It's official. I'm back home and back at my old blog.

http://laceandlilac.blogspot.com/

There are my last few days in New York. My regrets are not doing as much as I could of and not writing as much as I should of.

With that said, this is most likely my last entry here. I'm sure you won't be too disappointed.

Unfortunately, the teachers here don't like me very much because I was sarcastic in one of my journals about The Fairy Queen - a four hour semi-opera. I literally couldn't care less.

Why?

Because I'm going to New Zealand! And not living at home this summer! Cheers for finally moving on with your life and doing what you love. Can't wait for graduation.

plans we make

I've had a lot of time to think over the past few days. Mostly about random things, but also some good stuff too. New Zealand is just a few days away, it seems. I'm going to have to start a new chapter of this blog. I may even change the name. (Granted, I don't know who is bringing a computer to NZ or if I'll even have the internet to update.)

Speaking on New Zealand, I will be traveling an unbelievable amount. Here's what I have to do just to get there:

1. Baltimore to Chicago.
2. Chicago to Iowa.
3. Iowa to Chicago.
4. Chicago to Los Angeles.
5. Los Angeles to New Zealand.

And then, of course, it'll be the same thing coming home. Fortunately, I'll be living in Cedar Rapids this summer so I don't have to fly all the way to Baltimore!

Other things I've been thinking about? I'm just a little behind in my journals. I feel much more confident about them, though. I've heard that I've been doing well with my writing - which apparently not everyone is. Unfortunately, I have to make up what I've missed today (wandering 57th St. galleries) and that's going to be a bitch.)

In other news, I recently updated the classes I have remaining to graduate. I'm going to post them for no reason other than I'm bored.

For Gen. Ed-
1. lab science (Anatomy and Physiology)
2. non-western perspective

For Theatre Major-
1. history of theatre and drama 2
2. technical lab 4

For the WC-
1. topics in composition 4

For Creative Writing-
1. literature class 315 or above
2. fiction 3 or poetry 2
3. manuscript

Fortunately, this isn't much at all. 4 classes per semester, and two of the classes are only once a week. I'm only hoping that I can fit everything in without any overlapping classes or other such problems. Cross your fingers for me!

Anyways, since I have the night free, I'm going to work on catching up with my journals. Off I go.

i'm blogging because my dad wants me to

Hey there. It's been a long time since I last wrote. This is mostly because I haven't done anything that's worthy of talking about. Until today.

In case you don't know, it's been BEAUTIFUL here for the last couple of days. Today was a stunning 60 degrees, which means that I took off of work early, went home to change and pick up John and then the two of us went for the longest walk. First we went to Riverside Park, which is unbelievable. It was exactly what I needed. Then we walked to Times Square, 45th Street and attempted to win lottery tickets to see Hair for 25 bucks. We both lost, therefore we had the night free to walk around more. Stopped at Macy's, which John hated, and then walked home to have dinner (John's treat since I'm paying for Hair when we see it) at Manhattan Diner. Yummy!

In other news, I went to the Banff Mountain Film Festival and got to watch a few short films. Most had to do with extreme sports, traveling and adventure. It inspired me to chose exciting things for my life. Unlike the boring things I've been up to lately. As soon as I graduate, I'm finding a true love, hittin' the road, and making friends. I will celebrate and take no moment for granted. Cheers.

Tomorrow we go to the Symphay. My least favorite. (Also, I'm behind in my journals and I don't even mind because I know what I want from life and don't need anyone's permission or support.

stand by your man

Haven't written in a long time because I've been super busy. At HERE I've made some good friends so going to work is a little easier. It started snowing today which is horrible. We went to the Met (for far too long) and by the time we got out, it was disgusting out. I mean, uberslush. We missed the first cross-town bus that came along and had to wait for the next one. When we got on that one, none of the traffic through the park was moving so we got off and decided to trek it through the park home. It was cold and very wet. Part way into the park we saw the first cross-town bus (the one we missed) completely sideways in the road and up on the curb and therefore holding up the traffic. Anyways, SO many people were walking through the park because traffic was so horrible.

It's supposed to snow until Saturday. I'm hoping for no work tomorrow so that I can finally sleep in.

cat whiskers and cookie paws

Went to see Fela! tonight on Broadway. Mick Jagger was there. In the audience.

That is all I have to say about that.

In other news, I wish it weren't so cold. Or that this trip was a fall thing because wandering around NYC right now is like running in giant wind tunnels. It's exhausted. And yes, I am writing this at 3 in the morning. That's what I get for napping I suppose.

Tomorrow we are heading to Astoria (Woohoo!) to the Museum of Moving Images. I'm not entirely sure what to expect, however our film teacher Alan is awesome. He used to go to Coe and actually went on the NY Term as well!

More news: I applied to work in the Writing Center over the summer. After New Zealand of course. This would mean free housing on campus and $1500 in my pocket. I'd have to buy food but after NY, I certainly know the way to save. I could easily walk to Hyvee on 1st Avenue. I could also get a job at one of the local restaurants or cafes! This is probably a pipe dream. I don't even have the job yet secured and am not sure I'll be the lucky consultant to get it. (I would DIE to write the Writing Center summer news letter!)

I suppose I should sleep.

transform like optimus prime

I officially only have THREE journals left to write! Which sounds like a lot, but earlier today I had SIX more to write. Which means that I wrote THREE today...which is why I took the day off. I also wrote a couple words on my novel, which felt great. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with every better from now on.

I also wrote a check for New Zealand which made me very nervous. I will send it to Coe tomorrow. Soon I must fill out the FAFSA.

So perhaps I will make a list of things to do tomorrow or other such upcoming days:

1. Fill out the FAFSA.
2. Finish journals.
3. Print manuscript and send it to see if I can get into the Iowa Poetry Workshop. Find out how much the workshop it.
4. Find out how to apply to work in the Writing Center over the summer. Which would make the workshop that much more a possibility. After New Zealand.
5. Figure out how much money I owe for New Zealand. I'm thinking $900 and if I'm correct, that would be grand.
6. Find a way to correct the driving situation.
7. Find a way to budget the rest of NYC so that I will have spending money in NZ.

Looking at that list makes me ill.

A little about the past few days, I suppose? Yesterday was Valentine's Day. John and I went to Urban Outfitters. We found this AMAZING leather jacket that had a woolen lining and it looked so good on him, I almost had to buy it. In the end, we both realized that we have no money and didn't get it. I also didn't get the record I wanted, the shirt I wanted, dress I wanted or awesome hat I wanted. He didn't get the shoes he wanted but probably will. This is getting boring to talk about so I'll talk about what we did next. Went to Barnes & Noble where he bought a book of poetry by Lorca and I parused the postcards. In the end, i didn't get any. Then we bought tickets for the movie Valentine's Day and went to eat at McDonalds where we decided to go Vegan. Now I am vegitarian and he's nothing. Surprise. The movie was good. The theatre was so big it had a mezzanine.

I can't remember what else I've been up to, which most likely means not much.

I'd like to work on another journal now. Until next time!