School; a brief musing.

Considering I should be reading excerpts of Song of Solomon for a discussion in my English class tomorrow while simultaneously prepping a lab for Bio, I'll keep this short: Junior year, in essence, is living hell. I refuse to sugarcoat it. I expected the torturous amounts of work, and therefore, I am mentally and physically prepared for the long, LONG road ahead of me (SATS, ACTS, SAT II's, need I go on?). But I'm making this sound much, much worse than it is. Let me backtrack:

Many good things have come about with the beginning of this year- most of my friends have their licenses now, which means getting around isn't even an issue anymore, and I got a car, which I'll be able to drive alone, by myself, in total solitude, in precisely 3 months. Although the work is rough at times, plus the SAT tutoring on top of it (My SAT tutor doesn't comprehend the fact that I go to school; I have more homework from him than my actual teachers), I have high hopes and expectations for the eleventh grade. They say that that all work and no play makes Jane a dull girl; well all work and no play makes Ariel a psycho sixteen year old looking to bust out of the nearest classroom. Case in point: thank God for weekends. Next week I go on a trip to Washington, D.C. with my entire grade of 40-something girls, and I'll keep you tuned in as to how that goes (with pictures, of course), and in general, things are going great. I'm so thrilled to be home from the shore and with my friends again, and I'm really looking foward to visiting colleges and figuring out what in the world I'd like to do with my life. I'm taking new classes too, like Art History, which I've quickly fallen in love with and am entertaining the possibility of majoring in it in college....that is, if I don't wind up moving to some remote deserted island. In all honesty, despite the required duties and such, this is the beginning of something that I think might be my best year of high school yet. Fun and new and unfamilliar things are happening- just what I'd been hoping for after the monotony of August. Plus, the weather's getting colder- perfect for me to wear my new
knockoff Pringle of Scotland knits with some warm and cozy leggings!!
Don't you just love fall?

Expect more updates as the month goes on; I'm back into my normal routine of the year, so I'll have a lot more time to write. Or, really, I have less time, but now my entire life is scheduled from the second I wake up, so I'm MAKING time to write.

Hope you're all fine and fabulous-

xoxo,

Ari