Diploma and Rejection

I've discovered that if it were possible to void my current high school diploma, I could get a new one in a few hours. There is an option of a take home set of worksheets that will grant you a diploma. Not a GED, not a certificate, a genuine diploma. Seems to make the question as to why the United States is behind in education internationally.

I'll give an example of the type of questions they would ask you on this sheet. Mind you its two to three pages at most.

36+ -36= __

The answer will surprise you.

Its zero.

_____ is exploring new areas outside the solar system. (Voyager or The Moon)

I was surprised to discover that the moon has actually remained in a generally fixed location in space since the dawn of human history.

Besides that I got my first rejection letter from college. Columbia denied me. I'm not even surprised about how little that bothers me. I really prefer many of the other schools I applied to. I should be hearing from the others soon.

Jenny returned. Its going to be fun with her around again :)

Music follows me, making me think of her. Its infectious really.

I'm excited for Tuesday. I'll see some friends, have a cool class...

I feel strange. Something about the passing of time feeling slower when I wait. I hope the summer won't be too short. It suddenly shrunk beyond imagining.

But I'm in a ridiculously good mood.