Anna: Howdy-do

*EDIT: So I wrote this waay back during Thanksgiving weekend, fyi. For some reason I can't post to Blogger on my laptop. :(
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I realized I haven't posted here since August. Wow. Feels like a lifetime ago. I think it goes without saying that this term has been crazy busy for me....my entire life is comprised of running around campus trying to do ten million things at once. This weekend is the first prolonged relaxation time I've had in...a while. President of Model UN + 16 credits = insanity. AND I'M DOING IT AGAIN NEXT TERM. I don't know how to explain myself, other than I need to finish in four years. Period. I could, theoretically, take less work-intensive course loads, but I wouldn't finish all my credits in time.

I'm also seriously considering/half decided on law school. Shoot me now. And I've realized that I can't talk about my future hopes and dreams without either a) boring people to death or b) igniting a political fight. "So yeah, maritime, human rights, and humanitarian laws just fascinate me, and how about those fascist bastards in government?" Great ice breakers there.

I'm still freaking out about all my usual worries, but I've resigned myself to the fact that they just won't go away ever. Right now, I just want to focus on the last two weeks of Fall term and then spending a whole damn month in the snow wonderland of Utica NY. And by snow wonderland, I mean the warm indoors where my family is. Seriously, I have no idea what to do with snow. I've only ever been exposed to about 2 inches at a time.

I'm listening to Band of Horses right now, and I'm having one of those moments where I just ask myself, "HOW is it possible for such beautiful fucking music to exist??" Know what I mean?

Also, I miss you guys. Since I'm not there for Thanksgiving (nothing new) and won't be for Christmas (sadface), I wanted to leave a little blurb to let you know that I am still active on this blog, and I love you guys and I do like sharing mundane details about my life with you. Like how I'm officially tired of Portland, and a good portion of the West Coast in general. I've got this thing where I get restless after a couple years and need to move on. Going on year three here, I need to leave. All I'm seeing is the negative about this place. But that's another discussion for another time, I guess.

I hope you guys had a good Thanksgiving and will have a fantastic Christmas.

Love.