i’m home on break! i plan on utilizing my vacation in a way that completely eliminates useless down time. plans? —

- see at LEAST two movies at the theater.
- take a trip to record archive (with alexa).
- finish my christmas shopping.
- address and mail out my f-list christmas cards.
- catch up on my sleep.
- go geocaching with my dad and stabby.
- hang out with my friends.
- write my education paper (i should really start that ASAP…)
- shop ’til i drop. oh wait, i do that every time i come back to rochester. my bad.
- eat thanksgiving dinner (duh).
- spend some quality time with the fam.

and that’s basically it. exciting, i know.

that reminds me, since yesterday was the last day of camp, it also meant an increased amount of college conversations occurred, and most were with actual college graduates with real advice. and most were teachers/soon-to-be teachers. and every one of them tried to convince me to give majoring in education a chance. and this newfound recognition is kind of making me want to it. being told i’m good at my job is, so… new. i feel like i’m drawing conclusions that aren’t really there. hmm.

so last night i had a dream that i was a teacher at hogwarts (first years only) and it was basically the best job in the world and i was awesome at doing magic and stuffs.

believe it or not, the moral of the story is actually NOT that i’m a total nerd and need to get a life. it is that maybe i should think about majoring in education. i think about it plenty, mostly because every single person at work seems to be, and because whenever adults ask me about my future and i say i don’t know, they automatically say that i should be a teacher. i’ll admit, it really does appeal to me. but i don’t think i’d be any good at it. sure, i can explain how to play blob tag fairly well, but explaining things that actually have a purpose aren’t really like that. i wish it could be more like work, i love camp to bits.

speaking of camp, i wonder how old you have to be to be an assistant director? i feel like i’d be pretty good at it (i hope i don’t sound like i’m really egotistical, because i don’t think i am). lol, i just spent like three minutes listing reasons why, and then remembered who reads this (hey guys!). so i’m pretty much going to shut up now. but seriously, when i’m old enough, i’d really like to do that. i’d love to be involved more now, without the title, but whenever i volunteer to do things that no one else wants to do, i feel really guilty because everyone’s always like, you don’t have to do that lanni, you always do that. their guilt makes me feel guilty. story of my life (i have had a big problem with being a spineless martyr in the past, just ask my mom and dad, they could go on about it for hours).

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here’s a little timeline of events that should/will occur in the wonderful month of may.

may 12
they might be giants concert at the german house.

may 18
my dad’s birthday : )

may 24
senior banquet and bash. banquet is a fancy dinner, and bash is a dance. very exciting stuff. we even get t-shirts.

may 25
springfest! and because i’m a senior, i get to sleep in until 8, because bash ends at 1 in the morning.
i also don’t have work, so this fits nicely.

may 26
senior ball. this is like junior prom, but for seniors. they switch the wording around so no one gets confused.

may 28
no school, memorial day!

so i think it’s time for a post about college (what?!). yes. so here’s what i know: i want to stay in new york state (suny geneseo, r.i.t.), i am going undecided, and i am NOT going to mcc (i’m mainly adding that in because most of my immediate family seems to think i’m going there). i’m taking the act on october 28, and i’m not taking the sat (as recommended by my counselor because i have bad test-taking skills). i have no idea what i want to do when i’m older. i have a few ideas. teacher (but not high school), web designer (but not a programmer). those are pretty much my only ideas for now. i’m open to suggestions though, so if you can think of something you think i’d be decent at, let me know.

Monday: Nothing.

Tuesday: My mom’s picking me up from school at 1:45pm. She’s taking me to Athletic Outlet to get a new zipper hoodie and a number on my softball jersey. After that it’s to Liz’s double header (I’m obviously keeping score). At 7 I’m walking the dogs next door.

Wednesday: I think I’m hanging out with Kate after school, but I’m not certain.

Thursday: Becky (Remember her? Think BYT) is picking me up after school and driving me to Brighton Rec. I’m going to help write our grant final write-up. Then she’s driving me home.

Friday: After school my dad is taking me and my sister to see The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, finally. Afterwards we are going out for dinner.

ACK! I have so much homework to do this week and so much other stuff to do. Ugh.