I honestly have no idea what to write for this blog. I really do enjoy having a blog to rant and express my emotions, but I can hardly think of a decent subject each week. Writing is something that is enjoyable to me, but I prefer to write fictional stories over than a weekly blog about nothing. In my previous blogs, I wrote about the greatest passions in my life. As of right now, I feel content and calm. I do not feel like ranting about anything because I like the feeling of me being tranquil. I am just going with the flow of everything that surrounds me. I am not even stressing about next semester which is quite surprising. Currently, I feel apathetic about the next semester and all of the stresses that are going to consume me.

Today was just an ordinary day for me. Thankfully I had no class today. When I woke up, I felt refreshed that I finally got a decent amount of sleep after a weekend of none. As I walked around the house, I decided to straighten up the house as a favor for my mother. Then suddenly something hit me. The book “Confessor” by Terry Goodkind was coming out today! During the day before, I felt excited because this was his last book of the series and the previous one ended in a horrible cliff hanger ending. This series is by far one of the bests I have ever laid my eyes on.

Terry Goodkind is my role model for writing. Just reading one page of his book can fill me up with inspiration. The way he uses imagery is astounding. He makes it as though you are in the world that he created; that you are just watching what is happening to his characters. I love the fact that each book is thick and filled with many pages. When I was first introduced to the series, I read each page eagerly. The way he holds suspense is incredible. I could not get enough of what he wrote and I devoured each book within three or four days. Every time I would carry one of his books, people would always comment that they could never read a thick book like his. However, it is not just some old book; it is the creation of another person. I have spent countless hours dissecting the way his writing style is. I tried to mimic how he describes each and every detail in order for a person to envision what is going on. Of course, I am nowhere near as good as he writes. I have much to learn before I can even think about surpassing him as a writer.

I feel quite sad that this book is the last book of his series. Fortunately, this is only his first series which means there is sure to be more of his amazing work. He has done a terrific job of introducing himself as an extraordinary author. I cannot wait to get started on the book; however I am going to be disappointed that it is over with. I want to read each page as slowly as I can grasping every single word typed on the page.

When people ask me what his books are about, I grow speechless because I have no idea where to start. There is just so much that he wrote about that I could only sum it up in an essay. Together, his books are nearly ten thousand pages. Do you honestly think I can tell you the basics of the story that has that much information? I have recommended his books to a number of my friends and I have received the same answer from them. They all loved his writing. People would make a comment how surprised they were when they saw that I read around three hundred pages a day. The truth is that I really do love to read. If I could, I would read all day because I never grow tired of it.

Unfortunately there is hardly enough time in the day in order to do so. I am bombarded with homework, daily chores, church, and other unnecessary things. I have barely enough time to breathe these days. I cannot do the things that I once enjoyed anymore. It seems like school and church has consumed my life. People told me to prioritize my life, but that’s just it. As of now, school and church are my top priorities. I spend a large amount of time in front of my laptop or my books. My mom often complains that I hardly ever talk or do chores. I think I would collapse if I had to uphold a job as well as study. Luckily my parents want me to focus on my education rather than maintain a job. School is going to take much of more of my spare time because I have to take organic chemistry, anatomy and physiology I & II, and microbiology soon. Those classes are the “filter” classes for nursing and I am hoping that I do well. The biology classes are pure memorization and I got a taste of it during high school when I took anatomy. However, our teacher was very lenient when it came to tests. She gave us what we had to know. I know for a fact in college I have to study on my own. I heard it takes around ten hours of week to be confident in the material.

Although I love to read and learn, those classes do not seem very thrilling. Fortunately, there is going to be one thing that I look forward to when I take anatomy. I think it would be a great opportunity to learn how the human body works and it would be a great reference to learn how to draw the body better. I am definitely looking forward to draw all of the organs and structures.

Although it would be smart to minor in something that relates to my major, I am strongly considering about minoring in English. The reason that I am doing that is because I really do love to write. Plus I believe that it would be a great stress reliever from all of the other tough courses that I am planning to take. Minoring in chemistry or even biology would really take a toll on me. I can hardly handle all of these science and math classes right now, and stressing myself out on something like that would not be wise. Me stating all of this must seem like I really am not fond of my major, but truthfully I really do want to do this. I am just not fond of the excessive work I have to put in because of this competitive subject.

Once I get accepted to the nursing program, I will feel as though a huge burden will be lifted from my shoulders. Right now, I am so ready to taste the first class for my career. I want to hurry up and get my prerequisites over with. Hopefully by then, I will have learned how to study efficiently so that I can have more spare time so that I can relax as well. I am looking forward to the future. I’m just not looking forward of the present.