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So far 2009 hasn't been very good to me, as you might have noticed from my infrequent posting. I mean it hasn't been TERRIBLE. No one I know got sick and died, and I'm not suffering from severe bouts of depression. It just hasn't been a great year so far. But it's only March, and I must confess that I retain high hopes for the remainder of the year, both academically and socially.

Here's a few things 2009 has brought to me:

- An amazing New Years experience in Pasadena
- A visit from my friend Matt
- A "romantic fling" (I use these words VERY loosely...) And no Dad, the reason I haven't been calling isn't because I have a boyfriend.
- My R1B Comp. Lit. class studying The Art of Anticlimax

As well as few things I look forward to:

- Returning home for Spring Break!
- A 4 day visit from Arthur :D Hooray!
- Improving in my ESPM 60 class... I have high hopes!
- Performance of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" in Zellerbach Hall with UC Chorus
- The end of Lent, for which I gave up Cinnamon Toast Crunch... we'll be together soon my love!

And finally, all my trials and tribulations:

- Ridiculous drama resulting from aforementioned New Years in Pasadena
- CALCULUS. I don't want to talk about it. Seriously. This means you Mom and Dad when I'm home next week!
- Getting rejected from dorm housing for next year and looking for a place to live other than People's Park...

I recently changed my Facebook status to read, "Jackie is done waiting for the 2nd chance that isn't coming. I'm living for today." I know it's a bit late for New Year's resolutions, and I'm usually not a fan of them, but I'd have to say this is my goal for the rest of the year. I am so sick of living in the past, complaining about all the mistakes I've made instead of fixing the source of the problems. Everyone has slip-ups on the road to self-improvement, and I don't expect to completeley extinguish all sense of nostalgia and the ocassional twinge of regret that colors my day-to-day life. I'm simply making a concentrated effort to be proactive and take the steps necessary to improve my current situation. Again, I have high hopes.

Two years ago I placed this image from PostSecret on my MySpace page. At the time, I was going through some huge changes in my life, but I truly believed that I could improve my situation.