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What's up? Plenty of stuff happening here in college. Finals are coming up, and its crunch time. I have to finish reviewing all my chem stuff and whatever crap I can find and study for.

So far, classes are okay. My had to quit my Japanese history class, because I had too much to do. That class gave like a million pages to read. If you group that with my philosophy and chemistry classes, I have no time to do anything else. So I quit. It was a boring class anyways. Philosophy, however, is a great class. We would talk about morality and where it comes from, and apply it to different aspects of life. And as an assignment, we had to watch a movie and apply one of our readings to it.

Well, at first it seemed easy enough. I watched Equilibrium, starring Christian Bale, like five times. And I seemed to have a lot to write. But then, the information seemed to get smaller and smaller as I typed down. Then I had to BS like the final paragraph to accomplish the page requirements. Not exactly the greatest thing in the world.

Chemistry is becoming a big hassle to me. So many concepts that we have to go over, and the professor isn't that great. I would have to actually read the textbook to understand what is going on.

And as an additional whammy, my computer got fried. Well not smoking fried, but it doesn't work. I had a friend's dad have a look at it, he said that some parts of the hard drive are corrupted. I had a tech guy look at it, he said that there was a problem with the reader of the hard drive. Then I took it to my cousin, who had a friend help him, and he said that the partition is corrupted. So overall, what this means to me is 3+ weeks of no lappy. Which also mean I can't watch movies and anime in private anymore. I have to go to the library and mooch off their computers to do stuff.

But these pass couple of months haven't been a total drag. I finally got a DS, and have been playing a lot of Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2. I'm doing pretty well. I've been getting a lot of Ses and As for the operations. And I found out some tricks to getting Ses in some of the missions. Like if you're having a tumor removal operation and the bonus calls for COOLs, don't use the ultrasound. Just use the scalpel in the general area where you think the tumor is and cut. Using the ultrasound would make the retrieval a GOOD type, which I think is total BS because I would tend to forget where the tumors are suppose to be and would cut nothing. How would you know where the tumor was unless you have played the mission before. The originality of the operations is lacking somewhat. While there are new GUILT and PGS operations, the "normal" operations like the Cholecystectomy and Car accident patients are repetitive from the older versions of Trauma Center. I remember the same kind of thing in New Blood and Second Opinion. I also wish that they don't rely on just text, but have some people speaking actual phrases instead of "Dr. Stile!" and "Excuse me". We live in an age where the graphics are spectacular but having no person speaking any real sentences. I like New Blood for having people talk, makes the game more personal. The plot is good though. The obsessions of man pushing them into crimes such as biological terrorism. Overall, I give B.

My family also got Wii Fit. Its pretty fun. I mean I can do a lot of the stuff. The problem is that it expects me to come back everyday to play, but I obviously cannot go back just to play. The concept of the Wii Balance Board is pure genius. It has the ability to weight you, tell what is your center of balance, and stuff like that due to the four sensors at the corners. My problem with the game is the fact that it looks so dull when training. Everything is composed of three colors: blue, white, and grey. The trainers faces and dress don't help either. There should have been more work on that.

But that's pretty much it for my video game endeavors. Without my computer, I can't do much. I hope it gets fixed soon.

Peace.

Oh snap! Not again!

I forgot to post again. Buuuu. XP

Well anyways, we're in the year 2009. Wow, looking back at 2008, it was frikkin' awesome. I mean so much new stuff to experience that year. Yes, that includes a near scare with an appendicitis. That was also my first surgery ever. But it was pretty good.

I'm in break right now. I did okay in school. I mean the chem and music exams weren't all that hard. But the math exam, that was a bitch. I talked to a lot of my peers and they complained on how hard it is. Over all the grades I have are so-so. No real low grades. Just As and Bs. Think the GPA is 3.23. But yeah. Its good.

During finals week, instead of hardcore studying, I decided to relieve pressure and anxiety by watching a lot of DVDs. So far I finished most of Season 1 through season 3 of House, and season 1-3 of Doctor Who, and two DVDs of Heroes. I was about to watch Once Upon a Time in China, but I ran out of time. I think that watching the DVDs have messed with my sleep cycle though. Its wacked now.

