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Running not Over

2011-11-28T18:55:00.001-08:00

I've started to run again. It seems to be a seasonal thing. Not calendar seasons, but personal ones. You have to enjoy running to be out there right now in near freezing temperatures especially after working outside all day in that coldness.

While running, I've had quite a few close calls with cars. Usually, it is there fault for not paying attention and probably slightly related to the incredible rate of speed at which I am traveling. Thankfully, if I am paying attention to people not paying attention, it usually negates any potential problems. Tonight, I take responsibility. At a very young age, I learned to look both ways before crossing the street. I'm sorry car. I'll do better.

Pictured: Vintage me running a 5K race, probably breaking the speed limit.

leaves.

2011-11-07T20:36:00.001-08:00

People are always doing so much artsy stuff with leaves this time of the year. Using them as great analogies about things changing, posting pictures of leaves in mass quantities in all their radiant glory, doing really cool art projects with the leaves themselves, the list goes on. Me? Right now, my main experience with leaves is that I rake them up in a nonstop battle against nature. In fact, my job this time of year is less to wash cars and more to wage war against the elements.

Multiple times I have found myself raking fallen leaves in near freezing temperatures before the sun has even decided to rise. I mean the previous statement literally and figuratively. I've physically found myself doing that as required by my boss. It is a very real reality I face each day I go to work that more leaves will have replaced the ones I collected and my boss will still want the lot to be kept clean.

These times of early morning raking have also helped me find myself on a more personal level. I recall one time in particular when it was boring down rain and I had yet to discover where the rake was stored so I was using a broom to try to sweep wet leaves plastered all over the parking lot. Let me give you some advice, it doesn't work and is a losing battle. At that point, I wasn't at all enjoying the magnificent array of colors leaves can be, analyzing all the great analogies I could concoct about being swept up in the ever changing seasons of life even though I was using a broom. I wasn't even remembering past art projects I've done with leaves or trying to come up with new ones. I was simply feeling sorry for myself and the situation I was in.

Slowly, almost as slowly as my pile of leaves was growing, I realized how much I have to be thankful for. I am blessed with a full time job in a city I love and look, the leaves are brilliant shades of orange and red and I have functioning limbs to be out here sweeping them up! I even thought of a few clever analogies and art projects the leaves could be used for!

Life will be difficult at times. You'll be trying to sweep up wet leaves with a broom in the rain early in the morning. The right appreciation for all you've been given will help ground you in the reality that you have much to be thankful. Leaves are going to fall and need to be dealt with and you might only be equipped with a broom. How we choose to deal with this reality is the only thing that can we can change and conquer.

Back to leaves. I'm always leaving, and never coming back when it comes to this blog. I'll try to do better.

Pictured are leaves still on a tree, an apple tree I picked apples from. Apples that became a delicious pie, but that is perhaps a story for another time.

Poor Pour

2011-04-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

Today I was thirsty and at the store, so I decided to treat myself to something other than water. I bought a tasty looking raspberry lemonade. One of my professor assigned some readings that she had one photocopy of outside her office to read. I decided my special drink would make sitting outside her office for an hour reading lengthy technical articles would make things better. After leaving the store, I took one sip of my drink to know what deliciousness awaited me and to motivate me to walk the 30 minutes to her office to have at least an hour of reading, but more importantly, the rest of my drink.

I arrived outside her office and removed my backpack. Instantly, I knew my special drink had left its container and saturated everything in my backpack. Sure enough, after that one sip, I apparently didn't fasten the lid although I believe the lid was designed poorly and it wasn't my fault. My notebook inside my backpack was soaked. My clothes got a bit wet too. Everything reeked of raspberries. It was very sad and frustrating. Not only that, I still had all the reading to do, thirsty and smelling of the juice I only got one sip of.

Some days are like that. Something you look forward to wrecks everything and destroys your notebook. However, if you are going to smell like something you spilled all over everything, raspberry lemonade isn't that terrible.

trust.

