Day one of finals is over. My Geography final took half an hour... and I am done with that class forever. Thank goodness. I like geography, but I hated that class.

I got my take-home Spanish final done and had to sit through a 2-hour creepy Spanish movie because the professor takes university rules way too seriously. But it's ok, because I don't have to take Spanish again until next spring, and I won't ever have to take another Spanish lit. class.

Tomorrow I have no finals. I'm giving a tour in the morning and then doing some Christmas shopping. I have not done any shopping yet. It's going to be sad to see all my money go... haha.

Anyway... now I just have to finish my LCT paper and take my Media Law and Reporting II finals (which will pretty much be the same final). I hate that every semester has involved my last final being at 8am Tuesday. Whatever... I'm not necessarily in that big a rush to go home. I definitely can't wait though.

It's weird to think that after Tuesday I'll be exactly half done with college. 3 semesters down, only 3 more to go. This semester went sooo quickly, but last year feels like it was ages ago. I guess the beginning of the semester kind of feels like it was a long time ago... which is weird considering it feels like it went so fast.

Another thing that's weird is how different I feel. As the year goes I don't notice it so much, but whenever I stop and look back just a few months I find that I've changed so much. It's all for the better though, which is good. I feel much more confident and quite a bit more responsible... at least over myself. I'm finally starting to prioritize and manage my time better, and I'm learning just how much I'd rather be involved than have a lot of free time. I'm getting better at not letting things bother me, and when they do I let them go much faster. I think more about my actions, and I really try to think before I speak. I'm getting better at demanding attention and respect... except with my family... though that's pretty much hopeless for the next 20 years or so. I'm also having a lot more fun. I've learned the comfort of a good conversation. I've learned to respect the things others do for my benefit. I've learned I will need to know how to cook next year because I can't stand the cafeteria food anymore.

I don't know. I guess I just feel more grown up. At least while I'm here, where others treat me like I'm more grown up.

I do have a new pet-peeve though. I hate the excuse, "I didn't remember because I wasn't really listening when you asked me to." That one's really insulting.

Overall though, I think I'm very happy with the changes of the last few months.