Ah youth, you have flown by so quickly...

Youth. In one year I will legally be a young adult. But does the word 'young' permit us to act like kids every now and again, does it mean we are still immature in parts and can laugh when makes 'yo' mamma' jokes? Or does it do the opposite? I am ambivalent to the idea of turning 18, not because of the responsibility or any of that, but more so the expectation that I will release all things childish in me and move on. It's like the title will strip all that is immature in me which I don't want to lose. A lot of people would say that I am immature while others say I am mature. I like that stance in the middle, my immaturity defines me while my maturity allows me to create, inspire and love. I don't want to lose that because I will lose my identity...

Now on to a different subject, I have turned 17. I did so on the 4th of January. It was rather pleasant as I just got money to buy DVD's and other miscellaneous objects. I bought:
Dvd's:
Kill Bill I
Kill Bill II
Jim Henson's 'The Dark Crystal'
Jim Henson's 'The Labyrinth'
The Brothers Grim
Zoolander
Books:
Book II and III in the Bartimaeus Trilogy

With the left over money and other money I've been saving up I was going to purchase the entire collection of Miyazaki films. As in Studio Ghibli. There are now 9 of these and I've seen 6 of them and I adore them, for the plots, artwork and music. But they are like $30 each so I changed my mind and I will purchase them when I get a job after the yr 12 exams. So instead I looked around ebay and other places for ideas while also browing art on DeviantArt and I noticed that a wonderful artist Marlene Freimanis had updated with a new piece of art, http://thegirlinthebigbox.deviantart.com/art/biPolar-74173268, done in Prismacolor art Markers. So Dad and myself began searching Ebay for some. Australia doesn't stock them readily so we found a person in America selling a set of 48 for $100. I got them two days ago and I love them.

I haven't been doing much recently which is why I haven't updated. I finished my first video game, Jade Empire, on Tristan's Xbox 360. I was pretty proud cause I never play video games. I liked the game. It was easy and I liked the oriental-ness.

House Music is going to kill me. Firstly we are having issues deciding what musical to do, I want to do Seussical but Marty thinks it'll be too hard and wants to do Footloose. I agree that the music is hard but I love the musical so much. This year we have to do so much extra work, choreography, an extra song and sets. GAH! Hopefully it'll all come together in the end. But for now I just have to organise the first meeting -dread-.

Sarah

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