Keychain vials

And... here is one of the finished products of a project I'm doing!

Piano Workshop

Today, I had the opportunity to play my Claire de Lune and Chopin Nocturne No. 19 in the Mary Jane's workshop. I was quite nervous, but was able to somehow pull through my pieces. There were a lot of good comments on my playing. I think a lot of what I need to work on is playing in front of people. Also, there was a good suggestion from Mary Jane to play around with pedaling. Overall, it was an interesting experience. I sure need to get over these nerves, but overall, I think my expression on the piano has gone up ten fold from when I started two years ago. In high school, I felt that I didn't really enjoy playing. I just did it because my brothers played piano and violin. I didn't really understand the joys of playing, but now I'm finding something that really is starting to hit deeply inside my heart.

Frustrated

I always find each quarter never is easy, and this one is no different, even with two classes. This quarter the writing aspect of everything is just making me so frustrated. My writing for Japanese is actually not doing so well. I'm quite frustrated because I usually do okay on that part, but it seems that this quarter I'm just having so much trouble producing a decent sentence. Even my English writing isn't doing so well either. I've never been good at writing to begin with, but it seems that it's worse than before. I just seem to go around in circles and circles. My writing just never seems to improve.

Addiction

I'm addicted to origami... especially with making things as small as I can. Seriously... I need to stop!

Quick update

Well, just updating before I pass out in bed. I'm just trying to get through my two classes. Seems that everyone thought the Japanese test was hard, so hopefully it'll be somewhat curved... It's getting harder, and I hope I can get through this quarter. I have to get going on my research project which shouldn't be too hard. I just need to gather a little more information before I can start writing. It won't be as difficult as the first paper, and I'm much better at researching than writing anyway. I can't wait to get done with this quarter, and get going on my LAST QUARTER~!

Speaking of end of the year, I have special stuff planned. I can't wait to finish this huge project of mine. Man, waiting for everything to come in is just going to kill me! But for now, I'll just try my best to contain my excitement! Now... off to crash in bed... Night!! ZZZZ

History...

Well, I feel better after talking to my history professor. I've never been so worried about not passing a class. I got a C on the midterm. At least it wasn't a C-. Didn't do so great on the paper I got back last week, so I'm going to rewrite it, which is due Thurs. Glad that I can rewrite it. I can't wait to start writing my research paper because I'm much better at research papers than argument papers. So, I hopefully will be doing much better in this class.

On another note, did terrible on my Japanese essay because I really didn't have a bad experience I wanted to talk about... lol. This week might be hell, but it'll iron itself out. Lots to do, but it'll be all for the better.

Be back another day to write! (Feels better to write things down... must do it more often)

Stalkers strike again...

Okay, I wouldn't necessarily call him a stalker, but he has been trying to talk to me in the dining hall. I'm always weirded out by people who want to talk to me in the dining hall. Plus, he's been trying to stare at me in history class, which is a little... freakish... I know that people just want to get friendly with me, but not in the dining hall. I really don't think the dining hall is the place to try to get to know me, since I've been having a bad track record of guys trying to hit on me there. I just wish they'd stop!

Anyway... school is going okay. Chinese Revolution is proving to be a really tough class, and plus it isn't really my favorite time period in history. I just hope I somehow survive this class. I hope this research project is what keeps me on the passing side. Tokugawa Japan next quarter shouldn't be as hard as Chinese Revolution. I'm just praying I make it out of this quarter. There's just so much to read and keep straight in my head that it gives me a headache. I think the Qing China course I took is even easier than this course. Oh well. Just have to suck it up and make it through this course!

I have some other thoughts on my mind, but I'll write about them another day. By the way, origami rocks my world! XD