In this past week, I decided not to live in the dorms and rather to room with two girls from work in an apartment a half hour away from both home and ASU. We found a really nice place (cheap rent, nice pools, two floors) and have decided to move in come July 21st.

After submitting our applications on Friday, I came home and crashed for a few hours. I felt very drained after all of these decisions.

I feel now that being prepared, planning ahead, is just one method of becoming accustomed to the chaos of reality; no matter how prepared you think you are, life happens. The universe rules without rules. I felt very helpless and excited for all of the sudden change, and I have the feeling as though this decision could be one of the best I've ever made or will ever make. Even if I dislike my roommates at the end of fourteen months, even if I am broke for the majority of the time, even if I have to work two jobs, this will be an experience that I will never regret.

My final year of high school ended, my loans for college went through, I am meeting my roommate this Friday...Things are moving rather quickly.

Until August, I will be working full-time, tanning, and reading up on Alexander the Great (for the novel, you see). Sounds interesting, doesn't it?

I'm starting to freak out a little bit about college...I'm been browsing through dorm options and, upon seeing how expensive they all are, I feel as though my scholarship won't be enough.

I want to live in a nice dorm, too...so the one that I'm assigned to now is apparently one of the best options. I hope everything turns out okay.

Busy busy busy....

My applications to UBC and the ASU Honors College are almost finished. I know it seems weird that I'm applying to a Canadian school, but I need one more option. ASU might go down hard...and my scholarship may not...be there. I'm trying not to be paranoid, but it isn't working out so well.

Oh well. I'll probably post again closer to my Orchestra Tour.