So today sucks in a way. My only class from 8-9 was canceled, but i was not informed until i got there. However I was not the only dumbass who did not check their email before coming to class. I could have found a better way to use my time then wasting it driving 20 mins to a class I did not have......(sleep would have been a good one).
Anyway, now that i am over that...i apologize for the lack of updates. I have not been posting as of late because I just not have been feeling life this past week. Beside last monday, i did not go to class last week. The funny thing is that I wake up as if i were getting ready for school but then think to myself "whats the point?", we are not covering anything important. I don't know why I do this to myself but i always manage to feel like this at some point in the quarter. It never fails, and then i find myself scrambling to do well in all my classes. I think it is because i need a spark or some kind of motivation while going though the quarter. After the same schedule for 6 weeks of getting up, going to class, then going to work, and sleep...I really just find myself stuck in a mundane situation and find a need to switch things up a little. Usually this happens by blowing off school...which is never good in a quarter system. you could get away with it in a semester system but i am finding it more difficult to improve my grades with only 3 weeks left then finals.
This is one quality that find to be annoying about myself. The extreme laziness that could hit me anytime just bugs the shit out of me. I could be doing other, more productive things with my time, but instead I always end up telling myself i will do it later and finally the deadline is tomorrow and stress myself out to get things finished. I know everyone has cases of procrastination, but i constantly do it over and over. I am going to try change for the better, and focus on putting more effort in the things i do. I can start by studying for my midterm which is tomorrow for my accounting class. I've known about this midterm since last tuesday, and still can not find it in me to go to class or pick up the book. It looks like i will be in the books all day today, trying to catch up.
So another reason for my lack of effort in school is that I have been playing golf more and more now. I find it enjoyable once again to be out on the course with people I know. I think its because now i actually have people to play with. Before I found it difficult to go to the course because i had no one to talk too and bullshit with. But since i got my new clubs I have made an effort to play more with my co workers and some of the regulars at the course. It is fun to compete against these guys to find out how your game stacks up against others. I am on track to becoming a better player, i think, and hopefully by summer i will able to break par once again.
anyway, there will be more from me later. take care
-nick
Monday, May 18, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
....
Another hectic week for me with school and work. School has been same stuff, got a few of my test back which I got an A on my accounting midterm and got D on my organizational behavior midterm. Both grades of which i was surprised. I was not expecting an A thought I earned a C+ B-, but i guess staying up late did help some. When I had got my OB midterm back, i found out that i wasnt the only one who failed miserably. The highest grade was an 86/100 and the class average was a C-, but my professor was cool about it and set the test on a curve. I thought this class was going to be breeze, but now I got to put some work because there is only the final left and a big paper. Today I took my management human resources midterm which was not bad. I do not want to jynx myself like i did last time, so i won't say "it was easy". haha will see though.
The other day I went to lunch with Gerame, kyle, and leo at this place called "Stuffed Sandwhich". Supposedly they got the nations largest beer selection at over 700 different kinds from all over the world. Not what i was expecting, its this hidden hole in the wall off of las tunas and walnut grove. The food was pricy for a sandwhich joint, but they do pile the meat on. Overall a so so place to eat.
Last week i started playing golf again. I think the last time I played a round was spring 08. After my golf season at rio hondo, i was burnout and didnt enjoy it anymore. I took it too seriously, which is something you can not do with something thats recreational. But now all of a sudden i started to hit some balls and slowly getting back into it. I am looking foward to playing this weekend at montebello. Haven't woken up before the sun rise to play since I played with my grandpa. It brings back some memories of us hanging out in the summer especially now that he is getting old and is unable to play anymore. Also i just picked up a new set of irons. The victory reds' by nike. Will see how i play on sunday.
Tonight I think of couple of us are going to bar to watch the duck game. Should be fun just to drink and have a good time. I am starting to watch hockey, but still lost most of the time when they call penalties. well thats it for now, gotta get back to work...
take care,
nick
The other day I went to lunch with Gerame, kyle, and leo at this place called "Stuffed Sandwhich". Supposedly they got the nations largest beer selection at over 700 different kinds from all over the world. Not what i was expecting, its this hidden hole in the wall off of las tunas and walnut grove. The food was pricy for a sandwhich joint, but they do pile the meat on. Overall a so so place to eat.
