January Thoughts

It's been a while, hasn't it? Last time we talked I told you about my senior capstone essay. It turned out very well, if you were curious. Overall, last semester ended on high notes but the best part is this: I am now done with my psychology degree! I had a lot of trouble finding passion for my second major but last semester, I finally found it interesting and I'm happy about that.

I spent three and a half very cold and very snowy weeks at home and relaxed. It consisted of lots of coffee with my mom, working out with my dad, and eating really good food. I also started on the revision for book 3. I really should be focusing on Black & Gold but I promised Shelby she could read it so Black & Gold is my summer project.

I feel like most of my posts on here revolve around revision so  I will try to say new and exciting things. I will also try to talk more about my final semester of undergrad and everything that entails. I have four academic classes this semester: Film Theory and Criticism, American Regional Literature, Contemporary American History, and Secret Societies and Conspiracy Theories. I thought only having four classes would make this semester easy but I'm quickly realizing that is not true at all. So, this should be interesting.

I am also in the home stretch of finishing my law school application. My personal deadline is January 31 but (fingers crossed) it will be done long before that. My focus right now is my personal statement. This is a 2-3 page essay that is basically about why you want to go to law school or be a lawyer. Shocker, I'm using writing as my focus in this essay.

It's also a good reminder of why I HATE writing nonfiction. Some writers claim that your childhood provides all the material you'll ever need for a story. That's nice but most of my childhood consisted of sitting on my butt and making shit up. So you can see why I disagree. Plus, I inherently distrust anyone who tries to put a limit on the times when life can be shocking, beautiful, motivating, heartbreaking, or entertaining. That's simply ridiculous.

So, as far as writing goes, you can expect posts about: 
1) My revision of Sky & Steel 
2) My law school application
3) Me complaining about writing essays.

Additionally, look for posts about:
1) My final semester of undergrad
2) Musings about life lessons writing has taught me
3) Advice
4) Probably something about running because in March I'm going to start training to run the San Francisco Marathon.

Happy 2017, friends. I promise next time I'll try to be funny.