urn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:etoile1588etoile1588etoile1588etoile15882008-10-06T14:27:40Zurn:lj:scribbld.com:atom1:etoile1588:469First Entry2008-10-06T14:27:40Z2008-10-06T14:27:40ZI suppose I should open this entry with a little bit about myself.<br />I attend college at the University of Maryland and I work at the movie theatre on campus. I'm an English major, and I am learning to knit (slowly, but surely.)<br />I miss my dogs, Tess and Noel, terribly, and if I could find away to hide two large dogs in my teeny on-campus apartment, I would.<br />I love being at school, but I can't help missing the quiet simplicity of my hometown, and how peaceful my house is at night.<br />I love to travel; my first trip abroad was to London in 6th grade with my parents, and I've been hooked ever since. The summer after my freshman year of high school, I went on a class trip to Paris, and I have continued my travels to Rome, Florence, Nice, Provence, Barcelona, and the Costa Brava, as well as a driving tour of Ireland with my parents. The trip to Ireland was the best vacation of my life, and I cannot wait to go back.<br />I am a literature enthusiast, with aspirations to become a novelist, hence my English major. I am currently taking a very intriguing class on Tolkien, as well as a class on Shakespeare, both of which I adore. My other two classes, Astronomy and Philosophy, are to fill University wide requirements, but aren't too terrible.<br />That about brings us up to today, I suppose.<br />This morning, my alarm didn't go off, so I missed Astronomy.<br />My boss didn't create a schedule for work this week, and she is out sick, so it is quite possible that the movie theatre will be in shambles for the next several days.<br />Boy troubles continue to plague me.<br />I wish that I could say that I'm blissfully happy, and that everything seems to be working out well. Unfortunately, that is not the case.<br />But I know that things will improve once I get some things sorted out. Time heals all wounds, as they say.<br />I'll do my best to keep this journal from being whiny and depressing; after all my life isn't particularly horrible. It's actually quite nice most of the time.<br />But there will be days, as I'm sure you all know from experience.<br />Thanks for reading,<br />L