Better Day...I Believe

So today was...ok for the most part. The only real bad thing about today was that I wasn't able to get 3 of my books because the book store is YET AGAIN out of the books I need. It's driving me crazy that I can't do my homework over the weekend. (Yes, that just came out of Mariah's mouth). But the plus of today, was that I got to drop a class. I dropped my Computer Science class because the woman was teaching us MATH! I love math and all because I mean, come on, that's my major, but she was just not making sense. I was telling Mrs. Moore about her and she's actually Mrs. Moore's NEIGHBOR! I know, small world, right? Well, Mrs. Moore was telling me how she LOVES math! (by the way, this professor of this course, she's French. She came here 26 years ago from France and still has the heavy accent). But anywho, Mrs. Moore was telling me how Madame Shepp (is her name by the way) LOVES to figure out loop holes in math and don't get me wrong, I do too, but she was teaching us binary numbers. Now, I've been taught what and how to do binary numbers and the way she was teaching it was totally confusing not to mention this was a computer class. She was also telling us how your middle finger means the number 4 which totally threw me off. I wasn't very engaged in her class today and I guess I should have been to understand what she was saying (she's a very cool teacher nonetheless), but it was just SO confusing! But anyway back to my point. I went to my academic advisor who is THE sweetest person, and she told me that she didn't know why the people put me in that computer class when I didn't really need it, but instead needed ANOTHER Precalculus class which is ok with me (I think). I have to have Precalculus 104 AND 106 in order to go on to Calculus next semester (whee!) I love math and I guess I'll have to see how the two precalculus classes go in order for me to be less stressed I guess you could say.

Random note: we also have a case of the N1H1 flu which I'm guessing that's the swine flu lol so that's not good

But anyway, I'm getting adjusted to Columbia College even though I am at home now, but I'm not the only one. I saw A LOT of people going home today (probably because they're "scared" of getting the flu, but I mean come on, the flu is everywhere! so that's not the reason I went home lol). I know, I know, what un-nonconformist I am following everyone who's going home haha! I feel like such a stranger at my house though (not in a bad way of course). It's just that I don't have anything here except for things I didn't need to take (paintings, winter clothes, etc.). Everything's at my dorm and never in my life have I said, "I think I'm forgetting something," when I'm going to MY OWN HOUSE! lol (besides the exceptions of being at my friends' houses). So it just feels very weird.

I watched August Rush with my mom tonight (thanks to Mrs. Moore :) ) I love love love LOVE that movie and what I really love is the verse the little boy uses in the beginning and the ending: "Music is all around us, all we have to do is listen!" ahhhh! so powerful! ok sorry, I'm in love with that movie now :)

OH OH OH! so yesterday was my first day of my chorus classes and they were SO much fun! I did however get an email today saying I've been moved from an applied class to a voice class which is so exciting and I get the same teacher so we all win. The only bad thing about that is that instead of 5 classes on Mondays, I'll have 6 and will be going from 9:00 that morning to 3:00 that afternoon with NO BREAKS! So, I think I'm going to talk to my academic advisor as soon as I get back on campus and as soon as she's in her office in order to do something about my Mondays because with my blood sugar the way it gets, I can't afford not being able to eat for 6 hours! :/

Oh ok ONE more thing! I just really want to thank Mrs. Moore for 2 things: 1.) for talking to me at 3:30 when I got to the high school! I love love love LOVE our talks no matter how short or long or random they get. She always knows what to do and say to make me feel SO much better about my life no matter if her advice only lasts a few minutes, hours, days, or weeks; and 2.) for teaching me in English 4 my senior year of high school and ACT/SAT Prep my junior year. I did my first essay as a college student today and without Mrs. Moore's help these 2 years, pushing me over and over again not to use "I" or certain easy, slack words like "do" but to instead use words like "accomplish" let's say (and also not to use the word "like" lol but instead "such as" haha). So kudos to Mrs. Moore for helping me and teaching me those things. I really do think I did very well on that essay even though I was rushed. Mrs. Moore? Well, she's wonderful and I'm sad I can only see her for a short period of time once a week, but before I know it, I'll be teaching with her (well in the same high school lol). She's just awesome! LOVE YOU MOORE! :) Also, KRay, I miss you and even though I just saw your awesome FACE on Tuesday, it seems like so long because my days are SOOO long at Columbia College. I can't wait until NEXT Friday when I'll be able to talk to you and tell you everything that's been going on! I miss you two women ALREADY and never knew it would be this hard until I got here.

Well, this was extremely long and I will shutup now! haha I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend and a great week that follows! You guys are so amazing and I just want to thank each and every one of you guys for the awesome support and advice you all have given me. Love you all and miss you all tons! :)