And here I go... The first posting to my blog. I guess the point of which is to inform everyone of my daily travelings, lessons, experiences (good and bad alike) with my friends and family; hence the title. To begin, I would like to bring about certain points of my recent life and my near future plans:
It's October, and that means four things:
1. It was my father's birthday yesterday. He would have been 75. It blows my mind to think of the age differences between my father, my mother (soon to be 61) and myself (22!!). No wonder I am such an old soul! I was brought up amongst ancients! Haha.. I kid, I kid; but wow, there's a HUGE age difference. Think about it...
Father - Mother's age = 14 years
Mother - Me = 39 years
Father - Me = 53 years (that's older than Billy; c'mon, really?)
On another note regarding the date, Kim had her baby yesterday... His name is Hudson. He was born at 5:47pm, and weighed in at 7 lb 14 oz, and measured 21 in!
2. It's time to apply to law school, baby! However exciting this time of year might be for me, I am very limited as to where to apply because of the cost of applying (close to $100/application) which narrows down my possibilities to only two schools.
Counselors usually tell you to you apply to a few schools you feel confident in being able to get in, one school you want to go to but aren't all that optimistic about, and one safe school. Unfortunately (or maybe not) I don't have that luxury.
Okay, enough of the blabber. Without further a do, here are my two candidates for furthering my education: 1. Stanford (Bet ya didn't guess that one!) 2. Cal-Western. Yes, I am applying to a school I really want to go to, and a safe school. Cross your fingers and wish for the best.....
3. 21 days to B. Wood's Bday. Don't know what (if anything) I am going to say to him. My last bday was an almost complete flop because of him and I still think he's a complete idiot for it, but at one point you just have to let shit go (which I obviously haven't yet). People make mistakes and people are morons.. it's just a part of life... so you either make yourself miserable because of it, or you move on and make the best of what you have. He never really loved me anyway.
4. Beginning on October 30 Xander from Alaska will be gracing me with his presence for a few days, which is somewhat cumbersome to me. Not becuase of our history, but rather because he's coming into PSP on a Tuesday (Umm.. Hello, school day?). What's more, he wants to go to WeHo for Halloween. Okay, that's NOT going to happen. I can either pick him up from the airport or go to LA for the festivities. However, I think I am done partying with him. He gets a little too crazy for me (and that's saying a lot!), besides PS would be a better idea since that way I don't have to deal with the traffic of Los Angeles. Not to mention the fact that the day after Tuesday happens to also be a school day.. And I really can't fuck my last quarter. Speaking of which...
Last week, I took four midterm exams. My highest score: 97%. My lowest score: 91%. Now, to put things into perspective for you: Each midterm is between 30 to 50 percent of your final grade in the class. The rest of your grade is the final (another 30 to 50 percent) plus papers, presentations, and mini-exams here and there; depending on the course. Yes, that means that one of my classes' grade depends purely on how you perform on the midterm and on the final. Those grades are averaged and voilà, your grade for the class is determined. Talk about putting pressure on the damn tests! Well, they are just literature classes, right? I mean, how hard can it really be? Trust me, you would not be able to pass such exam with just reading and comprehending what you have just read... It's a little more complicated than that. And to add to the pressure, could you write a 2 page essay on the spot (with no prior knowledge of the topic) explaining yourself very articulately using just the right words, without making a single mistake in vocab, grammar, or train of thought, demonstating that you not only understand and masticated the topic in question, but also incorporate certain restrictions inposed upon you by upir professor? Oh yeah, and that wasn't even a midterm or final.
Anyway, I best be going to class now... Class starts in 10.
