Goodness Gracious, what a week!

Yes, the title explains it all.

Well, hello everyone. I am currently sitting in the laundry room doing my laundry for my trip back to Houston tomorrow morning. It will really be nice seeing everybody again, because I miss them so much.

Anyways, as I am sure you are all aware, a shooter was at UT this past Tuesday. He apparently ran down Whitis, or something like that, firing bullets into the air before casually strolling into the PCL. He had an AK-47 mind you, so I still don't see how he could have got that through PCL security. Anyways, he walked to the 6th floor, opened fire (no one was hurt thank god), and shot himself fatally.

We were in lock-down whilst this happened. Of course, I was totally asleep at the time and just felt that I could get more sleep, which is great in my mind. We then woke up and checked our updates and learned that all of our classes were cancelled for the rest of the day. That made my day. Then a lot of friends came over and we played video games like the nerds we are. It was fun. Wednesday was the "Beat OU" rally, and they fired a cannon which made everyone duck for cover. Smooth UT, that wasn't too soon or anything... (Note the sarcasm)

Anyways, I have been having a crazy week so far and I know it'll get weirder. I already have tons of papers to write and it's stressing me out! And sorry y'all, still kinda depressed on the crush situation...

I hope y'all have a great weekend after tomorrow, and BEAT OU!!!

Save your drama for your mama!

Goodness! At least I had today off.

Hello y'all!

Well, today I went to all 5 of my classes and got bogged down with a ton of stuff, but mainly it's reading that I just need to go over. I'll probably head to the PCL tomorrow for a Greek Mythology study session. I need it. Can it be November? I want Thanksgiving, blackberry cobbler, and turkey with cranberry sauce. Jellied, not crushed please!

So yeah, about that downer post earlier... I was really depressed that day, whether it be from sugar loss, no food, or just depression in general, I don't know. What I do know is that I am susceptible to depression. I went to a Psychiatrist (after "the debacle"), and they said I was suffering from a little depression. I didn't know what happened, I was just in a slump for like the rest of my Junior Year. I didn't really like talking to anyone about it ("(his name) drama" as it was called), and if they brought it up, my heart would just sink. I never forgot about it, and I let it tug at my heart. I found myself singing sad songs and crying into my pillow late at night wanting it to end.

Then, more than a year after it happened, I bumped into him in the hallway. Usually at this point we just avoided each others' glares and kept walking like nothing happened at all. But this time, however, something was different. He said, "Hey DJ, (my nickname), I want to talk to you after school, sorry it took so long." My heart started beating faster and faster. I couldn't stop it. This was the closure I wanted, craved, and needed to be happy. Granted, I already had been somewhat over it throughout my Senior Year, which I accomplished so much during, be it All-State Band or Lead in the School Musical.

So I met him after school in the hallway, and we talked, talked, and talked until we couldn't anymore. Everything sorted out in the end, and we became friends again. However, as I talk to him on Facebook, I can't help but shake the feeling that there is still some sort of awkwardness between us two. We were best friends before that happened, so I guess it's like Lady Gaga says, "True friendship is like a mirror, you can fix it if it's broke, but you can still see the cracks in it's reflection."

Anyways, I hope I gave you some insight into some of my personal life, if you were interested! Hope y'all have marvelous weeks! Wish me luck on studying.

Serious Time

Hello y'all,

Well, Texas lost, but I seem to be in a depressed mood about other things though.

I just recently made a new group of friends, and they seem to be relatively nice to me. However, I just feel like I don't fit in. At all. They don't usually talk to me unless someone comments on something or sees that I seem to be looking "emo." For example, today I went to go pick up some stuff from my friend and his friends, from said group, were surrounding him. They just stared at me and didn't really talk to me much when I picked up my stuff. Perhaps it was a mistake on my part thinking they were ignoring me, but I'm not really sure.

We went dancing last night. I thought I had fun when I first came back, but afterwards and today... I just felt separated from the group. I felt like people were just trying to dance with me just to be nice. They weren't really wanting to, they just were for the sake of it. My one friend tried to make me have a good time, and I told him I did, but as I look back, I felt I wasn't really there with REAL friends... friends that knew me, cared about me, and wanted to make sure I had a good time. I just felt like I was not an amazing person everyone loved like everyone else seemed to be....

And of course being the dumb person that I am I had to have a crush on someone when I was there. I hate crushing on people. I hate it so much. Mainly for the fact that I know they probably don't see me as attractive, they think I'm just.... there. The last time I majorly crushed on someone it ended horrifically, absolutely horrifically... I hate having feelings for people ever since then, as I know all of these feelings are never returned back to me. Oh well, that's how things work for me I suppose....

Anyways, I hope this wasn't as much of a downer post as I think it was, (which it probably was), but I hope y'all have a good rest of the weekend.

