Losing sleep

Holy crap, I can't believe it, but the semester's already coming to an end. Today was my last day of regular instruction in any of my classes, and next week is finals. I need to get at least a 2.8 in my transferable classes in order to stay accepted at UC Davis. I don't think I'm doing too poorly in any of my classes so that I might fail like I did second semester of senior year, the thing that made me go to Sac City in the first place. So, in my crazed quest to not repeat the past, I've been finishing my homework all up. Of course, it would have been a good idea to stay on track and turn in everything earlier, but I guess that's not how I roll. I just have to make things interesting in the end...

I'm really trying to stay on top of my game. I still procrastinate way more than I should, but I'm starting to get that sense of urgency that I can't waste any more time. I will have to make up for the time that I didn't spend at UCD. Two years seems really short, but that's all I have. I've been going over financial stuff, and quite frankly I don't really have any time to waste, because it would be a huge financial burden on my family and myself if I can't finish on time. I spent an extra year at SCC, so hopefully that kind of makes up for some of the stuff I might need to finish, but I can't go blindly into things anymore. I have to stay in touch with my counselors, I have to keep track of all deadlines, I have to be on top of my game. This doesn't seem like it will be an easy feat...

Also, today was my last day of being Editor in Chief of SacCityExpress.com, the school newspaper's website. I must say, it was a lot more fun than being editor of the newspaper. I think online journalism fits me so much more than the usual print journalism. It's just something about being constantly on the clock, not just trying to meet the usual press time deadline. This class really restored my love of journalism, mainly because it introduced me to a whole bunch of new ways to tell a story. Writing is still the absolute most basic skill in how we can tell a story (and the thing that everyone should learn first) but at the dawn of the digital age, there are so many more ways now to tell a story. Indeed, this class has really drawn me away from my roots as a writer, but it has also made me combine my love of videography with journalism. I'm curious to see where journalism goes from here, but I think I'll be at the forefront of wherever it goes...