Good bye, Summer 2009. Hello, new me.

Well, fortunately for me, I don't go back to school til Friday, and its only for a half day. I'm starting my junior year in high school, 11th grade. I'm pretty excited to go back and see friends I haven't seen all summer, but there are plenty of people i wouldn't mind not seeing.

Of course, I haven't started my summer reading assignments. I read one book out of 4. I haven't done any of the written work at all. I started my self portrait for my art class yesterday which is actually coming out pretty good. I wonder what would happen if I just didn't do my book reports?

So my first year of high school, I had friends but I was really quiet. Last year I actually started talking and made a lot more friends, which made the whole year a lot of fun. This year, I promise myself I'll be even more outgoing, and also actually focus on studying and homework (which I "promise" myself every year..). Anyway..

I hate feeling like I'm under so much pressure to figure out what I'm doing with my life. And this is basically the most important year of high school (SATs, looking at colleges and whatnot) For awhile there I wanted to be an athletic trainer, and then a physical therapist. But since I started playing guitar about a month ago, I have this dream of being in a band and being some musical/lyrical genius. The Beatles and Green Day have had such an impact on me, especially this summer when I really began seeing what really makes up a song, and what it means, and the passion these artists put into their work. I really gotta get down to it, and figure out if music is my thing. Wish me luck.