You're making me want to go to SOU in a big bad way
maybe I should apply and then if I got in we could be going to the same school for the first time since fifth grade. It would be weird. And by weird I mean awesome.
You know it's funny, I used to hate giving speeches like all of my life, except for like the last half of senior year when I was like, "Hey, this is actually a good time to just be a goofball in front of everyone". Apparently I gave some ridiculous speeches after that. It was awesome. (plus teachers score you better when you seem comfortable and make them laugh in front of the class... or so I noticed) But still, painting>speeches. By a long shot.
Also, unrelated, but don't you hate it when there are two characters from the same series you want to be but you can only be one? And on top of that, there's one you kind of want to go as more, but you're afraid they might not be recognized? (Because come on, a lot of the fun of cosplay is being recognized by people.) I'm having that problem right now with Assassin's Creed. EZIO OR ROSA, EZIO OR ROSA...