Smell the pencils in the air.

Only once in the past 20 years have I not gone back to school in September. It was hard not going then, and it's hard now. I know most people dream of getting school over and done with and moving on to real life, and for the most part, I do too. But I love back to school. When I was younger my favourite thing was going shopping for all my new clothes and school supplies. And then they'd just sit there in the corner, untouched because I wasn't allowed near them. I would itch and scratch, just waiting to bust out my new backpack or sweater. Then finally school would start and despite the fact that the temperature would still be way up there, I'd show up in my new jeans and long sleeves, debuting my awesome outfit featuring me sweating to death in it. I loved cracking open a virgin notebook and writing on the first page. I LOVED decorating my locker. And for a few weeks it would be great. I'd break in my new classes and they'd still feel exciting and new.

It would start to wear thin once October hit, but it wouldn't be too bad. By November I'd be wishing I'd not let Summer go so willingly. So today I'm holding on to November, thinking about the essays and projects and reading. About the half dozen pencils I'd have to throw away because they'd broken, and the notebook now filled with manky bits of scrap paper.

So yay for not going back to school this year. Although let's face it, I'm still technically in school. I'm still finishing my major project. Actually what I'm doing right now is writing this blog post so I can avoid the MP for a few minutes. But come September 28th, I hand it in and it's goodbye school.

September also brings one other kind of awesome thing. My birthday! Which is on Monday. So if you're wondering what can I do to make Brynna's birthday awesome - how about buy a copy of Starkissed? But yes, Monday I turn 25. A whole quarter of a century. No longer shall I be able to select 18 - 24 on surveys. I realized something else yesterday, as of Monday I will be able to rent cars without that stupid extra fee! This is both exciting and depressing, because that extra fee was pretty much the last 'age' milestone holding on to me. Sigh.

Also, speaking of September, this morning I woke up to check my sales data for Starkissed and had a panic attack because it had ALL disappeared. It said I'd sold 4 copies. Then I realized that I was looking at month-to-date sales and it wasn't August anymore. It was about 3 hours into September. The exciting bit is that I know I've now surpassed over 250 copies sold which is exciting!

Anyways, today I MUST get some work done on my major project. Then tomorrow I'm down to Wiltshire to see the boyfriend.

Soon,

Brynna