What a great day. France won against Germany (yes, yes, a first, you don't have to say it...), I got into the Shakespeare theater group (Abbey's) I auditioned for, watched a video (30 Days) that made me re-realize just how good I have it (really good).
I'm HOPING that Jenn and I can chill and watch My Girl (Korean dramas FTW! ...ok, super-geeky moment over...wait...that would be my life...no but seriously, I've never said ftw before. And never shall again.) 
I've gotten accepted into some UCs! I'll know ALL the results by April 1st (oh, the irony...). That's less than two weeks, and I'll have written the chapter title for the next segment of my life.
It's sort of annoying how all they tell you as you go to gradeschool is that all that matters is college. And then you find out, oh college doesn't even care about middle school, and sometimes not even freshman year (or senior year for that matter). Of course, middle school and below prepares you--if you're a good student then chances are you will continue in high school. And senior year grades I think can do you more harm than good-keep doing what you're doing, and you're fun, but if you come down with too nasty a case of senioritis, you could get..wait for it...rescinded *collective gasp*.
THEN, they tell you, oh undergrad doesn't really matter anyway, since you can get a good education anywhere and it's grad school that matters. Then, "Oh, grad school doesn't even matter, it's your first job they look at and judge you on..." It's enough to drive you crazy. And deep inside me I do know it all matters, even this high school segment. It's all significant in the here and now--will I think differently 20 years from now? You bet, but in the famous words of Alice, I'll be a different person then anyway.
So that's my advice, once again, to you young'uns with all this to look forward to-this legacy of confusion and indecisiveness.
Sorry, that sounded really dramatic. I enjoy getting a little melodramatic every once in a while...it's healthy. Really, most of my peers are more fortunate than they can imagine. I'm grateful that despite the confusion and indecisiveness, I have a lifetime of opportunities to look forward to. I don't have to start from square one like some many less fortuante people do.
Ahhh, I can't wait for the weekend.
I've gotten accepted into some UCs! I'll know ALL the results by April 1st (oh, the irony...). That's less than two weeks, and I'll have written the chapter title for the next segment of my life.
It's sort of annoying how all they tell you as you go to gradeschool is that all that matters is college. And then you find out, oh college doesn't even care about middle school, and sometimes not even freshman year (or senior year for that matter). Of course, middle school and below prepares you--if you're a good student then chances are you will continue in high school. And senior year grades I think can do you more harm than good-keep doing what you're doing, and you're fun, but if you come down with too nasty a case of senioritis, you could get..wait for it...rescinded *collective gasp*.
THEN, they tell you, oh undergrad doesn't really matter anyway, since you can get a good education anywhere and it's grad school that matters. Then, "Oh, grad school doesn't even matter, it's your first job they look at and judge you on..." It's enough to drive you crazy. And deep inside me I do know it all matters, even this high school segment. It's all significant in the here and now--will I think differently 20 years from now? You bet, but in the famous words of Alice, I'll be a different person then anyway.
So that's my advice, once again, to you young'uns with all this to look forward to-this legacy of confusion and indecisiveness.
Sorry, that sounded really dramatic. I enjoy getting a little melodramatic every once in a while...it's healthy. Really, most of my peers are more fortunate than they can imagine. I'm grateful that despite the confusion and indecisiveness, I have a lifetime of opportunities to look forward to. I don't have to start from square one like some many less fortuante people do.
Ahhh, I can't wait for the weekend.
Time to find some creative, untraditional photography. I particularly remember this book of disturbing photography (NOBODY would feel comfortable with all the images in this book), commercial images and illustration from when I was in England. I love the front image and the title.
Haha I see you looked up My Girl... >XD I really wish I had found those DVDs!! My parents don't remember where we put them.... *sigh* -__- But I'm glad we watched some of Full House - I have a feeling I'm gonna love it. :) I already do, actually. Haha I'm so intrigued/amused/bewildered by the fact Bi's in it that I even tolerated his music when it came on my iPod on shuffle today! XD
ReplyDeleteAnd I TOTALLY agree with you on your little shpeel on college and schools and education and life in general. Melodrama and all. ;)
And as a reply from your comment earlier, I'm very sorry that I mindlessly used the word "retard" in my blog. Of COURSE I don't take offense, but I feel bad about using it... even if it was in a fit of anger... hmm. I'm gonna delete it in a moment.