good news. i didn't have a nervous breakdown and i'm feeling better than i was a few days ago. fall ra training basically kicked my ass, mainly because not only was i training for next year i was also checking out summer residents. not to mention moving myself out of one room and into another in the middle of training (not before it like everyone else).

at the moment i still need to make about 40door tags, one bulletin board and i need to make my room presentable.

i also need to practice the clarinet a little. i'm planning on auditioning for the marching virginians, but at the moment i'm not very confident in my abilities. i haven't really played in like three years and i haven't marched in four. also since this is my last year and all how likely are they to give me a spot they could give someone who would be 'usable' for a few more years?

i really need to relax but i can't because my life feels like it's in disarray.

thank god for threadless $10 sales. i broke down and bought these two:

you're wormfood.

classic grills

i'm pretty excited about them. and i was able to rationalize them as my "congratulations for living through training" present to myself.

if you're in blacksburg you should definitely (please) come to visit me. call me to find out where my room is.

much love.

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<--- i want this album very badly. actually i want all the albums by CFTPA but mostly this one and the one that has the first two albums on it. also while i'm on a buy me things binge you should buy me this shirt from threadless.

you're wormfood.

i mean who doesn't love parasites? i know i do. mmmm flatworms.

in other news. i'm still sick. and it still sucks. and i'm going to continue to whine about it until i get better. i mean really. getting sick in the summer? who gets sick in the summer? getting sick is something that happens in the winter from being too cold or too stressed out from classes.  sheesh.

summer classes aren't really that bad at all. i need to get working on my online class. i've done some of the work for it but it's strange not having that constant nagging of  "deadlines." basically the teacher just wants us to have everything submitted by august somethingth. which is cool, but kind of frustrating if you're a procrasinator like me because that means i can successfully not do work and nothing bad will come from it (hopefully).

teaching swimming lessons is basically the same as it is every summer. stressful, annoying, really well paid. my kids aren't the worst i've ever had, but i hate trying to get used to working with a new group of people in a new pool environment. teaching lessons is very much a habit job, you get into a little lesson groove and you stay there. now i'm having to redo a lot of my teaching stuff because the pool is deeper and the supervisors actually pay attention to your lesson plans. ew. also the people i teach with already have their little groups formed, that i am not a part of. so basically i have to get myself psyched up before i go teach lessons every evening. it's $9.50 an hour for just 2 and a half more weeks...

love me. send me letters/postcards. call me!

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