The Usefulness of A Cup Is It's Emptiness.

My lack of writing as been to an extreme lately. Somehow my two classes this semester have taken up every minute of every day. How did this happen? How did I manage my time better when I was taking 15 hours? Aw. The mysteries of Julia Land.

Although life is....chaotic...it's been an amazing chaos! From making art I'm very proud of, all the way to getting accepted into University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth for my "pre-grad school" program! For clarification: it is not Ivy League Dartmouth...it is simply a town in MA where a branch of UMass is located. Don't worry, I thought I was gonna go ivy league too...those dumdums in MA should really change that town name.

And that my friends, is probably the most exciting news I have to share with you today. But of course, I do have something on my mind that I feel like I need to write. (And I got a message from my mother this morning that simply said 'blog blog blog'...I got the hint.)

Quote to start the 'deep' (?) Section of this post:

The Usefulness Of A Cup Is It's Emptiness.

I love this little Chinese proverb I found last night while doing some art related research.

The idea that we are all empty cups waiting to be filled. So I was thinking about what I want to be filled with...or things I already have, but hope and pray that the cup never gets too full to hold anymore.

Practical Knowledge -- currently, I need to know how to use most power tools without fear of losing a finger, eye, toe, lock of hair or even break a nail.

Being Content -- enjoying where I am, who I am with and taking the time to appreciate these joys.

Expressing Myself -- this blog has helped me with that, but again, I don't want this gift of being able to write down my thoughts in a semi-non-crazy-person way to stop. (Um. That sentence might have started the crazy-person speak.)

Joyfulness -- being a bright spot in peoples lives is my favorite part of my life. So that in-tales things such as laughing, hugs, typewriter written letters, little notes, cookies...you get the idea right? Just being a happy person is something I never want to lose.

Determination -- not being afraid to go to new places, meet new people and simply not being scared to be who I am and go for what I want. Obviously, I've been having moments of 'Ah! I don't know a single person in MA...what the hell am I thinking? Will I make friends? Will they like me?'...my mini panic attacks have been put to rest from Beth and The Boys who just laugh at these questions I ask. I understand their response as 'you're being ridiculous. You can't go somewhere and not make a friend.' *Hope that is what y'all are trying to tell me. If not, please do not correct me.

So, I hate when people in blogs ask/tell you to think about something to improve your life and blah blah blah. I don't want to do that...granted I might have at one point, but I feel it is kind of rude to think my reader needs to work on/think about the same things I am. But I do think it is important to acknowledge these things about myself...I want to be aware of who I am, the way I present myself and take into account all my great spots, and the ones that need a little polishing. And that is my goal for these next...days...months...years...lifetime...?

Cheers!