Life is crazy. And I'm sick of lame cliches.

Well, a lot has been happening in my world lately. I feel like I've had everything happen to me since the last time I wrote - everything. Since an attempt to elaborate on "everything" would take quite a while, I'll do my best to condense my recent events in an organized list format. I'll also do my best to not bore you with excessive details.

1) I am now officially seventeen, party and all.
Wow, what can I say? I had the best party a girl could ask for, with some of the absolute best people in the world. The only issue I had was the fact that there were too many people to spread my time equally among them. I mean, when you've got twenty-three people at your party and they all want your attention because it's YOUR party, it goes something like this:
Mike and Grace: "Hey Jess, where's the bottle opener?"
Katie: "Hey, who is that kid?"
Ben, from my cell phone: "Hey, how do I get to your house again?"
Savannah: "Now what was this organ called? You know, the one that goes..."
Leyna: "Jessssssi..."
Liz, Chris, and Jeremy from the kitchen: "Hey, Jess, come here! We want to play 'Happy Birthday' for you with our bottles...hey, come here! Jess...!"
Sonja: "Hey! How are you doing?"
Me: "AHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Yep, so that's how it went for most of the evening. But it was still a blast (and I'm sure a few of my readers can attest to that).

2) I'm making basically straight A's in college this semester. I'm SO HAPPY. You have no idea.

3) ...right now, at this late hour, nothing else I've ungone this last month seems to matter at all. So, I bid you an awkward farewell. Homeschoolers are great at that, you know. Homeschooler basically means "awkwardest person you know."
*Disclaimer: I do not hold any grudges against any homeschoolers I have known, currently know, or will know in the future. I'm one of them, after all, and my homeschool rant is simply a consequence of extreme sleep deprivation. Goodnight!

It's a wonderful thing, freedom is.

Well, this week is officially over - this week full of tests and stress and a sleep deprivation. I am so relieved. FREEDOM!

[I am pretending housework and chores don't exist. Shhh. Don't burst my bubble.]

I took the PSAT this morning at Calvary, bright and early. I figured I'd see a couple of people I knew from sixth grade, which is when I attended Calvary, and I did: Bethany B., Ashley C., and Amanda T. Oh, how I miss those girls! Kenny G. was taking the test, too. Almost made me want to go back. My mom and I briefly discussed the possibility of me taking a few classes there next year - like math and Spanish. Hmmm.

The college midterms went well, I think. English was easy - almost too easy for confidence, you might say. We had to read and analyze a poem we'd "never seen before." Dr. Franklin chose Walt Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer." It was an interesting, but short poem, and I think pretty straightforward. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

The history midterm was alright, too. We had to write one long essay (2 1/2 to 3 pages), one short essay (1 to 1 1/2 pages), and two other half page to one page essays. I finished in time to complete two out of three extra credit options, too, which were also both writing (a description of an event and a rant about the way the Constitution has impacted America today). I'm hoping I do really well on these...I need an A to boost my grade.

There was no government midterm (which made me very happy), but I am currently working on a huge research paper. We were told to chose a "hot button topic," or something we had been discussing in class. I chose to study the thoughts/opinions/laws/regulations on euthanasia/the "right to die." It's very interesting, albeit a little morbid, so far.

So now, I'm sitting in my driveway, soaking up the returning sun, and thinking about next week. I don't think I've got a whole lot DUE next week, but I do have a whole lot to DO. I'm starting to get used to the college routine, and I'm not horribly behind in reading, but I just have a lot of studying. If you're in the neighborhood with your books, give me a call, and we'll see if we can't get together and do some studying. Studying alone is such a lonely thing. (Is that repetitive?)

Anyways, I think I'll be signing off for today. Hopefully next weekend I'll have something to write about, besides school. That's not a promise, but a passionate hope. In the meantime, if you'd like to read something less boring, I'd suggest reading my friend's mom's blog, "Fish in My Hair." She's an incredible story-teller and very entertaining. http://www.fishinmyhair.blogspot.com/

Hasta la vista, baby.