Mother Would Be Proud

It's the eve before spring semester begins and I must say, I am surprised. I'm feeling anxious. Not nervous or excited, but anxious. I don't know what the semester will bring, but I've already made some fantastic steps just today.

• I dyed (part of) my hair red. Not my whole head and not a vibrant, bright red, but the underneath part is now red to some extent. I like it a lot. I've always wanted to do it and it didn't turn out disastrous. I'm sure my mother will be less than thrilled, but she doesn't have to see it until I come home.
  
• I am now a photographer for the Daily Gamecock! If you're not familiar with USC campus life, the Daily Gamecock is the school newspaper at the University of South Carolina. I haven't actually done anything yet, but my first meeting is tomorrow. I'm very excited about this, you have no idea.
• I'm in the midst of starting a photography group on Facebook to effectively cater to my friends' and acquaintances' needs for nice looking pictures, be it to promote recitals, headshots, or just a new default picture. This is purely for the joy of taking pictures of my friends and allowing myself to get some good field experience. The only roadblock I've encountered is that I don't know what to call it. While I figure I'll be shooting primarily musicians (as most of my friends are music majors), I don't want to narrow it to only that. The title says it all, really. It needs to be memorable, elegant, and not totally cryptic. I really like Ars Nova Photography. While it is a stylistic period in music of the Middle Ages (this is how I found it), it's Italian for "new art" or "new technique". Digital photography is a new technique and new art form, in relation to more traditional forms of art like painting or sculpting. I'm going to sleep on it I think.
  

I actually think I'm going to enjoy all of my classes this semester. I'm taking:

• Speech
• Intro to Econ
• Psych of Marriage (don't ask me why)
• Journalism Writing
• Graphic Production (Journalism)
  
• University Band

My primary objective is to get my Life Scholarship back and that can only be done by getting a cumulative GPA of 3.0 this year. I'm teetering at a 2.75 right now and it's taunting me. My frame of mind is leading me to believe I might actually enjoy learning this semester (gasp!) and for that my momma would be proud.