The Love Seat Saga

So after ages of coveting some more seating for my room, I finally just started dragging things around and made space, and then directed my father and brother where to put the love seat I stole from our living room. This was overtop my dad's floating comments such as "You're taking the love seat? I didn't know you were taking the love seat. I was just getting used to the love seat. Why are you taking the love seat?" So now I have a bamboo-patterned sofa, which is excellent. The down side is that I of course shoved a bunch of things into the middle of my room to clear space, and then immediately lost all drive to rearrange furniture. It's still there. I can't actually get to my computer, and I feel like my junk mysteriously multiplied while my back was turned. Which is just plain mean, in my opinion.
On the p.s., I said yes to something. Don't know if it'll happen yet, but I'll post when I know more.

I'm Friends with a Genius

So I just received wonderful, wonderful news that my german exchange partner won this amazing oportunity. She was selected from 140 other students all over Germany to be eligible to win this huge national scholarship. You can't apply for it, but have to be recommended by certain institutions, like your high school if it's the highest level of education (gymnasium). But Lara wasn't only chosen out of the mediocre pond water of her school, but by the Academy that hosted 140 exceptionally gifted students last summer, Lara of course being one of then. I am so amazed and proud of her. Especially because it was all secrets and confusion when she found out and there's so much pressure on young people to succeed academically and now she has the chance to interview for this amazingly prestigious scholarship and that is so fantastic. It's genius! She's a genius! And she's moving to holland, on a side note. Congratulations, Lara, you deserve it.

Be Happy! It's New Year's!

So things have calmed down a tad. I am enjoying my last day of freedom before classes start, wow, tomorrow. I didn't quite realize it was that close. So I've enjoyed my weeks of relaxing--haha, yeah right. I mean working. But it's been nice. I have been cleaning my room, as I usually do when I want to do something productive but my procrastination monster rears up. Yesterday, instead of working on an assignment that is due Friday, I spent two hours ripping CDs onto my computer and typing in the songs titles since the computer doesn't recognize them. Important work yes, but damn that procrastination. I wrote today a short story about a dress that attacks my main character, based roughly on my New Years working at the restaurant. I got dressed up in blue satin and the house gave champagne to the staff that was still there at 12, which was nice of them. I also had some tequila shots out of rammiquins, the little dishes used for serving sides of horseradish, with the kitchen staff. Though I would have preferred to host the New Years party at my place again, or at been with my friends at midnight, it was still fun. I had to drag one of the younger girls away from polishing the cutlery so she would hang out with us in the kitchen and enjoy the last few minutes before the hour struck. Afterwards, at Dustin's, we ate lots of biscotti and quiche, drank a lot of coffee with Frangelico, and watched a lot of Grey's Anatomy until 6 o'clock. I'm fond of this year already. Be Happy! It's New Year's!!