the dropout diaries

week one-whered everybody go?

ive been anticipating it for a while now. mentally preparing and conjuring up plans for when the unfathomable would occur-when i would stray from the unstrayable path that had been instilled in me ever since i could remember, take time off, and have no idea of what i was going to do. when winter break would end and the majority of my friends would return to their snowy east coast homes to start their second semesters at school. when, in my worst nightmares, i would start the journey that would inevitably lead me to becoming one of those thirty year olds who still lives on their parents couch.

finally, this past monday, the big day came. i woke up to Facebook statuses upon Facebook statuses about snow and gearing up for the first day of classes. to my surprise, i couldn’t have been more content with waking up to a beautiful seventy-five degree day with no plans and not a care in the world. i went for a walk that, in the movie of my life, would pretty much look identical to disney’s zippity doo da and thought of things i wanted to do that day-grocery shopping.

in the attempts of learning to become more “adult” while im home, i spent my day scouring NINE super markets for the best deals on necessities like ketchup and hummus and diet coke. in hindsight, the cost of gas probably outweighed my bargains however, forty eight cans of diet coke for under fifteen dollars is pretty impressive if you ask me. i also got to park next to la’s infamous angelyne.

the rest of the week seemed to fly by. lots of walking, lots of exploring new shops and restaurants in la, lots of work, lots of reading, LOTS of starbucks, and lots of movie watching. i guess well just have to wait and see how week two goes! :o

so i had this idea…

i dont think ive mentioned it on here before, so heres the dealio; for the past year and a half i attended a performing arts conservatory on the east coast. around the time of this past thanksgiving i decided to leave school, move back home, and do god knows what with my life. at first i was extremely freaked out about this, especially because my parents have always stressed the importance of staying in school and on track, but a lot of that anxiety has, thankfully, subsided with the support of pretty much all of my friends and family. as of now i have tons of ideas, no concrete plans, and am hoping the time off will help me realize what my next step will be. 

now that the majority of my friends, and those i hang out with most often, have gone back to school, i thought it might be fun to keep track of my time at home on here once and a while in posts titled “the dropout diaries” :]

does this sound interesting to you guys? let me know!

xx