The year in review
Jan. 10th, 2011 02:03 pmJanuary
Started my last semester of high school. Did my favorite thing ever in AP Bio: dissection! My partner and I had a rat while the other two pairs had fetal pigs. Started one of my least favorite classes ever: General Psychology. Did an overnight visit at Hendrix to confirm that it was the right school for me. Received a gently-used iMac from![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
seishun and her aunt, which boosted my writing productivity for a while and served as a gateway drug into the Mac world. :)
February
Became a legal adult. Had a rare Arkansas snow day! Had to go to UAFS to be in class on campus because our high school was out for staff development, which gave me a taste of what it would be like to go to UAFS full time. Went to Hendrix yet again for scholarship recognition day. Had an awesome birthday lunch with friends at my favorite restaurant and the best cake EVER. My last remaining great-grandmother passed away.
March
This is where my DW/LJ started getting really sparse. XD Had a random mini-roadtrip to Russellville with my friend Kari to go see Kortney and see Alice in Wonderland with her. Found out I was getting a significant grant from the government. Had spring break, over which I had to work on this massive psychology paper which was the devil incarnate. Started getting that "omg I'm going to graduate" feeling. Went to Russellville again to see OneRepublic in concert.
April
I'm not really sure what happened here? I did not update my journals at all during this time period. I guess more school, etc., happened. My life was so busy during this time period. It was homework out the wazoo with the occasional friend time. I guess there's not really anything to say there. Oh wait, I know! I received the Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship, which guaranteed me a free scholarship to Hendrix.
May
Had my last days of high school. Managed to pull a 95 in that stupid college psychology class! Graduated, which involved giving a valedictory address and wearing ridiculous robes, a rope, stoll, etc. Bought my MacBook Pro the day after graduation. The day after that, I started working at Educatius, which turned out to be the best first job anyone could ask for. I love my job so much. Bought tickets to see Lady Gaga (see below, August). Tied up the loose ends at UAFS (having my transcript sent to Hendrix, etc.).
June
Started working forty hours a week and getting used to my job. Had some health scares with a swollen lymph node that, thankfully, turned out to be benign after several tests and a course of antibiotics. Tried to pre-order the iPhone 4, which just frustrated me because it wasn't available in white. The same day, I went to the AT&T store and bought a white iPhone 3GS because I wanted a white phone that badly. XD Went on my first grown-up weekend vacation with some close friends. It was so much fun. :)
July
More work. Story of my life in July. A couple of workers came and went, so I had to take on extra responsibilities and learn to do several jobs at once. Mom and I started doing a bit of dorm shopping. We received contact information for our roommates. Hung out with friends in my spare time, made a lot of good memories. I remember July going by really quickly!
August
Went to the Lady Gaga concert in Kansas City, which was amazing and there are not enough words to describe the awesome. I had my last days of work for the summer, which was both sad and relieving at the same time. Then came the biggest transition in my life: moving to college! I was pretty nervous, but everything went extremely well and I made the best friends I've ever had. Everything felt right and the whole thing just fell into place.
September
Settled into college life. So much busy! Got used to the stress that is chem lab, and struggled with calculus. Got to meet the author Jeannette Walls, and had her sign my book, as well as talked to her about writing software. :) At this point, I was going home either every weekend or every other weekend. Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice both started new seasons, which I had to adjust to watching away from home (but let's be real, they're still so awesome).
October
Had fall break, but the thing about that was that all our midterms were after fall break, so I had to study that weekend. Got a bunch of stuff done while home for fall break, including ordering new glasses, a new retainer, and got my savings account transferred into my name only (I had a minor account previously). Celebrated several friends' birthdays, as well as Halloween festivities (college-style!).
November
Got settled to the point where I didn't really want to go home anymore. I just started missing my friends too much and loved being at Hendrix even more than I already had. Started the downhill slope to the end of the semester! Had Thanksgiving break, which was a nice little respite from the madness that was starting academically.
December
Wrapped up things at school. Last day of lab, studying for finals, etc. Went home one Saturday early in the morning and came back the same day in order to put up Christmas decorations and go to my sister's birthday party. XD (I was up for almost 48 hours straight.) Managed to do decently in all my classes. Started the winter break (which has been fun, but I miss my friends so much. I have, however, really enjoyed getting to spend time with my family like old times. I'm just really ready to get back to school, kick butt in the classroom and lab, and get back into a regular routine again.). The most important part of the month, of course, was Christmas. :D My obsession with Christmas is far-reaching. Rang in the new year with some friends just like last year.
So 2010 was a really busy, awesome year! My life changed a lot and I'm so grateful for the friends I've made and all the good experiences at Hendrix so far. I look forward to 2011 with anticipation and hope for an even better semester. :)
Also, this post is late, yes. I actually plan on updating more often, but I at least wanted to do this post for tradition's sake.
