although school doesn't officially start for most people until next week, it already feels like we've passed the holiday season and gone back to regular life. that is a good thing, because it means - no more going out to 3 restaurants a day with friends, going back to regular spending and eating habits, alone time to work on exercise and painting a mural (not really, but it's nice to have some solitude every now and then).
it seems as if most of the people i know are excited to get back into the semester, or work, or whatever regular routine they do. the motivations are plentiful this time around - better paychecks, better classes, more time with the honeys, stronger incentives to not be like hobos living in downtown, etc. i am excited as well, because truth be told, hanging out with all the relatives and homeboys during the holidays has taken its toll on me physically and fiscally. i am fat and poor. a horrendous combination.
there are plans to go to philippines this summer, japan in the winter, followed by philippines again in january 2010. since my return trip from the pearl of the orient, everyone has expressed a sudden interest to go. which may or may not be related to the fact that PI is home to the goddess, christine reyes.
i am also excited for my denver trip. i believe i arrive on sunday morning, january 25th. i'll be staying in pretty much the same hotel as i did last time, but i think i'm renting a vehicle from a different place. whatever. so, boto maki, puraw wave, please feel free to call me up and hang out on sunday if you're both free. if not, i don't leave until saturday and my classes end on thursday, so friday's good to go. let me know.
the new year hasn't seen/heard any complaints from me so far. everything appears to be going smoothly, and my finances and other things seem to be getting back on track. i don't ever like to say things like, "this is going to be my year", but i do feel like this will be another year of change. more things are going to happen, i know it. maybe the changes will seem small and insignificant at first, but there's a strong feeling i have that the events will set in motion an even larger chain of events that will affect us all. the world may or may not end in 2012, but until then, let's live like it will...
"Slut nuggets..." - Carlo, offering one of the many colorful phrases he learned in the Navy
currently: wondering whether or not i want to sit in the massage chair
