| Well this week will be the 5th semester of this year. It's gone by SO FAST but it's been a busy 5 weeks. JSA is really keeping me on my toes and it's both a wonderful and a dreadful experience. There's just so much to do and so much to think about. I think I'm finally starting to get used to being forward looking and anticipating everything we do. I'd like to believe this will strengthen me in a new way.
Being a JSA president, I learned that moving an organization is not easy to do. To keep everyone happy and yet have the organization be productive is a fine balance. I need to assign tasks to people, but these tasks cannot be too overwhelming for them. To make the task as easy to do for them is one thing I haven't mastered yet.
Mental organization is something I'm definitely going to learn from this experience. With JSA, class, work, AND time for fun, it's not easy to just write a checklist and go down the list. The due dates are all over the place.
But it's been fun so far and I really am enjoying being the leader.
And other good things have jumped into my life, and I hope it continues.
I've come to the conclusion that sleep deprivation is my worst enemy and this journal entry is not helping.
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| I had a dream that I had gone back in time. I went back to the summer after sophmore year of high school. But I was actually there on a mission...I had to figure out what happened to a girl named Rachel...I think.
Prior to going back in time, I was playing a game of counter strike, which then turned into me and someone else getting chased by unknown people. To evade from them, I jumped into an elevator. This elevator actually threw me and the 3 other people onboard back in time and into a high school in the Bronx. I guess this is where we had to find out what had happened to Rachel.
We stepped out of the elevator to find ourselves in a big mess of high school kids in front of the high school. It was mostly a white population at this high school, regardless of the location near the Bronx. We slowly realized that we actually did go back in time and let it sink in. We befriended the students at this high school and it was a rather "normal" process.
What's funny about this dream is that a couple days before, I had thought about how going back in time would change my life. If I could do some years over and do it differently, I wondered what could be different. I didn't get to finish my dream, but the feeling was nostalgic and lonely.
Well this is the first half of my dream as well...and now I cant remember what the second half was like...I get stuck with what seems like the alley behind my house and going into my garage... | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I had a dream last night about ghosts. Well, it was an interesting dream about ghosts.
A lot of other people and myself were at this huge church/school. The area around it and inside was haunted. It was almost like a game. We had to get rid of the ghosts, but the only way to was to lure them where they "belong" inside the building.
It was really suspenseful. The front doors of the building led to a hallway where there were another set of doors in front of me which were open and stairs on the sides led to the upper floors. If you went through the doors, it was the sanctuary with VERY tall ceilings. Ghosts were so abundant in this place that they just appeared anytime you were in small groups. They wouldn't do anything, but they would just look at you.
A lot of small groups went inside the building too. I remember leaving the building and seeing someone on the stairs. When I went back in a few seconds later, he was drenched in feces. He said a ghost bumped into him and this is what happened.
There was even a police squad here. I guess the problem was very urgent...and for some reason, I was part of a team that went through a debriefing with the police. I don't remember anything from the debriefing.
But prior to going to this ghost hunt, I remember playing some game against my friend...we decided to meet in Indianapolis for it. I don't remember what the game was like, but I remember flying to Indianapolis, going inside a virtual grocery store where eating the food inside got you health and points. Then I flew back to, I think, Lafayette for the ghost hunt.
I'm starting to forget a lot about the dream now...which sucks because it was such an interesting dream that I wish I could document better... | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Well today was interesting. I went to class, didn't do the homework, went to my friend Jo's place so he could teach me how to DJ. It was REALLY cool except it was pretty hard. Beatmatching wasn't the easiest thing in the world and I really didn't get it down yet. But I was able to mix two songs together pretty successfully one time and I was happy about that!
Then I ate too much at Khana Kazana.
And then we went to see Transformers, which was an AMAZING movie by the way. I have not been entertained by a movie this much in many years. It's definitely the best movie of this year so far.
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| As the title says, I didn't drive my car at all today! It was the first time since I got it on June 8th...
