I rode today

First time in nearly two months. It was tough. I'm out of shape, and my right Achilles tendon won't stretch like it should. Makes cantering a damn sight harder than it was. It's not so bad at the trot, but it's pretty useless at the canter. I can't dig my heel in or lean towards the outside to help balance out the horse. I did jump some today, but I'm thinking I'm just going to have to take a step back and do some flatwork until the damn thing stretches out to normal.

Sold Charlie, too, which is really perfect timing. Even though I can now *ride* I wouldn't have been able to work with him. Like I said, right leg's pretty useless and I'm out of shape. I can't muscle around a 15 hand Quarter Horse, let alone a bigass tank of 17 hands like Charlie. He went to a good home, though. They're going to spoil him :]

Er, yeah. Haven't been doing anything "artistic" much. I've written some, but nothing that I feel like posting up here. I'm working on some plays. I've decided I want to go into theatre. It's nice, having a goal and a future now. I know most high school juniors don't have as clear an idea as I do. It's quite comforting. Now all I have to worry about is getting into a good university. I'm looking into Michigan, Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania. And Canada. Brother has a friend in Montreal that knows of some good liberal arts colleges up there.

I've also got a high school plan. I'm going to graduate early. Honestly, I wish I was a senior now. I'm ready to graduate. I guess it's because I've finally decided what I want to do and where I want to go, but high school seems like an inconsequential chore now. Senioritis, I guess you can call it. I don't know why I have to take Stats or Chemistry or Anatomy or English Composition or PreCal. I want to go into theatre and English Lit. How is any of the above listed going to prepare me for an English Lit majour with a minour in Theatre? If you have an answer, please tell.

Graduating early will also let me take some of my freshman courses at UAH, which is about 25 miles away. It'd be good to start off with the mandatory classes closer to home. I can get a feel for what college'll be like, before I go off up north.

I guess that sums everything up. I've definitely drifted away from photomanipulation, but I'll probably post some of my writing up every once in a while. Actually, I'm thinking of starting a blog for my short stories. Don't know. It depends on if I actually finish my short stories