Holiday time again

Just stopping by to say I'm off for Christmas break until sometime in early January. I feel like I haven't been too active on here lately, but I'm so ready for a good break. The pros and cons of being out of school never cease to amaze me

I really do have a lot to look forward to this break. I'll finally be able to spend time with my boyfriend without eying my binder and watch (well I'm usually done with studying before we see each other, but I did cut it close this weekend. Stupid finals), and I can hopefully start sleeping late again. I think Christmas will be better this year too, and I cannot wait for that ham

Best of all, I think my grades will end up more decent than I thought. I almost failed my statistics class (I failed 2 of the 3 tests, but the final counts double and she replaces half of it with your lowest test grade. I got 170 points on my final, halfing to an 85, so I made a B on 2 tests and a B in the class), and I think I finally managed to get enough for some A's in my English classes. Now I'm just worried about geology (I don't know if I mentioned this to many on here, but there were these two people who sat behind me and talked a lot. I think my studying will benefit me for the final, but if I make a C in that class, I blamed those bitches...and I hope they fall in a dark hole and never get out. Oh, they're education majors, by the way I may not like children, but I know they deserve better teachers than them). I have the final today (very shortly from now. Wish me luck^^), so we'll see how it goes.

But enough with all of that. I have to go now, and I hope all of you have an amazing break.

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Feature
The following feature is for the winners of my Hope at the End of the World contest, hosted by WrittenLegacy (it was also open in Student-Showcase, but no one entered anything).

I think this is probably one of my favorite pieces. It reminded me so much of my boyfriend and me because we've stargazed a few times (it's too cold for him now, but we'll probably do it more this spring and summer, if the bugs don't carry us off). Neither of us know as many stars as the Eagle Scout in the piece, but we do have just as much fun as these characters while we're out there.

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Before The End Of The Worldthe halfed decayed newspaper said it all
we'd be englufed in fire
our sweet little world would fall
I found it in a gutter
as I made the walk to his door
he'd said we'd spend our last moments together
and every bit after that
if there was truly anything more
after the end of the world
he pulled out his lighter
and watched the flame flicker
his burning eyes turned on me  
"is this really how you want to go?"
charred with the mass
no time for a final gasp
and this world around you is reduced to ash?
I shook my head
"i'll take my fate as is"
if you promise to hold my hand
we won't face it alone
and I swear we'll smile
as the fiery wind blows
minutes had passed
we knew destiny was closing in
I took his arms  
and we tried to relax
but his face flushed
it was too much
he couldn't stand to wait
my boy pulled out a knife
he begged to get it done with
he deplored me to slice
slice away the last minutes
slice away and escape my fate
die with him before the end of the world
d The End of the WorldI wake up and get off my cot.
I found this in the ruins of the military base I grew up by.
I throw on the tattered remains of some clothes I pulled off some poor soul who didn't make it.
My little girl stirs in her bed. It's so hard to keep faith with her injuries threatening to take her.
As I leave my shack I see a beautiful sight.
She came over to me and offered me food.
I have been searching for her ever since the Sonic Pulse went off.
I had hoped she had not gone insane from the pulse.
Her jet black hair and striking green eyes made the world a better place already.
To see her after 6 years of struggling to restart life as before was great.
She gave me faith in the world again.
She told me that there was a place we could go to get help for my daughter.
There were doctors at the old hotel outside the north end of the city.
That's when I shuddered. The route to "The Tower" was dangerous no matter what route you took.
Jacey assured me that we could make it with the caravan we were wit
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All of the entries were so amazing. I wish there was a little more of a turn out, but I blame my lack of activity for that. Next time I do a contest, I'll make sure I have time to run it and promote it. I didn't get as many prizes either, so if anyone would like to give something to these winners, let me know. Anything from a small feature to a commission piece would be good for them as they all deserve it.