2011-02-27T21:48:00.001-08:00

While reading a rather dense book for one of my political science classes, I came across a definition of trust that was thought provoking. According to the late Charles Tilly in his book on democracy, "trust consists of placing valued outcome at risk to others' malfeasance, mistakes, or failures." It got me thinking about who I trust and how I show that to them. Maybe it isn't the best definition you've heard, but after reading for hours through material that was not very interesting, something about this simple statement stood out to me. It is worth considering how you choose who you trust and how to you show them that you do so.

I'm Back. Maybe.

2011-02-24T19:23:00.000-08:00

It has been quite some time since I last told the world how my day went. I'm not sure why I ever felt like I needed to do so or who even read my ramblings. For the longest time after my rather abrupt blogger death , I mainly felt relief to not feel like I had to blog everyday. Now, I am thinking it is good for me to write.

That being said, who knows exactly how I will feel tomorrow or the day after that. If we are going to be honest, who even knows if I will be around tomorrow or the day after that. It is a fact of life that you never know when it is going to end or if Danny is going to feel like blogging. It is up to you how to deal with those realities.

Golden

2010-12-12T22:26:00.000-08:00

End of an Era

2010-12-10T12:54:00.000-08:00

Today I am headed out on a road trip to California with some friends. I believe it will be an amazing adventure and lots of fun activities will be partaken. However, it most likely means I won't be blogging. It most definitely means I will miss a day. Thus the record of continuous days will end, not with a last minute dash to a computer as I always thought, but with a planned miss. I didn't think it would end this way, but I have accepted it. My blog July 21, 2007 - December 11, 2010.

Crazy Ending

2010-12-09T13:23:00.000-08:00

Today was a most interesting and entirely hectic end to the first quarter of my senior year at Western. My first final of the week was this morning at 8:00am. I set my alarm last night for 6:25 so I would have time to study a bit more and make it to my final with plenty of time.

I woke up this morning at 8:52am, first confused and then in a panic. It turns out, I had set my alarm for 6:25pm which wasn't very helpful at all in waking up. I ran to my final and was able to hurriedly finish it before the 9:50am deadline. It was 50% of my final grade so I am so very thankful I woke up when I did and was able to make it there.

I took another in class final at 10:30am and felt pretty good about it. I just turned in my take home essay so I am officially done with Fall Quarter. What a crazy ending.

Almost There

2010-12-08T16:16:00.001-08:00

Today is my last full day to study. I am close to finishing my essay for my Modern Chinese Politics class, even though I just finished my other essay for that class and this one isn't due until Friday. I also somehow found the time to finish a book I started two days ago in my spare time. I suppose it helped to have something other than finals to work on this week.

Amorphous Help

2010-12-07T13:43:00.000-08:00

Today I have started on my next essay and studying for my in class finals. I am using going to a movie later this evening as motivation to actually get work done. It is easier to be efficient when I have less time instead of having too large of an amorphous block of time in which to study. It has been a very productive day so far.

Essay Done and to Start

2010-12-06T14:49:00.000-08:00

Today I finally finished my essay. That means it is time to start my next essay. It also means it is time to prepare for the essays I might have to write for my in class final on Thursday. I only enjoy essay writing to a point, one I am rapidly approaching.

Cut it Out

2010-12-05T16:01:00.000-08:00

Today I have continued to work on my essay. I went a bit overboard, and wrote over 10 pages for an essay that was supposed to be 7 pages. It has required quite a bit of condensing and outright elimination of parts. However, I still think it is a good essay and can leave my stronger points and cut out the weaker ones. It is still sad to eliminate so much writing though.

Write On

2010-12-04T15:24:00.001-08:00

Today I have been working on an essay. I actually enjoy the topic, so that helps. I am a bit tired of writing in general though so I am going to stop writing this post right now.

Work Wise

2010-12-03T13:26:00.000-08:00

Today is Friday of dead week. This week hasn't been too bad so far work wise. I am still alive. However, everything is culminating into a very busy last week of classes. I hope I survive.

Lunch Fail

2010-12-02T21:47:00.000-08:00

One Done

2010-12-01T17:29:00.000-08:00

Today I had my last class of the quarter for one of my classes. It is a bit difficult to believe this quarter is almost over. The essays I have to write and exams I need to study for quickly remind me of that fact though.

Alarming Rarity

2010-11-30T17:33:00.000-08:00

Today was another busy day. It is that time of the quarter where busy becomes the norm. I even set my alarm and woke up early this morning to get work done before class. That has been a rarity this quarter.

