Organized chronologically, the major events in my life since the last entry...
- My birthday was lovely... there was cake and lots of food and a few presents. Vastly different from last year, but nice, in a different manner. I'm 18, and I don't feel any different. C'est la vie.
- My exam for the piano-diploma-thing (eventually, I will actually figure out its proper name) was last Wednesday, May 28th. Cliche as it may sound, my performance was simultaneously my best and my worst... but I won't bore you with the details; the memories are solid in my mind, and that's what matters. Well, that and the fact that I passed. Aced it, in fact.
- I think I may have failed (literally) the two finals I took. I'm almost positive I Asian-failed them, and definitely Edie-failed them. Luckily, I am no longer functioning on the Edie-standard, at least in regards to high school grades. Honestly, who gives a flying f***? Not Dartmouth.
- Band of Brothers marathon with AcaDec was amazing fun, though it wasn't so much "AcaDec" as it was just Ross, Sij, Andrew, Danielle, and Alec plus Band of Brothers plus lots and lots of friend rice and pot stickers. 30+ hours with some pretty badass kids--I couldn't have asked for a better weekend. It's going to happen again before Sijia leaves, I hope, and after I read the book... which if all goes according to plan should happen pretty soon.
- It wasn't until about 5th period today that I realized today was the last day I'd be attending classes at Pearland High School. It's a rather sobering thought that in a few days, the majority of the people I've spent the last four years with I'll never see again (reunions obviously don't count). At the same time, I can't wait to get out of here. September can't come soon enough... but when the end of August rolls around, perhaps I'll feel differently.
- I can't figure out what to do with my summer. There are some definites:
- Read my list of books, which happens to be growing at an exponential rate
- Work for DemiDec, which I will get started on this weekend
- Take some classes at ACC or San Jac (namely Spanish, calculus, and chemistry) to refresh myself so I don't fail my first semester at Dartmouth (This has almost certainly been eliminated. After much thought, I've come to the conclusion I would probably learn more just buying the textbooks and teaching myself... though that's a challenge to see if I have the will power to do so)
- Find a job playing piano somewhere (Also becoming highly unlikely, as after some deliberation I am once again remembering why I decided adamantly against becoming a music major. Like they say, one should refrain from combining work and play)
- Find a job as a lab assistant (Hopefully this will play out in my favor, because it's actually a very exciting prospect for me)
- Work at a crappy-restaurant-job. It seems almost like a rite of passage, does it not?
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I have a new approach to asking my father for things: instead of asking, I'll just tell him what I'm planning on doing, and allow him to contradict me. As the saying goes, "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission." Not exactly applicable in this situation, but it's slightly similar. So far, it's worked rather well... I haven't been denied permission to attend any of the parties I've asked about, and he even allowed me to go to the movies tonight, despite it being a school night and all. Knock on wood.
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The sentimental end-of-high-school, beginning-of-the-rest-of-my-life post will come at a later date.
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