sometimes i sit with eyes unfocused and stare into the future, wondering what or who is heading my way. this time last year i had no idea the memories, relationships, and challenges that were in store for me. within the past 300 some odd days i've met some people that are becoming irreversibly important to me, and what a beautiful surprise that is. i've been hurt and let down, and from that have learned a little more about the many shades of me. i've found some semblance of a professional hidden within this sometimes silly, easily distractable girl who is finally starting to see herself as a woman. i've had a lot of sleepless nights, some due to school and some debauchery, but i don't know anyone in their right mind who'd ever want to sleep those moments away. those moments: the kind that string together a priceless thread that weaves together experiences i could never have expected. and i say priceless not because they were extravegant or flashy or 'high class', but because they were real and they meant something to me. so if so much meaning could make it's way into one measily year, i wonder what life has in store for me in the next one. and, like a kid on the eve of her 10th birthday, i can't wait.