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And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a wrap. Yes, it is a full week from GPA Ragnarok and the End of Semester- and I've completed all my homework that was due for the semester. I have a full week to procrastinate studying for Finals- And play minecraft while I'm doing it. That's right, I'm free to spend my time musing over the problem of Longitude in a world of cube shaped pixels if I so desire to. It's a heady feeling that hasn't quite set in yet- I've been going rather crazy with the whole 'school schedule' thing since I can last remember....

Recapping- This whole 'since I can last remember' thing started in Fall Semester 11. I took four classes that semester, and it was a normal semester, I was working and going to class and being a member of the family etc. All was well. Then Spring 12 I was working (Orchard House was sold to Melody, who renamed it Melody's) and work was [obviously] rather stressful because of all of that mess, and we lost our financial aid. I had intended to take Eng 112 over the summer, but wasn't able to because we had no money for it. So instead of taking that, I participated in the LEAP program over the summer- which started five days after Spring Classes ended. LEAP was incredibly intensive- there wasn't a textbook involved, but there were packets and handouts for everything. It was multi-part, multi-level, and comprehensive- but it took me from a 070 level to a 161 level in six weeks, so I am NOT going to complain. It was actually an idyllic time, I was rather autonomous. There was something about the dusty, vacant parking lots, the dry heat of the summer, and the sweet but heavy air (sweet thanks to the pine trees, heavy because of the pollen- also thanks to the pine trees) -then, of course, you step into the building and that shock of cold air reminds you how much you can actually sweat between the truck and the building. I was really organized too- all my packets were in my binder in order of when they should be turned in, by difficulty and date. Then we had our Accuplacer Exam- and I blew the top off it. I brought my score to the teacher and he just about died with joy. He actually set me up in a different room with some of the other students who hadn't taken it yet so I could help them figure out what they should study for. He's bragged on me often since then that I'm a natural teacher. That was a good day.
Of course, that day was also only five days before the begin of the Fall semester. This semester I've been working and taking three heavy book classes- Argument Based Research, Principles of Biology, and Survey of Math. My Argument's class is pretty much over. My team (which was absolutely the best group I've ever worked with) has already turned in our last two projects and given our presentation, so I'm home free in English- it's all over but the grading. Biology is going to be pretty cushy- I'm not going to lab Thursday, and next Tuesday is the actual final [which is open book/open note]. My Math class is fairly over as well- I've got the final concepts pretty down pat. It's a good sign when I can complete the assignments without looking at my book for help. It's been a crazy semester, but a really good one, even with the amount of reading I've been having to do. And now I don't have any homework at all.... And so, apparently, I blog.
There's looking back. Now, looking forward. I've got a few things that I really should be deciding on- but the amount of choices is simply overwhelming right now. I could go to App State, I could go to ECU, I could go to Liberty, I could go to South Eastern, I could get and internship at the Museum of Fine Arts, I could go to Thailand, I could take a Gap Year, I could check out Online Classes, I could take some CLEP tests. I could start getting into production Pottery. There's a ton of stuff I could do, and I really don't know how to make heads or tails of any of these decisions. So much of my focus and energy has been placed into just surviving to the next exam and getting my homework done for so long that I simply didn't have much time to focus on looking ahead to my next college, or next post, or not. Now it's all come at once and I'm finding myself overwhelmed and without a certain date to have my decision by. I'm indecisive as is, I suppose having so many options isn't very helpful.
Dad's actually given me permission to take a gap year if I need to- that'd be nice, honestly... It's a good feeling to have the pressure off. Oh well. I'm not going to worry about it very much- not today, anyway. Today I'm going to clean my sword, oil my helm, and fix my maile- and possibly find my tunic.