First, some background. D'you know what this week is? It's the week of my eighteenth birthday! And prom. Also, signed forms for the college I'm attending this fall are due. Also, high school graduation is in exactly one month. O LAWDY!
Is life moving as fast as a shark on speed, or what? Okay, probably not that fast, BUT. A lot of Life Stuff going on recently has made me feel like I'm at the center of some epic fast-paced YA novel, complete with momentous changes, existential wonderings, and lots of exciting teen traditions.
What existential wonderings? Ones like: what am I gonna do with my life? How do I know if I've made the right decisions so far? Oh man, last week I spent a whole minute looking for my phone only to realize it was in my hand - are they really letting me go off on my own? What if I drop out and become a writer-hobo? WHAT IF...? Obvs, all these questions have the same sensible answer: *~*calm down*~* and let things go as they will. Hee, hee. Then again, it's tough to stay calm when so much is going on...!
What exciting traditions? There's prom. There's grad parties. There's last-minute, what-if-I-never-see-you-again? socializing. And - get this - there's the post-graduation trip my friend and I taking in July: three weeks backpacking across Western Europe! (I'm looking at you, Ginny from 13 Little Blue Envelopes.) So nerve-wracking... and so exciting!Honestly, all this YA-esque Life Stuff is making me feel a lot like a YA character: scared. Confused. Happy. And a whole bunch of other emotions that I'm so grateful to be experiencing because I'm a young adult, because everything's new and wonderful, and because life is in motion now - nothing can hold it back.
Changes, graduations, the future - those are scary concepts. But I'm realizing that it's up to us to meet the challenge head-on, to take advantage of the chance, like the courageous people we are, like the awesomely alive people we are. Wh00t! The future is coming... and that's why it's excellent to be not dead!
So to finally attempt that explanation I promised in the first paragraph: all that Life Stuff? It, paired with feverish work on Big Sekrit Project, has been enacting cuts on my Social Internetz Time!!! W.T.H. Seriously, though, I love you all out there even though I haven't been showing it enough, and I can't wait to get back to bloggin'/Twitterin' like a mofo. Hopefully before the summer ends!
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Congrats on Vassar!
I have to admit I laughed at this line:
"There's last-minute, what-if-I-never-see-you-again? socializing."
With the Internet, I think it's become impossible to ever escape the people you knew in high school :)
Have fun with all the stuff going on in the next month and in the next few years, the more fun the better so you can look back one day and say, "Man, that was awesome!"
(gah, I sound like an old person...lol)
Jen - <3333 You do not! You sound fabulous and knowledgable :D AH, that is so true about Facebook. It's a blessing and a curse, LOL! Thanks so much for the well wishes. Here's to hoping! :)
And this is why I love reading your blog, to help me remember I'm not alone on the insanity train! haha
Graduating is INSANE! And senioritis has officially set in for me. Great post Emilia, can't wait to hear more about your project! :)
Sorry about that! I clicked post and it did as requested, but three times over!
OHMYGOD PROM AND THE END OF HIGH SCHOOL! You're a legit adult now! And college -- FREAKY IDEA. 0_o (I always feel the need to stress out for all the high school graduates.)
Wishing you excellent process with your Sekrit Project! ...And you'll also have to explain to me why "secret" is spelled "sekrit" :P
Dude, I'm so happy and excited for you! You're gonna kick butt out there.
My prom advice? Eat the biggest, most delicious fancy pants dinner you can afford beforehand. Totally sets you up to dance the night away and survive your incoming sleep loss. Also, Denny's at 3am!
<3
Congratulations on Vassar! High school graduation is such a change in life -- but it's a lovely one as well, and I think you'll have a wonderful time at college.
Hope you'll have a fabulous prom and graduation parties, and lovely summer, and an even better beginning of college! <3
(I graduated this semester, but from college. And it's such a huge transition as well. :))
Ah college is exciting! (And stressful, but focus on the exciting part!) Also, Western Europe is beautiful/stunning/fantastic/fascinating/(insert positive adjective here). Actually, your graduating experience/post-grad plans sound EERILY like mine.
