Hello--*sees fire* Fire! *dives* Time to play Hestia! Oh, should probably... *snags plate of food* *dumps it in* There we go. Never did that before... Wow, food steams a lot when it's burning. It probably has a lot of water in it. 

Anyway, firebug weirdness aside, hello again! I joined an ongoing art/writing contest and my first ski lodge, although said ski lodge has yet to go anywhere because a few people who reserved never posted their charrie sheets. But I'm keeping it topped, so hopefully something will happen. 

(Edit: you don't have to read any of the following, I just ramble on forever about nothing consequential)

School! It's school. Not bad, I guess. We had a Winter Solstice party for which I made dragons and gave a slideshow presentation from history class, which was stressful and not entirely satisfying but still okay. Before that was just classes and annoying people with minor germophobia hovering in the background. I'm getting A's and B's, lucky me. It's a little boring? I chose not to take physics, which I'm starting to wonder about, but I have enough homework to keep me staying up an hour or two later than I should every night (although that's because I always procrastinate for a few hours before I get anything done). I wonder if my teachers remember that I live an hour and a half away from school. I've heard that teachers in general all assume that you as a student are extremely interested in their class and invested in the subject and putting all of your time and effort into that class and that class alone. It certainly seems to be the case sometimes, which would make it very difficult if you're taking a lot of classes. Which I am not, by most standards. Because I go to an unusual school. And I'm starting to notice the terrifying, uncharted future after school lying in wait as I am pulled on a conveyer belt towards it.

I've been reading a lot of webcomics and watching a lot of videos in my free time, and while hiding from my parents' lives intruding on my own. So far, the break has been full of more parties and social visits to and from friends and family than I planned. Specifically, I planned every day to be quiet, with exactly zero events, visits or requirements, a relaxing time to make, wrap, give and get presents and catch up on homework, drawing and Internet stuff while everything else just took care of itself.

But nope. 

The day after my school's party, we hosted our own Christmas party, which I had forgotten about and hid from. The next day was better, but still frenzied, being Christmas Eve. Christmas Day I received a pair of books that put me into a weird, awful mood that lasted all the way into the day after and caused me to skip lunch when both of my parents had specifically asked me to come. There was regret later, when I walked into the kitchen after my mom had gone to drive my grandparents home and found my place still set. Yesterday was a surprise all-day visit to the next state over to see my other grandparents, which was alternately awkward and boring, and today will have been the only day I got what I expected.

Gah I'm talking your ear off about my dumb problems and you barely know me, I'll stop now, sorry~