I'm officially registered for college classes.  My grant has been approved and accepted by the school.  Tuition is paid, and I have money for books.

For the first time in nearly six years.  ^^;

Classes start on January 12th, 2010.  I'm taking three classes to start with, see how well I can handle those before I lump anymore onto my plate. 

The classes themselves?

1. French I - Tuesday and Thursday 6:00pm-7:55pm.
2. Composition I - Wednesday 6:00pm-8:55pm
3. History of Music: Rock - Friday 6:00pm-8:55pm

You'll notice that I'm taking all evening classes.  ^^ I'm not a morning person. Or an afternoon person, for that matter.  I am at my most awake, alert and enthusiastic in the eveningtime... and the key to my being successful this time around will be keeping my focus.  I am setting up a meeting with a counselor so I can see about changing my major from Liberal Arts to Pre-Law, or even see about getting my Paralegal certification.  There's a possibility that I might take some art classes at some point, but ... I don't know about that.  I miss painting a lot, but if I took it up again... I'd have nowhere to go where I could do my painting.

I'm excited about the History of Music class.  I think that one will be a lot of fun. I took 'Understanding Music' the first time I did the whole college thing, and it was the most valuable class I've ever taken.  I don't think I've ever enjoyed a class more or learned quite as much from any other class.  French shouldn't be all that hard, as I studied it from the time I was in kindergarten until I was a sophomore in high school.  I need a foreign language credit and I didn't feel like taking Italian, Spanish or German.  I'll do what I know, that way I can be assured the classwork won't get the best of me.  I wanted to take Creative Writing, but I'm told that I need to take Comp I and Comp II before I can enter that class.  So, that's what I'm doing. 

I'm actually getting my shit together.  The apocalypse just might be nigh. ^^;

The month of October is going to be one whirlwind of a ride.

Saturday, October 3rd 2009 - Mono and Masarati.  Both are Japanese noise/rock bands ... I'm going more to chat up the hot chick that plays bass for Mono than I am for their music. XD

Wednesday, October 14th 2009 - The Mars Volta.  I am so excited about going to see this band ... I think that I just might explode.  I start flailing and babbling like an idiot whenever I think about it.  I cannot fucking wait to see this band in concert!!

Wednesday, October 21st 2009 - Dethklok and Mastodon.  Exactly a week after my mind has been blown by The Mars Volta, Brendon Small and Mastodon come rolling into town to have raeptiemz with my ears.  It will be brutal. It will be awesome.  I am considering wearing corpse paint.

Thursday, October 29th 2009 - 2ndfastest arrives for Youmacon. And Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be spent at said con being a silly fangirl and putting on the Dethpanel with my friend Bekki.  I might go and see a band called Disrhythmia on Saturday night as well. All depends on what's going on and who else is goin'. XD

Yeah. It's gonna be a good month.

A little more than a week ago, I had the pleasure of having the always lovely otherhazards as a guest.  She was on her way to MA and was kind enough to stop by Michigan for an evening so we could laugh and giggle and be silly in general.  She was only able to stay one night, and I was kinda bummed at first ... but it's actually good she went when she did. 

The day after she left, I found these branches in the middle of the driveway... exactly where she'd parked her van.  They would've, in a nutshell, FUCKED the van up ROYALLY.  They were too heavy to pick up, and too big to put in the 'yard waste' bin, so I just dragged them to the side of the driveway and am planning on leaving them there. 

( Have a look! )

The website of the gay porn studio!!  These guys have their studio in the same building as the Rock'n'Roll Loft...

I've met both Rocko AND Cuban. They're nice guys ... and as I see now, EXTREMELY well endowed. XD

It's both disturbing and amusing.  It's also hardcore, so NSFW by any means.

ThugSeduction

Enjoy, ladies. XD

Manos me recuerdo solamente a ti te odio yo ya me voy!"

You said it, Cedric. You said it nine times. 

I've been getting lots of inquiries as to how things are going over here, but unfortunately for the moment I have nothing new and exciting to report.  We're playing the waiting game, as one often does when dealing with the government.  My buddy's spirits have been up! He has hope for the future, and that's all I could really ask for.  He's frustrated because there's nothing we can do but sit and wait at the moment, but he at least knows that the waiting will be worth it in the end. 

I hope. =.=

I'm going to take a moment to talk about the Rock'n'Roll Loft.  A friend of mine found the place on Craigslist and moved in there about a month ago, he's got an insane amount of space to work with and pays barely anything in terms of rent.  Soon, other friends signed up for spaces in this giant building... so now, it's pretty much populated with a group of musicians who are also best friends.  There are a few other residents in the place, but all of them are cool with the idea of the guys jamming out at 4am.  In fact, they'd love to come and jam WITH them.  

Describing this place with words is kinda difficult. It has to be seen to be believed. There is SO MUCH space!  My friend Al moved into an upstairs unit last weekend and his place has a total of 14 couches in it... but it looks sparsely furnished and nearly empty. Almost all of those couches turn into hide-a-beds, too.  The owner/renovator of the building is a bit of a pack-rat, and when he finds decent furniture he brings it back and puts it in his empty lofts.  I found out Al and his roomie Vinnie actually had to REMOVE a shitload of furniture in order to be able to move around. 

Other weird factoids about this place:

1) In each loft, there is a giant painting or mural of naked chicks. Allegedly done by a previous resident, who was an artsy-fartsy type. 
2) A successful gay porn studio is located on the ground floor.  I've been in the place, lots of different "sets" to work with... and soundproofing up the wazoo. Literally.
3) Large parts of the place used to be an eyeglass factory, there are leftover posters from designer frame manufacturers and old discarded lenses laying around everywhere. Not to mention other large eyeglass-making equipment.
4) There are hidden passages and concealed staircases all over the place.  So much so that it's ... a little unnerving, actually.
5) Ancient, out-of-tune pianos are also scattered around everywhere.

And those are just thew things that spring to mind immediately.  There's lots more weird shit like that goin' on at the Rock'n'Roll Loft.  The next time I'm down there, I'm going to attempt to take some pictures. This place has to be seen to be believed.  Even after you see it, you might not believe it. I still have trouble, and I've slept there several times.  

Good Things are on the horizon, there.  Everyone feels it.  I'm glad to be a part of the madness. XD 'Cuz when you boil it all down, it really is madness. But a beautiful madness. 

I'm off! To do what,  I don't know. Maybe write. Yeah. I'll try that out for awhile.