Hello. Goodbye.

All I have to say about 2010 is that it has been the best year of my life, and I am truly blessed with amazing friends and family that have dealt with me day in and day out. I love all of you guys unconditionally.

Most of all, I am beyond thankful for the amazing God that is so good to me despite me being horrible at times.

2010 is filled with so many memories, new friends, old friends, trips, and firsts that I can't even begin to write them down, but all of it has been absolutely amazing.

I can't think of any way better to bring in 2011 than with my cousin and all her friends here in NYC. I am so stoked for 2011 and all the major changes in store.

Thanks for everything all of you guys have done, and you know how much you mean to me.

Deuces 2010.

-AustinCHB

Living the city life.

I love being in NYC! So stoked to finally be back here.

Yesterday my cousin and I went to Brooklyn Bagles and I got the best cinnamon raisin bagel with strawberry creme cheese. Then we went to Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rockefeller Center, Saks Fifth Avenue (I got new Sperrys), Magnolia Bakery (had the best cupcake in the world), Central Park (it’s even more amazing in the snow, and I finally got to see the Alice in Wonderland statue), had dinner in an authentic Italian restaurant, and some other things that I can’t think of.

Today we’re going downtown so I can look at SVA and NYU, and we’re going to go to Union Square, SoHo, St Marks Place, and all those places down there. I think we’re gonna go to Chinatown for dinner and go to the New Museum afterwards.

Tomorrow we're going to the Modern Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, Central Park zoo and whatever else we plan.

I know Friday we are going to Grand Central Station before I leave around 2 to come back to RVA.

I love the city. Being here more and more makes me wanna live here. Fall 2011, let's hope so.

-AustinCHB

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

Christmas break is gonna zoom by too fast (even with the 2 additional snow days).
Monday and Tuesday - work
Wensday- Hair Cut
Thursday-Aunt and cousins are coming over for dinner and to exchange gifts
Friday- CHRISTMAS EVE! Work then going to my aunt's for dinner and to exchange gifts with more family.
Saturday- CHRISTMAS! Gifts then dinner with the family.
Sunday- Work and getting packed for my trip.
Monday- LEAVE FOR NYC.
Tuesday-Friday- NYC! (TOO STOKED!)
Friday- NEW YEARS EVE! Get home at night, unpack and PARTY (I have no idea what I'm doing yet)
Saturday- NEW YEARS DAY! WADDUP 2011!? Work.
Sunday- Work and get ready for the last half of senior year.

On top of all that, I have to write a 200 point paper for AP Lit, get as many decent sketches complete for my portfolio, and hang out with my friends as much as possible.

I love my life, but time is just passing way too fast these days.

-AustinCHB

2 weeks.

Til I get to get out of RVA and away from all the people in it!
Too stoked for NYC again! RVA is dead anyway.

"I hate this town, it's so washed up And all my friends don't give a fuck they'll tell me that it's just bad luck when will I find where I fit in?"

Don't get me wrong, I don't have RVA nor do I hate the people that are a part of my life here. But I just really wanna live in NYC. And it might sound just like a dream, because a lot of kids my age wanna move to a different city, NYC being one of the most popular. But I felt so much more at home when I was there in August than I have ever felt here for the past 17 years. I really hope I get accepted into SVA, or another school in the most amazing city known to mankind. If not, I think I might just transfer to another Starbucks in NYC and live in my cousin's apartment til I get accepted to a school up there or get my own place (which would take forever because the cost of living there is outrageous, but beyond worth it). Hopefully this is one dream that I will actually get to live.

Until then, I will just keep dreaming, and working as hard as I am able to so I get accepted into SVA.

-AustinCHB

So I've decided exactly what I want to go down.

I've known what school I want to go to, SVA, and what I wanted to major in, Critical and Visual Studies for a while now. However, I wasn't really sure what I was gonna do with that degree after college was over. I know I've got 4 1/2 years to officially decide, but I really think I want to be an art curator for an art museum. How amazing would that be? I talked to one of my art teachers about it and she said it would be perfect for me because it covers all the mediums of art and they also make really good money.

Well as long as I get into SVA.

-AustinCHB

Why do I like rap music so much these days? That's pretty much all I listen to most of the time. I always knew I was black.