Clarity

Some things have become clear to me lately.

Some of them became clear today. For instance, it became clear to me that I failed to keep up with my class readings for Building Tech, which I had promised myself I would do after the previous test. Oh, look, the test is tomorrow and I haven't opened the massive textbook since last test. Fail.

Also today, it became clear that I need someone to show me how to link the blog to facebook, because I had no idea anyone had been posting. Now I feel bad, since it has taken me so long to discover everyone's posts.

Also, I discovered that I was right in thinking that if I just got started on making something for my project, I would eventually figure out what I should be making. After working for a while on my design, a much better design concept became clear to me. Hooray. Maybe if I start ahead of time like this on the rest of my projects, they'll all come out better in the end.

Other things have become clear, not today, but still very recently. For example, I figured out that I've been spending a lot of time eating just because I like to eat, and that's really not a good idea. I've been trying to make sure I don't stuff myself just because I like the taste of the food, rather stopping when I am full, and just eating healthier in general.

I've discovered that it's easier to wake up semi-happily and on time when my blinds are open. Having been in a room with no window from 5th grade through the end of high school, I assumed that the more I blocked off my window, the better it would be since I felt like I was in my normal room. But, actually, sunlight is good - I know, it's a weird concept for those of us who typically prefer being awake at night, but it's actually true.

The main one I wanted to focus on is the fact that we have all been changing almost constantly throughout the course of the year. The main thing that made this clear to me was the Fab5 picture that I drew with everyone's "catchphrases". Oddly, many of those weren't entirely applicable only a month or so after they were originally drawn (except mine of course, but there's really not much hope of me suddenly becoming a neat freak and keeping my room spotless...). Still, while I know we will continue to change through the entire course of our lives, I sincerely believe that we have built a friendship that will last to the very end. In the course of just a half-year, you all have become some of the closest friends I have ever had in my entire life. I believe that ours is a friendship that will truly never end!

And now, it is clear that I need to get back to work. :(