This is good because I'm not wasting unnecessary gas! Even though this car is giving me GREAT gas mileage. I fixed its parking brake cables sunday so the car is fully functional now! Yippee. I now need the corner reflector and a new shift boot for a clean car inside and out. Then I'd like to do lots of things to this car...if I had money. But for now, this is it!
Here are some recent pictures of my beauty :)
( The Love of My Life...in car form ) | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Flaresounds! | | Current Location: | apt #11 | | Subject: | Working out | | Time: | 01:31 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/tired.gif) sleepy |
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| I started working out with my old roommate, Keith. He recently won 2nd place in a bodybuilding contest. That should tell you his mentality when it comes to muscle building.
Today, to start off, we did the upper body: the chest, arms, and shoulders. I don't even remember all the things we did, but at different points in the workout, I could barely move my arms because they were so tensed up. It felt good!
I know I will be sore like crazy tomorrow, but oh well. I'm going to build my fitness and muscle levels up this summer so I can be healthy like I was in high school!
I weighed in at 156.1 pounds today. We'll see how this weight fluctuates and changes. | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| I already put 170 miles on it. Then again, I had to buy it from someone who was 50 miles away, but the other 120 was added somewhere after that...
I am absolutely loving the car so far. It's a 1991 Toyota MR2 NA (naturally aspirated). It has been one of my cars to drool over for a long time. I love it's uniqueness, rarity, and utter performance. 2 seater, engine behind you, and a car that basically has a removable roof is a lot of fun!
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| | Current Music: | Kaskade interview | | Subject: | Dream? | | Time: | 03:11 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/thinking.gif) nostalgic |
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| I somewhat remembered my dream from last night. I was traveling somewhere on a train. It's very very vague, but I remember having my camera bag at one point, but not in another time. I had two backpacks on, but never felt like they were heavy.
This dream also made me remember another dream about traveling. I was walking to my terminal in the airport, but I had to go through some really dark cave and crawl across an old wooden bridge to finally get to the terminal with confusing escalators and cool looking ticket desks.
Then the remembrance of that dream reminded me of another dream about me driving or somehow traveling along a coast somewhere. The coast was somewhat Mediterranean but had elements of a Midwestern small town inland. I was traveling along the road which ran next to train tracks. But of course, I saw all this from afar. I generally dream in 3rd person, but this time, I had a very wide perspective of myself and I could see very far ahead of where I was traveling. It was very cool.
I got to a beach that was FULL of life and I remember jumping off a rather large rock into the water. On the beach, there were nice restaurants and cool, shady cafes. I should find this place. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Location: | apt #11 | | Subject: | Ghosts? | | Time: | 02:47 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/smile.gif) relaxed |
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| A couple friends and I decided to visit this cemetery in the middle of no where tonight. I found this roundabout and what looks to be tombstones in the middle of it while looking around the Purdue area on Google Maps.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=47906&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=19&ll=40.417785,-87.206072&spn=0.001499,0.002511&t=h&om=1
It was seriously a 20-25 min drive straight West, through cornfields and then turning left onto a gravel road for about 5 mins.
Out of the darkness, we see this small hill right in front of us and a road going right and left. We were like "Oh this must be it" and then we slowly make out the silhouette of the tombstones on top of the hill. It was seriously one of the most shocking/creepiest things I've ever experienced. In my mind, I was kinda doubting that there was actually a cemetery there...but the way it just appeared out of the darkness sent chills down my spine.
It was absolutely peaceful though, no sounds of cars, no sounds of any machinery. Insects chirping away and just us talking and freaking each other out.
So to make this short, we got there and started taking photos. One really stood out. The picture on the left looks like there is a face (maybe) underneath the American flag and between the flowers, but in the picture on the right, it's not there. You decide. Even if it's not a face, it is very odd that it looks like that. All the other photo's we have of that area does not show any face or tombstone in that location.
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| It's a little late, but I would like to give condolences to the families, friends, and fellow college students of the victims of Virginia Tech. It's unbelievable that something like this can happen and it's sad that humans can act this way.
From all Boilermakers, RIP to all the ones lost in this event.