I haven't watched that much anime over the finals week. The DVDs were too attractive. Then again I only had oh so much time to watch them. But over break, its anime central for me. The only problem now is that not that many episodes have been going out lately. So to fill that gap, I've been reading a lot of manga too. So far I finished Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons and Ages. They're pretty nostalgic. It makes me want to play Ages again. But unfortunatly I don't have a console to play it on, and I don't trust emulators. Now I'm reading Nightmare of Nunnally. Its like an alternate universe to the Code Geass series.

So over break, I had a potluck with friends. It was really fun. I mean we got to play a lot of Rock Band, and we even played some manhunt. Manhunt was fun, I didn't need to run that much, which is good because I lack a lot of stamina lately. I hid in the woods instead. In the end, about 4 of us won. Rock Band was especially addictive. I mean after that day, I've been obsessed with music even more. And well one obsession can lead into another, so along with my other obsessions, I've been obsessed with The Nightmare Before Christmas. It also made me want to play guitar or drums.

This morning has been a major concern to me. When I was about to go to sleep, I was having this stabbing pain in my chest. I doubted that it was a heart attack, so I think I'm safe. But the pain continued for a while. It actually made me worry for a bit. Then, I hit my chest a few times to make the pain go away. The mind is an amazing thing. It has a gated threshold when it comes to pain. It would focus on something more painful. But yeah. Think its hurting now as I type.

Well, next week, a friend and I are planning a brunch. But inviting people is proving to be a hassle. They're busy or something. But I hope we can make something out of this.

Okay, done. Till later

Woah...

Wow, like, it has been forever since I actually posted on this thing. It's been what? 4, 5 months? Yeah, I've been meaning to post on here for a while, problem is that I have too much fun here at college.

College here is nice. It's more isolated than some other colleges, but that's fine for me. I'm not much of a city guy anyways. But things have been going off well for me, for the most part. There are some snags along the way, like me being too lazy to do homework or studying. But I manage my way around things.

I started taking Wushu lessons earlier in the semester. I got to tell you, that was hard. I was sore for the first few weeks, but not anymore. I guess my body has adapted to the workout. But man. That hurt.

My classes are doing well. I mean I'm not the best of the best, but I'm doing well off. Just a couple of weeks ago, my whole chem class just bombed the second exam. I got like a 60%, which is a little better than the class average. I think my best class would be music 101, the fundamentals of music. Really, I shouldn't being taking the class since I barely passed the AP exam, so technically passed and should be a level up. But my ear just sucks, so I need to work on that. Seriously this class is easy in comparison to what I had to deal with. I mean we spent a week or two on notes and their durations. I was like, "Wow... intriguing" That's sarcasm of course.

As for my living quarters, I'm rooming with some random guy. He's an okay guy, I guess. I mean the only problem I have is that he smokes. He doesn't smoke in the room of course, he goes outside to do that. But the fact that he smokes, and I want to be a doctor, makes me feel a little irritated. If he ends up with smoker's lung or stuff like that, its not my fault. And besides, I don't hang around my room as much. Instead I hang out at my friend's dorm room.

My girlfriend got my DMC4 for my birthday. I know this is a little late to mention, counting that my birthday was about two months ago. But still, I was really happy about it. I mean, come on, DMC is an awesome series. Currently, I have S rankings in 17 of my missions. The other 3 are still As. Those missions are really hard to style up though. I mean I can get S rankings in the timing, but the style points don't rack up as easily as the other missions. I kill the enemy too quickly.

I've also been playing a lot of UT2004. Every now and then I would get on and play. So if you have UT2004, play on the Nachosandbeer assault server. I just might be there.

My prediction went way off for the Presidential elections. I was like "Holy S***!" But I don't pay attention to politics. I'll stay away from that.

Everything is going well for me. For now. Right now, I'm hating my English class. I hate writing essays.

Well, back to work for me.

"And if I become a demon, so be it. I'll endure the exile. Anything for her!"

