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| I'm ready to make the switch to my new site:
lv25
Hopefully it works for you. Also, let me know if you still want me to update xanga. Good night! | | |
| i guess it's been 5 months since my last xanga entry. as we all know, a lot can happen in 5 months.
but, fortunately for you, that's not the case. for your convenience, i made bullet points!
- new guitar
- i am going to graduate in a month.
- recent favorite albums include:
EL-P - El-P Presents Cannibal Oxtrumentals
instrumental hip-hop: el-p's other stuff is wierd... but this is a really good album; it sets a dark mood, and the beats stand on their own
Smashing Pumpkins - Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music
alt rock: did you know the smashing pumpkins last album is a free download? omgwtflol! get it here
MF Grimm - Scars & Memories
east-coast hip-hop: i like "the downfall of ibliys", but this album, which collects his early singles, is very personal, very present
DJ Food - Refried Food
breakbeat: dj food (their name is a pun) serves up a lot of variety on this album (duh, look who's contributing) but there are some real gems. this one is a keeper.
- tim! i've heard rumors that... yes, stuff happened, but no, i'm still single.
- God has been super faithful, in the midst of some crazy circumstances. i guess that's how things go. evangelism stuff, ministry team stuff, me stuff, you know how it is.
- i'm a TA this quarter, for the new embedded systems class EE292C. the course website is here if you want to... uh... look at it.
- oh yeah, i guess a "future" update is in order. this summer, i'm working at Apple, and next year i'll be at school as a grad student, working on my MSEE. i'll also be leading a bible study on campus.
GO MARINERS! | | |
| A while back (my birthday was in october...) i got thrown in the shower... and the video ended up on youtube. i was going to post a link... but why waste a xanga entry?
whatever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93NY9yMsQYs.
This quarter's finally over. and now I can breath easier. Between work, school, research, and doing bible study outreach/team stuff, I was thinking about/interviewing for my future, making a video game, playing bass for a band, and trying to see all the people i haven't seen in 3 years. And I admit, I took what some considered to be the hardest class in the EE undergrad major... it wasn't intentional, I promise!
I guess people somehow expect me to do cracked out stuff like that... nope. It was not manageable, let me tell you. So I am not very sad to see the quarter go. There's only a few months before graduation, and the “real world” (if you call grad school that). I think the responsibility of having to support, feed, house, and take care of myself is frightening. No “reset” every three months, more freedom for me to mess up, and... *gasp* long term commitment! Egads!
A friend of mine once told me that, you can tell what a person values by how they spend their free time, time outside of work and the necessary. True? I don't know. But that's pretty convicting.
So anyways, I'm still very angsty/confused about the future. I want to do the “right” thing... except I have no clue what that is. Maybe I'm concerned about the wrong thing, and I just need to “be myself” (ok, that feels so white!). Maybe I'm afraid to do anything besides get a “real” job, because of my parents. I guess I just want the perfect job, one that makes a difference in the world, makes me happy, earns enough to support me/my family/my parents, gives me time for the people in my life, allows me to pursue my faith (i.e. and not sell my soul)... something I can be proud of.
Our society is pretty career oriented... for us to accurately judge the people we meet at parties and such, a necessary question is, of course, “what do you do?” It says so much about our choices, our passions, our status, ... no wonder graduating college is full of angst
Ah.... the joys of being a senior. Who knew life could be so much fun!
oh i almost forgot. here's a picture of my brand new baby:
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| i've noticed that in some of my closest relationships, there's always pain and conflict before there's growth. something comes between us, we confront each other, and find out the deeper things that are going on behind the scenes.
it's just such a draining process. i'm tired. | | |
| in case you are curious, this summer i am going to LA. i will be working at a food distribution place serving the homeless in the mornings, and mentoring HS kids in the afternoon. other things we will be doing include learning about God & justice.
enjoy the summer, see you again later!
ps. hard work pays off. and so does praying, i think. eat green! | | |
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