today was a fabulous day.

i always feel better when i help people instead of sticking to my own track.

arrived at school 20 minutes late ahhaha, magically found a parking spot. went in the secret secret door no one notices. chatted with jen in the write place for a long time. she is so sweet with her uplifting christian rock and funky clothing and sincere optimism. yeah i really like her haha. funny how our relations have evolved. she might work with NSSRA because of me! yay! she also said my purple (indigo?) tights were awesome and that i have "funky" style ahha.

then i (also magically) had just enough time left to do the lit ap practice that was homework, apparently. i really like sydnee. lit class was warm and fuzzy as usual. it is so much more laid back since ms. scholz got more maternal with her behbeh. but we still manage to be intense. it's just fun fun fun. hehe i am a nerd.. i learned some awesome new vocabulary words today too! i will keep a running list from now on. and i must start documenting nico's daily cartoons on the whiteboard.
i hope my college classes are like lit. YES.

art was.. interesting. despite clamoring for work days, they seem to arrive at unforunate times. like today, when i aided hannah who was having a mid-senior year crisis with statistics. she was kind of madly desperate and repeating "fuck" over and over and i would never have forgiven myself to leave her alone like that. i suggested leaving and going home through the nurse, but then i realized it was a quiz not a test she had to take so i helped her learn stuff quickly. i love helping others learn things, it solidifies my own knowledge. and makes me feel warm for helping her.

everything just seems to be falling into place. i am actually getting to do what i want these days. i ate lunch with ben at roti today which was delightful. i love seeing him during school. i keep finding out about things at the right time, deadlines are being extended, people are understanding and good.
that sounds vague. ha.

the AMIGOS and INTERACT meetings were both really cool yesterday too. i liked looking at the dissenting view on international volunteerism. good to critically consider all viewpoints, but it only strenghtened my resolve to go to latin america. wow, i am still blown away by this opportunity.

i loved wearing indigo tights today. lots of comments. haha fun. i was not cold either!

the last day of peer group was kind of precious. i wish i took pictures and played music and had a group hug. but nonetheless it was really sweet to just sit and make picture frames with the kids and have them talk and have fun and play with all my weird old stickers. they said "aww" upon seeing the feast and pictures. i will really miss that group. good chemistry. they meshed well. i am happy but feel a twinge of sadness! jeez i wonder what my group will be like next semester. i pray for a good co-leader and some cool kids. also i need to get that david nugent kid into my group.

orrin luc is sweet and made me feel goofy when i saw him in the hallway and he said "are you going to a club? you seem the type that would. it's a compliment." his dad is a rockin' artist too. i hope i get to be friends with him through... STAGE CREW! which i am totes joining this spring! yaaay life is cool.