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burnout

I know I just wrote you a day ago, but I'm feeling a bit inspired. I also wanted to share some of a beautiful draft I wrote last month that was never posted for some reason. I have been on the verge of tears all day, out of stress over an assignment. college sucks sometimes, man. as much as I value my unusual education these past couple years, I have found myself to be horribly unprepared to jump back in to the traditional school structure. how I wish I had learned to take effective notes and manage my time more efficiently in high school. just bought a burnout relief herbal supplement from whole foods. hope it works.

dear blog, i have returned. i know it has been far too long but I don't really feel bad about it. that's not what this is about after all.  i write to you now as a college student. it has been almost two weeks since i moved in. eleven nights. it has been unbearably hot. i've only been able to sleep under my blanket maybe three times. when it's hot everything feels like it moves more slowly. like there is a lag when i try to move my body through the heat.  it feels like i've done so much in this short time i have been here. ear piercings, parties, auditions, climbing gyms, target runs, movie nights. and just as much time has been spent in my room. i think the endless possibilities to make friends accidentally gave me the go-ahead to not try, comforting myself with the idea that i would end up making friends eventually. and i have, just not in the ways i was anticipating.  there are moments when i forget i'm at college, sometimes when i've been off campus for ...