It's 10 o' clock. Yep.

Not one of my finest titles, I'll admit. Oh well.
Break is over. It's back to school. In some ways, I welcome the return of my usual schedule. My break wasn't much of a break, for the most part, and so it really isn't that big of a change, business wise. I worked a lot, did lots of cleaning, attended family events. Not all the most fun things. The one thing I really hate about being back is homework. The break sapped all remaining will to get things done from me. I literally have no drive whatsoever to get things done. It's awful. I feel terrible about it, but I really don't care anymore. It's a weird, contradictory feeling. I might explode from it. In which case, I apologize for the mess I will make wherever I decide to finally burst. It'll probably be quite disgusting.
I still have to finish my Nano. But now that rehearsals and school are back up and running, there's a rather slim chance for that happening soon. But that's ok. Eventually it'll get done. The main thing is that the 50,000 words got done and I know how I write better than I did before. Next year's Nano, if I have time for it, will be drastically improved as a result. Maybe I'll go for a more realistic setting next year. That could be fun. Then I can rely soley on characters for the story's quirks rather than just the odd world which it takes place in. Maybe it'll be a realistic-ish novel. I can't really do totally normal things. I can't make them all that exciting. Some people are good at taking a thoroughly average place and turning it into something magical. I, saddly, don't expect to find this talent. Still, one must at least try to do these things. Even if they seem doomed to failure.
That was an unexpected tangent. Back to business.
It's surprising how much you can miss someone after only a short time. Astonishing, actually. One of the main reasons why I wasn't too crushed about break being over was the fact that I can see friends on a regular basis again. Well, most of them. Some of them have yet to actually return from break, and others simply aren't in my classes and I don't see them. But it is better, having regular social interactions. I was getting a bit stir crazy sitting by myself at home. Or working in a rather soul-crushing minimum wage job. Neither of those was particularly great for my mental state. When a lot of mind numbing drudgery confronts me, I usually just put my mind somewhere else. And that somewhere else usually involves far too much thinking for my own good. It usually leads to angst. No fun. I have far too many unfortunate jokes and quirky phrases stored up in my head. It's a good thing my usual outlet, the lunch table, has returned to me.
I missed you.
Until my next uneventful night, farewell, readers.

Halfway out of the dark

Christmas time is good for pictures. All sorts of interesting lighting, shiny things hanging from trees, people with ridiculous expressions on their faces... good times to be had by all. Though Christmas is over now, I thought we could all enjoy this pretty ornament hanging from a tree.

Anyways, now that Christmas is done, we look forward to the second part of the traditional holiday greeting, "and a happy new year." Essentially it's just an excuse to stay up late and have a party, so it's a pretty great evening in general. No present buying, no stressful family gatherings, fancy dinners totally optional. Pretty alright, in my opinion. There are some weird things about the celebration, such as the whole ball drop thing, which is a bit unnecessary. Why wait out in the cold all day to watch a big shiny thing descend down a pole? To each their own, I suppose. Also, the whole midnight kiss tradition is sort of like a Single Awareness Day (otherwise known as Valentine's Day) in miniature, allowing those happily involved to flaunt it to their friends, acquaintances, and total strangers. Not a huge issue, really, but it is kind a strange tradition when you think about it.

In a little over 36 hours, I'll be into my graduating year. Weird stuff.

Until next time, reader.