Yes, it's been a while.

As of late, I have been very busy and, since I had nothing really to contribute to the site besides pictures of myself, I didn't see a point in coming back.

But I've missed coming here and chatting with the friends I have made, so here is what I have been up to...

I enrolled earlier this year to be a foreign exchange student, believing that it was my chance to go to another country (England!!) and experience a new culture. Unfortunately, because of my age and lack of $10,000, it was more likely that I would be put somewhere that no one else wanted to go...their choice was South Africa. And though it would have been a different experience, it was not the one I wanted.

I withdrew from the program and, as though fate had planned it for me, another was waiting. A work abroad program instead of a study abroad one (thank god because I'm so SICK of school in the first place) and all that I need is $2000 in the bank, a plane ticket there and back, and traveler's insurance.

After buying a piece of shit car, I have saved about $1000. So, by working all summer at the local Fred Meyer grocery store, and perhaps even getting a second job, I can surely meet the goal that I have soon.

In order to enroll in the program, though, you have to have graduated from high school and be eighteen years old. In October, I will be eighteen. And after I take U.S. government at the college this fall, I will have completed all the credits I need and will graduate early. I already consider myself graduated because no matter what I am doing this.

I have also been editing the story I began writing so long ago so that all of the tenses are correct (that's the hardest part) and the story lines all coincide with each other and it makes sense. That was the first thing that made me think of Deviant Art.

I also began drawing portraits this year in my art class. I did one of myself and was commissioned to do two more for a woman of her children. Lucky for me, I knew one of her kids (his name is Kenny and was in my math class), so that was no challenge for me. But his sister is no easy task and I am still working on it. I'll post them when I have the files to do so.

Well, I think that's it for now. Just living for now...waiting for things to start getting exciting.

I wrote a new song too...a few new songs. They are pretty good if I do say so myself.