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Hellooooo I'm back and ready for action. Jk, I'm not ready for anything. Since I last posted I've moved into my dorm, started classes, taken midterms, visited my boyfriend many times, and voted! 

I haven't posted in a while for a combination of reasons. The number one being that I've been kinda lazy and just focusing on my studies during the week and taking the weekends to really rest and rejuvenate. I was recently inspired to come back to this blog because I got into this subsection of instagram where people post time lapses of them studying, making aesthetic bullet journals, and planners. A lot of them also have blogs and it reminded me why I started this blog and why I loved writing it. The other reason is that I am desperately trying to get an internship this year to prepare me for a career. So far I have been unsuccessful, but I remembered that having a blog (preferably a popular blog) would look good on a resume or application. I'm going to start posting once a week at least. I want to post more often, but I do have a lot of homework to do each week. All of my classes are online (a la covid) so I have a lot more work to complete in place of in person class time. 

I want to remind you how important this election is. It doesn't matter who you're voting for, it's just important that you vote. I'll accept whichever candidate is elected if I know that it was a solid voter turn out. If the people of America really want one candidate then even if it isn't the candidate I want, I'll be okay. A lot of people are treating this election like it's going to make or break America. Let me remind you, they said that about the 2016 election too and we're still here. 

There's talk of another lockdown happening and I really hope it doesn't. America needs a strong leader who doesn't let a virus dictate their life or the life of Americans. Another lockdown could be disastrous in terms of our economy and the health of the people. Not to mention, the thought of having to quickly pack up all my stuff and throw it in storage again makes me sick. I'm finally doing well in school and enjoying being in New York, even though I can't see my boyfriend as often as I'd like. If I had to go back to Ohio, I would see him even less. And possibly not even until after the lockdown is lifted and god only knows when that would be. 

On that depressing note, I'm going to sign off. I'm so tired from this weekend, ironically since I was supposed to be resting. And tomorrow starts another week of online school. 

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