So, it's been a while. What have you been doing, Sophie?

I'm glad you asked, gentle reader. I've had quite the exciting time since last we spoke. I've been hired as a Resident Assistant for next school year, which is exciting. I couldn't have done it without my family and friends, who supported me and recommended me to the hiring committee, and I am quite grateful for that.

I moved in with the Boys Next Door, and have been living happily here for the past three weeks. So far the only minor issue is that they're all taking evening classes, and I have to be up in the morning. It's not that they're too loud for me to go to sleep, it's more that we have too much fun for me to pay attention to the time, so I end up going to bed late. But I'm making an effort to stop this practice before it becomes habit.

I'm in a really great class called Marching, in which we study the history of marching as an action of protest, discipline, and celebration. It's pretty neat. We've been learning about historical Marches on Washington recently, and gave presentations last week which were broadcast over the college TV station. This was nervewracking to say the least, but when my presentation was over I got to run the cameras for the rest of the day, so it ended up being incredibly fun. My class (or a delegation from my class) is going to be participating in the Rural Organizing Project's Walk for Truth, Justice, and Community this June. I'm pretty sure I'd like to do it, but at the least I'm going to involve myself in the planning committee as my project for the class.

I've started working at my dad's restaurant a couple of times a week. I've been a host and busperson, which is fun. I've never really done that as a regular gig; I've helped out on holdays and other busy times, but it's a pretty different experience on the average weekday.

What else? Hmm. I bought an electric guitar this morning on ebay. It's my first ebay purchase, and I'm a little nervous about it. But the guitar is so very pretty, and I'm sure it will all work out. I'm selling my bass to a friend of mine to fund it, because I have had the bass for three years and played it a total of four times. A guitar, on the other hand, is something that I already have a head start on, so I feel that it's much more likely to get some use.