2 posts tagged “relationships”

1. Broke up with Kylee over the summer. We both had pretty good feelings about it though, and we realized we work a lot better as friends. And I was being an asshole sometimes, although I often didn't notice it and I don't think it was a primary factor in the breakup (even if it should've been). Nevertheless, I'm glad I was in it; I learned a boatload about relationships and about myself, plus, having learned more about Kylee and how she works has given me even more respect for her than I would have otherwise.
   
2. I'm doing a lot better with my classes this year. Chem II is a lot easier, and I'm actually learning things in this class that I should've known in Chem I had I not slept through so much of it lol. Mind you, the teacher still gets me lost as hell a lot with his ramblings and vagueness, but it's worth it. It's a small class, and those are always great.
3. Scholarships should be flowing in at a nice pace this Spring. My cumulative GPA is so-so, but I got a 28 on the ACT (at least until I get a report mailed in from the most recent time I took it) and my family's got financial need out the ass (at least on paper, where my dad's not employed. In reality, while we're still in quite a bind, we're not living at the level of a family with zero income). And even if the scholarships don't cut it, a good friend of my dad's has actually promised to pay for my entire tuition, which, rich though he be, is amazing. I'm just trying pretty hard to not have to take him up on that offer.
4. I'll be going to the local college, Fort Hays State University. They're a pretty decent school, and damned cheap, especially for a local resident. But what's important is that their graphic design program is ridiculously good--I'm talking somewhere among the best in the nation here. The students they turn out could get work almost anywhere, and there are very high-demand ad firms that come to recruit the cream of the crop twice a year. Sadly, I plan on teaching graphic design at a high school level, so no high-paying job offers for me lol. But it'll still be worth it; there's just not enough public school graphics programs anywhere, despite so many schools investing in new technology. I think it's grown to be an important and very valid media, not to mention highly applicable to the non-artistic world. Plus, it's gotta be the easiest teaching job in the entire school system: no notes to prepare, no tests to write, no essays or other tedious assignments to grade, and since the technology will be evolving so rapidly, I won't have to teach the same material from year to year. Even better, that leaves me with a lot of free time, so I could pull in more money with freelance work.
5. The house is coming along great. The time limit on the construction loan was supposed to be in October, but the bank gave us a good extension. We're done with most everything on the inside, and on the outside we're finally working on siding. Hanging the siding is tedious, but it feels awesome because every time we finish a section I get to reflect on how I'll never be working on that part of the house again. Mmmmmmmm...
   

Guh. I should post.

1. New Orleans the trip was very good. New Orleans the city sucked in every way.

2. I've been dating a girl (named Kylee, if you want to know so bad) for about a week now, so this week has been a great one.

3. We went to prom last night. Prom isn't a stupid event, it's what you make it--we made it pretty great. She'd get me out there on the floor whenever a decent song came on and we would do something vaguely reminiscent of dancing. She held my hand while we danced even for songs or dances that don't usually permit hand-holding. It was adorable. :3

Also, I looked pretty damn sharp.

Pictures soon, maybe?

4. So much music I should upload, hrm.

• Pretendo, s/t - Post-punk band with some very clear Mission of Burma and post-rock influences. Not fantastic, but pretty honest, and a good listen.
• Spent Poets, s/t - To be honest, I havne't given this one a full spin yet. :X But I know they're an obsucre alt-pop-ish band from the early '90s who had strong ties to Primus, though not in their music, which is evidently radicaly different. One of their songs was sampled on Frizzle Fry by Primus, thoug
  
• Soul Coughing, Irresistable Bliss - Haven't played this one all the way through yet either, but I'm familiar with Soul Coughing so it's ok.
• Guided By Voices, lots of stuff - Holy crap. Finally got around to these '90s lo-fi indie legends, and it's absolutely great stuff. Ridiculously catchy.