Holy crap, I haven't posted in here for a long time. Anyways its the middle of July, meaning its also the middle of Summer break. Who would have thunk it? So far here's how my summer is going.

Bored. Total utter bordom. I applied for a job at B&N, but they never called back. So much for getting a job. I need to find one when I go off to college though. I want to earn money for my own desires.

Finally, though, I'm out of high school, and soon I'm off to college. Don't get me wrong, high school was fun. But I would like to spread my wings a bit more and dabble more into things I like that I wouldn't be able to now. Like getting away from my parents, who nagged the living daylights out of me. And joining several organizations that I'm interested in. And things of the sort. I will, however, miss all the friends I made during my high school years. Especially, my girlfriend.

Graduation was cool. Well actually, in the morning it was really humid and unbearable. But inside was awesome, walking up that stage, everyone cheering you on as you go. Yep. It was that last moment though that I can hang with the all friends I made.

This summer isn't a total waste. I have been watching a lot of anime. I've finished Amaenaideyo! Katsu!, Tower of Druaga~ Aegis of the Uruk, and all the Da Capo series. Yes, Da Capo, Da Capo Second Season, Da Capo II, and Da Capo II Second Season. Needless to say, it was pretty good. See my anime list for more.

I also have been RPing lately. Met a whole bunch of nice people over the internet. Its really fun. I'll mostly likely continue on in the future.

I even found MP3s for one of my favorite bands, ACID. I've pretty much listened to them when I'm not watching anime. But their songs are really good. Like Sorrow in the Box expresses that feeling to prove yourself to the world, and Big Bang gives that dark, surreal feel and then an explosion of emotion.

I've also been working out more. The first few days were hell, since I haven't been working out for a long time. I realized how out of shape I was, the hard way. I'm starting to bulk up a little. Now only if I can find a way to get flat, washboard abs.

Here's how it goes:
For one day I would
-Jump rope
-Situps
-Bench Press
-Bicep curls
-Arm Adduction (I don't really know what it's called, but I'm trying to work out my deltoids)
-Steam Train
-Toe Taps

For the other day I would:
-Run around the neighborhood several times.
-Ride my bike all the way to a friend's neighborhood and back.

My biking skills have improved, I can lean in more for tighter turns. Makes me really want a motorcycle also.

I also had a hand at Ninja Gaiden II. It was hard, namely because I haven't played it in a long time and the guys at Team Ninja kicked the difficulty up a notch. Too bad Itagaki quit, he was such a cool guy. Same with some of the other workers in Team Ninja, they quit too. Something about not getting royalties for the DOA4 game.

I also watched a whole bunch of movies. Watched Ratatouille, Pirates of the Carribean: At the World's End, and stuff like that. Haven't been to the theaters though, wish I can.

As for college, I'm going to major in Biology and minor in Music. It'll be fun, right? Well it won't if my parents keep nagging me on the subject of studying and stuff related to it. I also met a few nice people at course registration day. It was cool, maybe I'll see them again.

I also made a Skype account, burningsakabatou. I won't be able to use it totally until I finally move into the dorms, since my parents are annoying.

I'm going to take my driving exam on the 23rd, wish me luck. I'm not worried that much, but that extra luck might help.

Well, besides watching a lot of sitcoms and Hell's Kitchen, that pretty much is summing up my summer.

From that day forth, my arm changed, and a voice echoed. "Power... Give me more power!"

No school today. That's cool. Because I felt accomplished yesterday by finishing my homework early to sleep some more. I was really tired last night, just wanted to finish whatever I had to do and then go to sleep.

Anyways, not much happened today. Got up, and went to go watch anime. It's been a while since I watched any or kept track with any of the anime that are coming out. I started small and watched Clannad, Spice and Wolf, Persona -Trinity Soul-, and Rosario + Vampire. All pretty interesting I have to say. I wished I had more days like this though.

