End January

Recap:

• Had my haircut while still in Dallas.
• Decided to put in one year's worth of hard work.
• Saw The Ringer with Luis and Tatum.
• Watched the Longhorns beat the crap out of USC.
• Stated that if a small minority has a problem, they should sit there and take it.
• Played some violent basketball.
• Posted the lyrics for an awesome song.
• Won some stuff from Attack of the Show.
• Found out that I'm moving to a new apartment.
• First day of classes.
• Lifted my ban on sodas.
• Scarlett Johansson is hot.
• Kate Beckinsale is hot.
• And Panda Bears are perverts.

Yep, that's the month in review.

Like That

Do it like panda bears...

Wow

I just saw Underworld: Evolution.




Kate Beckinsale just took the top spot on my list. Watch the movie and you'll understand.

By the way, it was good. Not great, but good. Some scenes went way too long, while a few didn't go long enough.

As Gordo might say, "Don't talk, I'm almost there."

Haha...

Burn the Books

You know what?


Scarlett Johansson. Smokin' hot. I think she takes the top spot on my list now.

I watch The Office every Thursday night. Well, one of the characters has a blog, and it is hilarious. A quick quote...

"Winter is the coldest season. For a reason. The sun
moves south, to warm up the Africans and the
Australians and leaves us in the northern climes to
fend for ourselves in the sleet and the frost."

I hate text books so much. Way too expensive.

It's been too windy around here. I don't mind a slight breeze. Especially if there's a chic with a skirt walking by. But this wind is enough to make everyone wear pants and such. Yes, it's the wind causing it, not the temperature. The high was around 78 degrees today. Unbelievable. It motivates me to look for a job out of state. Somewhere cold would be awesome.

Otherwise, I don't have too much to report. It's been a slow day. I should probably clean my room or something. I could pack. But I'm lazy.

Other Classes

Yea, today was much better.

Spanish is going to be awesome. Everyone passes and there's a few chics in there that are easy on the eyes. The Intro to Perl class is going to be fun. 4 to 5 projects, a final, and that's it. All in less than 2 months. And I don't even go to that class on Fridays! Friggin' sweet.

I still have no idea when my lessons are. I'll expect the traditional email this weekend. And I'm still aiming for Friday from 2:30 to 3:30.

Right now, the worst part is that I have to eat during class. I really hate doing that. I always feel like I'm being rude or something. I get a 15 minute break tomorrow, but that's not enough time to order, eat, and run to class. I don't like being in a hurry. So, once the store inside the Union stocks up on cinnamon-powdered donuts I'm going to go crazy on them. So good.

I spent all of last semester without carbonated beverages. I've really craved them lately, and I broke. So, I'm drinking soda again. But it's fine. I really didn't feel that much different without it. My health is crazy like that. My ultra-fast metabolism keeps me from gaining weight or getting out of shape.

Alright, I better head to bed. 3 hours of class and then an afternoon nap. Gonna stay up late tomorrow night and have fun. Maybe do some homework too.

First Day

Well, I can tell that CS 341 and CS 352 are going to suck. CS 341 looks like it's real math-heavy, which isn't good for me. The prof in CS 352 came out and said that the class is hard and he's a tough prof. He also looks like he's on steroids. Real weird.

But it doesn't matter. I'm still going to learn and get through this.

Tomorrow is Spanish and PERL. Shouldn't be too hard. I'l probably get my books before class.

Felt real good to be back on campus. Nothing has changed. There's still a fair amount of attractive females.

Eh, I guess today was boring though. I'll try to pick it back up tomorrow.

Begin Again

It all starts again. This is my last year, so I better make the most if it.

Go in at 11AM, done at 2PM. Not too bad for Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Monday and Wednesday, my first class is at 1PM and I'm done at 3PM. On Friday, I just have 1 hour, which is 1PM to 2PM. I still don't know when my French Horn lessons will be, but if I can schedule them for Friday at 2PM, that will be awesome.

I'm a bit nervous, but I'm like that right before the first day. It's nothing. But I still don't know why I get that way. I'm a friggin' senior!

So, I have to wake up at 8:45AM. If I go to sleep now, I can get more than 8 hours. Nice.

