Seven more to go. No one said being a vet would be easy =P. I just finished my last exam for my first year of college. Even now I am enjoying a piece of celebratory rum cake Overall, it went well. I started the year with 21 credits, 18 from AP classes in high school, and 3 from testing out of a comp class. First semester, I got a 4.000 GPA (happy dance). Not sure about second semester yet, but probably not as high (effin’ Social Issues >:[ For once, an English class didn’t completely suck. I got to do a 9 page paper on why Batman is a better superhero than Superman XD.

Marching band was a lot of fun (and work). The first show we did was a rock themed show, playing Touch Me, Elanor Rigby, Fire, and Whiter Shade of Pale. Lots of jokes followed, like “Okay, first we’ll play Fire, then Elanor Rigby, then touch me, then we’ll play Touch Me XD Instead of marching onto the field, that band stood at attention on the far side line. When the signal was given, we stormed the field, running around and having fun doing cartwheels, air planing, forming kick lines and cha-cha lines, and screaming. When the warning whistle blew, we found our positions and came to attention. It’s really cool! The second show was a tribute to the Beatles. We played Penny Lane, Elanor Rigby, I Saw Her Standing There, and Hey Jude. Penny Lanewas very fun because at the climax of the song the whole band formed a kick line and kept playing :D For Hey Jude, a select few who proved their gymnastic ability were chosen to run out of formation, jump into the stands, and encourage the audience to sing along. I (a short shrimp of a kid) was one of these people \(^_^)/. Too bad I can’t sing XD I’ve persuaded the girl I have a wee bit of a crush on to join marching band next year (she plays alto sax too, so we’ll be in the same section), so I’m looking forward to band camp in August. Symphony Band was fun, too. Both semesters we had some really cool songs: Africa; Song, Ceremony, and Ritual, Charleston Capers (epic xylophone!), Riffs (intense, difficult jazz song with a 2 minute drum solo), Winter Dances (January is saweet!), Puszta (Gypsy Dances), Valdres, and Vesuvius (one of the coolest songs EVER!)

In terms of clubs, I did a couple. Friday Night Club is a club that has a certain event almost every Friday night. I did a few of these, the most fun one being playing Ghost in the Graveyard in our campus’ cemetery. (That’s right, we have a cemetery B-) Also, I joined the Pre-vet club. It was interesting, because a local vet would come out and give us a scenario, and the pre-vet students would say (guess) what to do next. Plus, I got to stick my arm up a cow’s butt. It was delightfully warm (it was COLD outside), but I almost lost my glove a couple of times XD The other club I regularly went to was the Swing Dance Club. I’ve been there quite a bit, and I’m learning, but I still suck. Swinging is a lot of fun, and anyone in the BOS group knows how big a fan I am I might take some lessons over the summer. My sister is getting married in September, and wants me to teach her some moves, so I gotta/wanna get better.

I’ve been planning to enroll in a study abroad program. As of now, I’m looking at going to AUT in Aukland, New Zealand, on a study-internship combo. Basically, interviews with some companies (most likely vets) are scheduled. If they want me, I have an internship, and take 2 classes at the university. If no one wants me, I fall back on taking 4 classes at the university. I would be going my first semester (their second semester), leaving early June next year, and getting back just before Thanksgiving. I’m as far as I can be in terms of planning. All that’s left is to make some moolah. I don’t have to tell that going to college in a country on the other side of the world is expensive =P I’m really hoping I can go; I want to see if NZ is a plausible place to live as an adult (gotta get out of this country!), might visit Australia, it’s fantastic on a resume, especially for vet school, and there are collies everywhere <3

On to furry stuffs. I’ve been with the BOS/Superhero group for about a year now, and I’m having fun. I’m in the group chat nearly every night, though that will probably change when I’m back home I've been making friends with the regulars:  MojoRover,  Sketchpadman,  jrcarter,  Wolfrider, and  radarnocturn (or at least I think so) So far, I’ve got 3 characters down, and 30+ story ideas with just those few (some are almost completely planned out, just got to get there in the storyline). The first ones are going to be very slow, because I’m creating my own city and every character in it. I just want the first one to be done. It’s not very important, except for introducing everything. Mainly, I haven’t had the time to work on it much, and I’ve been very stuck on names for some heroes I have in the works, and I want to get more minor characters, and…other excuses.

My schedule for the summer is going to involve finding a job (possibly with a dog boarding kennel), job shadowing vets, playing with my whippet Sherman, hanging with friends, and hopefully getting at least that first story done. Because I’m trying to save money so I can try to study abroad and I’ll be $150,000 in debt after vet school, I might not commission anything for a while XD Although, if I get a decent paying job, I might put some aside for commissions. It’s surprisingly easy to think of artwork ideas for Collie Flower

Well, that wraps up my last year. Sorry for boring you =P