To: Mom

I can't take this anymore.

I hate the fact that I am such a drain on my Mother. It really bothers me that my Mom works so hard everyday, even after she retired in 2002 just to support me going to college. My Mom does so much for me, and all I want to do is make things easier for my Mom. My Mom, with her bad knee, goes out of her way to make my life here in Sacramento livable. I wish I could repay her somehow right now, because things are so difficult for her. She works day in and day out, just so I could go to college. All I want to do is thank her, and it breaks my heart that she still goes day in, day out.... breaking her back for me. I love you Mama. With all my heart. I owe you everything.

All I want to do is make you proud of your son.

Love, Raymond.

School is...

...going well. One of my classes is basically a graduate school-level course so I basically will have my hands full with that and 16 units. I'm not sure how this whole work thing is going to pan out with my school schedule, winterline practices & shows, family, and social life. Other people do the work thing on top of all that, but usually they end up with crappy grades. I'm not sure if a few $$$ extra per week is worth the potential drop in grades. Plus, so far, I'm very happy with my grades at Sac State (mainly from not having a job and being able to focus on school). I don't know whether or not to pursue a part time job. Plus, I have no idea who's hiring.

Ay Caramba.

Last Night

Last night was off the hook. Close to 50 people showed up to our apartment. To those who got the invite but didn't come, you seriously missed out. The jello shots were perfect! Cops came around 2 am (our stupid new neighbors decided we were being too loud), so we had to shut it down soon after. Selected pics will be posted on Facebook sometime soon. I say "selected" because there are a bunch of pics that are just not appropriate for posting. lol.

Well here we go, one last day of Winter break. I'll be watching the playoffs, doing laundry, and probably hitting up the gym. I'm gonna miss sleeping in... :'(

Naughty Gras

I feel like I already had a hangover but it was only 4 hours ago. Maybe I should go to sleep. Maybe I should try resetting my sleep schedule so I wake up when I should. Either way, I have to do something.

I want to go to the gym and work off this hangover. lol...

Naughty Gras is gonna be off the hook. I'm super pumped. JELLO SHOTS! I've got a feeling there's gonna be a big turnout at apartment 17. See you soon!

Spring '10

This always happens to me a week before school starts... I start to say to myself, "I really miss school. I can't wait for it to start." I find myself doing the same thing now that school is 8 days away. I still need to buy my books, parking pass, and maybe a few school supplies. I have a really cool schedule this semester... Basically my school week starts at 4pm on Mondays, and ends at 3pm on Thursdays... Sac State Winterline gets thrown in between somewhere there. No school at all on Fridays, something that I've wanted badly since I was at NVC during Fall '08.

Now that I have Fridays off, plus I don't start 'til late afternoon on Mondays, I figure I can work during those times since living in Sac isn't the cheapest thing in the world. I still don't know how I managed to live comfortably here in Sac without having a job. I just remember my last few months of the past two semesters at CSUS having barely any money in my bank account. I hope that doesn't happen again this semester since I hope to find a job. I've been searching the past 2 weeks for a job without luck. I'm think I'm gonna have to apply to a few more places. [sigh]

Sac State Winter Ensemble is also coming together. We have music ahead of time this year! Wooo! Haha, unlike last year where I remember the whole battery learning the last half of the show (drill and music), the week before NCBA champs (which was our only FULL show, lol). The battery is gonna be 7-3-5. I'm not sure about such a big snareline, but I guess we can all hang. The beats aren't too tough for me individually per se, but as a snareline, I'm hoping to be able to blend and play together since the book looks pretty beefy (battery-wise). I'm hoping that we don't fall behind this year and have a show by the beginning of March.

Man, I hope I get a job soon. Oh, and that song at the top on the right sidebar, I'm addicted to that song right now. I blame Michelle Phan.

replay

Hindsight is 20/20.

I just like remembering the good parts. :)

Everything else, well... let's just say, no sweat.

flake

Once again, I came down and it just didn't work out... I realize you're busy and we're really far apart, but I wish you had just told me in the first place instead.

finals week

I owned finals week.

I got an A in psyc 101... I thought I'd get a C, but I got the highest grade on the final, which brought it up.

As much as I disliked that class and my professor, I'm glad my suffering through finals week without sleep paid off.

The monkey is off my back.

Yup... I'm addicted.

It's my blog, and I'll write whatever I want... There's nothing wrong with what I posted in the first place.

Oh, and one other thing, I stopped following your blog. There...

jumping the iPhone boat.

I want the nexus one. I want it soooo bad. More than I want a new macbook...

idk about this...

7 snares? seriously?

We've got a lot of cleaning to do. However, I'm excited for the season.

you know?

I can't believe how much I despise you... I hope karma comes back and gives you exactly what you deserve, cheater.

Love,

Raymond

first thing on my list.

I need a job. I wonder who's hiring.

Bad Night

Last night was just, crap. It was fun though. Well, It's my last day in SoCal. Time to get back to drumming, looking for work, and finishing my Psyc paper.

P.S. Kobe is ridiculous.