Oh, and I did drop my basketball class, in case I didn't mention that already. I figure that because I'll be living in an apartment with an indoor court, I won't need to go to Gregory all that often. Plus I won't have to wake up early on some of those weekdays.

Alright, that's it for now. I've got nothing.

Relocate

Well, everything seems to be in order. As far as I know, I'll be moving to a new apartment around Valentine's Day. Absolutely perfect. If I bring a female home that night, there will be nothing but boxes along the walls. It'll be funny.

Here are the features I'm excited about:

• Vaulted Ceilings
• Heated Spa
• Indoor Basketball Court
• Media Center

My bedroom is going to be in the far corner. In fact, it will be on the opposite side of the master bedroom. I'll have to pick out a new bed, probably some other furniture, and posters. Or paintings.

My mom is already flipping out. She wants to have a hand in decorating my room. Crap if I know anything about curtains. But I do know that I'm all for the modern look. Metal and glass. Like my desk.

I had a crazy dream. Two of my friends were arrested right in front of me, and the cop was being a real ass. I wanted to help them, but I couldn't do anything. Very helpless.

Otherwise, I'm going to try to sleep earlier since I have 2 nights left before school starts.

New Stuff

Well, today has been fun. One of my questions was used on Attack of the Show. I guess that makes the total count around 7 or 8. Well, sometimes they give away stuff like a shirt or a DVD, and today was one of those days. Don't know what it is, but it's cool no matter what.

Later on today, we're going to the new apartment complex to fill out the paperwork. Sounds like fun. I guess this also means that the place is ours. I can't wait to move in. However, I don't look forward to packing and all of that crap. My room is a mess, and I really don't feel like cleaning. The other suck part is that we'll move in while school is in session. I might have to miss a class or two or all of them. Then again, I can't think of one class where I never missed a lecture. I can readily name 3 classes I went to only a few times. Engineering Physics I, Engineering Physics II, and Theory in Programming Practice. And I really mean "a few times."

I still have to fix my schedule. I wanted to take Intro to Number Theory because I need another upper-division math course. At the same time, I still don't know if I want to take lessons again. I should figure something out by Monday. The other issue is that I've completed 117 hours now. After a certain number, they charge out-of-state tuition. I'm trying to avoid that, which means I'll have to take 12 hours exactly. Just enough to be full-time, but few enough to keep me away from the limit.

With the way everythng is planned out, I'll take 12 hours this spring, 9 hours this summer, and 9 hours in the fall. I may exchange one class during the summer for one during the fall so I'm full-time the rest of the year. Let's see, that leaves 30 hours to be completed, and I have 117 now. I think the limit is 150. I'll be 3 hours shy of the limit. Not bad.

Well, that's all for tonight. I need to get some sleep.

Change

Well, it's been fun. Going to sleep at 6AM and waking up at 1PM. Kind of nice. I'm going to have to get back into my regular sleeping cycle. School starts in less than a week.

It's not carved in stone, and it's not written in pen, but I might be moving. The apartment complex we've been looking at for over a year now has an opening. I won't know if it'll be ours until this Friday I think. And if we do get it, we won't be able to move in until mid-February. It will be worth it though. It will be a 3 bedroom & 2 bath, with an indoor basketball court. They only suck part about it is that it's on the 3rd floor. Moving in will suck. But it's all in the air right now.

My schedule for next semester is perfect right now. Well, I still have to decide whether to take lessons or not. I would like to, especially if I can get a locker for my instrument.

Oh, and some lyrics from a song I've listened to plenty in the past few hours.

The pressure is building
At the base of my spine
If I gotta sin to see her again
Then I'm gonna lie and lie and lie
She'll make you cry
I'll sell my soul
To be back in your bosom
And gladly help
Please suck me dry
And still you'll cry
To be back in her bosom
Do it again

Puscifer featuring Maynard James Keenan - REV 22:20

Otherwise, I don't have much. I've been busy with nothing.

Still Up

Something pissed me off the other day, but I forgot what. I wanted to write about it, but I ended up ignoring the article.

Played ball today with my bro and my dad. Yea, I stormed off the court again. My dad had to be the mediator, and he's not bad at it. Apparently I pushed my bro into the fence, but I think I was exerting just enough force to not be knocked down. Well, he messed up one of his nails, and I didn't feel like letting things get any further out of hand. Eh, my dad calmed us down and we played through. I slacked off on the following game, but I dominated the last game. I went all out since I knew it was the last. My dad admitted that when I do play my best, neither of them is going to stop me. Ah yes, one more step closer to being like T-Mac.

