hot chocolate and sanity

The one giant post per month method is working for me pretty well, so I think I'll stick with it =) And then I go and catch up on Bill and V's blogs, which also works... I get a general idea at least.
So, let's see, today's topics?
Well, I just finished reading A Separate Peace for school and I actually really liked it. I don't know who else has read it, but there's one character I can relate to more than most of the people I read about. Not so much currently, because my personality just seems to be kind of demented lately, but the actual me - annoying people + stuff I can actually relate to =) He dies, naturally. Because my luck sucks like that.
Also, I made some hot chocolate, maybe 20 minutes ago, and I really liked the little packet it came in. There were directions on it because people are morons and can't find their asses without a road map. But these were just really eloquent for some reason; short, simple, well written, gramatically correct (yay!). On the back there was a little diagram with three pictures, also understandable and to the point. I ended up just standing there for a minute looking at this hot chocolate packet and thanking God that sanity is making a comeback. There's a paradox and irony all wrapped up in that situation. Sometimes it seems that these ridiculous little moments make life a just a little more worthwhile.

For an English paper, we were supposed to write about a game that we played as children. Fully realizing that we've wound up playing more games as teenagers than when we were kids (more happy irony) I deviated a little... Actually, I've wanted to write about my chosen topic for a while; I just never did. I ended up talking to Leesh on Gtalk and in her icon, she was wearing these huge sunglasses eerily similar to the ones she yells at me for wearing. Naturally, I pointed this out to her, and this one memory just zapped into my head and I happily freaked out a little. For those who don't know the epic legend of the Crazy Seagull Lady, tell me. I'll send you a copy. Excellent story, really.

My recital is on Saturday. I'm completely ready, and there will be lots of pictures taken, along with a DVD. If I'm going to be blue for a few hours, it should at least be well documented.

Ah. More news: I've been elected as a junior class officer. I didn't want to run for president again, for various reasons, so I just went for treasurer. (I know I'll always be MP, ergo I have nothing to prove to these people XD) They decided to let us know when we were making our speeches, typically, on the day of. I'd been thinking about what I wanted to say since last year, so I was completely ready to go out there and make a speech off of the outline I had just written on my wrist. Also true to form, I was notified that I would be running unopposed approximately five minutes before I delivered the said speech, taking away any possible joy I could have gotten from winning. The ultra good news is that I get to help run next year's prom. I gave my fellow officers fair warning though, so if I COUGHaccidentally sabotage it, they have only themselves to blame.

I have a lot more to say, but I'm probably going to save it for another random post. I might actually remember what I wanted to tell all of you then.
L