What do ya get when you cross a fish and a tiara?

I officially say it. zcrescendo, I have stolen your idea for the bullet-point blog format.

1. Yesterday was my 21st birthday! With it marked my initiation into the society of legal drinkers at ye olde local watering hole, and did my birthday get kicked off in an interesting way. I will not go into detail about the events that took place but will choose rather to dwell on one aspect of the weekend. To have almost twenty friends join me for dinner and to have, at points, upwards of thirty join me to ring in midnight is absolutely astonishing. Yes, at times I do feel left out and disappointed because my life is not exactly what I thought it would be at age 21, but it's moments like that that make me realize I am loved and cared about by other people. Sometimes, that realization can mean a lot. This weekend was one of those times. So, to all of you who in some way helped me celebrate my birthday, I thank you and know that you are awesome. (Even those of you who, because you didn't show up, got angry drunk voicemails at some point =D)

2. We are pulling into the home stretch for this semester, as they would say at the racetrack. The amount of work I have left is staggering. I have to go, as we say in ye olde music room, "balls to the wall" for the next fourteen days. There may not be enough hours in the day, especially for my two big research papers. Grr. Whatever, it will get done. That I know. Just, if you see me over the next couple weeks and I look exhausted, out of it, or stressed... that's why.

3. I hate group work. I was very fortunate to be placed in groups with people who are very responsible, but seriously, I'd like to get graded on work that is purely mine.. just once.

4. My heart is being made curious from multiple directions over the last couple of days, and it's not just the recently-discovered notion of alcohol speaking. I feel like as events occur that make me realize that some girl somewhere will make me happy - it will happen - it makes me want it to happen more. There's Girl A, the interesting freshman girl in ye olde orchestra, who is really pretty and I would like to get to know. Then there's Girl B, who I've gotten to hang out with a couple of times over the past weeks, realizing that on top of her very good looks she is also very funny and can have a damn good time. Then there's Girl C, who remains one of my good friends. *sigh* It's the end of the year, too, so let's see what happens. I'm, quite frankly, annoyed with myself for having feelings toward people when, really, all that's been happening this semester is the worst possible scenario for each individual case. If you know me, you know the deals there.

5. I really like the fact that I am not picky about my beer.

6. It's a mere 30 days until I move out into my own house. Oh. My. God.

7. Hey, zcrescendo, pass the Jell-OOOOh Puddin Pops, please?