I was having a talk with one of my old Southwesterner buddy today and her business major self made me aware of an interesting path that was available to me. Perhaps I should reconsider my focus in business administration/management and instead consider trying for a certificate in international business through the CISB program.

It sounds extremely exciting and practical since working internationally has become one of my new long-term career goals. However after researching all the details online, I found that basically everything about this program is pretty rigorous. This is why most people don’t dare take on the course load in the first place. Plus I’d have to apply once more in order to be accepted into this program. Besides the giant slew of classes I’d have to take on in order to even graduate, I’d have to study abroad in whatever country for 6 months = the longest time abroad I would have EVER spent!

All of this is really frightening yet at the same time…I WANT TO GO FOR IT!
I remember that making the choice to go out of state for college was nerve racking enough. I wondered if I could really handle the “weirdness” of actually living away from home, away from the desert that I was so used to my entire life. Yet having done so was the right choice and as I sit here in the present, I look back and see how much I’ve actually grown from that single choice. Could this situation be the same? I really want to challenge myself and strive for something more than just a business degree now that I have moreless achieved it by being accepted into the business school.

Doing something like this would be great in all these aspects but what of the downsides? For one, I’ve been wanting to study in Korea for the longest time, but I don’t know a lick of Korean besides how to read, write, and speak silly conversational brigabrack. Who else would go with me over there and how can I make friends with those who won’t even speak my language? I fear that I’d be sitting in my dorm room all day and weeping due to…being totally isolated on the other side of the ocean. ACH!!! Also when I leave to study abroad, how could I possibly defer my responsibilities here in America? Besides the student organization aspect of it, I’m more worried about how my apartment stuff would be handled! Who would I sublet to? Would I continue to pay rent even though I’m not even living there? Where would I store my stuff? I’m already a junior and when would I possibly have the time to study abroad this year without throwing aside all of these obligations? Is it even feasible to study abroad in a person’s senior year? Will I graduate on time? How could I even hope to graduate with both a marketing and international business degree? It sounds like so much time consumption and an impossible feat. Plus on the parental aspect, I for sure know that my mom will not be supportive and not want her “little boy” going off and doing all these adventurous things so far from home. Everything is a big argument with her which has led me to become afraid of bringing up change at all. It’s always been a case of being financially able but not willing. All these issues and concerns make one word float to the top of my brain: Crap.

Looking on the bright side, I don’t plan on tackling these issues alone before making a final decision. These ideas are still pretty young, and I’m hopefully going to get some advice from the UWBS(UW Business School) undergrad adviser tomorrow. Do they also take vacations during summer? I hope not. There’s still summer quarter. I’d be wise to take note of all these questions I posed to myself on livejournal tonight. Actually, I might as well just print this and read off of it later. There’s still time left up for decisions to be made but the one deadline to look forward to is October 4th. The CISB application is due on this date and will decide whether or not I rise to the dream or remain at the surface. ACH again!!! We shall see…

+1 to the type of people I hate:
Those who break their promises.

Word to apartment hunters everywhere:
Consider the environment of your apartment complex at night.

In my case, it turns out I’m located right on top of an Irish pub
and across the street from ANOTHER Irish pub. Haha…siiiigh.
Even though I’m a city boy I don’t know if I’ll be able to put up with that much noise. We shall see. I’m going to spend my first night at the apartment after I get my bed. Then we shall truly see.

I don’t wanna talk to you anymore
I’m afraid of what I might say
I bite my tongue every time you come around
‘Cause blood in my mouth beats
Blood on the ground

Hand over my heart I swear
I’ve tried everything I could within all my power
Two weeks and one hour I slaved
And now I’ve got nothing to show
Oh if only you’d grow taller than a brick wall
From now on, gonna start holding my breath
When you come around
And you flex that fake grin
‘Cause something inside me has said more than twice
That breathing LESS air beats breathing you in

I don’t wanna talk to you anymore
I’m afraid of what I might say
I bite my tongue every time you come around
‘Cause blood in my mouth beats
Blood on the ground

Hand over my mouth, I’m earning the right to my silence
In quiet discerning between ego and timing
Good judgment is once again proving to me
That it’s still worth it’s weight in gold
From now on I’m gonna be so much more weary
When you start to speak and my warm blood starts to boil
Seeing you is like pulling teeth
And hearing your voice is like chewing tin foil

I don’t wanna talk to you anymore
I’m afraid of what I might say
I bite my tongue every time you come around
‘Cause blood in my mouth beats
Blood on the ground

High fives to better judgment
By saying less today, I will gain more, gain more
Low twos to you my, my fickle friend
You, you, you who brought the art of silent war

I don’t wanna talk to you anymore
I’m afraid of what I might say
I bite my tongue every time you come around
‘Cause blood in my mouth beats
Blood on the ground

` Yep. Incubus just about sums it up.
And with that I bid adieu to those not worth my breath.

