First week of school
First week of second semester has started and my sleep schedule is still so messed up. At this point I'm not even sure if it's because of the jet lag or that because I've somehow procrastinated already and I've been needing to stay up till 3am rushing illustrations and designs for one of my extra curriculars (I was really proud of it though, given how digital art is NOT my strong point and I'm really rusty).
My room feels more empty this semester. My shelves are barely filled and my desk is empty, save for my candle warmer, Miffy phone stand, table lamp and my extension cord. At the same time, it feels homier. I never really got to decorate my own bedroom at home so being in my college dorm gave me so much freedom. I do feel that I was more intentional with the small items I've put around my room this semester to decorate, like my Miffy pillow, my Peach Riot figurines on the window sills, and framed prints and posters.
I'm really trying to live minimally this semester but I just know that when Summer Break rolls around and I have to move out, I'm going to be finding and packing an extra 1000 things I've slowly accumulated over the course of these 14-15 weeks.
I'm planning to stick up my prints and photostrips on my corkboard and wall soon. I was meant to do it earlier when I finally got back from my classes but I've just been in a weird liminal state the last 2 hours and the only meaningful thing I've done is update my media journal and touch up my illustration. Today's been a sort of sluggish day but it's on me because I've been really tired from the lack of sleep, and I haven't had to use my brain so much in a while. I'm also worried about my classes this semester because I'm taking more challenging classes since I cannot map them to Japan.
I still feel a little conflicted writing here because I am a really messy person in the sense that before this, I already had 2 journals. But being here makes me feel like I'm discounting myself from being able to write as much in my other 2 journals. I do feel that the way I write here is more formal though, like I am being more intentional and aware of the way I write and phrase my sentences instead of the usual typos, slangs and short forms I normally use when I journal for myself. Maybe this isn't really a journal anymore but a blog. I'm honestly not sure, like is anyone even reading this? And if so, hey! I'm also not sure how long I'll be able to consistently remember to update this page because once the rest of my classes start, I'll be drowning in academic papers and essays again.