Colleges, though, are becoming a real bummer. So far as I know, two or three of my friends are going to different colleges than me (Arrrgg, damn CP for accepting me for only the Spring Semester). Man, it's going to be a little boring for me. At least I'll be granted some freedom from my parents. And I get to have a place where my manga can be. I rarely read the ones that are deep in the center of my bed anymore, because I'm too lazy to lift the mattress and pull them out. It would be better if I could just place them on a shelf. And maybe I'll get a game system and play video games too. Never really got to do that here at home.

Two months till the Florida trip. I bet it will be awesome. Learning and having fun. How did they know? haha. I have no idea who am I going to room with though. -_-;;; Can't wait.

In The End... We Are All Satisfied... And You Will Be Set Free...

HAHA! I post again!

Yesterday was Primary Elections here. I didn't vote, personally I don't care about government. I can already see the results. McCain wins. Not saying I'm a Republican supporter or anything. But he has the advantage of being a WASP. But that's besides the point now.

Valentine's day is approaching tomorrow. I did a lot for my girlfriend. Heh, first Valentine's day together. Not bad. Roses, Singing Valentines, Chocolate Strawberry,Hershey's Hugs and Kisses, and making her lunch. Hope she isn't too freaked out. ^^;;

It is also cold and wet outside. I slipped like twice, walking to the bus stop. Didn't hurt, but having a wet ass in the morning really gets on your nerves a bit. There was like a full sheet of ice on everything. Even the grass.

Now as for colleges, here's what I got:

UMCP: Accepted to Spring Semester
UMBC: Accepted with $5,000 per Semester Scholarship
PennState: Accepted
Georgetown: Deferred to Regular Decision, Final decision will come in April
Northwestern: Unknown, I don't know if I finished it
UVA: Still waiting.

I'm most likely going to BC in the end though.

DMC4 came out a week ago too. Really want to play. I can't help but to watch the cutscenes over and over again. I even downloaded the special OST for it too. Songs are awesome, can't wait till the full OSTs come out. Which will be like at the end of the month.

Long Overdue Post.... Again...

Its the start of the new semester. The start of a new beginning.

Well actually the semester started like a week or two ago. Just let not mind the details.

Remember that part in which I made a note to myself to update this blog more? Well I lied, I forgot.

Anyways, I'm okay so far. Couple weeks ago, I had an appendicitis and had to get an appendectomy. I came back home in pain and dizzy from the pain meds I took (Never taking that again.) The problem though was that the weekend I had the appendicitis and the operation was the weekend before exams. And I really needed tutoring for BC Calc. Well I couldn't go back to school for like 4 days, due to recovering from the operation. Didn't see my girlfriend for like a week and half, wasn't able to study, dizzy from the pain meds (After the dizziness, I dumped my meds for Alieve), and I had to make up my exams. ALL ON THE SAME DAY!! 4 exams in a row was crazy. And then there was one on Tuesday.

Overall it didn't go so well.

BC Calc: CDE
Anatomy: Exam Grade: C
Chinese: Barely a B
AP Lit: CCC
Software Apps: Exam Grade: B

You can guess my parents were uber pissed at me. And well... the rest is history.


Anyways, yesterday was also a miserable day. My girlfriend looked clearly upset at the end of the day, I asked if something was wrong. She says nothing is wrong. I don't press further for fear of her blowing up at me and I can't break that mind set. Needless to say, she was upset and in the end it didn;t end well. I get slapped and yelled at since apparently I "don't care". She broke down and cried on my shoulder.

I got home and felt miserable. Ever have that feeling. That feeling you did something wrong apparently and you don't even know why? That feeling of fear that the relationship is over. I certainly did. I tried to kill my emotions, but that just stored up the feelings inside. In the end, I ended up even angrier, confused, and even more miserable. I cried myself to sleep.

I didn't want to see her in the morning today. Too sad to do so. But instead she came to me and we made up. Slow progression at first, but we're okay now. Or at least I hope. I hope she is okay now.

Man, now that I think about my dreams, I wonder if I can actually accomplish them. My dream is to have a family, living a great house in a great neighborhood. However my dream jobs are kind of everywhere: doctor, conductor, and even a voice actor. I even contemplated stunt actor or wrestler. Oh man... damn.