And a roadtrip would be delightful, thanks. *pulls out suitcase*
*pounces* So glad to see you're still around! I'm glad you weren't sucked into a black hole or...worse.
I hope you have a fab time at prom! And college...wow. I know how you feel. I've been thinking about college a lot lately: if I'll survive, if I'll be able to live on my own, be a responsible citizen and...it's all so scary and exciting and since I still have one more year of high school all I can say is take it in stride; you'll do fine.
Hmm...nothing too big is happening to me I guess. My school is closing at the end of June so I do have to find another school to go to for my senior year but I'm just so glad I made through this year.
I wish you all the best. You rock! <3
WOw, SO excited for you. College (from a recent and nostalgic college grad) is awesome.
Also, advice from a one-time backpacker in Wales: bring an extra/emergency stove, as many pairs of thick socks as you can fit in your pack, and an open mind. Backpacking is life-changing and insane, and I'm so thrilled that you're going!!
Good to hear from you again! Congrats on moving forward! :D
Jessica - Totally no problem :) AHHH, senioritis. THE DEADLY DISEASE. At this point it's just a matter of riding out the days and not failing, haha <3 You are definitely not alone on that train! We are ridin' it like a couple of crazy rockin' cowgirls :D (Mixed metaphors FTW)
Yahong - hahaha, definitely try not to stress for me <3 You're so wonderful! The spelling of secret is rather arbitrary. All I can say is, correct spelling is sooo boring! LOL
Amy - <333333333333 The only thing that could make it better is if it was Denny's at 3AM with YOU!
Emy - that is so good to hear <3 thanks soo much for the well wishes! and CONGRATS on graduating college! Emy kicks butt :D
Heidi - will definitely focus on the exciting part <33 That's so cool about the similar plans! & I would loooove to take your awesome face on a roadtrip :D ASAP! hehe.
Raven - hahaha, "or worse" sounds rather scary :D Thank you so much for the kind words and I can only say the same to you! <333 Seriously, you're so fabulous your success is unavoidable. Yay for making it through your junior year!! I hope you can find a really great new school :)
Kirsten - SO EXCITED FOR YOU TOO. And thank yooou for the advice :) Open mind for sure! I can't wait to collect memories even just half as epic as yours <3
Gracie - ILY!! <3
Holy crap, isn't making you graduate so late inhumane/illegal? haha.
I think we might be life twins because everything in this post could describe me. WHAT IS HAPPENING.
VASSAR <3
Excepttt the 18th b-day thing. HAPPY B-DAY :D :D
Congrats on Vassar, and Europe, and life! You are going to do some pretty great things.
The school year is ending. That is what I am looking forward to.
You are so freakin brilliant. There ain't a doubt in my addled mind that you are going to rock these Big Things like, say, a hurricane. Or lobster. Or down to Electric Avenue. Or like a lobster down to Electric Avenue to avoid a hurricane.
Good luck and congratulations for/on everything, but mostly for being fantastic. :D
YAY YOU ARE ALIVE! And I looked at the site for that college, it looks extremely fancy/professional-like, so congrats! Majoring in writing, I'm guessing?
First, congrats on Vassar. Congrats on graduation. And congrats on the birthday!
Here's some unasked-for advice from someone who was your age once and now has kids your age and thinks, yeah - I'm qualified to give unasked-for advice (even if nobody follows it:)).
All those what-ifs you're worried about? How do you know if you made the right decision? Etc. etc., etc...
Short answer? You don't. Translation - don't worry about it all so much. Don't worry about 'absolutes' - every thing has good and bad to it and that's okay. You make things work for you.
