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. :)

Christ, it’s taken forever, but goodbye finals and hello Christmas break!! I finished all of my finals with no problems or difficulties at all. All of my classes are finished with A’s and B’s, bringing me closer to the 3.5 GPA mark. HECK YEAH!! Hopefully everybody is just as relieved as I am. All those late nights of staying up and slaving away on a diet of coffee and energy drinks paid off, didn’t it? ;)

The end of the year is always the best time of the year. I can now finally focus on Christmas shopping and leisurely activities such as STREET FIGHTER IV MOTHA TRUCKA! I’m just kidding. I received my arcade stick back quite a while back so I’ve been playing a bit here and there, a lot less than I did before of course. I opened my Facebook back up late last week. It feels good to be back. Twitter is pretty convenient and it did hold me over while I was away, but it just isn’t as powerful because not too many personal friends are on it. It feels good to waste time on Facebook. and not suffer any punishment from it. :]

For the rest of the year, I want to spend as much time with as many friends as possible. I look forward to the endless hangouts and great times. Good things are only going to continue happening and I can’t wait for it!! I hope that everybody feels the same and continues to stay warm. Seriously, it was pretty warm for a bit, but the freezing cold came back from out of nowhere! O.o

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.

Hello! Is everybody staying warm? I’m having a hard time doing so, I don’t want to kill mom’s energy bill. :(

Remember that English essay I took earlier this week that I said I didn’t know anything about what I was writing? Well it appears that I got a 90 on it! It’s completely ironic considering that when I felt knowledgeable about writing other essays, I would get 75 or an 82. Maybe I should just not know stuff from now on. :) Well, my English finals are over with, next week will be both History and Business Speaking on the same day. Wish me luck!!

Lets talk about something that some people have recently been curious about. The removal of my wisdom teeth last week. Unlike some of my lucky friends, my wisdom teeth grew in at a perfect sideways angle. Food kept getting stuck and I was getting pretty fed up with it. Exactly one week ago, Thomas took me to the orthodontist to get all four of the suckers removed. When the time for operation came, I smoothed my hair, sat back in my chair (Owl city reference, ha), and let them do their thing. They made me inhale laughing gas through my nose. I know why they call it laughing gas now!! It’s not because the gas makes you laugh, but it’s because you get really sleepy every time you breathe in, and that fact alone makes you laugh! You know how when you breathe in, your chest rises? Well, if it’s laughing gas you’re breathing in, then your chest does the opposite, it sinks down. Anyways, they then gave me a lethal injection and I died. Well, something like that. They injected me and I fell asleep. What happened after that remains a mystery… (continue reading…)