I'll be fine.

Hello Blogger.

Its been nearly 3 weeks since I've posted anything new but hey, life isn't a movie I don't always have something exciting or interesting to write about. Although this may be, I have a bit of catching up to do.

School has been somewhat rough academically. Don't get me wrong, I'm doing fine. It's just that some of these classes can be somewhat draining. One of which physically. I take a running class in college and I literally feel as if my legs have fallen off, and as if I'm missing one of my lungs after every class. The class is intense. Really intense. At the very least, even if I'm not physically in good health I've improved. At the begging of the quarter I could literally only run 3/4 of a lap and it felt like I was in immeasurable pain. But by the third week of school I ran an entire mile without even having to breath hard. The run felt very light and somewhat relaxing. I also take an audio production class. This class comes pretty easy to me in terms of lectures and note taking and studying those notes. We have a project due next week in which we have to mimic analog recording (the way that recording was done before Tommy Dowd advanced the system). We basically have to record an infomercial live without any editing at all and it must reach 30 seconds on the dot. This may sound easy but to get everything completely right is somewhat of a challenge (although I'm confident I'll do perfectly). Aside from opening and setting the proper settings on pro tools and assembling your materials (which includes writing your infomercial, finding music to fit the background,  a person to speak for you, and booking the recording studio) the steps of recording this infomercial are pretty simple. It's a matter of timing that can get a person busted. Piano I is pretty simple. Nothing I haven't learned before, so that class will definitely an easy A. English 101 is alright. I'm doing all right in the class. The assigned readings are actually pretty interesting and lectures themselves are pretty enticing. I still have about two more essays to write (according to the syllabus) about the current book we are reading, which I am not happy about, obviously xD but it'll be fine. I also have to attend 3 library workshops for this class (I've already gone through one) and I'm not very happy about that either. Women in Literature ( a class I took to fill 12 units) is my least favorite. I do not like the teacher at all. I absolutely hate the assigned reading she assigns (although I read them because I must) and her lectures can be somewhat enticing but its my last class on Tuesdays and Thursdays followed after my three hour morning class, and by the time I get there I'm already dreaming  of my bed. Furthermore she's assigned us a four page essay on 'Visions of Creation: Consider Mary Shelley's framed tale, Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus. At its heart lies the Monster's Lament. How do you make sense of Shelley's choices in the characterization of the 'fiend,' his creation, and the image of 'the male mother/creator/giver of life'? What do you think she was trying to say - consciously and perhaps unconsciously?
I suppose this could be an interesthing write, but I am not keen about writing this. At all. This assignment is due on Thursday. I'm planning on skipping this class on Tuesday just so  I can spend Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday writing this rather then trying to do it when I get home (in which case I am always extremely exhausted and too drained to function).

Other then worrying about school things, this weekend has been pretty lovely although simple. Friday I spent in relaxation, reading through most of the day and sleeping. Saturday was spent its usual way and Sunday I finally was able to buy the macbook pro I've been wanting since forever. 


Aside from that news I've been brainstorming a couple of new projects which I hope I can get into action as quickly as possible, but they're still on their beginning stages and I have limited time, because of college, homework, and trying to juggle reading four books this semester (two of which are assigned [a walk in the woods, cousin bette).  The other two are The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Meserables, both written by victor hugo, both I am extremely keen to finally read.

Welp. I think that covers most of it, although I know I've probably left out a couple of things, as I always do. xD

Thanks for reading x

I Am Freshman.

Hello Blogger!

This past week has been hectic and very busy indeed. Strangely the only free time I've had this week has been at school. This Monday I started a new chapter of my formal education at Glendale Community College. College so far has been a good experience for me. I love ALL my classes (almost), and I actually don't dread studying or completing homework. College has been great.

This quarter I'm taking five classes. On Mondays and Wednesdays I have Running Aerobics, Piano I, and English 101. Tuesdays and Wednesdays I have Audio Production and Women in Literature (bleh). Both days classes go from 9:10- 3:05. Although, this is because of my bus schedule I arrive at school roughly around seven o'clock and I don't get home until sometime around five. In addition to this I sometimes have 2-3 hours in between classes depending on whether or not the Professors decide to let class out early. I don't really mind this because it gives me extra time to study and classes. The only downside is that I often find myself bored, and by the end of the day I'm completely knackered.

I don't have many friends at GCC. Well to be honest, I don't have any friends. Period. I have made a few acquaintances though. You know. Just those people you talk to here and there. One including a Swedish exchange student in my Audio Production class. She's really nice, and actually very interesting. Her English is superb by the way.. There are others like her who I only talk to here and there, but there isn't anyone there that's a solid friend. Luckily this doesn't unsettle me at all. I don't mind sitting in the grass by myself, or walking around campus on my own. I'm just bored. ALL the time. I'm constantly looking for something to do.

Like the other day, on my way to one of my classes, I couldn't help but notice that outside the music rooms in the halls, there are about 8 baby grand pianos aligned next to each other in their own little soundproof cubicles. The next day one of classes let out about an hour early, consequently leaving me at a three hour break in between another class. For the first 40 minutes I just sat in the library and studied my required reading. After a bit I was sick of the indoors so I went outside and sat on one of GCC's many hills. I tried to fall asleep underneath a tree but to no avail. I was probably there for maybe an hour trying. At one point even I texted Tina about how monumentally bored I was, and within two minutes I  got a call from her, (She's such a sweety) and when I answered all I could hear was my favorite Strokes song blaring through the phone's speakers. That was all I needed for a small pick me up. At this point I was in a musicy mood so I headed to the hall with the pianos. Upon arriving, There was a sign on the cubicle doors stating that I must sign in somewhere to utilize the pianos or risk getting banned from using them, so I decided to walk into one of the office looking rooms nearby to ask where I could sign in. As I walked into one of the rooms I came across two people. One female filling out a few papers at a desk and a man, not much older then me (maybe 4 or 5 years) looking after the equipment in the room. After a moment I inquired as to whether or not this was the place to sign in to use the Pianos. The woman looked at me and mumbled something about being busy and walked away. Bewildered I was about to walk away when the random man says 'excuse me, do you need help?' at this I repeated my question. Our conversation henceforth went along the lines of this:

Me: Where can I sign in to use the piano's outside?

Man: Here. 

Me: uhh okay, can I sign in then?

Man: Sure. ..You have to cross the entire school, battle a dragon, and retrieve the king's gold, first.

Me: (I'm so confused at this point) I..would I need any special weapons to embark on this journey?

Man: Yes. You'll need a battle ax, a shield, a renaissance helmet, and your GCC I.D or Driver's license.

Me: ..I don't have an ID.

Man: aw. Sorry I'm afraid you can't use the Pianos until you get one

Me: ..What if I left you my wallet

Man: *laughs* you cant PAY me.

Me: haha I'm not paying you. Just hold my wallet as collateral. 

Man: *laughs again* Sorry no I can't. But you can get your ID here (pulls out a GCC and points me to the right building)

I mention this because it was probably the most interesting conversation I had had all day. It certainly made me wonder if its going to be like this for the rest of my life.

Although this was, at the end of the day, in spite of being okay about being friendless at school, the lingering notion of loneliness that hangs over the atmosphere around me can feel unrelentless, but instead of being brought down, I've been given a sense of enlightening independence and moreso emmence gratitude for the friends I already have in my life. They are the best people in the world and I'm so glad to know them. Even if I only get to see them ever so scarcely.

As a side note, I GOT MY POTTERMORE LETTER ON MONDAY WAS SORTED INTO GRYFFINDOR!!!