Y'know what really pisses me off? People who think they know what I want more than I do.

So yes, I'm really pissed off right now because not only did my drawing teacher give me a crappy grade for stuff that shouldn't even matter, he has the gall to wanna use a bunch of my pictures for an art show anyway. One that would last into the end of the next fall semester. So, I ended up having to let it slip that... I don't plan on coming back for the fall semester, so I wouldn't be able to get my pictures back if he took them. WELL, THAT TURNED A FEW EYES. And by that, I mean the entire freakin' room of people all crowded around and ganged up on me, like "OMG STAAAAY IN COLLLEEEEGGEE~" That, and the ones that weren't talking were giving me looks like I'd just bit the head off their first infant child. I kid you not.

They didn't stop to think that GOSH, maybe I've been planning this out for a while? MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, I *GASP!* have some good REASONS for making that choice?!
(I won't get into them here, it's a lot of nasty shisno to explain... I will say this though, they pulled something really sneaky and underhanded on me, and now I'm in an even bigger mess of a debt than before...)


And the worst part is... I just KNOW that by saying I was dropping out here, I'm gonna get people commenting that I SHOULD stay in this hellhole.

You know what got me into this huge mess to begin with? Everyone and their grandma pressuring me constantly about how I OHMIGAW HAAAAD to go to college, or else I'D OFFICIALLY PHAIL AT LIIIFE~ Guess what? I went to college. AND I STILL PHAIL AT LIFE. >:B That's why I'm going to take time off and learn how to freakin' take care of myself before I even try to move out again. And even if I do go back to college, I'm going for a two-year place, because I'm sick to death of this school system that I've loathed since day 1.

So when Thursday rolls around? I'll be out of here. No more stressing out about how I'm gonna eat for the next day, no more loneliness and isolation, and being kept away from the one I love, no more crappy-ass little dorm rooms to pay out the nose for, no more worrying about homework or tests, or if I could pay off my debts or register for classes in time... And no more of any of that aforementioned stuff to keep me from doing what I love the most! Goodbye, shitty money-leeching school, and good riddance!

The moral of the story: Don't make huge life-altering decisions just because people tell you to. If you're going to go to college, go because YOU want to. Me, I never wanted to go in the first place, but I buckled under the pressure and NOW look where I am...

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On a lighter note...
I would like to thank Caitlin, for keeping me sane during my stay here. I couldn't thank her enough for all that she's done for me. Caitlin, if you're reading this right now, I want you to know that you're a great friend, and I'll come back to visit you whenever I can.

...And by that I mean the ones made by ~DoodlesandDaydreams and I, since they basically go together. I'm putting them here so people can read them in order without having to hop around too much. :3