i am out of clever lyrics.

So I am long overdue for a new blog update. College has literally sucked all the free time out of my life. However, I am doing everything I can to find the time to relax (even if it's short-lived). Anyways, things have been getting slightly better since last week. I've been having a lot of second thoughts about VCU, but I've gotten involved with Intervarsity here and have met a lot of awesome people who have really helped me.

As far as academics go, it's a lot (read: A LOT) of hard work. But I've been really pushing myself to go above and beyond what's being asked of me and I really think it's something that will help me in the end. I have a bunch of projects due next week - a two-minute stop-motion film (which includes a lot of cutting, pasting, picture-taking, and editting, oh joy), a life-size self-portrait of myself from observation using only black acrylic paint, aand I have an exam coming up in my Art History class. I just love college.

On a more random note, have you ever met somebody who reminded you of somebody you don't like so you automatically don't like that person (did that even make any sense...)? I don't know if it's just me, but this happened the other night and it was awful. The person I met was so nice but I just couldn't get it out of my head that she reminded me of somebody I'm a little less than fond of. As horrible as it sounds. Hmm, life.

don't forget to smile when you see the sun come up.

I love fall. There's just something about it that automatically lifts my mood. Perhaps it's the warm light, the slight breeze, the colorful setting, or maybe it's just the smell. It reminds me of growing up in the mountains.