The quarter is closing up…FINALLY!
My first course evaluation today marked the beginning of the end.

1. WHAT’S YOUR BROTHER’S NAME?
Tony

2. WHAT WERE YOU DOING 10 MINUTES AGO?
stats homework

3. IF YOU WERE A COLOR, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
grey

4. MTV, BET, OR VH1?
vh1

5. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
a street fair in ireland!…..yes random har har

6. NAME A PERSON THAT STARTS WITH THE LETTER “C”?
charleston

7. WHERE’S THE BEST PLACE TO GET ICE CREAM?
the mix

8. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?
english

9. DO YOU LIKE PICKLES?
yes

10. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PHONE?
silver

11. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TOMORROW?
stats project & celebrating international do your hw day

12. WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY?
woke up, master mimic project for art, stats hw …so far

13. ARE YOU EASY TO GET ALONG WITH?
yes. for the most part

14. WHAT MOVIE DO YOU WANT TO SEE RIGHT NOW?
shrek 2 before i watch shrek 3

15. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE “SCARY MOVIE” 1, 2, 3, OR 4?
3. hahaha..so stupid. aliens walking back and forth

16. WHO’S BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP?
AARON & RAN! wah ha hahahaha birthday tonight

17. DO YOU LIKE STARBURSTS?
yes

18. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO SEA WORLD?
yes

19. IS DANNY TANNER THE COOLEST DAD EVER?
???

20. HOW MANY KID’S DO YOU WANT?
2

21. HAVE YOU EVER SMOKED?
yes

22. ARE YOU JUDGEMENTAL?
can

23. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO WORSHIPS THE DEVIL?
no haha

24. WERE YOU A NERD IN 5TH GRADE?
who was COOL in 5th grade is the better question

25. DO YOU PRONOUNCE “OFTEN” AS “OFF-EN” OR “OFF-TEN”?
off-ten.

26. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE FROM ALASKA?
why yes! the joys of seattle

27. ARE YOU A FAN OF FOOTBALL?
not really

28. WHAT ‘CLIQUE’ DO YOU DESPISE?
frat boys

29. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
yakisoba

30. HOW DO YOU MAKE MONEY?
work

31. DO YOU LIVE IN THE GHETTO?
in las vegas……………sorta not really.
in seattle…sorta not really but its filled w/ murderers. oh the joy of the U.district

32. EVER BEEN ON TV?
why yeees

33. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN ALLIGATOR?
no but that sounds spicey

34. DO YOU THINK ANNA NICOLE SMITH KILLED HERSELF?
no

35. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU GOT MAD AT?
derrick mutha f’in lee

36. WHAT DO YOU HEAR AT THIS VERY MOMENT?
genso suikoden celtic collection 3 (to hype me up for the street fair on the ave.)

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So yeees. Today will be a very busy day!
When you get at least some homework done on a Saturday it feels like you’re so accomplished. I would usually never touch that madness on a day like this, but since I did I feel so fulfilled. Good job for me. Here’s a master copy due for Monday’s art class.
(Shat on the quality and shat on the errors I see when putting them side to side like this blar)

Pictures in here!

Ducks laid their eggs outside my window.
Now little baby chicks hatched.

THEY ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOISY!!!!
But they’re too cute so I don’t have the heart to move them.

I’ll give em’ bread tomorow or something.
Silly ducks, now that they’ve laid so close to home I’m gonna spoil them wickedly!!!

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I am now officially a Japanese Student Association officer. Haha how random. My official title is Facebook Administrator which is equally as random, but I intend to actually be the Asian Student Commission liaison for JSA and from there, try to get into Senate as the senator for ASC. Phew. Yes…let’s just hope that no one attempts to usurp my plans.

On a more academic note, I feel mega overwhelmed by my art class. There’s so much frustrating and time consuming work. Sigh…I fought hard to get into this class and I suppose this is what I get for it.

Concerning Europe. Planning is so hard. At least I’ve bought all my plane tickets in Europe. My itinerary is set. Except for my wild escapades throughout Italy…I haven’t planned that far yet. Also have to reserve rooms in hostels/hotels.

All this work keeps piling & piling up. Aaaaahhh!! This is truly the quarter of the extracurricular.

And for fun, my tentative schedule for fall quarter:

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I’ve been walking around with a fake rub-on tattoo for the past two days and I have to say, I think I wouldn’t mind getting a tattoo for real now (although I totally won’t). I can only dream.

Okay! So what I’d want is …ionno. Something to do with travelling and stuff on both sides of my forearm. Like…the part that my wrist is on. What is that called? I don’t know. Yeah. That’d be cool.

Haha. Random entry indeed. I would never get a tattoo.

I got into Business School!!!