Happy news: I'm very happy right now, overall. My emotions are radiating positive thoughts. This is due in part to my lovely friends, my awesome roommate, with whom I have shared countless hours of laughter, my amazing boyfriend, who lets me feel comfortable with who I am and what I'm aspiring to be, and my family, who even from far away, are there supporting me. I'm enjoying myself and school, for the most part, and everything seems to be working out right. Jazz is amazing, and there's lots of stuff for me to do right now, because Buddy Defranco is coming to play with our jazz band, and I'll get to meet him, and talk to him. I'm just ne