Much to do, little time to do it.

Alright, so this is bound to be a long one.

First and foremost: Appalachia Service Project.

Let me say that when I heard I was going to be digging a 20-inch-deep trench for a waterline, all the way up a mountain, it sounded impossible. Turns out it's even harder than it sounds.

This was seriously the most grueling service work I've ever done. Ask any of the people at my work site- slamming the Mexican back-hoe through solid rock is very very exhausting. We managed to get about 75 yards or so done. Not too bad. Here's my crew:

Though he's not in this picture, let the record show Atch was at our work site for day two. The dude in back between Annie M. and David is Josh- the guy whose house we were working on. I really hope that this guy gets running water soon. Say a prayer for him.

Also, can you believe that the year is almost over? Seems like yesterday that I was becoming a junior. And here we are with mere weeks left in school. This weekend is prom, next weekend my sister is moving to DC and we've got a bazillion AP's, the weekend after that is something (I truly can't remember what), and if I did my math right, we're at memorial day, and then SUMMER! Okay, so that sounds way more logical and exciting in my head. Just deal with it.

And to depart, I want to share lyrics from a song I heard on the radio that I had forgotten about. It's by Oasis, a British band headed by two brothers who hit it big in the 90s- ever heard of Wonderwall? This song, however, tops Wonderwall. It's called "Don't Look Back in Anger." Download it.

Slip inside the eye of your mind/Don't you know you may find/A better place to play?/You said that you've never been/But all the things that you've seen/Slowly fade away...

There's much more, and the melody is incredibly catchy. Also fun for those of you who play instruments- piano and guitar are big in this one.

That'll do it for me, kids. Live big, stay classy.