This break has really gone by quite quickly, and once again the amount
of things that I need to do before I leave is quite considerable.

Not enough time.

This break isn’t like most of my breaks where I kind of plop down on
the couch and  cut down on my mental productivity. I kept my
mind academically oriented for the most part this break, reading bits
and pieces of things, watching videos and movies of not just a simple
entertaining value, but of an educational or inspirational value.

Of course my academic goals of keeping up with my Greek and Spanish
studies did not happen near the intention of what I left school hoping
to do. But I haven’t completely forgotten my studies and I hope that
this next semester I will be able to do better than I typically do.
This could very well be one of my most difficult semesters of my
college career, but hopefully once completed, the most fulfilling. But maybe I’ll save that for my last semester.

It’s weird thinking that some of my friends are graduating college this
semester, and that some of my friends never went to college, and that
most of my friends just have a little bit longer to go. Some continue
to push the reality of the times farther on down the timeline. I mean,
who wants to deal with the real world?

Real jobs, real worries, really broke.

As time moves on it’s interesting to see where my interests lie. Where
music and other such entertainment (shows and the such) once filled my
interests, books, film, football, and photography now take their place.
Don’t get me wrong, I still love music, but it’s just not the same
anymore. I’ve been out of that scene for a while. It’s not the same.

I have a hard time reading anything fiction these days though. I used to be able to pick up a book like Franny and Zoey and be completely content with reading it. But now days I much rather read a biography than a novel. My interests have changed.

I suppose that as time moves on my interests and tastes in my life will
change with me. And I suppose that’s okay. I remember thinking that I
would never be ready for college and all that it entails, but when the
time came I was ready. And I never thought I’d be ready for graduating
from college, but as the time approaches, I’m getting ready. I never
thought that I’d be ready for marriage. It always seemed so distant.
Like something that sounds good, that I’ll eventually get to, but I’m
ready. Right now kids sound like way too much to handle, but I’m sure
when the time comes, I’ll be ready.

21 years of living. Over a quarter of my expected life is supposedly
over. It’s been good. I’m liking how things are going for me. I look
forward to tomorrow nearly every day.

1751 days of Xanga.
I look forward to more.

-Andrew

Here’s a video of a couple weeks ago.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HSgxoGpYDFU