- Last December, on my 21st birthday, I finally got my driver's license, joined the PTK (honors society of my school), was placed on the Dean's List of excellent students, and passed my fall semester with straight A's. Not only was that a great ending to the year but also, on my birthday, my mother took me and my twin sister to see the premiere of the Hobbit movie (which was so COOL!). It was worth staying up until four in the morning.
- On New years Eve, a friend of mine came overseas to visit his girlfriend and stayed the new years at my place. Ir was funny having him around, it almost felt like the old days, watching movies back to back and lazying around just relaxing.
- At the beginning of the year, as a requisite to all honors program students we had to do a personal undergraduate thesis project on any topic concerning our major. Being a biology major, I chose one that would approach both the environmental area and genetic area of this subject. So my project was on: The Effects of Salinity Increase on the Genetic Code of Freshwater Guppies. It was a very cool experiment. I got to take DNA samples from live fish, do PCR scans and gel electrophoresis to see the DNA bands. All in all it was worth the headache. The end result was a 31 page paper and a 37 slide PowerPoint, but I think its safe to say that I didn't disappoint anyone in the biology department, even if the school president and vice president were a little confused with all the fancy terminology.
- This years spring semester was also an all A's semester (don't know how I did it though, with the capstone project and all).
- Although I have been keeping up with my grades and work, I haven't been paying to much attention to my health. Two months ago I had to go to the chiropractor AND an orthopedic because apparently I have a fracture in my spine. Unless I go for surgery, it isn't something that can be fixed easily. However, due to my economical situation, the orthopedic said that for now the only thing I can do to make it better is... exercise. Now, every morning when I wake up I have to do 10 minutes worth of half sit ups and 10 minutes worth of leg stretching and touching my toes. That and include my already daily 10 minutes of meditation, I now have to get up half an hour earlier then usual before going to school because my bloody back decided to crack...literally.
- To take my mind off my back pain one day, my cousin took me to a comedy club in New York and boy it was worth it. I laughed until both my ribs AND my back ached, and I was almost falling off the chair. However the best part of that night was that we had an unexpected guest: the comedian Chris Rock. That's right ladies and gentlemen. I met Chris Rock himself, standing not even two feet away from me as he blew the stage. That was one night to remember. (we even got to see the grand central station where the I am legend was shot. That was also pretty cool!)
- As a way to congratulate myself for my accomplishments in school, I saved about six months worth of tip money and bought myself an xbox. Now every time I want to blow off some steam I just play assassins creed or Lord of the Rings War in the North, and ´start kicking everyone's ass.
- And speaking of kicking ass, my mother rode a motorcycle! I was stunned. She actually ride a motorcycle and she wasn't scared. She owned it, like a pro! I was so proud. She's finally becoming herself again, the person she was before my father f##ked it up.
- The other day my cousin convinced me to do an all nighter to watch the batman trilogy. I'm a huge marvel fan so I decided why not? Not only were the movies amazing, both plot wise and acting wise, but at the end of the screening the only thing that kept coming to my mind was how awesome Heath Ledger played the Joker. After seeing his performance I fell in love. I now, officially, turned Harley Quinn.
- In these last few months I have also come up with more ideas for books and fanfictions I'll probably write (someday) but also began a little project of my own. I started writing a plant book, with all the types of poisons and cures one can get from plants. (Because it is never to late to be prepared for the zombie Apocalypse LOL)
- Speaking of writing, I began to read this comic, written and drawn by Shiniez on deviantart called Sunstone. Although many will not like this type of reading (because it involves lesbianism, and BDSM) I wanted people to know that it goes beyond that. This story demonstrates that true meaning behind BDSM, and not the "sadism-masochism" idea people have of it. It also shows the hardships people who are into BDSM have to face before society. The fact that they add the gay issue is even more brilliant. For anyone out there with an open mind I would highly recommend that you read it. You will not be disappointed.
- As a New years resolution I have decided to make a general evaluation of myself. A devised a mental list where I store all the words that describe who and what I am as a person. Everyday, since that day, I add a new word to that list depending on what I realize throughout the day. Like the other day I realized that I was a chronic doubter. Now I have that included in my self-dictionary of self assessment.
- This self-dictionary comes to purpose after I made a very important finding. I have always had a passion for books but music was more of a passing thing. I'd listen to it but it wouldn't captivate me as words did. That is, until I met Kamelot. You know the feeling when you hear a song and it flows inside you until it reaches your bones and you have this feeling of understanding that you think no one else will come to understand? I found that with Kamelot. There words spoke to me like no music ever did. their melody (a mixture of rock and orchestra), their lyrics (their songs form a story, and not just random songs), everything about them is similar to me, and that is how I know I have found my band. And as if my spirit guides where sending me a sign, as soon as I found them, not even a week later news reached me that they were going to do a concert in the United States featuring Delain and Eklipse. I was on my computer booking the tickets soon after. So, In just a few months I will be able to see them live! How cool is that?!
Well, that's it for now... for the small news at least. LOL Stay tuned for the rest...
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