you will find a better place in this twilight

I saw Twilight tonight!  I was soooo excited, I could barely stand it.  I told everyone that I came across that I was going to go and I didn’t care what they thought.  My friend and I bought our tickets weeks ago because we were afraid that it would sell out.

It was as good as I expected it to be.  There was definitely chemistry between the two main actors (Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson — aka Bella and Edward), and it followed the book pretty closely, which is always a big plus.  My biggest complaint is that it was definitely geared toward a younger audience, which isn’t always a bad thing, but some of the things that were done and said were a little cheesy.  If I had only seen the movie and not read the book I would not be in love with Edward the way I was after reading the book.  That Edward always did and said the right thing.  This Edward was a little awkward.  But he did glitter, and really, that’s all that matters.

If I was asked to see it again, I definitely would, but I don’t know when I’d find time.  It’s getting to be crunch time at school, with my first final less than two weeks away.  Thanksgiving is so late this year, the semester ends the week after we get back from break.  I’m starting to stress a little bit.

I did find out that I still have a chance of passing my accounting class.  If we score better on the multiple choice section of the final than we did on the entire second exam, that grade will be replaced.  It shouldn’t be too hard for me to do that; I just need to read all the chapters a few times and ace the multiple choice.  If I put my mind to it, I can do this.  I have to do it.

Now I must sleep.  I’m going to Chicago in the morning for the lighting of Michigan Avenue.  I’m really excited.  I love Chicago and don’t get to visit as much as I used to when I lived only 80 miles away.

Plus, Mickey Mouse is leading the parade.  It doesn’t get much better than that!

summer

I feel the need to continue writing this blog even though it’s summer and I’m not taking any classes.  My technical reason for not furthering my education this summer is that during the first session of summer classes at IUPUI I was going to be in Florida and would have had to miss a whole week of classes.  Which pretty much equals two or three weeks in ‘real time’ since the classes meet for three hours a day, two days a week.  While I wasn’t sure about my trip to Vienna when it came time to register for classes, it was an idea already and I was hoping to go, which would mean missing another week of classes during the second summer session.  See?  It was practical.  And money saving.  Maybe.

The real reason for not taking classes?  I NEED A BREAK!  I’m so burned out with school right now.  I need to be excited about it again, and I think that taking a few months off where I don’t have to think about it, AT ALL, will help me get back to being excited.  When I’m excited about school, I get very good grades.  My first semester back to school after a 7 year break?  A 3.9 GPA.  All the semesters since?  Not even a 3.5.  Need to do something about that.  And a break, even a short one, is the ticket.

So, since I’m not taking classes this summer, expect to see some non-school-related posts from me.  I might have the occasional financial aid induced rant, or a comment on the classes that I’m taking in the fall.  Or, most likely, a little bitching as the summer comes to an end, but other than that, this blog will mostly consist of all the fun things I plan to do this summer.

Like my upcoming trip to Vienna, for instance.  That’s right.  Vienna.  In Austria.  That’s in Europe.  I finally have a chance to use the passport I got last year!  Even though they probably won’t stamp it, it’s still cool that I get to use it.  I’ve been out of the country before, but never to Europe and I’m very excited about it!  I think I’m going to need a crash course in German.  Luckily my dad’s girlfriend is from Germany and can help me out with that.  I’m going to need to learn important phrases like, ‘Where’s the bathroom?’, ‘Check, please.’, and “May I have another beer?’.  Since I’ll be in Austria and rumor has it there is beer there.  Good beer.

So it’s T minus one month and 5 days till my trip.  I wish it was now!