Hello again. As always, I hope that everybody is doing well. The weather has been humid and ugly all day today. Here’s a quick photo that I wanted to share. It’s an origami figure that Eunice created for me. The figure is based off of a dramatic thriller-type video game called Heavy Rain. For the past two nights, Anthony, Matt, Raymond, Thomas, and I have been playing this game nonstop until we beat it. The game is really incredible and kept all of us on the edge of our seats through the entire game. It’s a really fun and suspenseful game that gets everybody indirectly involved. The storyline is truly an incredible experience and will keep you thinking for days to come. If you have the chance to play this game, then you really should, especially with friends!!

So anyways, I finally finished my application for Texas A&M University. It took weeks for me to finish it and I’m glad that I nailed it before the deadline.  I also applied to University of Texas San Antonio, kind of as a fall back plan just incase things don’t work thing. It’s crazy that it took weeks for me to apply to A&M, but only minutes to apply for UTSA. I did not apply to University of Texas at Austin because I missed the deadline (or laziness) or Texas State University because it did not offer what I needed. Well nonetheless, I’m glad that I finally have all of my college applications all squared away and I don’t have to worry about them any longer. The only thing left for me to do cross my fingers and pray that I make it, here’s to hoping! :)

Please stay happy and healthy everybody! I’m going crazy. I’ll see you soon..

Wow, I’m very disappointed with myself. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to write another blog post. I apologize. So many things have been going on with my life and I just haven’t felt like blogging like I should have. Well, don’t worry! I’m glad to say that over the past few weeks, I’ve been slowly getting established with a new lifestyle. My activities, interests, and habits have been changing all for the better.

I need to get back into blogging my thoughts more. So with that said, you’ll see me posting a lot more entries along with more photos. The weather hasn’t been kind to me these days. Unkind weather = less photos. But It will all change soon, the weather will start to get warm again next month which will call for more opportunities to take pictures.

So, a quick run-through of things that have been going on with me:

• I’m dating again. Yeah, I know right? It’s been over 20 months since I’ve last dated. I always knew that it was always best to wait and I’m glad I did. It hasn’t been that long, but I feel that we’re growing closer to each other very rapidly. Because she resides in San Marcos, we don’t get to see each other as often as we desire. But whenever we do get to see each other, everything just falls into place… perfectly.
• Trying to fill out college applications like crazy. Sigh, I hate all of this last-minute crap. I don’t want to go anywhere that is too far from home. I feel that it would be an inconvenience. Current universities I’m looking into at the moment: Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas San Antonio, Texas State University.
• I suck at Street Fighter. *gasp* No way!! Way. I’ve been practicing a lot for the upcoming tournament at Arcade UFO on the 20th which is only four days away. It seems that the closer I am to the deadline, the more worse I  become. I’ve been practicing a quite an amount but I just don’t feel that I’m up to par with the fierce competition that undeniably will be there. It may just be fear or pressure, but I’ll definitely try my hardest. I can’t let my partner Anthony down. He needs a good partner that he can depend on.

That’s it. I’ll conclude with a panoramic photo that I took a few weeks back with my friend Melly. It could have looked much better, but a cop stopped us and made us get off the highway. Major cool points to anybody who can figure out which intersection in Killeen this is. :)

How is everybody? I hope that you all are doing very well and kicking things off right this new year! ^O^

Yesterday was such a lazy day. I had so much to do and ended up doing nothing at all. My laundry is still dirty and I still need to visit the school to inquire some info about financial aid. Though I was pretty dead during the daytime, things started to become lively during the night. Matt and I decided to treat our friend Devo, who turned 21 yesterday, to a small birthday surprise. Nothing too big, just cake, snacks, and a great time together with the rest of our friends. Happy 21st Devo! :)

 

I’ve been feeling really stressed lately and I don’t know why. There’s just too much on my mind, and for no good reason either. I’m worried about some people while missing others like crazy. Thoughts keep coming out of nowhere and I can’t even begin to try to sort through it all. Summarizing all the people I miss into a simple, organized paragraph would be just as difficult as trying to see them all again. On top of that, what about finals? Finals. Finals. Finals. I must have talked about that a million times already. Maybe seeing everyone finish their finals this past week makes me jealous and stresses me out for the exams I have to take on Tuesday.

Anthony invited me to go to the Final Winter Dance Tournament in Austin but I was not able to go because of work, which is a real bummer. The Japanese style arcade scene is amazing and I never get the chance to experience events and gatherings as such. Anthony, I hope you, Matt, and Raymond had a good time. Hopefully kicked a lot of ass! Tell me how it went!! And speaking of work, I don’t know. I just don’t feel like working that much these days but I know I need to. Christmas cash just doesn’t happen to grow on trees you know. Psh. Just keep your head up Ruiz. Think positive thoughts and don’t give up! *shakes fist* 하이팅!! (fighting!!)

Darn. Now that song is stuck in my head and it’s been looping for the past hour. Everyone please continue to stay warm, safe, and healthy.