TGIFF

I have a habit of premature nostalgia. It started in High School and it's only gotten worse from there. It's really silly. Honestly, I feel stupid everytime, but it doesn't change a thing. When I was deciding where to go to college, I actually took this into account. "Where will I like to reminisce about all of the good times?" Definitely not USC, Rhode Island isn't for me, and UCLA is overdone. Music is one of those things that I choose on this basis too. Middle School was about catching up to everyone else, High School was all about Pop Rock, and College is all about folk. I think folk is a good choice for college.

Of course, this brings up questions about what will be tastes I choose for other important times in my life? Country music for my wedding? Rap for my firstborn child? So many choices.

I'm listening to my music library and an Amber Pacific song came on and I was reminded of Sophomore year. See how it works?

I'm going to Venice this January. I don't know if I've told you, but I'm telling you now. I'm going to be there practically the entire month. I had a meeting today with the professor who's taking all of us, and now I'm scared shitless. It's apparently going to be the least supervised group of teenagers in a foreign country ever. For instance: we are in charge of getting ourselves to Italy. All by ourselves. And no, not JUST to Italy, we have to get ourselves to the specific university in the heart of Venice all by ourselves. Maybe I'm just overreacting, but this seems to be way beyond my level of competence. And we have to go grocery shopping by ourselves. In Italy. And then on the weekends he and his wife are just going to take off and leave us kids to do whatever. He suggested we take a train up to Germany. I chuckled. He has so much faith.

I've been so freaking busy with stuff. It's gotten to that point in the semester where I just want to curl up in a ball and go to sleep and not wake up until it's all over. It wouldn't be so bad if I was taking more classes that were not just vaguely related to my major. "Acting for Non-Actors" this is aimed at you. "Screenwriting," you may want to take notes too. Twenty-twenty hindsight, I probably should have taken an Italian class.