Even if - worst case - some decision you make turns out to be The Worst Thing EVER, you suck it up, learn from it, make some course corrections and move forward. Think of it as the grooves etched into the side of a highway; your wheels go off the road, the car vibrates and you straighten it out again. It may have slowed you down, flattened a tire, even broken an axle, but you will get back on the road.
Enjoy it all!
Why did it take me so long to comment? It has something to do with the fact that I've been even more internet-absent than you but have no excuse. Aside from everyday life sorts of things (homework, tiredness, stress, chores, housecleaning, and did I mention tiredness??). Le sigh. Things never seem to get any easier.
But instead of raining on your parade, let me join in! Your excitement is contagious! I'm happy that your life is bursting with potential right about now and hope you'll remember to take the time to keep us updated on the unlimited amount of awesomeness I'm sure you'll soon be experiencing. :)
Meg - Thank you mademoiselle!! I LOVE YOU <3 <3
Robby - Thank you so much! & sing it, dude. Why can't it always be the end of the school year always? :D Here's to summer! <3
Glenna - WHY ARE YOU SO AWESOME? I may print that out and post it on my pinboard :D You are 29382x as fantastic! <3
SSF - Hee, hee, thanks so much! <33 Major in writing is up in the air right now - I'm also interested in psychology and some other stuff :) Who knows! The unknown is kinda exciting, haha :D
Patty - Thank you girlie! <33 And - oh my goodness, that is the best advice ever. I really do need to learn to stop worrying... trying to control things never really works out, does it? :) And that metaphor is spot on. I love it! And you!
Madeline - Don't feel guilty at all! A lot of it for me was tiredness too <3 We's only human :) I adore you girl!! Thanks for the well wishes and I'm 10000% sure the same applies for you <33!
How did you do it??! How long did it take you from start to finish? I'm just wondering. My dream to be a YA author is still out there in the clouds. :)
Congrats on Vassar!!! Happy Prom! Happy Graduation! Happy Summer!!!
I see you got PSYCH MAJOR SYNDROME up there. Woot!
Go out there an conquer the world, now. Of course, I'm only saying that. I'm super-jealous of your backpacking trip :|
Kick some ass <3
Huzzah! Graduating is so exciting--and I am uber jealous of your post-graduation trip. I've graduated from college and I STILL haven't gone on mine yet...
You are going to rock it all. Those Vassar peeps are in for a party, that's for dang sure!
Ack, I am so incredibly LATE. But!
Ah, Vassar--congrats! College *is* a bit of a change, but I think it's really positive in the end, and of course the independence is RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING HAHA. Ahem. So, yes. College is cool.
Also: backpacking across Europe? Excitiiing. I'm planning to spend a summer abroad myself, hopefully through my university's program sometime before I graduate. Fingers crossed. :s
There isn't too much else going on for me haha. Just working and writing, though I *have* just completed a 40 page poem, which I honestly had no business writing in the first place--don't know what I was thinking. >.> Silly undergrad.
But anyway, sounds like you've got a lot of big, momentous events coming up! Relax, take them all in stride, and you'll come out fine--like a boss, of course. :D
Sooo late to responding to this wonderfulness but ahh well! <3
Listening - ooh! do you mean, how long to write my first book? (That's the only one I've finished so far, hehe) It really took a while. Between writing multiple drafts, revising, and finally getting it where it needed to go, it was one heck of a journey :) But I know ~you~ can do it!! Because you're that fabulous <3
Laura - Thank you so much!! :D
Bee - Gahhh, I wish you could come along with us! <33 haha yes, I'm thinking of maybe majoring in Psych so it seemed relevant :) Wh00t wh00t! YOU do the same thing... of course you already do <3
Inky - SO EXCITED FOR COLLEGE. Like, seriously :D That is so awesome that you're planning on a summer abroad!! Lots and lots of hope that it works out :) Holy heck, 40 page poem? That is badass! You were thinking in the line of awesomeness :D & Thank you so much for the advice! <33
So excited after reading your post. My son would also be going for graduation after 8 years. let me wait up to that period
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