Essay Time = NO BUENO

See? I told you I would stop with the song titles soon!

Anyways, I'm sitting her on the 4th floor of the PCL, about to plunge head-first into writing my Essay 1.1 for Rhetoric. It's so nice here because I can barely hear anything else but the roars of buses. No one talking, or saying anything. It's so nice!

Anyways, I will probably be here for at least 3 hours writing this paper. I would do it in my dorm, but I just cannot concentrate because my roommate doesn't know how to be quiet! He plays video games that are atrociously loud and can't be quiet! It's so very annoying.

Well, I know this is a short post, but I did get a 96 on my Astronomy Test 2! There was a 10 point curve, but I'm not complaining! I'll be so very glad when I'm not stressed out like this anymore.

Anyways, have a marvelous Thursday y'all!

Under Pressure! Pushing Down On Me!

OK, maybe I won't stop with the song titles anytime soon.

Well, as the title says, I feel as if I am under mountains and mountains of pressure. It seems like I have so much to do, and not enough time to do it! My roommate is noisily playing Halo: Reach with his friend over Xbox Live, and it's kinda interrupting my otherwise peaceful study habits.

The bad thing is, I get so much more work done when he's gone to Dallas. I could finish all of my work in record time, now it just takes me forever. It's endless I suppose...

I have an Astronomy Test on Wednesday, Research Summary #4 due for Rhetoric on Wednesday, and Readings for Mythology due. Also, Meeting of the Minds Component 1 is due this Thursday. Once again, I know this is just college life eating away at me, but I knew this week would come.

These days of work and no work come in waves, and thank goodness I only have UGS class tomorrow. In case I decide to be a little lazy tonight, which probably won't happen anyway, it's nice to have an extra day.

Anyways, hope y'all had a MARVELOUS Monday, and I hope you look forward to the rest of the week! (I know I won't!)

I've Got Sunshine, On a Cloudy Day!

I promise I will stop with the song titles sometime soon.

Anyways, I am currently sitting in the FAC waiting for Mythology class in about 20 minutes, and I seriously gasped at all of the work I have to turn in soon.

- Rhetoric Research Summary #3 & 4
- MotM stuff that seems never ending
- Astronomy readings
- Mythology readings

Goodness, it's a monster! Well, that's what college is I suppose. Tons of work that you fit in to your schedule of social activities and fitness, but what I have now is just work. I haven't been socializing much. My friend had to pull me out of my dorm room to go to a social outing because I have been stuck in my room, (Playing Birth by Sleep, mind you)

By the way, I have included a picture of me with the game just so the people reading have some inkling of what I'm talking about. I really need to exercise though. I just don't want to leave my dorm though, as I'm always figuring out what I need to do next and trying to "1-up" my work.

Oh well, it's the life of a college kid I suppose. The UT vs. Texas Tech game is this weekend. Maybe I'll watch it, maybe. Gosh, I'm the worst fan in the world!

Anyways, have marvelous weekends you guys and thanks for reading as always. (If there's anyone reading this.)

What's Love Got to Do With It?

OK, so I totally have a paper for Rhetoric I should be starting on and some Mythology and Astronomy readings that should be done, but I'd rather talk about a "fun" issue for me. Love.

Well, for me, believe it or not, I want love. I want it more than anything. It's one of those lifetime goals I hope it achieve. But I feel like no one has any attraction towards me whatsoever. I feel dumb and nerdy. Well, maybe I'm being too over critical of myself, but I feel as though I want to find love sometime.

OK, so moving on from my depressive stuff, my roommate is trying to explain Halo: Reach to me, and I'm like not understanding it at all. It's a whole mess of science fiction and everything else. Granted, I hate shooter games, but it still seems somewhat interesting. The game literally looks like a movie.

Birth by Sleep time! I finished Aqua's story and the final episode, her at level 42, and basically beat the game. I still have the fun post-game stuff to do, but I thought it was a very fun ride whilst it lasted.

Anyways, I probably should start reading or writing for college, but oh, how those distractions are so very tempting!

Loaded with Work

College is definitely going to be the end of me.

It seems like every class I go to is just work piling on top of work. I can't ever break out of the cycle, and it's just endless. Some of these days I feel like ripping my hair out, but do I? Nope.

I guess one of the things I've learned here at college is time management skills. Now, most of you reading will be saying things like, "Well duh, Daniel, that's what college is about!" Yes, I understand all the ins and outs of a college freshman so far, but I now know the true meaning of the words "time management."

I have been focused on as soon as I get done with my abysmal 4 class days on Wednesday and Friday, (all 5 on Monday), I try to get my Homework done right then and there, no matter how dumb it seems. I also want to go to bed when I get back, but work is my main priority besides sleep.

