"All I Ever Wanted"

While the semester is not yet over, and the year still has a few weeks to finish itself out, I don't really feel like studying for German and even though I was playing Bioshock, I'm stuck in a corner and trapped by a Little Sister who refuses to move out of my way. So basically, I have nothing to do until someone comes to find me and kill either me or the Little Sister.

On a happier related note, I am apparently about an hour away from beating the game. It's about time since I've had this thing for... 2 years?

I just looked at a wonderful little blog entry from September and fully realized how much I've grown up in the last semester. It's safe to say I felt compltely lost when I got up here, but now I actually feel like I have more of a purpose. I've gained direction in life and all but cured myself of homesickness. Not that I don't appreciate trips home, but I don't feel like I did three months ago when I'd rather be in Boonville than Bloomington. If I could bring my family here, I'd be happy. Other than that, I don't think I'm too missed by my hometown "buddies."

Now I'm faced with the spring semester, which promises to be an eye-opening experience. I've recently discovered that I may be faced with a decision I don't want to make: either be an RA or march drum corps. Of course, I have to be offered a position and also make a corps, but the thought of that decision being a possibility just isn't comforting. The great news is that the Madison Scouts have moved all of their preseason rehearsals--including move-ins--to Bloomington, so I won't be terribly far from home until tour starts. That'd be really nice that I might be able to have my family visit before the beginning of tour. The only problem is that I'm not a huge fan of the direction the Scouts have been going... Of course, there are worse things in the world.

Other than that, I think next semester will be a really huge semester for me. Some of my classes may suck (knocking out my last German class, a math class, and some other general education classes), but I think outside of classes it will be great.

Sorry for a not-so-focused post, but I thought I'd give you something. I'm sure I will have a much more reflective post once I have my grades back and New Year's is upon us.