You can probably tell how happy I am that winter break is finally here! Ah, blissful days of boredom and lounging around are just what I need. No school work, no worries – just relaxation with a good book and a bit of the outdoors…I’m free from the chains of school (for two weeks, at least)! I am going to enjoy my break, no doubt about it.

So a few new updates. I have a new MP3 player, which I totally love! I ? my Creative Zen Sleek. No Ipod for me, I’m a noncomformist. Ipod people are crazy – they have all these accessories for their mp3 player, even little clothes! I’ve been transferring all my music from my computer and I’ve started ripping all my CDs. I never realized how much music I have – I have about 200 songs on the mp3 player already, and that’s without all my CDs, hehe.

I received a whole bunch of Christmas cards from my friends, too, and I am so touched that they care. I love everyone’s personalized messages; they mean a lot to me. You guys are the best!

I still can’t quite figure my crush out. I have this faint hope that he might like me, but we’re at least friends now, and I think I could settle for that. I’d be disappointed to leave it at that, yeah, but I’m just grateful that I had the opportunity to meet and get to know him this year, because he’s a really cool guy. Besides, the whole thing with friends that try to become more than “just-friends” doesn’t always work out too well, as I’ve seen happen to other friends, and sometimes it ends up destroying the friendship, which I totally don’t want to happen. So I think I’ll just wait and see how everything works out. I don’t want to come off as aggressive, but then again, I don’t want him to think I feel nothing for him, either. And I have no idea how he feels. He did get me a Christmas present, and he wrote this incredibly sweet card, but he did the same for one of our other friends…Argh. Relationships are such complicated things.

But other than that, I feel wonderful and confident about everything else. I went for a walk yesterday evening around my neighborhood with my dad, and it really gave me a chance to reflect on this year. It’s been full of stress and worries, but also laughter and smiles, and that’s just life: a series of continuous ups and downs. I really am thankful for everything I’ve been given, and I just wanted to send a heartfelt thank you and a hug to all my friends and family. I love you guys!

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Hmm, I haven’t updated in a while. Thanksgiving Break was great; I got to see my friend Lurit again, it’s been a while since we saw each other since she’s been at TAMS. We went to the theater and saw HP and the Goblet of Fire. Surprisingly, I actually liked it. I thought the first two movies were kind of bland, and the third movie was just kinda blah, but this one was actually watchable.

There was still a lot of stuff cut out (what happened to Dobby? and Hagrid being a giant? how come Sirius didn’t show up, except for the lame fire-call scene which didn’t even show his real face?!) and some things were “loosely interpreted” (like the way Barty Crouch was outed), and that did bother me, but overall I thought Mike Newell did a great job. I realize that there would’ve been no way to squeeze everything that was in the book into the movie (they would have to have an unlimited budget!), and some of the cuts (like not showing the Quidditch Cup) were a good call because while it would’ve been cool to see it, it wasn’t necessary for the story.

What was up with the Death Eaters? That was not at all how I imagined their outfits looking: I always imagined them wearing all-black robes and a Phantom of the Opera-style white mask. Their costumes in the movie resembled KKK outfits (a deliberate decision, maybe? DE are pretty much equivalent to the KKK). The Dark Mark on their arms definitely wasn’t what I imagined either.

But Cedric’s death was handled gracefully, which is a good thing. Daniel Radcliffe did a fantastic job with that scene – I felt a lump in my throat watching when he was sobbing over Cedric’s body and refusing to let go.

They kind of glossed over Crouch (Sr. and Jr.)’s story and there wasn’t much of Alan Rickman in the film (except for the classroom scene where he kept smacking the boys’ head, I thought that was hilarious). Snape and Sirius both have major roles in OotP though; they have to be in the next movie, especially since Sirius is the one who dies.

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I know it might seem earlier, considering it’s still only the fall semester of my junior year, but I’m really starting to freak out about college now. I think it’s because I finally started working on scholarship applications, and now I’m getting paranoid and realizing it’s harder than it looks to actually win a scholarship, much less a full-ride to a university. Urgh. I’m less concerned with admissions and more panicked about financial aid, because there’s no way my parents can pay for me to go to college. And I’m starting to think I haven’t done enough community service, and I haven’t really done any sports…Sigh. I realize I’m probably unnecessarily stressing myself out, but I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m a worrier, that’s how I’ve always been. Usually though, if I worry about a test or whatever, I end up doing pretty good. If I’m overconfident and I think I did great, I end up doing really bad. Paradoxical, once again.

Well, I just needed to vent that out. I feel a little better now that I’ve said all that. But I still won’t be completely relaxed until I have that college acceptance letter and financial aid package in my hand, which won’t be for a while ^^;;;

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Most people I know probably won’t peg me as a romantic, but at heart, I’m a sap for romance. I love watching romantic comedies, angst-filled dramas, or combinations of both. I don’t know, there’s just something about watching those kind of movies/t.v. shows that makes you feel warm and gushy by the end of most, but at the same time, it leaves you wishing you had the kind of life where someone loved you enough to go through something drastic to hold onto you. It’s that whole idea that having someone fight for you really makes you feel wanted and loved.

I just started reflecting on this after watching While You Were Sleeping, a romantic comedy starring Bill Pullman and Sandra Bullock, for the second time. It’s a really sweet movie with the kind of low-key but “aww” moments that I wish I could experience.

I guess it’s like my friend Kim mentioned. It’s great to be in a relationship and be loved by someone, but at the same time, everyone has that fear of being hurt or betrayed. When the relationship reaches its inevitable end (unless of course you’ve truly found “the one just for you” – oh, I love Chobits), no one likes having to step back and letting go of the person who’s become so intertwined in your life.

Like this thing with my crush. I really like him, but I have no idea how to get him to like me romantically, or how I’d proceed if I ever did succeed in doing so. I’m clueless when it comes to stuff like this, because I’ve never been in a real romantic relationship. My parents have been overprotective of me since I was little, and they’ve actually said no dating until I get to college, and to be honest, I’ve never had a problem with that policy until this year. It’d be nice to have the freedom to date someone, even if it ends up not being the guy I currently have a crush on *sigh*

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There’s nothing more refreshing than an early morning jog on a nice, cool autumn day. I suddenly felt the urge to exercise when I woke up this morning so I decided to go jogging. I was out of breath the first few minutes, though, because I’ve haven’t had time to exercise at all in weeks, but my body slowly became acclimated and everything worked out ^.^ I seriously need to start exercising more, especially since my doctor told me I have high cholesterol (I remember thinking when he told me that, wtf?! I weigh 107 lbs and I have high cholesterol?!) I used to love jogging and biking, but school and work have completely taken over, urgh. Now the only time I have to actually exercise is in the morning, which will mean dragging myself out of bed at an ungodly hour *sigh*

I just felt like posting something, since I haven’t updated in awhile. I’m in a pretty good mood today actually. It probably won’t last when I have to confront the stack of homework waiting for me, though. I have a pre-cal test tomorrow, which totally sucks. Argh. Math is evil.

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