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Life will keep coming at you whether you like it or not. For me, this past summer came at me in different phases. Most everyone has graduated, while I’ve let myself slip behind in the whole academic world. I was talking with Alice about how if I had a chance to do the whole college thing over again, I would’ve started at a junior college and transfered to a UC, state, or private. I think that should just be the natural progression of school. While the majority will suffer a bad quarter or two, they can still go through the transition from high school to college without screwing up their ‘life plan’. I was not one of those people. I thought I knew what I wanted to do, because I thought I was just expected to know as soon as I filled out those damn college apps. High school doesn’t really prepare you for shit. You just take a bunch of classes and really learn discipline and responsibility. Academically, you may get a small headstart in college classes, but overall you’ll probably be relearning everything you forgot during your summer of drunk partying. I wish we could go back to the old methods of having apprenticeships. You learn exactly what you need to know, and that’s it. I mean, isn’t that the most productive way to spend your time preparing for a career? Anyway, now that I’m studying at IVC, I see all the benefits of choosing real classes that pertain to actual career paths. Oh well, I’m very lucky to have parents that can continue to support me while I figure out what exactly it is that I’m going to do with my life. Believe me, I know not to take it for granted.

Anyway, so in the meantime of all this school analysis, I’ve been hanging out and about. While doing so, I remembered a couple things that I’ve forgotten over the years.
1) You create your own fun – No matter what you’re doing and who you’re doing it with, you can have fun. You determine how your day will be just by choosing it. If you think you’re going to have a bad time doing something, you will. Keep a good attitude toward everything you do.
2) I’m a shy guy – I was talking to my mom about this just last night. I’m just like my dad, afraid of rejection. Jon is much better about this. Anyway, more on that some other time.
3) Life cycles – I’m very happy to report that family matters have been on the up and up. This weekend my family is going to be having dinner with Jon’s new family-in-law (?). It will have been 3-4 years since we’ve actually eaten together as a family. I’m really looking forward to it.
4) It’s easy to spend money & also easy to save – Fuck whatever Rachel Ray says. $40 is a fuckin lot of money to be spending for a day’s worth of food. Using those $40 to do a little shopping at the local grocer can provide enough food for a good week. (a box of 24 Nissin Cup Noodles will set you back $6-7 at Costco, and can feed you for a good 8 days, eating 3 a day) But yeah, at the same time, when you want to have a nice time, money can disappear faster than the food I leave out for Tomy.
5) There’s nothing like a best friend – I have a select few that really keep my head up.

I guess that’s about it. I’ve been really lazy for the past year, and just recently I’ve found new sources of motivation. So for the next while, I’ll be continuing my studies for the Fall ’07 term at IVC. In the meantime, I’ll also be working on a few more personal endeavors.