There is no reason for you to have to choose.  You don't have to be bound to one thing for your life.  You've got your whole life ahead of you (which is a lot of time to figure things out).  You can pursue your dreams and do what you love, although, don't you love to do whatever your dream is?  For example, if it hasn't been made very clear to you yet, you will soon realize just how obsessed with whitewater I am.  One of the few things that puts a spring in my step is kayaking and yet, unless I get really good really fast, I won't be able to make it into a career.  Therefore, I'm going to pursue a science carreer which is something else I enjoy, but I will still kayak.  Any free time that I get, you will know where I'll be!  My main point: Don't stop doing what you love because you think you won't have time.  There will always be time.   

My favorite motto, "If you do what you like, you will like what you do."

(wow, I thought I was about to end this long comment, but I just thought of something else) lol 

There are many ways in which you could combine the two things.  For example, I've been thinking of ways to combine both kayaking/being outdoors and science.  Basically, I decided that I could be a teacher and have the summers all to myself to paddle, I could be a park ranger of some sort, I could do some kind of research regarding the physics of river currents, I could write for a paddling magazine, or I could be a geologist and study river basins or something.  Ya see, where I'm going with this?  You're not even out of high school.  You've got plenty of time to figure it out!  Don't worry! 

(he hears the Don't Worry, Be Happy song in the background)

Cya, Z 

wow i wish i could wirte as much as above ^^^^!

hehe, i say. flip a coin.

and you have tons of time babe.

Well then, if you must choose, ask yourself which one you would enjoy most at this time.  I know you love to act and apparently, you enjoy twirling.  Pick the one that will make you happy.  Life isn't meant to be spent fretting over which activity you want to do. 

Also, another option, two weeks before school until about November isn't too much time.  You could take lessons any other time of the year.  Just because you have twirling in that time period doesn't mean you can't do anything else.  You don't have to commit to anything right now.  Try a bunch of things, and with your kind of talent, adaptability, and smarts, I'm sure you'll go far in any direction.  You have nothing to worry about! 

Cya, Z

p.s. You're not going to let me forget about the red headed thing are you? lol   

aw, babe, i'm just logged on xang for a second cuz i gtg study, but I promise to read it all in depth later.

until then, if there's anything i can do, just ask!

Lol.  That was fun.  I haven't had a nice deep and thought invoking convo in awhile.  lol   I have to go study (stupid History) lol jk  I gotta go!  Cya, Z

dude, do what u need to do, i know its easier said than done... but i heart double square star u!  to make light of situation... i found part of your entry particularly amusing...

Guard has taught me to perform and be confident and look high

hahahahaha look high, haha hahahaha im sooo immature!!!

or am i too mature?

and ponder...

FINALS!!!

xoxo-ERI

hey i saw you today!!!  o btw- your number didn't save in my phone.  i don't kno why, like 4 other people gave me their numbers today and none of them saved either...so hit me up wit yo numba foo!!!!!

OMG and i still gotta burn you Avenue Q!!!  agh, i'll get it to you b4 skool's over i promise!!!

~you are loved my me~

(comment to previous entry) In all seriousness, my dear, you seem to going through what I had gone through in elementary school, yet opposite way around... yet the question truly remains is that why do you let them get to you? I have broken down, yeah in 5th grade, but ever since It's like climbing a mountain... you make your way up to the top... and there's only one top for approx. 23 billion people. Who is going to win, Who is going to fail, and who is going to become the Appr... sorry wrong line... but still you need to get some (sorry to say this way, but it's the truth) self-confidence, pride, and a stronger ego, that doesn't break easily. I don't want you to change because of the people that don't care for you, and they are complete strangers for you.

(comment to this one) first off...arisen to answer your English question. Music, Psychology, and Fencing is my triple threat... and I love all three of them... you may think that you need something that you need to live, and you absolutely right this time. But what tears (as to tear a piece of paper) tears me up inside is that you want to reach for the Empire State Building as your goal... and that's perfectly UNACCEPTABLE! I want you to walk out side (regardless of whether it's raining or not) and I want you to look straight up... what do you see? Sky, is correct that's still not your goal, you want to shoot beyond the sky... there is no limit for you... or anyone that reads this... you need to harness what you have, harness your love, aggression, passion, and pride and let it propel you to a place where no one else can reach except yourself... (yes, Mike, this is what I use for myself) if you need a personal cheerleader, I can be it... trust me, I don't have the slightest idea if Dan is graduating on time or not, but if he is... I pushed him when he knew that there was no way to win... there's always and I mean always a way out... whether you are carrying a sledgehammer or not, there's a way out... and if you need to talk to me: LeviathanReviver is my AOL screenname and you already know my yahoo one... Don't be afraid to talk to me at church or online, there's no reason to.

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"I jump all these mountains, and take to the skies, sail through the heavens, with stars in my eyes"

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~Rev. Dr. B. Wolf

well hey!! i saw you too!! woot woot woot...so like yeah....thats a rele good question. id ask mineself what id want to do MORE than the other. 

i hope you did slash do good on your finals!!!!!

loves ~the beth~

FANTASTEEEEEEKKKK..UUUGGHH!!!              .:*:. keep the faith .:*:.

Ha ha!  B'Way  looks like B-Way  which is like my name!  Baldwin-Way!!  Wow, I am bored.