Thinking Ahead

So, last night, I cleaned out my backpack and began putting new school supplies in it, for when I start my sophomore year in a couple months. I know it's pretty early, but I've been thinking so much about starting school again. There are a million new worries that I'll have...

First of all, I'll be starting normal P.E. (I took a dance class for my P.E. credit last year... Which I hated.) I'll also be starting Algebra II/Trigonometry, which even my Geometry teacher described as being a ridiculously difficult class that is likely to devour every ounce of my free time. There are probably more reasons to fear being a sophomore, but it is likely that I have successfully blocked them mentally. (However, I will probably remember them later tonight, flinch, and then worry some more.)

I've also been thinking about my friends... Nearly everybody I eat lunch with are in the grade above mine, so what am I going to do when I'm a senior? I wonder if I'll get to go to their graduation and say goodbye to all of them... I don't know. It just seems like it's really gonna suck, you know? There I go again, worrying about something that won't be a problem for a few more years.

So, anyway, although it's summer, it appears that I still have things to stress over... I have to finish this 18" by 14" portrait of my grandparents for their 50th anniversary by the beginning of July, and I haven't even started it. Plus, my parents have been telling me that I need to help clean/organize the house... To top it all off, I have recently been informed by my family that we have been having a problem with scorpions finding their way into the house, so I'm extremely paranoid. I also have to clear out all the old junk from my closet... This is proving to be a very busy vacation thus far.

Well, I should probably go finish reorganizing my bedroom and get to bed. I woke up at 4:30 P.M. today... And even I think that that's a little late. Even though I have been getting plenty of sleep lately, I just can't seem to bring myself to get out of bed. Maybe I'm about to go into a thousand-year sleep or something... I don't know.

Anyhow, good night.

Photo 1: This is my backpack... I've used it for the past year, and I think I'll probably be using for another year. Photo 2: Graduating can be both a happy and sad time... Photo 3: I really need to start on that portrait.