Back to Work

2010-11-29T17:35:00.001-08:00

Today has been a busy day back. The next two weeks will be busy. The quarter is almost over. There are only two essays and two final exams in my way. That, and a lot of stress.

About to Leave

2010-11-28T14:06:00.001-08:00

Today is my last day home. It has been nice to be home and with the family. It won't be super nice to get back to college and have a bunch of exams to start studying for and an essay to work on almost immediately upon my return.

Bowling Together

2010-11-27T22:53:00.000-08:00

Today was a fun day home. We went bowling as a family. This time, I didn't hit my foot with the ball. It has been nice being home. It will be difficult to get back into school mode when I return to Bellingham tomorrow.

Black Friday Golden

2010-11-26T21:59:00.001-08:00

Today was Black Friday. I don't usually go shopping. I actually usually try to avoid stores. However, today was different. It was an experience being out with the crowd. I even ended up buying myself a few things, so the checker was correct in assuming I didn't want a gift receipt.

Thanksgiving

2010-11-25T10:42:00.001-08:00

Today is Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for family and being able to eat a really tasty meal with them.

Ride Home

2010-11-24T21:49:00.000-08:00

Today I got a ride home. It took longer than normal, but it is nice to be home with the family. It will also be nice to see extended family tomorrow, even though it will mean another extended car ride.

Done Day

2010-11-23T21:27:00.000-08:00

Today I only had one class. It is nice to be on break now and I look forward to seeing the family and eating a lot of good food.

Cold

2010-11-22T16:28:00.001-08:00

Today it is cold outside. Very cold. Painfully cold. The ground is covered in ice, high temperatures are nowhere near freezing level and wind gusts are approaching sixty miles an hour. I can't remember the last time winter was so painful.

Early Thanksgiving

2010-11-21T21:00:00.000-08:00

I celebrated Thanksgiving early. And ate a lot of good food.

Snow Much Fun

2010-11-20T13:31:00.001-08:00

Today my old roommate and good friend is visiting Bellingham. It should be fun. We got quite a bit of snow last night. It was a lot of fun to play outside in the snow with friends until the early hours of the morning.

Tired Day

2010-11-19T18:44:00.000-08:00

Today I was tired all day. It wasn't very surprising because I didn't get much sleep last night. I think today was a new record for number of meetings cancelled/postponed with somewhere around 4.

Missing and Confusing

2010-11-18T16:10:00.001-08:00

Today one of my professor was gone because she is in China. We were supposed to watch a movie in her class today, but nobody ever showed up with the movie. Eventually, after looking for the movie online, we all decided to leave. In my economic class I had a quiz. The questions are designed to be tricky. Hopefully not too many of were successful in doing so.

Presented

2010-11-17T18:35:00.000-08:00

Today I finally had my group project presentation. I am very glad to have it over with. The presentation itself actually went well. The class laughed at my political science jokes and somebody told me "good job" after class. Icing on the cake.

Project Pains

2010-11-16T18:14:00.001-08:00

Today has been a very busy day. I have a group project presentation tomorrow and found out yesterday that the direction I had prepared to go was not really the way the rest of the group was going so I've basically had to start over. After tomorrow, I will feel much better and be a lot less stressed. That is the hope at least.

Hectic Monday

2010-11-15T17:11:00.000-08:00

Today has been a very busy and hectic day. I think the next few days will be like that. I will survive and probably eat a lot of cake as well.

Day to Relax

2010-11-14T15:44:00.001-08:00

Today was mostly spent relaxing and trying to work on homework. Hopefully, I can get some more of it done before tomorrow. If not, tomorrow morning will be spent entirely on homework.

Work and Fun

2010-11-13T18:28:00.001-08:00

Today was a relaxing day. I went to an art show. I also worked on some homework and should probably work on some more homework.

Nice Day Out

2010-11-12T18:33:00.000-08:00

Today it was clear and sunny outside. After working out, I spent the rest of the afternoon outside enjoying the nice weather because there aren't too many of them left for the foreseeable future.

