Seventeen Muses

The highlight of the night was the guest speaker.



Koli Palu worked at my school so he was asked to speak at my graduation as the keynote speaker. It was truly the coolest thing that happened to me that evening.

And then I stayed up until 5 in the morning eating gummy worms, getting my mind blown by performers, gambling, and playing on jumpies.

Next stop: Italy.

High school is officially over. I'm on to bigger, better, and badder things.



And I could not be more ready.

The perfect metaphor for how I feel now that it is almost over:



I'll give you a hint: I am not the cheetah.

From the Academy of Sciences trip.





I wish I were a butterfly. I could decide who I wanted to be just with a flap of my wings.

This is from our SF Academy of Sciences trip I took with my folks and Robyn. This is the view looking up from the aquarium into the jungle. It was spectacular.







More photos will be coming!

More showers in May?!?!?!



Something is wrong with this world.



Where are you, summer???

I was so happy when winter finally came to an end. The harsh cold and frost receded and everything bloomed. Now that spring is ending, I'm having a hard time believing I was excited to see it in the first place. It rained like crazy. So here's hoping the rain is gone (especially since it's supposed to rain on graduation) and that the sun will rein from here on out until September.

My mom's Clementius has lost all its lovely petals. These were taken in April when it was in full bloom.







My mom and I found a gap in the flowers and we decided to stick our friendly feline Skittle in for a picture.

"Where the heck are you putting me?"



"I don't belong in there."



And then the panic sets in.

"Lemme go!!! Lemme go!!! Lemme go!!!"



"I hate you all."



If a cat doesn't want to do something, you cannot force them (unless of course you enjoy scratches on your face). Even the pincer bug didn't want its picture taken.



Farewell spring. I can't say the rain will be missed but the flowers sure will (except by Skittles).

Between the raccoons that ravage our gardens looking for grubs and the blue jays that drink the hummingbird food, we ought to have purchased a gun by now. Last week, the case to buy a gun was strengthened with a little visitor we had.



What's that?



A bird???



A WILD TURKEY!!!



He clucked around our yard for a while but if we got too close or too loud, he jumped the fence and was gone into the vineyard. I love where we live. The snakes are worth living with for the occasional wild turkey sighting.

I might possibly will cry.

Sunday night, I will be glued to the TV. Who cares about the critical chem final I have the next day? Lost takes precedence. I have four years to study chemistry but there is but one more night of Lost. I will chow down on leftover cake and ice cream. It will be epic.

I'm going to go insane.

31 days. 31 days. 31 days.

I decided to go easy on this month because I have so much happening. This month...

I have AP exams.
I turn 18.
I have finals.
I graduate.
Is the last month before I leave for Italy.

Here goes my resolutions!

...

Really, I tried. I can't think of anything I need to get done or anything I want to pressure myself into doing.

I guess there's no real resolutions this month. I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing and focus on reading, writing, school, and enjoying life.

I think I can do those things. And I have a feeling this is going to be a very, very good month.