Everything is going well

Last month, I was feeling really depressed and just down in the dumps, but I believe that February might just be my month.

1. I received a phone call a week ago from the office of a US Magistrate Judge who wanted to conduct an alumni interview with me for Yale. I was amazed because that meant that I was being acknowledged, which I really could only wish would happen. So I had the interview on Tuesday at a Law Firm, and I have to say that it was amazing. I answered the questions short and to the point while still giving pleasantly interesting information, or as the Judge found it. I was really happy about my work, and he was extremely kind and outgoing which was much more comforting then a stiff. It was a glorious event to walk out and think, "This went well: really well."

2.I started a diet! I know, I know, diets aren't for everyone, but the Atkins Diet is the one for me. I used it back in April to lose 5 pounds for prom in May and during that time, I felt so much better. I slept better, had less stomach aches, felt more active, and something else that I was having a hard time remembering, but it was better. Well, I realized that I've been on a binge since May 25th, so I decided that it would be best for me to start the Atkins Diet with my mom. Now I started this on the 5th and since then, I have been eating a lot of healthy vegetables, my bacon and other favorite meats, and sugar-free chocolate at night. The best part is, I feel a lot better during the day. I have a naturally happy disposition, energetic feeling, and going into a deep sleep at night which has restarted my brain into dreams. 

I haven't dreamt about anything for the longest time, and it was wonderful to wake up one morning going, "Woah. I feel like I watched a movie." It was funny to me because they were the wildest dreams and all of them end in me running away and doing something extreme like eloping. It's odd, but it's much better than the one-eye open sleep I've been having. Much better.

3. People are kind! I know this sounds weird, but this generation is all about making networking connections through the internet. The common pen-pal of elementary school has become the common friend of any social networking website. And this month, I have emerged onto the plane of youtube where I have been speaking my mind and finding kind people who compliment and help me with questions! It's really comforting to hear that someone cares especially when I feel like no one listens to me during the day (I never finish). Most recently, I became a part of the community when I "got tagged". It was crazy, but really positive. Mind you, my video was long and annoying, but in the end, I felt positive and fresh. Even better, I tagged 5 people, and soon became good friends with one of them. 

It feels awkward to talk about an online friendship since everyone says it's not real and it could be a scam, but I guess I'm just really trusting of people's word. I connected with one of the members of the youtube community and it feels really nice to talk to someone kind, and different. Mind you, he lives in Britain, so I have no worries about getting stalked, but I do have a thin guard up. Anyways, for Valentines Day, I made a video talking about Valentines and saying how wonderful it was in grammar school to exchange these cards of endearment to others. Well, this one fellow didn't have the experience, or said so, and so I made him a Valentine, posted it's presentation on Youtube, and begged him to record his reaction and let me see it. In the end, I felt like I was a good friend to anyone, but the greatest part of all was that he had gotten me a Valentine. What you ask? Well, that's number 4.

4. From this kind "stranger" of youtube, I was gifted 100 mini "moo cards" of 50 photos from my flickr account. I nearly fainted from bewilderment. Someone who has never really met me, actually bought me cards of my photos for a holiday that isn't that celebrated where he is? Wow. People are amazingly kind. I cannot say it anymore that I was so completely dumbfounded that I was at a loss for words. I was just blown away by the generosity of someone else. Mind you, I was surprised because none of my friends did anything for Valentines and my mother bought me corny socks (that i still enjoy). So, I had a Valentine, and a wonderful Valentines Day. It actually was a first. Go figure.

5. I found the perfect scholarship to apply for. It's a horticulture scholarship for students in Connecticut who go into related fields. It's so perfect, I wanted to cry. Now all I have to do is go and fill it out before March 7th, which is creeping up pretty fast.

6. I had a snow day the day before Valentines. It was wonderful to have a pajama day. And then, a two hour delay the next day. It made this week amazing. Even better, vacation started yesterday. I don't have school next week so I'm really happy.

7. I have an English project coming up, a Senior Memory Book. It requires students to get personal in scrapbooks, but my friend and I are going to be doing it using iMovie which will be so awesome. I'm so excited to go through and make my chapters by using photos from my childhood. It will be something I will watch in the future and find it amazing. Even something that I might try and show to my kids, if I have any.

8. This is the mellow month of waiting. I love not getting a rejection letter yet, but it makes it that much harder since I imagine one coming soon. It's alright to receive one because it will make it easier for me in the decision process, but I do want to know where I'm going. A lot of the students already know where they are going and sporting their pride in T-shirts and sweatshirts. I cannot wait to do that. I will just be one ecstatic kid.

9. It's FEBRUARY!!! Only a few more months and I'll be graduating! I cannot believe that this is all happening so fast! It's wonderful though and I am just so excited for the new year and I just cannot wait to explore some place new. It will be amazing.

I hope everyone is having a good month as I am. This usually doesn't happen, but things are going really well and I like that.

Are you serious?

So yesterday I went to the dentist and due to scheduling issues, my sister and I ended up with appointments at 5pm. Well, that wasn't so bad except for the fact that we had to leave the house for errands with my grandmother and she dropped us off at the dentist with an hour to spare. It was not a short wait. Then again, I did read through half of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for school when I only had to read two pages for the next day. Not bad, but I was extremely tired and my daily two hour nap was eaten up in the waiting room and chair of the dentist. 

To my surprise, the hygienist told me that I have my wisdom teeth coming in and they are actually level with my back molars and the next time I visit, they plan to take panoramic X-Rays of my mouth to see if they need to be extracted. Now I say surprised because I haven't had a single bit of pain from my mouth and yet my sister is the one who is complaining about headaches from them and they didn't say anything about them to her. So right now, I hope that I don't have to go through any pain, or surgery to pull them out.

In continuation, I was really tired when I got home and the whole family was really hungry so we had a very early dinner. We ended before 7 which is very abnormal for us since we usually finish dinner at 9:30 at night. So I went upstairs, took a shower, and did every little thing possible to get ready for bed. After what seemed to be an hour on the computer, I looked at the clock and saw 9:01. It was impossible. It was NOT 9 o'clock at night! It seemed as if I was waiting for the clock to say 10 so that I could legitimately go to sleep and not wake up in the night. And there's the kicker.

My mother tells me tonight that she was making a lot of noise in the night when she was filling out the FAFSA forms online. It's been driving us mad with confusion to the point that my mother went to her accountant for help, which was really good because he gave a lot of good information. Back to that night, my mother was running around and was apologizing tonight after dinner. I laughed saying that I didn't hear anything and she laughed and said, " Oh no. I scared you last night." My only reply that I could give was "What?" 

My mom explained that in the night, she needed to ask me a question and when she opened my bedroom door, she saw the lights off and that both my sister and I were asleep. And so my mom walked up to me and shook me to ask her question. As she said, I jumped up and started to scream and completely scared. Then, she said that my sister was yelling, "She's awake!". I have no clue as to what this all means because my sister is a nut, but hearing this was crazy! So after my mom told me the quick story, I asked her what she had asked me and she said, "For your email address." When I asked her for my sleeping reply she said that I told her my email. 

The best part of all of this is that I don't remember any part of it. 

Nothing. 

Absolutely not. How could I have had a little conversation with my mom and not remember ANYTHING? The funniest part of all, I screamed. What was I even thinking of that would cause me to scream in hysterics? Usually, I wake before someone is able to answer the door, but this was wild.

Anyways, I was just wondering if anyone has ever had an experience like this where something has happened and yet they cannot remember it. Hearing this little event made me laugh so much, I cried. I literally had my face soaked with tears and a smile on my face because it was not like me. Oh well, I guess I really needed my sleep.