Last week i started playing golf again. I think the last time I played a round was spring 08. After my golf season at rio hondo, i was burnout and didnt enjoy it anymore. I took it too seriously, which is something you can not do with something thats recreational. But now all of a sudden i started to hit some balls and slowly getting back into it. I am looking foward to playing this weekend at montebello. Haven't woken up before the sun rise to play since I played with my grandpa. It brings back some memories of us hanging out in the summer especially now that he is getting old and is unable to play anymore. Also i just picked up a new set of irons. The victory reds' by nike. Will see how i play on sunday.
Tonight I think of couple of us are going to bar to watch the duck game. Should be fun just to drink and have a good time. I am starting to watch hockey, but still lost most of the time when they call penalties. well thats it for now, gotta get back to work...
take care,
nick
Thursday, April 30, 2009
ugh...
I feel as if this week has been really productive. Being at work 36 hours this week has made me realize that I am really lazy person. I feel like I am actually doing some worth while, instead lounging around the house scratching my ass and watching tv.
However, it is hard to go to school full time and work about 30hrs a week. My father has always been telling me about how he'd go to school all day, and then go work at dodger stadium till 2 in the morning. It would always go in one ear and out the other, while im thinking "oh gosh, not this story again." But damn it is exhausting leaving at 6:30 a.m. and then coming home at 8 p.m. All I am saying is that i can not wait for this weekend to come so i can catch up on some sleep.
The other day i was doing laundry and I accidently left my chapstick in my pocket. If you dont know, the oil from the chapstick pretty much ruins all your clothes. It was the cherry chapstick. (i dont know why, but people look at you funny when you pull it out and proceed to apply it) So when i pulled out my clothes from the dryer, they were just covered in red oil stains. Kind of bummed out because i wont have any light clothes to wear. But i guess it does give me an excuse to go shopping.
Tonight should be a chill night. After work I am going to go home and the watch the playoff games on TNT. The bulls/celtics series has been very entertaining, so i dont expect to be dissappointed. I will be rooting for the bulls because of the bet i got with my friend. Nothing big, but I find the game more interesting when you got some money on it (even if its just a couple of dollars).
take it easy
nick
However, it is hard to go to school full time and work about 30hrs a week. My father has always been telling me about how he'd go to school all day, and then go work at dodger stadium till 2 in the morning. It would always go in one ear and out the other, while im thinking "oh gosh, not this story again." But damn it is exhausting leaving at 6:30 a.m. and then coming home at 8 p.m. All I am saying is that i can not wait for this weekend to come so i can catch up on some sleep.
The other day i was doing laundry and I accidently left my chapstick in my pocket. If you dont know, the oil from the chapstick pretty much ruins all your clothes. It was the cherry chapstick. (i dont know why, but people look at you funny when you pull it out and proceed to apply it) So when i pulled out my clothes from the dryer, they were just covered in red oil stains. Kind of bummed out because i wont have any light clothes to wear. But i guess it does give me an excuse to go shopping.
Tonight should be a chill night. After work I am going to go home and the watch the playoff games on TNT. The bulls/celtics series has been very entertaining, so i dont expect to be dissappointed. I will be rooting for the bulls because of the bet i got with my friend. Nothing big, but I find the game more interesting when you got some money on it (even if its just a couple of dollars).
take it easy
nick
Monday, April 27, 2009
SF
Hello. Today was rather long and endless. just one of those days when you are going through the motions not really caring much. I almost felt as if I were sleep walking through the day. But my energy level is picking up, maybe becasuse I just ate or I am almost off of work. haha either way I am feeling a little better.
This past weekend I flew to san francisco to play in the NAU north/south championship game for AYE major. I flew up saturday morning with one of my buddies at around noon and got into sf about 1:30. The plane ride was really tense and kind of made me sick. I have this fear of heights which makes me paranoid when i fly or go on rollercoasters or anything of that type. I really have no idea why, but my stomach, lungs, and heart feel like its going to drop to the ground causing me to hyperventilate. Really wierd but thats my reasoning for my sweaty palms in which my buddy was joking with me. After we landed, a couple of us went shopping at union square. We visted THE HUNDREDS which I thought had a much better layout/feeling to it then the one in la. It was noticeable bigger, people were more helplful (but customer service is not real big with these types of stores), and a better selection. Went to huff as well but, was not impressed by it. However, I was surprised to find that downtown sf was much more crowded compared to la. Just gangs and gangs of peopple walking around enjoying the chilly day. Also there were alot of bums/homeless people in dt, it was like starbucks here in la, there was one at every corner. I gave a couple some money to get some food, but i could not do it anymore after walking 3 blocks, it was getting expensive.
