A Jobless, Parent Mooching, University Student Draws Near!

[The Lolwut Pear]

Hey guys, as the title says, I have the month to be myself before I depart to university yet again, so let's make the best of this!

How did everyone's Summers go? For me, it was really busy, as I'm not sure if I told you guys yet, but in June, I got the call I've been waiting for and am going to freaking Malaysia for a year to study in two years! So knowing that that is going to be expensive as hell, I decided to start working now. Other news is me reading a lot of books, mainly on the solar system, as those things are interesting, as well as Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a two thousand page book with over 1,000 characters, and forty main characters. So far, I really like it, I never really examined the Chinese culture myself, but reading the book, and watching the drama really made me interested in such.

I also got the full score to The Planets (by Gustav Holst) suite, because I love the entire piece, and right now, I am occupied in trying to get the dynamics right for Neptune, the Mystic, as Neptune is my favourite planet, and it's also a fun piece to play for flute. I played a lot of games this summer too~ right now, I'm playing three games: Valkyrie Profile in Japanese, just out of curiosity, Dragon Quest IV for the PS1, also in Japanese, and Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D, mainly because I have never played Master Quest before, but I really want to.

Anyway, did you guys do anything fun or exciting?  

[ThePersonInFrontOfYou]

Good for you, going to study abroad! And also good on ya for getting a job and working towards a goal. Sounds like you've been pretty inspired too.

I go back to college in around 2 weeks. Aside from piano playing, drawing, going to the gym, and farting around, I spent much of the beginning of the summer searching for job and volunteer opportunities for future teachers, as I have declared my education major and need experience. Unfortunately no one got back to me. But at least I did get my name out and learn about local organizations, since I'm still rather new to the area where my parents live.
I took some watercolor classes too, because while I have fooled a bit with watercolor in the past, I have had little professional instruction and I really wanted to learn how to use the medium. I attended two of them. One of them was excellent and I feel I have far more techniques in my arsenal and I feel far more artsy after attending it. THe other was a bit of a bust, since the teacher was very casual and didn't really have lesson plans or concrete things to tell me. It was a more recreational class and other people could enjoy it, but it wasn't for me. Now I really just need to work on brush control and expressive strokes. I really hope I can turn these skills into some impressive pieces. I did a lot of studies, and will continue to do them. Especially since they're also relaxing.

I wasn't around as much for this past week or two because I just got back from a 12 day vacation in Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. We went to see some beautiful national parks and we spent a while at a resort in Cape Breton. I saw plenty of wonderful sites, got plenty of exersize and relaxation, and got to do some studies up there too. Aside from some family drama, it was a great trip.

So, I'm just hanging out and doing some last minute things right now. I haven't played any new video games since the spring, but I have been replaying games like DQ 3 and 4, and Legend of Dragoon. I actually haven't played too many games at all. But I'll be around for more chatting and hanging out and talking about DQ.  

[Misuki Marishima]

Awesome summers, it sounds like you guys had!

As for me...

It's been a bit of a hit and miss. Ups and downs; we have them all, don't we. I had some family drama here and there, some technology and machinery breakdowns (Texas summers without air conditioning are completely bogus, yo), and just run-of-the mill ordinary days.

I've done some writing (not enough in my opinion, but lately I cannot focus.) I haven't even touched Advance Wars during the summer because again, I cannot focus. I tried looking for work, but I never ended up finding anything, so I kinda just lost my motivation to do anything at all. It's horrible.

But I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things. I go back next week, and I'm on my last year and a half of university life.

I've spent time on dA, AIM, and here on Gaia talking to people, RP'ing, and generally having a good time.

I just had my niece over last week, and we had tons of fun. She has a lot more energy than I do though. She's 7, and I feel like she could run circles around me many times over because she's so dang hyper. ._.;

Before that I visited a weekend convention in my town. =D I took photos of a lot of cosplayers, and was happy to see my newest fandom, Hetalia among the cosplayers. The costumes were very awesome. I even saw an Edea of Final Fantasy 8 (oh lord, I still remember that game?) who was like... spot on. She had a Saifer with her too.

My sister took me to a museum where I saw some cool historical things. I just about squeed when I saw a legit piece of the Berlin Wall and the graffiti. (I'm a history nerd and the Berlin Wall has fascinated me since I read about it.)

This week, I have no company or no plans, so I'm just chillin' at home, telling everyone that next Wednesday, I'm going back to school. It will be nice to feel challenged again. ;D