New Blog! (Sort Of)

Hello everyone!

I'm happy to announce that I now have a more mature email address and that A Cappella is changing locations!

A Cappella can now be found under the name of 'Postcards From Far Away' at www.aphraditi.blogspot.com

The reason for the change in location is related to the email change. Since I'm kind of abandoning my old email, I feel too lazy to sign in to blogger separately while I'm signed in to my new email. So the change in location is also because of my chronic case of laziness. This being said, it's the same blog and I would love if you guys could take the time and follow my blog at its new location!

Thanks for being so loyal and I hope to see you all following the 'new' blog :)

The Last Weekend

School starts on Tuesday, and I'm not at all ready to give up summer. I'm going to miss the sleeping in, the relaxed breakfasts, the laid-back attitude, and the days of pure fun. I'm going to miss watching movies during the day because I just feel like it, and I'm definitely going to miss soaking up the sun and the beautiful weather that is soon to disappear.

Speaking of summer habits, ever since I came back from Europe, I've developed a bad habit of eating nutella out of the jar. My mom gets quite flabbergasted with me and my sister thinks I'm a caveman.

To make the most of this last weekend, I've been doing my heavily procrastinated APUSH summer homework and studying for the ACT that's coming up next weekend. Ideal, right? Don't worry, that's not all I did. I also went to the state fair! Yes, I'm not joking when I say that I have never been before. For some reason, we were always busy during that time of summer. Anyway, I enjoyed myself thoroughly. The food was amazing and I can definitely see myself going back next year. My favorite food was probably the island noodles from the International Bazaar.

I just realized that I still have to buy candy for my Link care packages. Whoops, totally forgot about that.

I am obsessed with Florence + The Machine. Her second album is coming out in November, and I literally can't wait. You'll be seeing her in the spotlight section soon enough.

Actually, I've been obsessed with British artists in general. Adele, Florence, Mumford and Sons, and The XX have been constantly circulating on my iPod for this last month. Maybe that will be the next mixtape...

That reminds me, I'm thinking of doing away with the 'Mixtapes' tab and re-incorporating the playlists into my posts, the way they used to be. Opinions?

I hope everyone has enjoyed their summer as much as me,
Byee!

Nothing To Lose

I have reconciled with myself, with not being in Chamber Orchestra. I don't need to judge myself based on my accomplishments or my failures. I can just... be. I can just take each day as it comes, and accept that I can't be perfect. It's a work in progress, but I feel free. Free from that monkey on my back.

Joy To The World

This is extremely overdue, but I would never feel quite right if I didn't publish it. So without further ado, my Euro Trip playlist!

Note: Please keep in mind that these are not the only songs I listened to.

Hope it was worth the wait!

Future Reflections

I feel like I've been falling behind with blogging this summer. Or maybe I'm just embracing a more laid back strategy. Yeah, I'd like to think it's the latter.

As Back to Business days approach, I keep experiencing a weird sensation in the pit of my stomach. Butterflies wouldn't do the feeling justice. More like squirrels. I know it's because I'm nervous for the coming year. My parents keep assuring me that I'll be just fine, but somehow I know that this year is going to be the ultimate test. I seem to have a knack for taking on much more than I can handle. But then again, I've had that tendency for a long time. I'm starting to reconsider some of the decisions I made in the spring. This probably sounds exponentially vague, but you can mostly likely figure out that I'm talking about classes I signed up for. With 3 major AP classes overlapping, goals of doing well on the ACT and the PSAT (didn't forget about that, did you?), and an after-school job, I feel like I'm getting too close for comfort to my breaking point. I guess we'll know soon enough. That is not to say, of course, that I'm not extremely excited! I like to think that I might go to prom, get my license, and have a chance at all the other fun stuff I know this year will bring. 

I know I haven't updated the spotlight section for a while now. It's not so much that I don't have time or that I don't know which artists I want to feature. I'm just... lazy. Also, I think I'm going to modify the way I do spotlights. Right now, they seem very stiff and formal. I'll have to fix that. 

Speaking of being lazy, I'm not really feeling the travel log anymore. Should I continue? Please comment with your thoughts. Seriously.

Currently, I am still moping my braces. Yes, they were plastered onto my teeth this morning. To clear up any questions, I had to get re-treatment because apparently my orthodontists discovered at my last checkup that they had angled my upper teeth in a manner that could prove to be hazardous as I get older. So here I am, a metal mouth once again. 

On Monday, I got my first paycheck. Okay, that's not true. I got my first paper paycheck. Normally, I have a direct deposit, but for some reason we're getting actual checks this month. It was quite empowering. My mom took me over to the bank to deposit it. I think the teller was amused by my glee at doing such an adult task.

I'm not completely sure about when I'm going to post next.
Maybe when I publish my pending Euro Trip playlist.

Until then,

Byee!