Things have been mostly looking up a great deal for me lately. I've realized a lot of really valuable things that I think will help shape the next few months. Aside from being super bored of my music collection and the school system in general, I'm feeling good. This is probably one of the few times in my teen years that I haven't had feelings for a girl. I can't express how freeing that is. Just not caring about a relationship for a change. A committed, honest and loving partnership will always be in the back of my mind because it's a fundamental part of who I am and what I want out of life. It's not everything, but it's a part of what I want in the long run. I've been talking to some really cool girls lately and it's been all around really nice. Just keeping it simple and making friends. Hopefully I'm past making the usual mistakes where girls are concerned. Not jumping in, not investing so many feelings, not giving too much away too quickly. All of these things hurt me in the past and butchered relationships that probably would have worked out at some other time in my life had it been for a different mindset. Aside from that, work is great. I love coming home reeking to high heaven of smoked turkey and black forest ham. Having a fat paycheck in the bank every Thursday and the satisfaction of knowing I earned the money I'm working for. One of the most amazing feelings I've ever experienced was biking home from work in the summer with my IPod blaring and the wind in my hair. It was honestly unreal. School sucks total nut, but I've got a lot more writing courses next semester so that should encourage me a little bit more to attend and hopefully it will validate the direction I want to go in once highschool is done. Basically I want to put in a good effort and really figure out if writing is for me. I'm almost positive that it is. Come February, most of my classes will be geared towards business which should be interesting considering I've never really dwelled in those courses before because I knew they were more of a challenge and I've been afraid to challenge myself. Work, school, and some perspective on life. Freedom is soon to follow and I absolutely cannot wait. Get stoked ladies and gentlemen.