well, hello 2008

I'm glad to say that 2008 was rung in with good friends, good food and good drinks, and has remained a pretty positive force these twelve days in. Sure, it's twelve days, but if it's a sign for things to come, 2008 may turn out to be a bit more positive than I thought.

Right now, I'm trying to write some personal statements for graduate school. Deciding to do this so suddenly will really be a test of my ability to organize in a flash, but as I put together writing samples and essays and letters of recommendation, I realize that this is really what I want to do. I love the idea of someday teaching college, and I really don't want to put off my advanced degrees if I don't have to. Besides, writing these essays has given me the distinct opportunity to reflect on what I learned in 2007, and in the mist of all the terrible, it was pretty damn good for me.

Honestly, right now, I feel like I could conquer the world. I've felt like this since a little before the new year, it's really nice. Really nice indeed.

I'm back at Shepherd for the last semester of my undergraduate career. As exciting as it is to look at May 17 as the first step in a great adventure, it's positively horrifying all in its own right. I love Shepherd, and this is certainly the only place I've ever associated with home, and I have the most amazing friends a girl could ask for...so I really don't want to leave. But...I know I have to. These are all good things.

Anyway, if anyone reads this, expect me to finally get this blog to take less of a personal thrust, and maybe thrust into one of my true passions: popular culture. Might as well start now, when the internets are a pretty good place to at least try and get myself recognized.