Veterans Day

2010-11-11T17:55:00.001-08:00

Today has been a fun day. It has felt like the weekend, even though it technically isn't. Also, thanks to all the veterans.

Strong Weekend Start

2010-11-10T23:13:00.001-08:00

Today my weekend started after my only class of the day got out, and it got out much earlier than normal. My apartment also bought a Wii which has been fun, a lot of fun. What a great start to the weekend. Now if I can only get my group project done.

Busy Day

2010-11-09T16:04:00.000-08:00

Today has been a busy day with nonstop meetings and classes for a large majority of the day. Thankfully, my weekend will officially start Wednesday at 4:00pm. Also, I did well on a midterm I got back today which I am also thankful about.

Scary Times

2010-11-08T18:05:00.001-08:00

Today there was a robbery right by where I was walking when I was returning from class. It sounds like everyone is okay but they are still looking for the suspects. It is scary.

Fall Back

2010-11-07T15:06:00.000-08:00

Today it was nice to get "an extra hour" of sleep with Fall Back. I was thinking about staying up until 2:00am to watch the clocks travel backwards through time. Instead, I decided I could use more sleep and go to bed when I usually do and get up an hour "later" than normal. It was nice.

Run Around

2010-11-06T14:29:00.000-07:00

Today I woke up early for a Saturday and went running. I have gone running three days in a row which historically wouldn't mean much, but it has been quite some time since I last ran three days in a row.

Infestation

2010-11-05T14:18:00.001-07:00

Today is the start of the weekend, a much needed weekend. We had a slight fruit fly infestation I have been dealing with all day. I think they are all about gone, at least things are cleaner so they won't have as much food.

Life Goes On

2010-11-04T16:16:00.001-07:00

Today was a long day of classes. I turned in my essay. I also got back one of my midterms, the first large graded thing I have gotten back all quarter. I didn't do nearly as well on it as I hoped and thought which was very disappointing. Life goes on.

Not so Rough

2010-11-03T18:50:00.001-07:00

Today was mostly spent working on my essay that is due tomorrow. I have been chipping away at it for over the past week, but it was by no means finished. I am fairly happy with how it turned out, and actually enjoyed the topic I was writing on once I finally figured out what that was. I only have to turn in a rough draft tomorrow. However, it is graded and worth 20% of my grade in the class so it can by no means be a very rough draft. It will be nice to turn it in tomorrow and have a few days to finally relax with no major project or test for the next couple days.

Season Finale

2010-11-02T18:06:00.001-07:00

Today I had my economics midterm. It went about as I expected, which was not too bad. Now I just need to go to town on my essay due Thursday and then I can finally relax a little bit before I start to work on my group project. Thankfully, midterm season is coming to an end.

Back to the Books

2010-11-01T18:35:00.001-07:00

Today I only had 15 minutes of class. That might be a first. After a long, fun weekend, it is time to get work done.

Back to Bellingham

2010-10-31T15:02:00.001-07:00

Today I got back from camp. It was a great weekend with great people. Tonight should be fun as well. I wish I would have got more homework done though.

At Camp

2010-10-30T21:49:00.000-07:00

Today I am at camp, at least as I sit here and write this that is what I am assuming. I am taking my homework, although I probably won't be working on it. I will probably be playing some fun game instead. Hopefully I got some sleep, usually I don't get much.

Camp Time

2010-10-29T09:49:00.001-07:00

Today I am leaving for a camp. It will be fun. I am also dressing up like a cowboy. I've gone to camp the past two years and really had a blast.

Here We Go

2010-10-28T16:10:00.001-07:00

Today is the start of my weekend. It will be a busy weekend. It will also be a fun weekend. Time to go purchase my Halloween costume.

Midterminated

2010-10-27T20:25:00.001-07:00

Today I had my first midterm of the school year. I have had the professor before, so I knew what to expect for the format of his test. Even knowing that, I was sort of stressing about my midterm. I am very happy now to have it out of the way and feel like I did fairly well on it which makes me feel even better.

Go Time

2010-10-26T19:39:00.000-07:00

Today was a long day. I have my first midterm tomorrow. I am tired of studying for it and mainly just want to get it over with. Once I am done with that, it is time to get to work on an essay I need to write. After that, it will be time to start studying for another midterm. It is that time of the quarter.