Shopping and sight seeing was fun especiallly becasue i have never been to sf, just different from la i guess. Walking back to hotel sucked. It was a 2 mile hike up post street (from union square to hotel kabuki) which wore me out. Got back to the hotel and relaxed/did some studying until dinner. My friends and I went to this japanese restuarant, i dont remember the name of it but it was in the plaza next to our hotel. Eat, had a drink, enough to wind down and hit the sack.
Our basketball game was at the university of sf. A small gym for college hoops, but then again USF is not known for the basketball program. We played a team called Foster City Fylers, they were pretty big guys. There fronline was about 6'2 average, which is above average in NAU. It was tough game....they handled us inside but we managed to run them a little and were up by 1 at the half. All that running in the first half took its toll on us because we only had 7 guys and it was NCAA rules (full stopage). They went on a run in second half and could not manage to take a lead after that. We ended up losing by 4.
After the game we grabbed some lunch and headed over to the airport for our 6:00 flight back to la. about 30 mins before take off i started to get nervous which only increased from there. Craig give me some motion sickness tablets, which surprisingly help alot. My stomach did not drop at all during the flight and i was able to relax a little.
When i got home around 8:45 i finally got to finish my studying for my midterm that was today. Which i think i did ok, probably a B. Tonight will be a good night sleep, however i do have to watch the laker game. Hopefully they can finally close this series out with a good win. Well I am about to leave work now, take it easy.
-Nick
This past weekend I flew to san francisco to play in the NAU north/south championship game for AYE major. I flew up saturday morning with one of my buddies at around noon and got into sf about 1:30. The plane ride was really tense and kind of made me sick. I have this fear of heights which makes me paranoid when i fly or go on rollercoasters or anything of that type. I really have no idea why, but my stomach, lungs, and heart feel like its going to drop to the ground causing me to hyperventilate. Really wierd but thats my reasoning for my sweaty palms in which my buddy was joking with me. After we landed, a couple of us went shopping at union square. We visted THE HUNDREDS which I thought had a much better layout/feeling to it then the one in la. It was noticeable bigger, people were more helplful (but customer service is not real big with these types of stores), and a better selection. Went to huff as well but, was not impressed by it. However, I was surprised to find that downtown sf was much more crowded compared to la. Just gangs and gangs of peopple walking around enjoying the chilly day. Also there were alot of bums/homeless people in dt, it was like starbucks here in la, there was one at every corner. I gave a couple some money to get some food, but i could not do it anymore after walking 3 blocks, it was getting expensive.
Shopping and sight seeing was fun especiallly becasue i have never been to sf, just different from la i guess. Walking back to hotel sucked. It was a 2 mile hike up post street (from union square to hotel kabuki) which wore me out. Got back to the hotel and relaxed/did some studying until dinner. My friends and I went to this japanese restuarant, i dont remember the name of it but it was in the plaza next to our hotel. Eat, had a drink, enough to wind down and hit the sack.
Our basketball game was at the university of sf. A small gym for college hoops, but then again USF is not known for the basketball program. We played a team called Foster City Fylers, they were pretty big guys. There fronline was about 6'2 average, which is above average in NAU. It was tough game....they handled us inside but we managed to run them a little and were up by 1 at the half. All that running in the first half took its toll on us because we only had 7 guys and it was NCAA rules (full stopage). They went on a run in second half and could not manage to take a lead after that. We ended up losing by 4.
After the game we grabbed some lunch and headed over to the airport for our 6:00 flight back to la. about 30 mins before take off i started to get nervous which only increased from there. Craig give me some motion sickness tablets, which surprisingly help alot. My stomach did not drop at all during the flight and i was able to relax a little.
When i got home around 8:45 i finally got to finish my studying for my midterm that was today. Which i think i did ok, probably a B. Tonight will be a good night sleep, however i do have to watch the laker game. Hopefully they can finally close this series out with a good win. Well I am about to leave work now, take it easy.
-Nick
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