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| I just watched the live action version of "Hotaru no Haka" (Graves of the Fireflies). It has made me think and impacted me more than anything else has recently.
I can't help but feel guilty for everything I have. I can't help but feel so lucky to have an opportunity to live the life I am right now. I can't help but feel I don't deserve all this.
What is it that let's me have everything I have today? With so many things I've done wrong, what have I done right to enjoy life so much?
I'm frustrated over the fact that not everyone can be as lucky as me and that not everyone can look forward to tomorrow like I can.
なぜ人間は数え切れないほど色んな考えがあるのだろう？ | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Don Ross - Klimbim | | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | Spring Break! | | Time: | 02:09 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/sad.gif) cold |
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| I'm back home now for Spring Break..I had 2 hours of sleep, then dropped off Anthony at Indy airport, drove back to Purdue, got my stuff, and headed to Chicago. Let me just say I don't really remember that trip.
It's been fun today hanging out with Adam and Marco and playing soccer and such. But being back home makes me remember how much I still miss my dog, Cookie. Opening the door to my house without that whimpering cry that just says (welcome back!!!) is heartbreaking still, each and every time. I also don't get to pet her or give her a kiss each time I come across her in my house. I miss her sleeping beside my bed in my room. I miss everything about her.
It's been a couple months after she passed away and I'm still haunted by her absence. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| I'm going through this realization about this world I live in. It is a direct result of watching the movie "The Motorcycle Diaries" and then digging deeper into other injustices of then and now. I have no suggestions or real comments about the movie or anything I've read so far; I'm just giving all that information time to settle inside.
All I can really say is that it makes me want to become a photo journalist even more. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I realized that I haven't updated since my entry about my dog. It's still pretty depressing thinking about her, but there are definitely no more tears left in me. What an odd feeling, when the two nights after she passed away was filled with my mourning, now I can't even force myself to cry about her. Maybe I grew as a person, maybe I became insensitive. Either way, all I have to say is "Thank you, Cookie".
So let's take a walk and move on. I have moved on, so now my journal must move on.
I realized lately that I've become somewhat insensitive and not as insightful as I used to be. I find myself not doing the good things I used to do, just little things to make this world a better place for everyone. That was something I took pride in. That was something that moved me when I saw other people do it. Lately, I've seen little from both perspective. I'm just going to blame it on the weather. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| Rest in peace, Cookie. I could not have dreamed of a dog better than you. I miss your kindness, your warm touch, your comfortable presence. Thank you for being with me for over 12 years of my 20 years of existence...
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| | Current Music: | - * H A P P Y D A Y * Contemporary Instrumental [ http://inewage.com ] HAPPYDAY New Age EZ Chennel | | Subject: | Without good reason | | Time: | 04:43 am | | Current Mood: | numb |
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| The title is actually about my sleeping pattern. I stay up without good reason. Tonight, I read through a lot of my past LJ entries.
It's about 4:40am. I do love this time of day, but only when I have no obligations later do I TRULY enjoy it.
Here is a recent happening in my life.
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| | Current Music: | Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start - By Surpris | | Current Location: | zap | | Subject: | Obnoxiously Adequate | | Time: | 04:02 am | | Current Mood: | restless |
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| These past two weeks have been pretty much hell. Tests out the butt. And it's not even close to finals week. Not only that, I was misinformed about the date of my quiz in Jazz History class and I most likely did amazingly terrible.
Tuesday was the Multivariate Calc test. Tomorrow (or later today, in about 16 hours) is my Electro Physics exam. It's pretty scary, but I'm gonna have to face it. rawr.
I have not gone to bed before 3am these past two weeks and it is becoming a terrible habit. Fortunately, I've been able to go through my days with minimal sleep (averaging 4.5 hours or so) and being able to function as a human.
I just can't wait for this weekend, where I will be home from Friday evening til Tuesday afternoon. It's gonna be a wonderful time, no matter what I do. Not doing ANYTHING is paradise right now.
I wish I was somewhere past these clouds.
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