Busy Time

2010-10-25T18:25:00.000-07:00

Today I got quite a bit of stuff done. That said, I have quite a bit of stuff to do. The next week will be extremely busy.

Father's 50th

2010-10-24T18:35:00.001-07:00

Today is my father's 50th birthday. We had a big open house to celebrate. Thanks Dad for being a great father and role model. Happy birthday!

Back Home

2010-10-23T23:11:00.000-07:00

Today it has been nice to be home. I haven't been feeling great the past few days, but I am slowly starting to feel better. I was even able to get some studying in today. It has been nice to see the family.

Homeward Bound

2010-10-22T14:56:00.001-07:00

Today I am headed home for the weekend. It will be nice to be home and even nicer to see the family. It has been well over a month since I last saw them.

Apartment-Cooked Meal

2010-10-21T21:49:00.000-07:00

That Time

2010-10-20T20:41:00.001-07:00

Today was a busy day. It is getting to be that time of the quarter where a lot things are happening and due. Tonight I helped lead a game of tag/capture the flag/creep around in the woods up in the arboretum. It was quite a bit of fun.

Quiz and Cook

2010-10-19T18:33:00.000-07:00

Today I had my first quiz of the school year. It was in my economics class. I felt like some of the questions were designed to be tricky, which is annoying. Overall, I probably did fine on the quiz and realistically, it doesn't really matter even if I didn't. Tonight, I decided to actually cook a dinner for myself. It turned out alright considering I was just sort of free styling in the kitchen not really following any recipe or plan.

Another Monday

2010-10-18T18:20:00.001-07:00

Today is Monday. Usually, it is a fairly busy day for me. I have my first graded school thing tomorrow, so I spent some time studying for it. More time should be put into studying.

Game On

2010-10-17T15:11:00.001-07:00

Today I discovered that we do have a few channels in our apartment. I hadn't hooked the TV up to the cable because it meant disconnecting the internet. However, with a football game on the line, I figured now was the time to see if we had any channels and especially if we had any channels that had the football game on.

Soccer and Hike

2010-10-16T14:49:00.001-07:00

Today I played some soccer. It was fun. It is such a nice day out that I am going to go on a hike. I like the weekends!

Late to Rise

2010-10-15T14:29:00.000-07:00

Today I slept in, quite a bit in. I almost slept past a meeting I had at noon. Thankfully, and with help from timely bus catching, I made it to my meeting on time. I've got quite a bit planned for the rest of today. It is a good thing I am well rested.

Dinner Time

2010-10-14T18:21:00.001-07:00

Today was my last day of classes. It was also a long day of classes and I didn't get much sleep last night. However, I survived. Tonight I am baking dinner with one of my apartmentmates for our first apartment dinner. It will be good and tasty.

Cake Bake

2010-10-13T20:19:00.000-07:00

Today was a busy day. Most of the busyness was not school related though. I baked a cake from scratch today for a friend's birthday. See, not school related at all but very fun and tasty.

Lunch Lesson Learned

2010-10-12T16:15:00.001-07:00

Today was a long day of classes. I woke up quite a bit earlier than normal this morning and was excited to get some work done. I ate breakfast and was going to read in bed. Not the best choice. I fell back asleep and woke up later than I normally do and was rushed to make it to a meeting I had before class. This meant I didn't have time to really make a lunch which means I was hungry all day which means long classes were only made more painful.

Busy Day

2010-10-11T18:23:00.001-07:00

Today has been a busy day. I still have stuff to do. In fact, I need to leave now so I won't be late to the next thing I need to get to.

10/10/10

2010-10-10T15:41:00.000-07:00

Today is 10/10/10. I want to think of something epic to do, especially for 10:10pm on 10/10/10, but I haven't got anything spectacular planned yet. I will be playing in a soccer game later which will probably be fun and possibly could be epic. We'll have to wait and see.

Indepth Posting

2010-10-09T13:29:00.001-07:00

Today is Saturday. I am going to try to have fun. Usually, that isn't too difficult to achieve on a Saturday.

