ALL IN ALL
Colleges on the table:
Mercyhurst College
Wilkes University
SUNY Onianta
I'm still waiting on New Paltz, but as I know them, they are slow and selective.
I'll probably be going to Mercyhurst because if I do go there i won't have to do grad work; I'll be job ready right off the bat. Mercyhurst has offered me a similar scholarship to the one Wilkes offered me: $8,ooo a year based on SAT scores (Which suck: 1090). Mercyhurst has also offered me $15,000 a year in student aide and that's without the FAFSA. Mom has already filled it out, but it hasn't been processed. I'm sorry that I probably won't be going to Wilkes, but my parents are right. In the end, Mercyhurst is the best choice for my chosen field of study.
Community Service Insanity
The year is almost over (as I was just informed by a friend) and I have about 3 hours and 30 mins of community service. Only 36 hours and 30 mins left. I made a huge mistake in trying to do andything with Golden Hill. I offered them an hour of my service a day and they packed it. i have to help two different teachers and help one individual student. That's a lot for an hour. They gave me less than five minutes to get there and back and although Golden Hill is close, there are other factors that must be accounted for. I'm calling Mr. DePace today. It's kinda late, but i know that they still need the help. I'm going to try to widdle it down to one teacher. The kid doesn't bother me as long as it has nothing to do with helping him with homework, but if i can, I may try to get out of it entirely. if I do go with it, I'm going to try to make it under the table, because going through the school has been a mess. The business woman in charge of this kind of thing is a ditz. She doesn't understand that the hours are for NHS, not credtis. I should never have gone to her in the first place.
Mel has told me that the Pine Island Ambulance Corps need some help with rig inspections. It's grunt work but it's more to my speed than helping teachers and babysitting some kid. If I do try to go with dropping Golden Hill I have a method of making up for it...
The Math:
Let's say that each rig inspection (of which i have been informed that there is about one a week) takes 2 hours (probably more, but let's just go with that). That's 20 inspections for 40 hours.
Now, I know full well that there aren't 20 weeks left in the school year so let's tally up the little service i have already:
3 hours for Rowgatta
30 mins for guidance work
That leaves me with 36 hours and 30 mins. that would leave me with 19 inspections. Okay, still, there aren't even 19 weeks left so what else is there? Library work. I think Casey has stopped doing it so that leaves room for me so even with only 12 inspections, I can dedicate and hour a day to the library. 8 days will get me to 40 hours.
If the Rig thing doesn't work though, Golden Hill is the only way to go. It better work then... I hope...
Prom Complaints
Ugh. Prom is going to be the same as last year. No matter what I do I'm going to wind up sorry for it. Even though I wanted to go to prom with someone this year, I'll be going alone. I was in a situation that I didn't much like before I made up my mind. I wish I was like Mel, callous when i have to be. I hate when messages get confused. That's the problem. I made a mistake last year and now it's haunting me in my sleep. Why do I give a damn about people? How was I to know that just being nice could be construed as relationship material? I hate being the way I am. I have to learn to keep my words to myself. But no matter what, I'm going to this prom. The juniors are doing Midnight Masquerade as their theme. YES! I've always wanted to go to a masquerade! You know, I suggested it to one of my friends. I'm so happy that they went through with it. I have to find my dress soon because prom is the end of April instead of early May. Once I have my dress, I'm making my own custom mask. I'm so excited!
Resolution
But that's besides the point. Do I sound like a spoiled, selfish, self-centered bitch? Well tough. This is a blog and I am going to say what I feel without being affraid of the consequences! I want to bring a friend, but I don't want to regret it! And that's what I'm affraid of. Unless I go alone, both of the alternatives have grim consequences in my mind.
FictionPress
I'm working on a story right now called The Rin Wars. Thus far, I kinda like it, but there is always room for it to go bad. This is my longest project. Although Aenaria is 21 chapters, it was originally only one long one. I just chopped it up at the page breaks in a pathetic attempt to get it more publicity. But as the eager person I am, I reposted all 21 chapters at once adn nothing really happened. I would really like it if some people got around to reading it. It's not done, in fact, it's far from done, but at this point in time I'm just cranking away at it.
A correlation
I've actually noticed that when I write, my grades get better. Like this year my grades have been ten times better than last year and I'm dedicating most of my free time to writing my stories. And it's even better when I have one big one on the plate.
Tai bo and the facts of life
I got an 80 on my tai bo quiz. I agree with one of his comments, but not the other. Oh well. Tai bo is over and soccer is on the horrizon. I love soccer. It lets me release my anger and be mean and aggressive without getting into any trouble. I really wish that I had gone out for sports when I was younger.
After the five weeks we've been doing tai bo in gym I've lost about 10 lbs. I'm so happy! That makes a total of 22 lbs this year! I'm down to 178 from a disgraceful... 200. Yeah. It was that bad last year.
Golf
The team sunk this year. No interest and we didn't put forth much effort in advertising. But it's not all bad. At least Mel and I won't be dead next quarter. But the best part is, it's a club now! For both sexes! This is going to be great! No pressure, no exhaustion, no worries! Even though Mel's and my parents don't like the idea, Mel and I think its great. With our college courses at hand, it gives us more time to study and do homework (and write, in my case). I remember last year when Mel was close to collapse. Regardless of what you think, golf is tough. You try walking at least two miles on a standard course at a stop and go pace and swining a club at a ball and then waiting for everyone else to do the same thing. Maybe I'll be better now that the pressure is off. Hickory Hills is giving us a nice discount for the club, which is nice. I'm actually a bit excited this time around.
In conclusion:
That's most of my life to date. Take it or leave it.
Long enough for you?
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