InsaneJournal

Current mood:	nostalgic
Current music:	RENT OST - Seasons of Love

I must say, I've put a hell of a dent into P3 over the break. EIGHTY HOURS of blissfully perfect gameplay *_* I think I attained gaming nirvana or something. I appear to be very close to the ending, so expect a huge fangirling post after I finish up. (Also, a BIIIIIIIG thank you to Fran for recommending it to me; I'd been in such a slump that I probably would have ignored the reviews without his input. I'll consider the suggestion my Christmas present from him :P)

Speaking of presents, Zack and Fran finally got theirs. Fran's arrived a few days after Christmas, but it's the thought that counts, right? Heh. That's what I hope, anyway. And I got a package from Zack today: two really cute tops and a tag that I'll probably use as a bookmark (I'm always short on bookmarks T_T). One of the tops is a little small for me, but that'll just give me another reason to keep up with my New Year's diet. Must...fit into..clothes...

On a less happy note, winter vacation is over. I'm not terribly enthusiastic about going back to school. A lot of my friends are in my classes, which is comforting...but I've been finding my school-based relationships rather shallow lately. I'm craving more intellectual stimulation than I'm actually getting from all the high school drama and sniping. Also, I'm attending a rather substandard public school, so the classes themselves aren't anything to look forward to (not that better classes would be more fun, exactly. But a more learning-focused atmosphere would do wonders for my mood. It always has in the past). Alas, I'm pretty much locked in for the next three semesters.

My course load for this semester appears to be TOTAL HELL, and I say that knowing perfectly well that 90% of high school students have thought the same thing at some point. Four 90-minute blocks in the day, and three of them are advanced, highly condensed AP classes (and one class that isn't leveled at all, but I think that I'm happy about that. Even the AP teachers only suggest taking 2 APs at a time =/).


On a rather unrelated note, I suddenly find myself questioning my plans for the future. It was always a given that I'd attend some variation of medical school, become a doctor/vet, etc. Now I'm not so sure. Life after otwtf_love's conclusion just seems like this long, dark road of drudgery until retirement. ...actually, that's pretty accurate, from what my parents have told me. But I don't really want to accept that.

I'm a bright girl. Can't I, like, do something cool with my life? Travel the world? Raise a coyote? Teach in a third world country while gaining a greater sense of both myself and the effects of education on the world? No?

Oh well. There's always working for The Man.