Omelet On

2010-10-08T14:43:00.000-07:00

Today I had no classes but I did have several meetings. I got inspired to cook watching Julie and Julia the other night and looking up some clips of Julia Child on youtube, so I cooked an omelet for lunch. It turned out nicely and was quite delicious. Maybe I will start to cook stuff for myself more often.

Weekend Start

2010-10-07T18:09:00.000-07:00

Today was a long day of classes. However, it is now officially my weekend. It is very nice having three day weekends every weekend. It allows me to get a lot of stuff done and have a lot of fun.

Busy Stuff

2010-10-06T19:20:00.001-07:00

Today I had one class. I have started to develop a bit of a daily routine. Things will only get busier I have more and more stuff I need to do. Busy isn't automatically bad, but it is busy.

Double Classes All the Way

2010-10-05T20:17:00.001-07:00

Today was a long day of classes. My back to back two hour classes are a bit straining mentally. My second class is a bit boring at times, so it is difficult to stay focused. I try to draw only a few doodles in my notebook. I think it may actually help me stay somewhat focused.

Gym Time

2010-10-04T16:08:00.001-07:00

Today I went to the Rec Center. Being off campus and not quite so close, it has been difficult for me to find the time and will to make it there. However, it is a healthy habit I would like to keep so I am going to try to make it more of a habit. Going on Monday seemed like a good way to start off the week. Also, I noticed during my soccer game yesterday that I could definitely use some time in the gym so I am not sucking wind so much during the game.

Game Time

2010-10-03T14:09:00.001-07:00

Today I will probably play in my first soccer game for quite some time. I have had several people ask me if I wanted to be on their rec team, and finally decided to go to one today. I think it will be fun. Probably a bit painful because I am a bit out of shape and haven't played soccer for so long, but probably mostly fun.

Clean House

2010-10-02T17:09:00.001-07:00

Today we had our second apartment meeting and discussed stuff. We also made a trip to Costco and bought stuff in bulk. I spent quite a bit of the day cleaning the apartment and my room. We are having a movie night here which was a good excuse to finally get stuff somewhat clean around here.

Old Stuff

2010-10-01T15:04:00.001-07:00

Today I vacuumed the apartment. I am not sure how long it has been since it last got vacuumed, probably quite some time. Yesterday, we cleaned out the refrigerator. There was some egg nog, from last Christmas season. It was more solid than liquid and smelled quite foul.

Not to Alarm

2010-09-30T23:11:00.000-07:00

Today was the end of my first week of classes. My favorite quote of the day was when my economics professor warned us that, "I don't want to worry anyone here, but the sun is exploding." I thought it was funny and it doesn't really have much to do with economics. Even though I don't have classes tomorrow, it will be a fairly busy day. Busy is mostly good though.

Recreational Reading

2010-09-29T18:07:00.001-07:00

Today I finished reading a book. Rather surprisingly, I was reading this book for fun and it was unrelated to any class I am taking. I'm hoping to balance recreational and class reading this year. It is easy to stop reading stuff I want to and replace it with stuff I have to read. However, a better balance of the two leads to more reading enjoyment.

Nice Weather

2010-09-28T20:23:00.001-07:00

Today was the first Tuesday of the school year. I had back to back two hour classes. When classes got over, it was surprisingly nice outside. I threw a frisbee with some friends and even hit a volleyball a bit to take advantage of the nice weather.

I'm 21

2010-09-27T12:15:00.001-07:00

Today is my 21st birthday. Last night, my sister had me and some friends over for a birthday celebration. It was fun. Thanks Sarah, housemate and friends! Today I am busy almost all day with non-birthday celebratory related things. That is fine though. I'm thankful for my friends and family, their friendship is all I need for my birthday.

Almost 21

2010-09-26T17:03:00.000-07:00

Today is my last day being 20. I don't really have big plans for tomorrow. Actually, I will be quite busy doing school related stuff.

Saturday Start

2010-09-25T15:17:00.001-07:00

Today is the first Saturday of the school year. The weather is fairly nice, so I think I will try to find something fun outside to do. I've been trying to start the year with good study habits, so I spent a good portion of this afternoon reading for classes. Thankfully, the book is interesting so far. We'll see what the next 100 pages are like though.

