Long Overdue Make-up Post

Yeah well I keep procrastinating it and I'm finally gonna sit my ass down and write it. This will be a long one, so buckle up kiddies and prepare to read while I attempt to crack my knuckles and type away.

This past weekend was Mother's Day, and so I thought it would be a nice surprise to go home instead of sending flowers like I have done in the previous years. Jennie was going home too so I hitched a ride with her. She picked me up from work, got her things, we came home and got Apollo and my stuff and we left. Got back to VV around 10:30, and I told Jennie to turn her lights off so no one will suspect anything. I took Apollo up to the front door and opened the door, threw him in there, and shut it again immediately and knocked a few times. I heard "What the....?!!! What's this!!!" from Will and then "Go check the door!" from Mom. They were all surprised, and I could tell Mom was really happy. She had to work Saturday but then that night after Will got home from work too we went to New Station's for dinner, where Leo and I competed in a "best of 7" series with the rice bowls. On Sunday morning we went out and had coffee at Starbuck's and talked, then came home and Mom made dinner for us. I left VV around 3:30-4, and got back to SLO around 8:30-9. It was a good visit, and I can't really stand to have Apollo bug the shit out of Rocky and the rest of the family and be forced to sleep on that uncomfortable couch.

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Financial Aid: DONE (for now... just gotta wait for the next step... whatever that may be.)
Housing: Probably taken care of for the summer, I need to inquire Mustang Village tomorrow to see about housing availability for next school year. I really really hope they have openings, seeing as how the pricing is really good and they also allow pets. Living by myself might be weird but whatever, I have Apollo.
School:
PHIL 316: behind by 100+ pages for Being and Nothingness, and being by 50+ pages in Being and Time
ASTRO 302: weird incident regarding the missing homework #2. I've pulled that "missing homework" act before in the past I believe, but ironically this time it really DID disappear and I don't know what in the world happened to that thing. It really is a mystery. Saenz is a nice guy and will allow me to make up the homework and give me the same points Brian got. Damn, that midterm/quiz will be bad I think, and I even studied for it! I don't get it, sometimes I feel that the harder I study the worse I do. No use crying over this, just got to pull it together, get my priorities straight, and get some self discipline going.
EE 314: Boy and I screwed. Time to learn everything between now and next Wednesday when that midterm will roll around. That is going to be a pain in the ass... oh yeah, the Matlab Project is due Friday! Well, I'm gonna have to be "that guy" again and just copy off of Mike/Huy/Gary for these extra 10 points. I hate this class.
EE 335: Haven't paid real attention in this class at all recently. Just "done" (done = copy verbatim) the homework. I need to start taking a good look at those old tests and review sheets now and seriously get down to business so I can improve on this test instead of only pulling an "average" like the last one. I will definetly need to go back and review all the MATH 241 vector calculus crap. God... he is giving us an equation sheet... that means we will be forced to do integrals and derivations. Well, don't despair yet, not until you check out the old exam to see what kind of material it is going to be.

Glen, you really need to start busting some ass and leave SoF2 alone until around next Friday. After that, you will be almost ready to attack finals and then summer will be upon us. Self Discipline man, self discipline.

Funny incident: Working Monday night as usual, when these 2 girls and another b/f g/f couple who were their friends come walking in. The two girls work me like crazy trying to get me to bowl for free. I smelled alcohol, and knew at least 1 (if not both) had been drinking. One admitted, but by the way the other one was acting I bet she had her share as well, even though I couldn't smell it on her. I found out the girls were both freshmen who lived on campus, and the one who admitted she was drinking couldn't keep her hands off of me... every time I walked by it was a hug or taking a picture. Man... if only I had the game to take advantage of that. If it was any consolation at all, I did get both of their phone numbers after I let them go free of charge. But what am I supposed to do with it? Can't really do too much anyways unless they come see me again when they are drunk, and even then I might only take them back to the dorms or something (haha, even then). Whatever, maybe Saturday night because I'm working for Aris.

Speaking of Aris, him and Greg and I talked today about league next fall at Pismo. It is this kind of league where there are 3 to a team, the season lasts 33 weeks from September all the way to May. Each week (Monday nights) it lasts for about 3 hours (wow all these damn 3's) and it costs $20 each person I believe. Top 3 or 4 teams get to finish in the money each night. It's almost kinda like poker, because they were talking about how there's usually a bunch of side bets and such. It definetly sounds fun, and Aris wants me to do it because on paper there is a cap of total average of 560 or something like that. I say "on paper" because according to Aris, a lot of people bowl better than what they say and so that's how they win money. I will have to learn to bowl with a fingertipped ball this summer, and make sure that I really DO average around 150 or something, otherwise I'll be the downfall of that entire team. I have the whole summer to learn, well... as soon as my middle finger heals anyways. Anyways the whole thing sounds fun.

This weekend I better get some work done and start studying/learning my ass off for 335 and 314. However Friday night we are going out for Katie's 21st birthday and hitting the bars I guess, that should be fun. It's been a few weeks since I last went out. Then Saturday night I'm working for Aris because we traded (he has no idea why, but I obviously know what's really happening)... and maybe I'll give the freshmen girls a call and play it by ear. Otherwise hopefully Carissa will give me a ride home afterwards. We shall see.....

(God of War coming, have to resist the temptation to play.)