the indie lumberjack.

hey guys.

so a lot of stuff has been going on in my life. i ended something last semester that a lot of people gave me shit for. but you know what? it was my decision to make. i’m sorry for those that it hurt in the process. i lost a lot of friends but i guess that is just something that happens when you share friends.

however, i’ve gotten really close with my roommates and friends that i lost touch with. i also got a lot closer with my parents [surprisingly] and it is great knowing that they support me in everything i do no matter what their feelings are regarding my decision. my relationship with my parents is really important to me and i wouldn’t change it for the world.

i also met someone…so yeah.

moving forward.

this is my last semester at virginia wesleyan which means i’m about to enter the real world with all of it’s mystery and wonder and terror.

this semester i’m the editor of the opinion section of my college paper, which is really exciting. i’ve wanted an editing position since i started college and it took me three years to finally get one. it’s really nice finally having an editor in chief that can keep a promise.

i’m taking a lot of upper level classes:

• a public relations class that requires a final project of 20 pages of research and strategies for how wesleyan can attract better students that i have to present to all of the deans of the college, the president of the college, and the admissions department.
• my senior seminar in political science which deals with social movements, which should be interesting.
• a film appreciation class with one of my favorite professors.
• a theories and methods of mass communications class which will probably be the death of me. i’ll manage though.

there is a local newspaper that i am considering sending my resume to so i have high hopes that it might work out with them. if not, i’ll probably just continue working for that video game retailer [that i am now the assistant manager of!] and do that until i can find a big boy job.

i’m also moving in with some friends after i graduate, so i’m really stoked for that.

that’s about it…

life is really great. i’m not sad anymore. at all. like…i am happy pretty much all the time. it is really nice not feeling broken anymore. everyone has their bad days, and now i’m just like everyone else. i have my bad days, but i have way more good days than bad days and it is fantastic.

i’ve been writing my novel again and i’ve gotten a lot more of it done in the past few months. i really hope to have it finished by the end of the year. my original goal was by graduation but that isn’t going to happen unless i can start busting out a chapter a week [which i guess could be doable].

anyway.

i’m back. i’m alive. i’m happy. i’m feeling productive and i’m gonna stick to this.

-the lumberjack