First Friday

2010-09-24T17:10:00.000-07:00

Today I didn't have any classes. I slept in later than I planned, but that didn't really matter. I started reading a book for one of my classes. I have literally hundreds of pages I need to read by the end of next week.

Day Two of Two

2010-09-23T16:23:00.001-07:00

Today was my second day of classes. I had two classes. On the first day of class, you always hope the professor will let you out early. Yesterday my teacher did, but today both of my teachers went the distance. I think all my classes will be fairly interesting this year, probably require a lot of work as well.

First Day

2010-09-22T20:48:00.001-07:00

Today was my first day of class. I only had one. Usually, I would have found out where the classes are before having them. I figured I am a seasoned veteran so I didn't need to. That wasn't the case. I could not find where my class was. Right before hitting panic mode, I saw the professor and followed him. Other than that, it was a really good first day.

Last Day

2010-09-21T13:03:00.001-07:00

Today is my last day of summer. Classes start tomorrow. Well, I guess techincally class starts for me tomorrow as I only have one to go to. It will be good to develop a routine that classes tend to bring, but I am a bit sad to have summer ending.

Books Bought

2010-09-20T20:54:00.001-07:00

Today I finally bought my textbooks, six of them at least. I still have one more to buy. One more really expensive one to buy. I could only put off buying them for so long, and the line at the bookstore will only get longer the next couple days so I decided it was time to admit to the inevitability of spending a lot of money on books that I don't really want to read.

Awkward Day

2010-09-19T17:54:00.001-07:00

Today was a fairly exhausting day. For a group I am a part of on campus called CCF (Campus Christian Fellowship), I am what is called a core leader this year in the dorm region of Nash. This basically means I will be leading a Bible study in that region, although the group does much more than that. Today I went around meeting people that live in the dorm region. In other words, I had a lot of awkward conversations with a lot of people.

Fun Day

2010-09-18T10:30:00.000-07:00

Today I am going to a pumpkin fair. I am also going to the Mariners game and sitting in row one behind third base. It is going to be a fun day.

Sleep In Off

2010-09-17T16:56:00.001-07:00

Today I woke up early. The past few days, I have been trying to get my sleeping schedule back on a somewhat normal track in preparation for the school year starting. It has been weird getting up "early", because not much is going on in the mornings. I have spent quite a bit of time continuing to unpack and decorate my room. It doesn't really take that long, as that is what I have said I have been doing for several days, I am just taking the process slow.

Walk Around

2010-09-16T19:07:00.001-07:00

Today I went for a nice long walk down to the Bay. Shortly after I got back to my place, it started raining and hasn't stopped. I spent the rest of the day mainly relaxing before thing get crazy with school starting.

Double Birthdays!

2010-09-15T17:20:00.000-07:00

Today is my older brother and youngest sister's birthday. I wish I could be home celebrating with them. We tried skyping, but they didn't have a microphone or webcam which made it a bit awkward to say the least. Happy birthday Harrison and Gabby!

Fun Stuff

2010-09-14T20:43:00.000-07:00

Today I actually woke up fairly early. I had a meeting. I have had a good past few days relaxing and hanging out with friends and of course, more unpacking and decorating of my room. The first grocery run of the year happened. It was exciting.

Same Old

2010-09-13T13:15:00.001-07:00

Today I am still unpacking and organizing my room. It was nice to have my father and sister here for a couple days. It is also nice having my other sister live close by.

College Kid

2010-09-12T23:15:00.001-07:00

Today I unpacked and organized my room a bit more. I also ate top ramen for dinner which really made me feel like a college student.

Own Room

2010-09-11T11:49:00.000-07:00

Today is Saturday. I am still unpacking and getting settled in my new place. It is weird having my own room. I've shared a room my entire life.

Move In

2010-09-10T11:49:00.001-07:00

Today I am going to a conference all day. That means unpacking will have to wait until later. I did officially move into my new place yesterday. I've never signed so many papers in my life.

Packed My Bed

2010-09-09T23:07:00.000-07:00

Pack Man

2010-09-08T22:27:00.000-07:00

Today is my last day home for the summer. That means most of it was spent packing, or avoiding packing. It also means my mom cooked an excellent going away dinner. I will miss my family but I will be glad to be back at college.