Last Accent

Bryn's recital was awesome.  Of course, I'm a biased big sister, but I heard other people say similar things about it, so my opinion must be right.  I especially loved seeing her in the Green Room getting ready for the event.

After the recital and talking to Bryn and my other family members and friends for a bit, I headed back to the Accent office to finish editing the last issue for this year.  It was a strange feeling to be at work tonight and know that I won't ever have to rush from orchestra on a Tuesday evening to get to the office and start working.

Ack, this year is really and truly coming to a close.  I remember the first Monday of the school year when Emily (the editor) and Emily (the photo editor) and I met in the office to discuss what we were going to be doing for the news section this year.  I was completely overwhelmed with having to get eight stories for the first issue without the help of the News Reporting class.  But somehow that issue came together, just like all the rest have throughout the rest of the year.  And now, suddenly, it's all over.  How does time go by so fast?  One summer day I'm reading a list of scheduled events that we will have to cover during the school year and then, all of a sudden here I am, just back home from my last night in the Accent office.

I'm really going to miss the fun and camaraderie of hanging out (and yes, working too) with the staff.  I think part of what made it so much fun was that most of the staff are journalism majors and, while I knew all their names before working on the Accent, I actually got to know them by being in a room together for hours each week.  I know I won't miss the stress of working with the News Reporting class or trying to find writers for last-minute articles or doing deadline writing myself if no writers could be found, but I'll definitely miss the people.  Emily, Katie, Adrienne, Emily, Stefan, Aimee, Matt, Aimee and Mr. Lale (and other staff members who occasionally dropped by the office), thanks for all the memories you've given me of a great year as a newspaper-creation team.  It's been an awesome experience!

Recital-dress shopping

Traditionally, my least favourite item of clothes to shop for has been dresses. (Well, that's not actually true...it's probably my second-least favourite). But today I agreed to go shopping with Bryn to look for recital dresses. I'm not that fond of shopping in general (unless it's for books), but I can get in the mood for it once in awhile. Today was one of those times. We found myriads of dresses, most of them not exactly the kind you would want to wear for a senior violin recital. We did have a fun time going through Dillard's and J.C. Penny's dress sections, picking several out, and trying them on though.
Here's the synopsis of our shopping trip. Actual items bought: two. Both were bought by Bryn and neither were dresses. But all in all, it was a fun afternoon and I decided that dress shopping is actually more fun than I previously thought. I might even try it again in the near future.

Also, this is worth watching. I really wish I'd known about it before my debate on Wednesday. It would have fit perfectly with my position.