Jess almost forgot about her obligation to blog here today

It's not that I forgot it was Monday. My whole day has been revolving around the fact that it is Monday, January 3, but when planning my (horrendously packed) schedule, I did not leave time to write this post.

But I have a short break right now, so I can write.

How are all of you? How's 2011 been treating you?

This week doesn't really have a theme. I was going to go the stupid and expected route by saying that we all should tell about our New Year's Resolutions, but no. It's kind of a theme-less week. But, I'd love to hear just life updates. How's your life going right now?

Mine is unbelievably stressful. One of the biggest projects of the year is due on Wednesday, but I have to finish it tonight because I won't have my computer at my dad's house. Even though I didn't believe my teacher when she first told me, I now realize that the project category that I chose is indeed the most difficult. I'm doing a documentary on the censorship of books in schools. And while fascinating, this project is taking FOREVER to get done.

In my Music class we have to do a musical performance. Basically, we have to sing (or play) a song in front of the class. I have a really small class (only eight people) so singing in front of others won't be a problem. The song that I chose is Boxcar Blood by Alan Lastufka and Luke Conard. I really need to practice it. I never would've considered singing that song before, but for some reason it seemed like a good idea, so I chose it. My friend Will, who I didn't know was a nerdfighter before I started Music with him, is singing Legends of Archery by Driftless Pony Club. I'm performing last, he's performing first. So, yeah, my class's performances are a DFTBA sandwich :)

In addition to my history project, this week is also stressful because it is course selection week. In years past, this week was never a huge deal, because it was always just a choice between whether or not you wanted to be in the Gifted versions of classes. But because I'm going to the high school next year, it is insane. My high school is absolutely huge, and the size of a small university. Tomorrow morning, I'm going to a meeting where teachers explain all of the different courses that we can take. It will take TWO HOURS. Then we'll get a packet with all of the different courses on them, with some very small descriptions. These packets are over 100 pages long. YEAH.

So, Jessland is Stressland right now.

(Oh, and I also got chosen to be part of a YouTube collab channel called FiveTeenVloggers. You should check us out.)

Annica, I'll read you tomorrow!