Anyways, it's nerd time! I have been playing Birth by Sleep little to none these two days, and I am level 34 with Aqua at the moment! I am just going to level her up to 50 before I take on the final boss, as that seems like the most reasonable thing to do. I sure hope my strategy guide makes it in the mail soon!

Anyways, after this serious post, I'll try to lighten things up in the future. Have a great week y'all!

Hook 'em!

Well, the first home game has came and went, and I didn't go. And we won.

Yeah, that could be considered sacrilegious, but I had tons of fun with my friends in their dorm room. I am now watching this FX show called "The League." It's pretty funny.

I have so much work to do tomorrow, it will really be a chore, and Monday's are always my bad days. I need to get my UGS group together, and we need to work on our Unit, as it's due tomorrow. I'm so definitely scared, but I got a 100 on an ASTRONOMY TEST!! I was so excited.

Well, I must get ready for bed and for my HW tomorrow. FUN STUFF!! Bye y'all!

BIRTH BY SLEEP!

Yes y'all, I did get it, and I'm pretty much 66% done with it! Only one more story left to complete!

Anyways, away from the dork talk.

I have tons of things and projects to think about as the year goes on, and I will definitely have a ton of things to study for and my first Astronomy test is tomorrow! I'm really nervous, but I feel I have a pretty good feel on the material. So I am just going to do my best and hope for the best I suppose.

I have a good amount of projects and the like in UGS, with Meeting of the Minds, a sort of research project with survey methods. It seems like it's going to be horrendous, but I'll try my best!

Well, I must eat some amazing Mac and Cheese, study some more for Astronomy, and watch George Lopez!

Labor Day Phantasmagoria!!

Hey y'all! (Fun title right?)

Anyways, happy Labor Day to you all and I hope you guys had WONDERFUL breaks from school, and if you didn't I deeply apologize.

Today was pretty boring until 6 pm. I basically stayed in my dorm playing video games and watching TV until 6 rolled around. I then went over to my friends dorm and we watched "The Hangover" and ate Pizza and Tiff's Treats <-- (Best cookies in Austin, I KID YOU NOT).

Well y'all, tomorrow is the big day. Hopefully I get Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep tomorrow. I've been making sure not to get my hopes too high, but even that is becoming a humongous challenge! I really hope God loves me!

Anyways, school starts back up again tomorrow in full swing, and I'm going early morning shopping with my friend so she can grab some Sorority stuff. It's going to be fun! Have a great beginning to the week y'all! Toodles!

Geek is Chic!

Hello world!

Well, I don't have any boss Mac and Cheese right now so this will be just a little bit depressing.

My roommate is gone for the three day weekend. He'll be driving back Monday and arriving probably late that night. It's weird without him being here. Very strange.

My Friday dragged on into oblivion, classes seemed like they would never end, and after that final class was over in Mythology... I was done. I basically played video games and read a bit and that's about it for Friday.

Today was really fun! I went to an Arcade in up-city (I guess?) Austin called Arcade UFO. They had so many really cool fighting games there. I had so much fun with my friends Mary and Ronnie! We were screaming and yelling during our Street Fighter matches and having a ball. Then, the competitive players came in and promptly, we left.

I was greeted by my new black rimmed glasses which I love as I walked into my dorm. They are so nice but will definitely be hard to get used to. Approximately 2 days until it's Birth by Sleep day. I'm really excited and cannot wait. I asked the clerk if they'd get it in on Tuesday and they said they would, so I am holding them accountable.

Anyways, thanks for reading y'all and have a great and safe Labor Day weekend!

College Life: START!!

As I sit here, enjoying my absolutely delicious Easy Mac made by my college microwave, I start to reminisce about my first week of college that has gone floating by.

I was definitely EXTREMELY nervous when it came to meeting my roommate, as I could get anyone from a crazy psychopath to a goody-goody like myself, which couldn't be a good combination. Turns out though, I lucked out. My roommate's very nice, funny, and he likes video games as much as I do, so he seems to be a great roommate to kick off my new chapter of life. It definitely beats having to tell my friends back in my hometown horror stories, that's for sure.

My classes have been okay thus far. Two of my classes got canceled yesterday, so I was very lucky in that regard. College seems to be a whole lot tougher than High School. So much work, but yet, so much free time. I spent like all of my time in my dorm room yesterday because I had like nothing to do at all; no homework, studying, or anything. So, I did what I normally do, which is play video games all night.

I currently am looking forward to Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. It's a PSP game where these characters travel to Disney worlds and try to fight evil and save the world. You know, that old chestnut. It comes out next Tuesday and I found a really cool gaming store in Dobie and it truly made my life finding it there.

Oh, goodness this Mac and Cheese is good. Well, I must be off to finish some other work and maybe go visit the library! Toodles!