BEDA 12: In Motion

Today was good. I got up around seven so I could head to my doctor's appointment at 9:30. I had to get a few shots, which has never really bothered me. After that, I crawled back into bed with every intention of waking up again around one o'clock, but I didn't get woken up until my mom came into my room at four in the afternoon during her lunch break. OOPSIES.

Today was my day to spend with my brother though, so after I woke up, we took off and grabbed some Arby's and went to the mall. It was really low key, and I wish it hadn't been so hot so we could've gone to Minnehaha Falls and explored or something. But either way, I love my brother more than just about anyone in the world, and it's always really nice to spend time together with just the two of us. We don't have as much in common as we used to, but he's gotten a lot wittier and more clever. It's always really weird to think about him growing up - I'm much more uncomfortable with the concept of Matt growing up than I've ever been with my own aging - but even when he makes really stupid choices, I do respect him a lot. He's a great kid.

We had to get back home around seven though, because I had an interview with Taekia from the HPA. Taekia and I have been emailing back and forth for about a month and a half now, and this was the last point in our loooong interview process. See, I had applied to the HPA a while back, but I had neglected to respond when Taekia emailed me back. I talked to Andrew Slack and Kate Looby about joining the staff when I was in Boston and during HPAFTW, and they both said that I should get back in contact with Taekia. As a matter of fact, after talking to Kate for a while, she told me that she would make sure they got me a spot on the staff. So I emailed Taekia, apologizing and such, and it all led to today.

We talked about my history with Harry Potter and the HPA for a while, and then eventually, she extended my invitation to join the staff! I'm so, so psyched to be joining as Sarah's chapter assistant. For any of you wondering, I'll explain what I'm gonna be doing. As a chapter assistant, I'm going to be working with Sarah to take the large campaigns and apply them to the chapters. For instance, if I had been around during Helping Haiti Heal, I might be devising kits for chapter organizers to set up booths to collect money in their communities and stuff like that. Taekia's told me that I could be spending up to ten hours a week on the Harry Potter Alliance, but honestly, I'm not concerned. Volunteering and activism has always been really important to me, and I think it's super awesome that I can do what I love with an organization that I love.

Anywho, tomorrow's my last day of summer, and I have essentially zero time to spend on getting ready for college. I'm going to be spending my entire day with my best friends -- I promise I'll blog though! I wouldn't let myself mess things up this far in. My point, though, is that I have to do everything I would be doing tomorrow, tonight. So I gotta freaking get to work, because I don't wanna be up all night.

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Days until college: Two oh my God.

Last video watched: Psh.

Last song scrobbled: "Tambourine-n-Thyme" by Nana Grizol. I CAN'T STOP LISTENING.