holiday monotony

winter break is here and i am off school for the holidays. between the last time i wrote and now i have settled into living on my own in savannah and turning my apartment into a home. i can finally say that it is practically finished as far as decorating goes, and i'm pretty proud of my little abode :)

fall quarter of school taught me the following things:

+ the girls in interior design are complete idiots.

+ opportunities are waiting for you to grab them if you have the right connections

+ you have to learn to accept the fact that you will face denial and you will face disappointment. it's a part of life and helps you grow.

+ with solid writing skills, you can pretty much bs your way out of situations where you are inferior or unknowing.

+ you cannot pass a test without studying for at least 10 hours.

this last quarter of school was really difficult for the last four weeks or so, and i have finally recovered from the zombie-like state that finals had me in. consequently, after all of that work and sleep deprivation, i've been hard at work with a few graphic design contests. the goal is to win a few and earn some extra cash but we'll see how it goes - i am, after all, an interior design major.

when school ended i spent a glorious week full of gluttony and other vices. it was amazing. and then i went home for thanksgiving, which was a little less than amazing. here i am sleeping on my floor (the mattresses are in savannah via car, remember?), being woken up my a slobbering dog and my father at 8am every morning, and being forced to PAINT. A. HOUSE. every day from morning until nightfall, all for some quality family time and turkey. i'm not really sure at this moment if the trade-off was worth it but i guess it was a time to remember.

coming back to a deserted town was eery. everyone had gone off to celebrate the holidays at home, and here i was.. me and my apartment... alone...

within the first few hours i had found boredom and within the next few hours i decided i needed a second job. the next day i found one and that's been keeping me busy ever since. it makes the time go by and is lucrative which are two things that i really need right now, so thats all good.

did i mention i got accepted to study in Lacoste, France next spring? if i can afford it.. i think i'd kick myself if i got this opportunity and didn't get to take it.

but i cant really think about that right now.

nothing much else to mention - my days are at work and my nights are at the downtown cafe. this is my life right now.

lets hope for the best ;)