Another semester over with and now I'm officially on summer vacation. I'm super psyched that I now get to do the things that I've been wanting to accomplish since the end of Winter break. A lot has been going on since my last journal update, and many events will be happening in the future soon.

First off, school-wise, this last semester has been more forgiving than the last. Though it was only three classes I had a mixture of free time, and periods of pure time-consuming work. I'm satisfied with the work and effort put into the projects, essays, and homework assignments submitted, and I'm pretty sure I have straight A's again. The only ironic part of it all, is that despite all that I've worked for, and despite the fact that I got the privilege to be accepted into the Architectural Graduate/Masters program, the classes I've been taking in both HCC and USF are all now considered "pointless." I say that because I'm considering switching majors. I know to some it may seem silly to suddenly give up that many credits dedicated to one major after all that money and education was put into it, but I've thought about my future very carefully and I think switching majors is for the best. That's not to say that I'm giving up Architecture entirely (who knows, perhaps one day I'll apply for some firm and land a peon job just doing AutoCAD work on a computer), but after getting a good view into what the reality of architecture is like in and after the Masters program, I really don't want to be a part of it. It's too stressful, full of long hours, and there's not as much creativity involved on my level as I initially thought. Besides, the masters program is not only more expensive, but it more demanding, and it's filled with people with mentalities and dedications way different from mine (as sad as it may sound I feel as if I'm a rung below them).
With that said, I'm switching majors. At first I was for Interior Design, but then I found out the only good schools dedicated to interior design are in Gainesville and Tallahassee, which are way out of my way. I also was thinking of earning a Bachelors in either Arts or Fine Arts, but then I realized that those degrees might not really get me anywhere in the long run. So now I'm here thinking about my final decision for what my career will be, and I'm almost certain it will be Graphic Design. The only problem with that is, I have to switch campuses. I'll still be attending USF, but it'll be in St. Pete rather than Tampa. That means I'll have to quit my job, move, find a new condo or apartment, and adjust to the new school. I'm REALLY not looking forward to that at all. I have my boyfriend to help, but mentally and emotionally it's going to have a toll on me. Those who know me know that I hate change. It takes me a long time to adapt to places if the location where I'm going to be living is not in my favor. I say this mainly because I can't drive a car (due to my phobia) and when I'm on a bike I sometimes can get easily lost. I can take the bus to places but unlike the bus system in Tampa the one is St. Pete doesn't offer a student discount. Also, depending on where we live I need to know if there are some of my favorite restaurants and stores close by. If they're are not in biking or walking distance then I won't be happy at all....and so far most of the places I like are not close by to the St. Pete campus.
Either way though, this Friday I'll be seeing an adviser to try and get a better view of what Graphic Design will be like, and also will do some apartment hunting with my boyfriend. Hopefully my views will change, but we'll see.


Anyway, besides school I've had some other interesting things happen to me in the last few months. For instance, back in March I finally got to see God Module in concert. As a result, not only did I get to see one of my favorite bands perform, I also gained an appreciation for the other bands that played before them. Mordacious I was kindof already familiar with, but I never heard him live; nevertheless I was not disappointed. Frontal Boundary was interesting too. They had some pretty catchy songs. The band that really captivated me though was The Ludovico Technique. They had everything from incredibly catchy songs, mist/fog effects, beautiful synched lights, energetic theatrics, and the lead vocalist went all out on his outfit. So yeah, I now have a new band to add to my list of top favorites. lol Expect some fanart of them from me in the future.

Also, I had my birthday recently, as some of you might have noticed from automatic DA updates. I started out getting my birthday discount at work, which means I had a meal and a slice of Reese's peanut butter cup pie for almost nothing. Then I came home to my loving boyfriend who surprised me by baking me a cake. I still can't believe how sweet it was of him to do that. lol We went out to dinner later that night and had sushi at Ichiban cuisine, and then had a walmart adventure. I was treated to some gym clothes, candy, crafting ribbon, and among other little things. Jason was even kind enough to buy me some stuff from my online wishlists, which is fantastic because now I have more supplies for making cybergoth clothing and accessories. Part 2 was 4 days later when I went to go visit my parents. They bought me an new bicycle, and took me out to lunch at the Hibachi buffet (where I had Chinese food and sushi again ^w^). Initially the restaurant they were going to take me to was Dunderbaks (a German restaurant), but unfortunately they didn't open until later in the evening. Overall though I had an amazing birthday, and I am very appreciative of everyone's gifts, time, and birthday wishes for me. Thank you!

That's pretty much it. I'll be working on my 30 song challenge still, making cyber accessories, making kandi, and watching a butt-ton of movies this summer. I'll also be seeing my relatives in NJ too. If I don't update by the end of the summer, then I bid you all farewell for now.

Toodles.
  



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My Summer To Do LIST:

Work on 30 Song challenge
Work on cyber supplies for personal shop
Set up accounts for cyber business
Make kandi
Watch movies and animes from list