Sunshine ~ Matt Costa

Course registration went about as well as it could have--I got all the classes I wanted to take. To be honest, with all that I worried (unneccessarily) about getting certain classes, I had no trouble. On the other hand, other students I talked to later on registration day weren't so lucky. I'm pretty happy though, because the fact that I got all the classes I wanted means it'll be a lot easier for me to do a semester abroad in my third year.

Exams are a-coming, and of course I'm more than just a bit nervous, but I feel like I've done more work this year than in my entire 3 years of undergrad put together, so they can hardly flunk me. I've got to at least pass or else there is no justice in the universe. And it's not the end of the world if I have to take Property Law again (in fact, it might be more enjoyable the second time around, since I would probably actually know what was going on).

Everyone is getting their plans for the summer solidified. Unfortunately, due to the economy (it seems like when anyone has a problem nowadays, they can peg it to the economy) a lot of people in my class at school and who are my age in general are having trouble getting a summer job. I'm lucky enough that I've worked for the government during the summer the past couple of years, so I got priority when they were doing re-hiring. Also, I get an automatic raise for coming back (not to rub it in or anything).

This means that I'll be going back home for the summer. It'll be nice to be with the family again, especially my niece and nephews who are all changing so quickly. It's likely that things won't be too exciting this summer in regards to huge trips or anything like that--but I'm hoping to make a road trip to the west coast at some point (whether it's to Victoria, BC or Seattle, WA depends on how fast I renew my passport!).

Matt Costa, the artist of the week, is one of the many artists to whom I was introduced by one of the roommates I had last year. He has some great acoustic-y music that's nice and cheerful in sound but not always in lyrics. I highly recommend both this song and his album "Unfamiliar Faces" if you like acoustic music with the occasional touch of bluegrass.