Got ahead of everything

 SOTD: Luvcat - "He's My Man"

On October 29th, I finally went to see my high school counselor (for EVF-related things, Running Start things, and graduation things). I rushed everyone a bit because I had mixed up dates and seats for the only chemistry class that fit into my schedule were filling up WAY too fast. But I got a seat :) hurray! But WHY are there so many things for graduating?? ESPECIALLY since I'm in Running Start??? I don't even really know what to do except to prepare for the senior presentation all the way in April.

On Halloween, I went out with 2 friends to DQ, and I planned to go out somewhere with a costume but never ended up doing it. I tried finishing up my admissions essay to Western by writing about the high school hospital shadowing thing I did back in August, but nothing really came to me (gave up on that prompt). 

I finished an admissions essay on the first of November, and ended up writing about the time I "failed" a class (I technically withdrew before I failed) and why that was one of the most important experiences I had. I found a typo I made (forgot the "p" in "particular") only after submission, and I hope it doesn't hurt my chances too much (it is an optional essay, and WWU also has a 90% acceptance rate, so I'm not too worried, but worried enough to consider also applying to WSU). 

Then, on November 2nd, I got a random surge of motivation and finished all of my psych coursework for the week (that being reading chapter 11, doing a quiz (100%), posting a discussion board + a response to a classmate's post, an assignment, and an exam (24/25). And I'm very glad I did! 

Yesterday, I read a few pages from Short Takes for my creative writing class, and I thought Sedaris' "Me Talk Pretty One Day" was a fun read. Uncomfortable, but it reminded me of when I had to learn English in kindergarten (given that I was 5, it wasn't very difficult, but it was stressful not understanding anything the first few days). 

And the only thing I did today was study for my German quiz tomorrow for a few hours. I also tracked my steps today to prove I was active to excuse an absence from PE, and I got 12.8k before 5pm! And walked for a total of 94 minutes. 

The more days that pass, the stronger the urge is to dig into Taylor Swift's life and evolution. She started out as a relatable, good, and pure girl (with religious undertones, especially with the unreleased song "Sweet Tea and God's Graces") and now she's a billionaire popstar. If I were to begin digging in, I already have a decent selection of sources (Evolution of a Snake podcast, Swiftipedia, taylorpictures.net, and I bet I could find more if I bothered to look). I'm not sure why I care so much. Plus, I already have all her music downloaded + radio release specials + the track-by-track version for TLOAS. I don't like her music very much at all, but it's there, and I can play it all using MusicBee since I don't like streaming.

And!!! Luvcat's debut album finally came out and it is the only thing I have been listening to lately!!!! It is so good and I've been looking forward to it for months. It's what I imagine a darker Laufey to sound like, with a stronger cabaret(?) sound.