Mirth and Melancholy

Hi guys! :) I had an eventful day yesterday that I need to tell you about. We didn't have English class yesterday. Monday was our last meeting as a class. Yesterday was just a day where we were allowed to walk into the teacher's office and bring our papers to him so he could look over them and give advice. I went to the library and printed my eleven-page essay and then I walked to the main building where his office was. We took up about 40 to 50 minutes talking about my paper. After that, I headed over to the library, where I wrote my previous blog post until the time came in for my next class. In geology class, we reviewed the material that would be covered in our last lecture test of the semester. Then, right after that, we took our lab test, which covered maps. It was quite easy, and I was the first to finish out of everyone. Awkwardly, I remained in my seat, looking at everyone who still remained on the second page of the test. They're doing it right. You're a...

The coming of December means the coming of a new year. Think about that. This year has literally just sprinted by [for lack of a better word]. And so much has changed in just one year. I lost a few friends and now all I do is just socialize with them. But thankfully Alhamdulillah, I grew closer to a few people and made a few new friends :) but it's amazing to think of how many friends I lost this year. Everything changed so drastically, so quickly. It was only last year on New Year's Eve that I was with my squad having fun at an arcade. We were so close back then. And now, we're all split apart. It's crazy. I'm closer now with people I never imagined I would share my secrets with. But I'm happy everything all worked out this way. I realize now the friends I used to have were never going to remain lifelong friends who would genuinely care for me. I should have foreseen it. I never fit in with them. Now I realize why. Well, I don't completely realize why b...