By the way, if you go to my moblog, you can watch a crappy video of me hitting a half-court shot. Eh, I don't think it's a legit half-court distance, but that's where the line is. And yes, I shot it kind of funny because there's no way I can hit it with my normal shooting motion. Well, at least without a running start. And the video is crappy because it's from my dad's phone. Mine is better.

My parents will be here for an extra day. My dad didn't want to leave yet. Besides, they're having a ton o' fun with the kid.

I know I haven't written anything lately, but I don't have much. Don't know why.

Longhorns

Let me start off by saying that I haven't been this happy in 5 years. My voice may be lost, but it doesn't matter.

Said Leinart: "I still think we're a better football team. They just made the plays in the end."

Well, Leinart, now you know how Notre Dame feels. By the way, let's see how good you are when you don't have Bush behind you.

I wonder how long it will take before UT gets a statue of Vince Young.

In other news, I will be leaving Dallas in less than 12 hours. Now I'm really anxious to get back. I don't know if I'm going to sleep tonight. I still need to pack and that involves folding clothes.

I just read this article about a new show, The Book of Daniel. I really hate it when a few people have to ruin something for everyone. These 1,000 people that sent in emails should just turn off their TV instead. Yes, the GM of the station has the final say. But he is also supposed to make logical decisions. He admits that after the first week, he does not know what he will do about that time slot. He clearly hasn't thought everything out. So, on impulse alone, he ignores the majority of his viewers. I think he should be fired.

Why is it that if one person is offended, he has to make a big scene and change the custom to something he approves of? You know, even though I don't celebrate Christmas, it doesn't offend me when people say "Merry Christmas." Yet, some people out there just couldn't live with it, so they got it changed to "Happy Holidays." Well screw those people!

For example, in Austin, Fox Sports Net shows all of the Spurs games, but none of the Mavs games. Even when there is no scheduling conflict, they choose to air some poker tournament. If a majority of people on Austin email Time Warner and ask them to switch to the other Fox Southwest feed, I would expect them to change it. It would be a dumb move to lose most of your audience. However, if I'm the only one sending an email, it would be understandable if they did not change it.

Of course, it's awkward to compare a sitcom involving religion to a basketball game. Religion is a very sensitive subject. Eh, people need to learn how to ignore trivial things.

Either way, I'm going to get ready to go back.

Good Night

Tonight was fun.

Luis and I went to Sports City Cafe. Tatum met up with us. I haven't seen her in quite a long time. We went and saw The Ringer. Absolutely hilarious.

One awkward moment, but it went by so fast I didn't have time to acknowledge it. Guess it's better that way. As nice as it was, I kind of wish it didn't happen.

Also got a nice message from Anh. Always a good thing.

That Rose Bowl game is right around the corner. Crap. I have mixed feelings about it right now. I'll either be really happy, or really sad.

Either way, I'm going to get some sleep. Maybe I'll wake up before noon.

2006

Haircut and coloring tomorrow afternoon. Then I kill two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) before I go back to Austin.

Still on pace to graduate this December. Everything is going smoothly, and as long as I remember what classes I need to take, I'll be fine. I do have a resolution for this year, and that's to put more effort into my classes. I'm going to show up to classes, I'm going to start projects earlier, and I'm going to put homework first.

I know I can get by with going to class twice a month, doing the homework the night before, and studying for an hour when I have a test. But I don't want to just 'get by' anymore. I need to get serious. I have less than a year left before I get this degree. One year of hard work and I can start building my life.

So, 2006 is about finishing what I've started. It's the final step before I hit my next plateau. Will I stay and get a 2nd degree? Will I go to graduate school? If so, where? Or will I start my career? What city do I want to call home?

I've thought about the answer to a few of these questions. The most probable outcome is that I stay at UT and get a 2nd degree. The next most likely is that I go to grad school.And it would have to be somewhere cold.

If I start searching for a job, I'll go wherever the best opening is. If I have to choose between Austin and Dallas, I will most likely choose Austin. There aren't enough reasons for me to choose Dallas over Austin.

Then again, I have a year to think about.