Started my last semester of high school. Did my favorite thing ever in AP Bio: dissection! My partner and I had a rat while the other two pairs had fetal pigs. Started one of my least favorite classes ever: General Psychology. Did an overnight visit at Hendrix to confirm that it was the right school for me. Received a gently-used iMac from
seishun and her aunt, which boosted my writing productivity for a while and served as a gateway drug into the Mac world. :) February
Became a legal adult. Had a rare Arkansas snow day! Had to go to UAFS to be in class on campus because our high school was out for staff development, which gave me a taste of what it would be like to go to UAFS full time. Went to Hendrix yet again for scholarship recognition day. Had an awesome birthday lunch with friends at my favorite restaurant and the best cake EVER. My last remaining great-grandmother passed away.
March
This is where my DW/LJ started getting really sparse. XD Had a random mini-roadtrip to Russellville with my friend Kari to go see Kortney and see Alice in Wonderland with her. Found out I was getting a significant grant from the government. Had spring break, over which I had to work on this massive psychology paper which was the devil incarnate. Started getting that "omg I'm going to graduate" feeling. Went to Russellville again to see OneRepublic in concert.
April
I'm not really sure what happened here? I did not update my journals at all during this time period. I guess more school, etc., happened. My life was so busy during this time period. It was homework out the wazoo with the occasional friend time. I guess there's not really anything to say there. Oh wait, I know! I received the Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship, which guaranteed me a free scholarship to Hendrix.
May
Had my last days of high school. Managed to pull a 95 in that stupid college psychology class! Graduated, which involved giving a valedictory address and wearing ridiculous robes, a rope, stoll, etc. Bought my MacBook Pro the day after graduation. The day after that, I started working at Educatius, which turned out to be the best first job anyone could ask for. I love my job so much. Bought tickets to see Lady Gaga (see below, August). Tied up the loose ends at UAFS (having my transcript sent to Hendrix, etc.).
June
Started working forty hours a week and getting used to my job. Had some health scares with a swollen lymph node that, thankfully, turned out to be benign after several tests and a course of antibiotics. Tried to pre-order the iPhone 4, which just frustrated me because it wasn't available in white. The same day, I went to the AT&T store and bought a white iPhone 3GS because I wanted a white phone that badly. XD Went on my first grown-up weekend vacation with some close friends. It was so much fun. :)
July
More work. Story of my life in July. A couple of workers came and went, so I had to take on extra responsibilities and learn to do several jobs at once. Mom and I started doing a bit of dorm shopping. We received contact information for our roommates. Hung out with friends in my spare time, made a lot of good memories. I remember July going by really quickly!
August
Went to the Lady Gaga concert in Kansas City, which was amazing and there are not enough words to describe the awesome. I had my last days of work for the summer, which was both sad and relieving at the same time. Then came the biggest transition in my life: moving to college! I was pretty nervous, but everything went extremely well and I made the best friends I've ever had. Everything felt right and the whole thing just fell into place.
September
Settled into college life. So much busy! Got used to the stress that is chem lab, and struggled with calculus. Got to meet the author Jeannette Walls, and had her sign my book, as well as talked to her about writing software. :) At this point, I was going home either every weekend or every other weekend. Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice both started new seasons, which I had to adjust to watching away from home (but let's be real, they're still so awesome).
October
Had fall break, but the thing about that was that all our midterms were after fall break, so I had to study that weekend. Got a bunch of stuff done while home for fall break, including ordering new glasses, a new retainer, and got my savings account transferred into my name only (I had a minor account previously). Celebrated several friends' birthdays, as well as Halloween festivities (college-style!).
November
Got settled to the point where I didn't really want to go home anymore. I just started missing my friends too much and loved being at Hendrix even more than I already had. Started the downhill slope to the end of the semester! Had Thanksgiving break, which was a nice little respite from the madness that was starting academically.
December
Wrapped up things at school. Last day of lab, studying for finals, etc. Went home one Saturday early in the morning and came back the same day in order to put up Christmas decorations and go to my sister's birthday party. XD (I was up for almost 48 hours straight.) Managed to do decently in all my classes. Started the winter break (which has been fun, but I miss my friends so much. I have, however, really enjoyed getting to spend time with my family like old times. I'm just really ready to get back to school, kick butt in the classroom and lab, and get back into a regular routine again.). The most important part of the month, of course, was Christmas. :D My obsession with Christmas is far-reaching. Rang in the new year with some friends just like last year.
So 2010 was a really busy, awesome year! My life changed a lot and I'm so grateful for the friends I've made and all the good experiences at Hendrix so far. I look forward to 2011 with anticipation and hope for an even better semester. :)
Also, this post is late, yes. I actually plan on updating more often, but I at least wanted to do this post for tradition's sake.