Wow, was yesterday an emo day or WHAT?

I've recognized a pattern in those kinds of days, and usually it comes down to school. School pisses me off for one reason or another, and then when my school problems are solved, EVERYTHING seems to be solved. More specifically it all comes down to speech class.

But I went into speech today and got some great ideas for the visual aid speech. It's gonna be a pretty nice presentation, and I'm excited for it. I also understood math again today and just got out of the testing center; I think it went well.

I told my friends they have til today to find someone for the Disney trip, or it's off. That's taken a CRAPload of stress off me. It sucks that we'll only get two days at Disney if I go with mom and dad, but I get to run around and do whatever I want, and two days is better than one or no days. (And at Paradise Pier no less.)

So here's something I haven't done in a while, but it's long overdue: my list of ten good things about this week:

1. I'm really excited to get started on my visual aid speech. I'm totally gonna blow the teach away, and I've even got ideas for the persuasive speech that we haven't even started thinking about yet.

2. Cheering and dancing are fun for me again. I was getting worried since it was becoming a chore, but all artists have those days where they lose inspiration and gain it back a short while after. (Thank you for that lesson, Kiki's Delivery Service)

3. I feel a lot thinner lately. My confidence in my weight's been phenomenal for about a year now, and I love it. The intense exercise is paying off.

4. I found a lot of my old Empire friends on MySpace, and I'm so excited to talk to them again.

5. We're going to visit sissy the weekend of my birthday, and we're going to Rainforest Cafe and a movie. (And my sweet Pigeon will be there, YAY!)

6. Candy's play is this weekend, and she sent me a very thoughtful email this morning detailing just how grateful she was that I was the only one showing up.

7. Me and my daddy get to hang out alone this weekend, which is always fun. (And Amanda's b-day party is Saturday; busy weekend!)

8. There's only FOUR WEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT!!! And after that, it's online classes for me, yo. That means half the stress and twice the money I'm making to get to San Diego.

9. This summer, there's no stressing over being accepted into colleges or living arrangements. Only working part-time and relaxing like the old days.

10. My sissy rules and cares about me so much and made it clear that Pigeon has not replaced me :) I love you!!

-Chi <3