You slapped your mother?!?!

Hey all,
Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve done an update; my life has been completely crazy. Since I’ve last written my Director’s Workshop has performed (it’s on youtube, you can watch it here if you want: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SkBV4CWMjA&feature=PlayList&p=65993DFE251EF6DE&index=8), and I’m already rehearsing for The Tempest.
I’m 18 now, YAY!!!! Not that it feels that different, tho I did go out and buy a lottery ticket and I won $1. WOOHOO!!!! It was exhilarating. And my birthday was incredibly fun! Very, very busy, but a bunch of my friends and I went out to dinner and it was delicious and very enjoyable. A great quote from the night went like this:
Bianca: Have you ever had those conversations where you just want to slap your mother?
*stunned silence*
Me: Um, even if I had, that's not really something most people would admit to. But it's hilarious and I'm totally putting it in my quote book!
Andi: OH! I did that one summer, and it was one of the most amazing, important decisions of my life!
Me: You slapped your mother?!?!?!?!
....No, she meant she started a quote book. But it reminded me of "You shoot Asian children?!?!" and I laughed.
I got some great presents, too, like a digital camera, a beautiful necklace, and a beta fish from my friends. They named it “Yahtzee”, which I think is quite clever and funny.
My mom visited for the weekend, which was really fun! And she brought me 4 pounds of Wisconsin cheese that my friends and I are enjoying very much. I’ve gotten to introduce a lot of people to their first Wisconsin cheese, and they are all appropriately impressed. It has made me realize just how much I know about cheese, and how completely useless that is unless you REALLY want to label yourself as the crazy hick Midwesterner.
Speaking of labels, “coasties” are called “hipsters” here, which I found interesting. However, because I am not always the brightest person in the world, while talking to someone FROM the East Coast (tho not a true “coastie”) who was explaining the term to me I said “oh, so a coastie?” and she was, mockingly, offended. Still, prolly not a good term to whip out….
I have tons of homework all the time, for example I have 1 final project, 2 papers, and at least one test next week. And that’s pretty regular. Which is why I haven’t written in a while.
I guess the only other really exciting thing to report is that I may join the Varsity Fencing Team. I really want to, but it’s a huge time commitment and I’d like to be able to eat, sleep, and study sometimes… the coach has already offered an option where I’d only come to practice twice a week, instead of the four times that is usually required, but even that conflicts with choir and/or work. So I’m not really sure what I’m gonna do.
I miss you all!!!
Domino