes? Well I'm doing something else now so naturally I have lost interest in this journal entry.

I'm serious! I am going to try and submit a new deviation every week (or so). I miss drawing and I think that studying for the GRE's alone won't suffice this summer. It's most likely my last summer in my hometown. Well, atleast that's the plan. I am hoping to intern next summer in Vermont. I want to get out and see what the world has to offer me and I it. My grades have sky-rocketed. I got all A's this past semester and pulled off a 3.8 GPA. I also learned a lot about myself this past semester that I will take with me throughout the rest of my life. A lot of what I learned came from my service trip to NYC to work in a homeless shelter. I have a whole new perspective on life and I'm ready to start applying everything I have learned.
Hopefully I can communicate my newly-gained experience through art. However, don't expect much or anything in terms of photography. My camera battery will charge for a max of 2-3 minutes and then won't charge the battery any further. It holds enough of a charge for me to take pictures of what I draw but to go on any photography excursions is pointless.
Let the summer begin.
Starting my first drawing...now.

Hi! I should be reading but I wanted to update my journal plus I just finished an essay and I am still in the mood to keep typing. Yes, a sickness. I make flowers (well I try) out of clay. I did it for my co-worker Michelle who is expecting a bundle of joy, however I never took a picture of it so damn. But I made a cala/tiger lily for Brittni and took a picture of that despite the fact that I am not tooo happy with the end result. Note to self, roses are easier than lilies. I also did 1 drawing this summer, yes just one. I imagine the quality is sub-par but still up it will soon go. I will attempt to draw more but it is going to be a challenge with school.
So let me break this down:
Homework:
Personality theories: 300 pages a week to read
Victorian Novel: ALSO 300 pages of reading a week
Plus I am taking American Lit II which entails...yup you've guessed it, EVEN MORE READING. Good thing I developed a healthy habit for reading shortly before coming to school. Although, I doubt any book by Chelsea Handler qualifies as high quality reading, especially since it pales in comparison to David Copperfield.
So that's about 600 pages of reading plus. HOWEVER,  I'm going to attempt to do some more drawing.
I had more to write but have forgotten so by following my own philosophy, "If I can't remember it, it must not be too important."
And out.

well I wrote a journal but the internet closed out so here, look at this instead of my list of references.

So.. Yeah, self-explanatory title. Just because I haven't been putting up journals doesn't mean nothing's happened but I write a lot more in a different journal so I don't have to be judged or anything. Why did I choose now to write? No clue, just got sick of seeing "Nimrod" at the top of my page. I haven't been drawing...at all, nor have I been painting or even taken any pictures. I am scared to start drawing again but maybe it will be riding a bicycle and it'll come back. It's hard to draw lately since I have been at school. (Home now) Hopefully I can put atleast one thing up on here before Spring Break is out.
So how did I start out my break? With a fight of course! Luckily I wasn't involved, but still... way to bring back my childhood in a matter of minutes. This is why I am very often not excited to come home. Oh well. With the right attitude I know I can just deal with any bullshit that flies my way in the future.
Yeah.