So I think it's time for an update.

I'm basically half-way through the semester, and so far...Sort of good? I'm not really sure how I feel about this semester, to be perfectly honest. It's having ups and downs galore, and I'm just a little tired of it all. It certainly doesn't help that in a very short time I will be going through the insanely stressful processes of both room selection and class selection for the next semester. Ugh. College, why do you insist on stealing more and more bits of my soul...? 18 hours (two of which I would consider writing intensive, even if only one is labeled as such) plus work at the barn plus work on a research project with a professor is slowly killing me, I think. And then there's all the joys of being socially active, because, you know, being a recluse is generally frowned upon (and probably really unhealthy for me anyway).

There are some bright spots on the horizon, at least. I'll be flying home for Spring Break on Saturday and I am so excited to see Frosty, you have no idea. I miss my pony something awful. I know I'm going to do my best to see him every day that I'm home, anyway. Oh, and I suppose I'm excited to see a few people too. In slightly bigger but also travel-related news, I am solidifying plans with to visit her over in England at the beginning of the summer! We're going to be journeying to various parts of England, Wales, and Ireland (IRELAND) and I am pleased as punch. Actually, that's a ridiculous understatement. I can't even type how excited I am about FINALLY going to Ireland (although this is partly due to exhaustion from work over the weekend; seriously, horse shows are stressful even when you're not participating in them). I don't think it's quite sunk in yet, and it probably won't until my feet touch the Emerald Isle's ground. Seriously, talk about a lifelong dream.

On a more artsy note, my inspiration is dryer than the Sahara desert. I blame classes entirely. If I barely have time to breathe, I fail to see how I'll have time to draw/paint/write/read like I so want to, much less have any good ideas. However, The Pigeon is being submitted to my school's art and literature magazine, so hopefully that will give me a burst of confidence. They seemed to like it, anyway, so I'm fairly sure it's going to be in the next issue.

I think there's more I meant to write here, but I'm kind of on my last legs here. Also, I have a Reproductive Physiology exam on Friday that is probably going to kick my butt (and no, this totally wasn't procrastination; where did you get such a ridiculous idea?).

Hope you're all having a lovely week!

-MC