Good morning existence! I don't have anything earth-shattering to report, except maybe the unfortunate return of some trite bad habits. I really do need to read more; writing in this thing, or really any academic work, really helps me remember just what an effect the right combinations of words can have on a person. Really, the biggest thing lately is the possibility of a decision on my future plans, but we all know those things are never definite. Either way, I'm in school for even longer now: another year until next December. And I plan on teaching certification following that. So, As of right now, I plan or becoming a biology teacher, more likely on the high school level. I guess as much as school and I never did perfectly mesh, I'll never escape it. But then again, that seems to be a disturbingly common pattern in my life. But then again, I becoming more intrigued every week with wine. Yes, wine of all things. And I really think one day it'd be great to open up my own winery. I've had my eyes set on California for a while now, which really is the wine capital of America, so it seems to be a culmination of a few life discoveries over the past couple years, with a little stretch.
So right now my great life plans include becoming a high school biology teacher who works at a winery over the summers for experience. After I've gained enough experience, saved up a little money, and when the right location presents itself, I'll go into business for myself. The key is, I hope to sell moderate-quality wine in large quantities taking advantage of the fact that a good many people, or all ages but especially the young, know very little of the stuff. I remember myself trying to decipher which would be perfect for myself and Jess, who like many young drinkers were looking for something light, sweet, and fruity. So I sell wine of that caliber, under some attractive name and title (like the "Relax" brand I've heard mentioned more and more often, or even like Bully Hill with their brightly-colored bottles and dry to sweet meter). I'll spell it all out that these wines are exactly what the uninformed wine drinker is looking for, and break apart a market the is far too dominated by insufficient alternatives like Arbor Mist. But, in addition, I'll have award-winning fine wines for the more advanced crowd willing to pay $30 - $50 a bottle for some really excellent wine. And hopefully I can integrate in the idea for a restaurant and a more laid-back Panera / Starbucks mix on the premises, or even just as a side project after my wine's success, but I guess we'll just see where things go.
As a side note, this semester has really rocketed by, and each week I find myself more and more shocked that 7 days have already passed. But, unlike most, I feel fairly prepared for its ending. I just need to get my shit together after writing this and finish all those physics labs I've been putting off for far too long. With the break ahead, though, I feel the lab TA won't mind having them suddenly dropped into his mailbox so late, needing to grade them far after he has expected. I'm stressing myself out slightly just thinking of it right now, so I can't write much else. In every other respect, this semester is ending not much worse off than it started. I'm doing very well in physics otherwise, and psychology, I'm getting a B in linear algebra, a C in my neurobiology lab.
Actually, it's pretty great how physics has worked out. He completely screwed up the exam and gave us all the wrong equations, but regardless, he screwed up grading it too, so everything canceled out and I received a (I feel) well-deserved second A. My spiritual readings have really come to a halt with these incomplete labs, as usually happens when I have school-work on my mind, but then again my ultimate goal was really to finish it by the end of my college experience, so I've bought myself some more time (no excuses after today though not to start to get back to it). So that's where I am, at least in the aspect that most dominate my life. More about Jess and recreational activities later, which maybe surprisingly have both been pleasantly commonplace. Wish me luck in juggling this day and getting back on top.
Drink: Peppermint Twist Latte at Starbucks Music: Pandora "The Weepies" station
