ain't i sweet? 

so, this whole following through thing...

Haha, so much for my glorious plans to keep up in my blog! I've been much better at keeping up with my regular journal.
I find myself growing pensive as summer draws to a close...it's really been a wonderful summer for me, for the most part. There have, of course, been some disappointments and sadnesses, but overall I've just been so much happier than I have in so long! I miss everyone who's gone now, of course, because it's a bit lonely being on my own, but much of my loneliness was alleviated this weekend when I saw Pete, Caitlin, Jake Swenson and a bunch o' his friends from St. John's at the State Fair. I had a super day, just hanging out with and seeing the friends. Haha, Jake's new friends probably thought I was either weird or stuck up or crazy but it's ok because I had fun and they were all pretty cool. I miss Krystle so, so much though! But it sounds like she's having a wonderful time in NYC, and I'm very glad for her. I would rather she be very happy and myself a little lonely than anything else.
We have an exchange student at my house, too, her name is Hanna and she's really nice. But I feel bad because I'm so terrible at making conversation and getting to know people and she probably finds me hideously dull. Oh well; I'm trying. I really am.
All of my stuff is moved down to the cities now; I desperately wanted to just stay on campus after that. I just didn't want to bother coming home. I'm amazingly excited for this school year to begin; I'll be secretary of HIRC and active in my hall and (keep your fingers crossed everyone) will also hopefully be either a reporter/writer or editor for The Oracle, which would be so much fun. I would love to be the opinions editor, but it's kind of a long shot for me to go after it, so we shall see. I also really need to start preparing for study abroad...so much to keep me busy this year!
Well, I must be going, for I have lots to do today on my almost last day off from work, so I'm outta here for now, but if you all are reading this I hope you're enjoying it! Or at least not being bored to tears.

new blog...

I decided it was time to leave my livejournal account, because...well, mostly because I was bored with it. And also because I wanted to try some new stuff, which I couldn't do at that place. This site gives me a bit more freedom to do whatever I want, so I'm going to try to get used to it before myself and all my friends go away to school. The title of this blog, I must admit, I have stolen from a poem that my good friend Mary wrote a long time ago. She might be surprised to find that I still have the poem. It's not my poem to post here, but it's one of my favorite things that she's ever written, and it somehow reminds me to take life as seriously as possible and yet not so seriously at the same time. If that makes any sense. Anyway I have to be off to work at my lovely job but I may update more from there; for now, I just wanted to get this thing started.