Just a Girl in the World

Yeah, yeah, I haven't been writing in my journal.  It's because I've had my time being consumed by other things.  I'm sorry, but I'm a very busy person these days.

School ended in June, so I picked up a summer internship at The Flinthouse, a gallery in downtown.  It's relatively new, and that was part of my interest in checking it out.  While I didn't really like the stuff they had me do, like taking calls and filing papers and things, nothing quite artistic, I was invited by Lucretia, the owner and curator, to submit a few of my own pieces.  It's a start to something, because I really need something in the field, something in addition to the three student invitationals I've done and the school art...which does all count for something, but it's all academic related; though, the art I did for the school was a paid job, so that changes things slightly. 

equivocal_views had an internship too, only that involved Space Camp.  I can't believe that he and I aren't going to be going to the same school any more.  He's now a senior at Mountain Springs, with echojin.  I wish I could stay another year, I really do.  I don't care if I am going to be twenty in a month, I don't care. 

I already started school at UCCS and it's...different, a bit bigger, but the classes are pretty cool.  The teachers haven't told me much yet, though, because I've only had two classes for each of my classes so far.  I go to school four days a week, Monday through Thursday.  And besides that, my schedule is -really- open; I'm only in school 9-2:30 on Monday and Wednesday, and 9:00-4:00, Tuesday and Thursday. That's 9-11:30, 1:00-2:30, and and 9:00-11:30, 1:00-2:30, and 2:30-4:00.  Five classes total.  Wanted to take more, but I needed pre-recs which I don't have yet. Sigh.  My classes are: Languages of Art, Intro. to Human Orgins (probably could learn more about this from Daniel, but...*shrugs*), Rhetoric and Writing (Yay, a writing class.  See my happy face?  No, you don't.), Beginning Studio-2D, and Calculus I.  So that's my schedule for my first semester.  It's all pretty boring so far.  No assignments, no tests, not anything until at least the third week.  First two days was just going over the syllabus and making sure everyone could read that and had the right books and materials and stuff.  Most of the students who I share classes with, I had classes with back at MSHS, but the restrictions on us are less.  Plus I can leave campus any time I want and no one can say anything about it. 

I think I may just bug equivocal_views and echojin during their lunch periods.

So the question this time is: do I believe in a true friendship between a man and a woman.  Well, the short answer to this timeless question which has brought up many debates is Yes!  I would be stupid, or moronic if I didn’t.  While I’ve never experienced this one myself (because..um...I’m not even going to go there ), I know it’s true because it’s right in front of me.  Case in point: Sam and Daniel over there.  They’re the best of friends, and in all appearances to me (and from what I’ve heard and all...I’m quite the eavesdropper) don’t have any inkling to hop into bed with the other.  Sorry to be so blunt there, you two, but seriously, I just don’t see it. 

So for people who aren’t me, who aren’t so certain and don’t have any ‘case in points’ in front of them, they should have a little faith: not everyone’s best friend who is the opposite sex, everywhere, wants to boink their best friend of the opposite sex like a mad-crazed bunny (did I just type boink? Huh…Cassie needs coffee.  And now I’m typing in the third person! Argh!).  So yeah.  You know, that really seriously annoys me.  I mean, not everyone wants to get in with their opposite sex best-friend.  TV and movies and books want to lead us to this belief, but it isn’t true.  Boys can be, separately, friends and lovers. 

Well, I'm so sorry.  You know how it can be.  I haven't had a lot of time for this, what with studying and homework, and all that lot.  But I'm working on it.  Expect lots of updates from me this weekend.  So there. 

So…a personal ad.  Hm.  Well, in the first place, I’m not really a ‘personal ad’ sort of person.  Seriously.  Don’t personal ads usually bring more trouble than good to people?  I mean, they attract the wrong sort of people to you.  And what are they saying about you?  They’re saying this: you’re a desperate person and are willing to get a significant other (well, usually this is the goal) by any means possible.  Pretty sad sounding to me. 

I’m not that desperate.  I’ve had boyfriends all through high school, and one interested boy in junior high, too.  Really, I’ve had no problems with relationships, and at no time have I ever thought of taking out a personal ad, even one in, say, a school newspaper. 

But if I were to write one, it would be like this:


I’m not your average girl from around the block.  I consider myself to be a girl of 1,000 tastes and expressions.  I’m an artistic girl (painting is my specialty), a party girl, but I’m also a scholarly girl, a trickster girl, and a science girl.  If you think you can handle a nineteen year old, female spitfire, who isn’t afraid to tell you exactly what she thinks and feels, isn’t playing games, nor is putting up façades, and can (and is willing to) have a good time, look me up guys.  I’m open to all sorts of possibilities. 

( Vulnerabilty, it's a bitchCollapse )

Welp, I have a char now. Yay!!  I've added information, likes, pictures, and have done some tweaking to the layout.  Now I just want to see how this looks on the page.  Whee.