it's been a week

I still think I'll be keeping up with this for a while.

This week was much better than last week. I squeezed in a fair number of hours for work, joined yet another club on campus, and overall had a relaxing week, though I'm still feeling indifferent about Friday's economics test. Today was mostly spent at Best Buy (getting an iPod adapter installed for my car radio) and reading/taking notes for oceanography. I'm also starting to get addicted to Grey's Anatomy (I purchased three episodes on iTunes), but I still haven't decided if that's a good or bad thing. Onto a complete digression...

In an earlier post, I mentioned Hacking College, parts of which focused on preparing for the global economy and whatnot. The book makes it seem somewhat daunting, though personally I think it's good, for lack of a better word (and judgment, perhaps). Anyway, never one to argue against globalization, I welcome China's economic and social expansion, a topic discussed time and time again in my economics class. But really, sometimes I wonder. I quote from an article in today's New York Times:

"Pollution has reached epidemic proportions in China, in part because the ruling Communist Party still treats environmental advocates as bigger threats than the degradation of air, water and soil that prompts them to speak out."

Seriously? I can't tell whether or not I should be surprised.

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Today, I had to wake up at 7am for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. It was long but I had a good time with the "homies" from Student Government, and I definitely want to start a Relay for Life team on campus for the spring.


Walking around downtown Miami was an experience in itself. I first learned what downtown Miami truly looks like from driving around/near school (emphasis on the "driving;" it was in a car). But walking from Bayfront Park to Coral Way (SE 13th ST) really gives you a chance to observe the skyscrapers and realize how big they actually are. The way I see it, it makes Miami feel more like a "city."

Later this morning, my brother came over to do laundry/hang out. (He's 29 and doesn't live at home but comes over on the weekends.) My parents left to run errands so we ordered take-out from the Canton Chinese Restaurant near US1 and SW 67th Ave. It was pretty good, cheap, and vegetarian friendly! (Nothing special, though, which in other words means I've had better.)

At some point I studied some economics and considered doing my math homework, but I was exhausted from the walk and pretty much passed out around 4pm. After napping for a few hours, I showered and whatnot and got picked up by Joe. Then we picked up Mary Cristina and went to Blockbuster to get a movie (which we ended up not watching since there was lots of talking to do). Likan had come down from North Carolina for "fall break" and there was lots of catching up, so after spending some time at her house, we went to Checkers, just like "the good old days."

Hanging out with the three of them made me realize how much I really miss my friends. I'm very happy where I am right now, and I'm happy for everyone else and that they're having a good time in college (for the most part). But the truth is almost everyone is gone! I'll be doing the same, though, soon enough. Later this month, Ashleigh and Iris are coming down from NC and Gainesville, respectively; I may even be making a trip to UF soon myself in a few weeks.

Speaking of college, I just finished reading the 2007-2008 edition of Hacking College a few nights ago. All in all, it was an interesting book, and there sure were a lot of things I didn't know. I disagree with a few parts, but I'm definitely recommending it to...well, everyone.

Future topics for discussion: my recent transition to Mac; how to manage a job, an education, a ton of extracurricular activities, and a social life; technology; queso. (No, really.)

denotation[s]

epiphany - an illuminating discovery often resulting in a personal feeling of elation


For the first time in a very long time, I no longer care about who reads/doesn't read what I write or what I have to say. I've come to realize the importance of documenting life for yourself, with little regard to others stumbling across your notions scattered upon the nonpages of the internet.

Here, you will find: ideas, rants, blabs, commentaries, praises, criticisms, realizations, discussions of the day and what life in Miami is like, and most importantly, words that have been pulled from the fuzzy, always-introspective, sometimes-nostalgia-fused pseudo-incoherences of late nights.

I think I'm liking the Blogger world so far. More to come.