Dear Journal: New Quarter, New Blog, Same James

<-- Doug and his journal

(I wanted to take a picture of me and my macbook cuz I figure its sort of the 2009 equivalent to a journal, but the only camera I have is ON my macbook sooo...)

So for some reason I felt inclined to blog. Maybe its because I feel like I'm away from home and there are new happenings in my life that might actually be noteworthy.  Maybe its the fact that I have 5 days without school every week. Or maybe, just maybe, its some subconscious desire to reconnect with my childhood idol, Douglas Yancey Funnie. Anyways, aesthetically my blog is a little lacking, but whatever, hopefully my words can be somewhat aesthetically pleasing to whoever bothers to read this.

So, the new quarters well underway, and I'm finally taking some classes that will HOPEFULLY be somewhat relevant in guiding me toward potential career choice. I'm taking 17 units this quarter, but somehow managed to fit all my classes into Tuesday and Thursday, giving me 3 days in the workweek to chill, do homework, and just give myself some "me time." I'm taking 3 (or kinda 4) classes: English 4W (Critical Reading and Writing), Polisci 40 (Intro to American Politics), Honors 51 (Music in Society), and to top it off, Symphonic Band. The classes are most definitely more stimulating than my classes last quarter, and I feel like I'm finally reaching a point at which a DESIRE to learn is at the root of my learning. Yeah, pretty nerdy riiight? Hah, its all good. My schedule is sick, my classes are engaging, so it looks like Winter '09 is gonna be a good quarter to start off the new year. I might not get the grades I did last quarter, but I'm hoping that what I take from it will be worth something more, ya dig?

Anyways other random things of note in my Life:

• I miss home, my family, and Noelle like craaazy.

• I've gained 5 pounds since I've gotten back to UCLA... I'm HOPING its muscle.

• Daphne Loves Derby is playing at my school tmrw, and I'm planning on going

• I'm really bummed that the nerf basketball hoop I got for my dorm broke. bummer.

• I went to Chinatown this past Saturday with Wang, Minh and Lui, and it was pretty much an adventure.

- The bus rides were insane... It took forever and we ALMOST got lost but the MEN pulled us through.

- We ate at this Restaurant called Foo Chow which happens to be the place where RUSH HOUR was filmed. I KNOW RIGHT? I was excited too.

- Then we bought some stuff that I will not disclose at this time...

The food was amazing. THE END.