a good start

I am extremely happy with myself. I started this year off good. I got a dollar extra in change at Michael's (a craft store) when I went New Year's day. I was on my way to the car when I realized. On any other day, I would have smiled to myself and continued walking. But feeling the New Year's spirit, and the karmic repercussions, I marched right back into the store and handed it back to the cashier, who thanked me. I thought, "God was testing me. That act determined the rest of my year." Or not. Who knows. I've also been getting a lot of things done--mostly the stuff on my list. It felt good to complete tasks and to see results.

Met with most of my high school friends today. It was awesome. Just us, and food, and lots of stories. Good times. I'm really glad that I've kept in touched with them. It's funny because we were all together, and none of us dress alike. I mean, we all look so weird together because we all dress differently. It's quite a sight.

To further celebrate 2006 and change and new starts, I'm going to go cut my hair again. There's something about getting a haircut that is so freeing. Lately, I've been wearing a barrette a lot and some bobby pins, but I'm going to cut it short again. I like it short, and I don't care what anybody says. Frequent haircuts or drastic haircuts (like the one I had in November last year--from shoulder-length to boy short) remind me that nothing is permanent, things change. It is something that I must accept. Hair grows back.

My classes for this semestre:
1. Intro to Filmmaking
2. Intro to Cinema Studies
3. French Review 1
4. French 216
5. Elementary Karate: L. is taking this too, but we're not in the same class. I just want to take this before I take Kung Fu, and archery was filled up anyway. I have this newfound interest in martial arts thanks to Stephen Chow, who is my new crush...I'll explain in a future post!