falling snow and cancelled class

Over 8 inches of snow hit our little city of East Lansing. It fell hard and long ... all day long. The snow was terrible for the roads. While I was on one bus we got stuck! It took about 30 min to get us free. So were classes cancelled?? No, not officially, but my Law prof did decide to cancel class on her on accord! Thank you! A night class, after 20 hrs of snow fall, would have been a bad idea. I have to say thanks to mom for lending me her car. It works great! I only drive about 15 on the highway, but it's warm, reliable and tuned to 100.7 (country) :) .

So what's new? Well, nothing to much. Just the usual semester routines... classes, work, running around campus, student orgs and meetings. ... But this semester is actually really different. I am far more focused on school. I might not have all the time in the world, but I think I am making very effective use of the time I have. Grades... they are supposed to reflect this.. but I fear that in the end ... if I leave that to be my measure, I will be found wanting. So I AM NOT going to get caught up in the point system. :) Easier said than done, but I will try.

Differences, ... I've noticed that I have a far harder time relating to "my fellows" this year than ever before. Maybe it's becuase I refer to them as "fellows" ... j/k ... it's more than that. I just have no want to try to relate to new students. I feel like I've heard it all before. I think I'm becoming cynical. Oh well.

Good things that have happened:
My mom turns 30. ... ok I can't remember her exact age, but 30 will do. She has the spirit of a 30 yr old, I still find it hard to keep up with her... don't even get me started on my father... he stills beats me in tennis everytime we play.

Best Man! - that's right, I've been asked to be the best man at Brett's wedding.. Brett is one of my dearest friends. I really feel that as I have grow as a person, he has always been there for me, listening, laughing and always ready to call me out! :)

Ok, ... I need to hit the books. FOCUS!

breaking down

I've been tough, resilient... I swore that I wouldn't give up.... but ... I am afraid to say it I have been broken. As I look back at last week of classes, looking through ads, browsing WebPages, in search of that Holy Grail; That used course pack, complete with highlighted paragraphs ... there was no light at the end of my tunnel. I will have to suck it up, head the The College Store and purchase 2 cellophane wrapped course pack and one obeist textbook. But to me this isn't a huge lose. I have 13 required texts this semester. So I am 10/13 ... not too shabby.

Why be so cheap ... so it's not just about the money. ... ok .. it is. Books are way to expensive. I was going to pay well over 700 dollars for all those books. That almost the cost of one class. Plus, most profs don't even use the book. so to all the students who complain about high text book costs .... I'm doing it. I will not longer pay outrages prices on texts (Unless I can't find a used one and it is absolutly required for class) . ;) ha ha ha! well, my financial management class is calling my attention. I better get to it .. (note: This class required 2 texts and a special calculater)

Back to the ML

I'm back, at the ML (Main Library). It's been so long since I've been here. I made the swithc to the BL (Business Library) which is quiter, closer and has a better cafe. But I'm back.. why? Well ... I am not going to buy any books this semester and my professors put the books on hold at the ML ... so I'm treking it over here to read them. I get them for 2hrs at a time. Not bad. :)

Ok, ... I only have about 1 hr left with my books.. gotta roll.

Semester

The new semester is off to a fast start. The day is almost over, and I've somehow managed to change my class schedule 3 times, work 6hrs attend 3 class, go shopping and eat at the Pita Pit. I think all in all a great day. I might even get the chance to go home and sleep ;)

This semester is going to cause me severe problems, I can already tell. Taking the heaviest class load ever, working at the office all by my self.... (means being on call) ... low energy level (need to exercise) and no car! NO CAR! For some reason, this is the worst. This city, is not designed for the car less. There aren't even sidewalks on my way to work. So i have to march through heavy snow or slush. Good thing I bought those heavy water proff boots! Thanks Saloumeh, you were right. there's just something about now having a car that is really bothering me.

1) If I want to drive and pick up my girlfriend, I can't. Sometimes it's just nice to pick people up in a nice warm car.
2) Since I don't drive, country music is never on the radio
3) Late to classes, ... I know this will be a problem. not that having a car didn't cause lots of parking tickets, but at least I could get to class faster (20 min)
4) roadtrips... I guess this could be argued either way. No roadtrips means I spend less... but have less fun. ...
5) bars... now i don't go to the bars much.... but my roomates go even less... so no bar trips for me, unless someone is willing to drive me around....

Ok, enough whining, ... but I really wasn't trying to. Well, I have class in 40 min and I need to catch the bus. CiAO!

Save the last post

Since I'm in NyC I've been thinking a lot about movies, filmed in the city. ... anyways.. I missed my last post. The computers I've been at lately could not access blogger! I missed the last post. No prob. Recap:

Drove to NYC with a friend, Keely on a whim to pick up Amy from the airport. Amy was flying in from England, home of her Finance. We've all been friends since grade school even though we haven't really talked since high school. This trip was a great chance to catch up.

The last week we've been bumming around the city. New Year's was good; we headed to Times Square, fought the masses, and pushed our way all the way to 54th and 7th. Still 12 blocks from the ball, but we saw it. We decided to jump out of the crowd since everyone was just pushing, yelling at the police for blocking us in. Once out, we headed to the Bronx for a party. Latin music, Pernil, and Marti Mojito shots. :)

I guess it's only fitting to post something about last year and thoughts about the one to come. Ok, let's see.... this year, was almost like last year. A million changes ... I moved from East Lansing to Delaware. Went to Philadelphia and NYC almost every month. Received a job from DuPont ... :) .. Went to Puerto Rico for about a month, and didn’t get tan. Came back to East Lansing, ... lost my car, ... apartment was broken into. Danced a lot of Salsa and Bachata. Met an amazing girl. We're dating and everything is going great. Except for the fact that she’s in Puerto Rico right now. I saw many of my best friends graduate, move away, get engaged and begin new chapters in their lives.

New year: This is the first time I've looked at the coming year with a bit of apprehension. I guess it's because, to be honest, I'm just a bit scared. Not like, scared were I need a ton of people to comfort me and tell me it's all going to be ok. Just scared because I know this year begins a completely different year. I'm going to move to a new city, far away. My sister will have a child, be married. Her life gets farther away from mine everyday. Miguel and Sam will both be graduating and moving ... to where is the big question. All my roommates will have graduated. I don't like to have everything planned, in fact. I prefer to be more spontaneous. But I can't fight the feeling. We'll see.

To the New Year and to the Past years. To all the friends I've made over the last year. I appreciate you all. I wish to see everyone soon.