Fall

The sun is out, though its starting to cool. Its been getting increasingly cooler here, and mornings for me are becoming more and more difficult. I'm already having to use the defrost on my car to get to school. However, everyday as I leave school I'm sitting in my car sweating, wondering why I ever needed the heat on that morning. I'm dreading when my car will really start icing over and I'll have to get up earlier to scrape it every day. Though, I am eagerly awaiting the colors of fall, despite the fact it means that winter will follow soon in its trail. I was late to school Friday, luckily it was one of the few days I didn't have a meeting (and lucky for me I have a free period first). In my defense, this is only my first time to be late, though I've cut it pretty close before.

I'm struggling in my spanish class. Its just constantly so much work that I struggle to keep up with it, and I'm getting frustrated with the constant tests. I have two tests on Monday (how that's going to work, I have no idea?), another on Tuesday, and another on Wednesday. And its not as if they're easy small ones either, they're all long and difficult. The other day he handed out an article and told us to read it, and that the next day we were to give a 2-minute speech that we make up on the spot. Now, we've done these speeches numerous times over the past two years, but usually we're supposed to write it or plan it beforehand and memorize it. So come classtime on Wednesday when we were all supposed to give our speeches, I was superbly annoyed to notice that half of my classmates had written out full speeches. About 3 or 4 of my classmates besides myself did what he actually asked, and I felt like I got punished for it. First of all, there were about 5 people who just didn't go at all when their names were called, and the rest had memorized speeches. So out of the people who actually spoke, mine was definitely the worst. He called me "una bomba". I'm frustrated, because at least I tried, unlike some of my classmates, and I actually was brave enough to try it without writing it before, unlike everyone else. So me and the 3-4 other people who did it right are all mad.

Later today Dad is going with me to Guitar Center in Nashville where I'm going to start looking at electric guitars! I decided I really wanted one a couple of weeks ago, and have been doing research on some ever since. There was this one on ebay that you have no idea how mad I am for not bidding on it. It was beautiful, barely used, and about 500 dollars cheaper than usual. Above all, I can't find it anywhere. I've looked it up online, and it doesn't exist in that color anymore. I was able to track down one picture, but thats it.
Isn't it beautiful? I want it so badly =[. Also, after I'd already missed the ebay for this one, I found another one that I also loved (though not quite as much). I actually bid on that one, and lost by a dollar in the frantic last 10 second bidding, which was really disappointing. But dad wanted to take me to an actual guitar store so I could hold some and see how they feel. I think that ultimately I'll probably just end up buying one on ebay because you can find brand new ones for half the price of retail stores, but it will still be nice to actually try some out.

Lindsey, one picture is not a substitute for two weeks worth of updates!