The Next Three Months

The last nine months of my life have been hectic to say the least. I started this blog last August to keep track of myself throughout the school year, and at noon today, that school year ended. Despite two very hard semesters, I'm now free for the summer, and I couldn't have asked for a better day to end the school year on.

74 degrees, sunny, and a light breeze to keep things just cool enough... perfect. I'm sitting on my deck under a shady maple tree as I write this.

I ended the semester on a high, albeit stressful, note. I pulled C's or better in all my classes, especially my harder-than-hell Math 135 class! With a sweet looking fall semester lined up, I'm genuinely excited about the remaining year and a half of my college career.

I'm looking forward to working on or finishing up many projects this semester. The list:

- My short story "Blocchi" was renamed to "Event Horizon." The blub is as follows: "Twenty year old Kale transfers to his dream school, perched high in the remote Rocky Mountains. With a beautiful nature scene surrounding him and his fellow classmates, he sets into a college semester with his head held high. After not too long, he meets a girl who not only changes his life, but introduces him to the Horizon's Dormatory - an experimental place that no one will acknowledge has problems. With the line between reality and his own dreams blurred, Kale attempts to discover the details of his mind's own inner workings. A unique tale slowly becomes twisted into something very sinister and dark - just in time for Kale to realize that his life is on the line."

- "Almost Gone" (aka, "Almost Home 2"), another of my short stories, will be completed by the end of the summer, and it mainly attempts to explore the pressures of modern America on the teenage male psyche. Think late July.

- Biking. I'll be doing so much biking this summer I should be shot. Can I get my weight back into the 160's? We'll soon find out.

- August, right before we head back to school, will see a major shift in my writing habits. I fully intend to pick up, rewrite, and reinvent my original fictional story: "Meltdown." Brent would be proud.

So here's to the next three months :-)

Cheers to all.