Tight Shirt
Think twice about ordering those Under Armour t-shirts online. If you don't know what these are, they are popular workout shirts worn by professional athletes. I think its popular because it tends to show every muscle on a person with these shirts. They even have those that are uniform compliant (which is what I got). At the suggestion of a friend, I ordered some.

I'd say that it would have been better to try them on at a local retail store and decide from there. When I ordered mine, I followed their fitting guide page. When I tried these things on when it got here, these things fit.....almost too well. Most of the shirt is skin tight. I think what weirds me out the most is that it hugs the rib cage and it feels a little weird when I go running.

I worry a little that I look a little pretentious in these. I've already gotten a few interesting looks at the gym. Whether this is good or bad, I can't tell. Perhaps this is the start of my career as a male giggolo? ummmmm......perish the thought.

The Scatterbrained Fool Talks Again
Much going on these days. I can't really complain though.

Yesterday, I hung out with my friend, Judy, and sat at Quizno's gabbing about life and what have you. She was just finished with finals so she was totally running on adrenaline. It's nice to just chill with a friend every now and again.

Went to Davis last Sunday with Tony. Met up with my former roommate, Sean. We sat around and talked about what was going on in our lives. A lot of catching up was done. I feel bad for Sean though.

I'm realizing that I need more self-discipline. The kind of discipline where its not about being fearful of the consequences of inaction, but just due diligence on certain matters. The reason why this comes up is that I notice that I'm not nearly putting in the same amount of effort as I did last semester. Sure, I didn't exactly start this semester on an emotionally balanced note. But even then, I still think I can put forth more effort than this.

I seem to be spending more time with photography these days. After meeting with Mike a while ago to talk shop, I think I'm headed in a better direction as far as this craft goes. We'll see how this next project goes.

As of late, I've been entertaining the idea of going active-duty after I receive my commission. My original plan was to stay in the reserves after getting my "butter bar." However, the idea of leadership experience day-in and day-out sounds like something that can really grow me. Sure, it'd be an adventure of sorts, but I see this as a way that can stretch and grow me even further. Just a thought.

It appalls me how simplistic (and naive) some people are to the societal problems of this world. Its like they're sheltered to certain realities and somehow think that it can be fixed like you can fix a computer or some such. It's been my experience that this simply isn't the case. Real-life doesn't always hold to the "school solution." I've come to the conclusion that in the end, all you have is heart, character, and wisdom. And get this, age has little to do with this. I've known many wise 19 year olds. I've know many foolish 30 year olds. I guess some people aren't astute observers of human nature. It seems to fly over some people. If only there were more of such observers in the world.

I just realized that for a lot of the things mentioned above, I should probably pray about that.

Less Whining
It's dawned on me recently that I should probably complain about life a little less. This isn't just because I could be in a worse predicament or something. It's also because it affects other people as well. Besides, life isn't always so bad all the times, is it?

Weekend stuff
Saturday started with me going to my swimming class at the YMCA near my house. I had no idea how inefficient my swimming form was until now. Man, I swim like a cat. My performance at the last CWST (Combat Water Survival Test) was horrible. Well, I aim to get over this now. Don't be surprised to read in the papers that some dude with a buzz-cut drowned, trying to conquer swimming.

Met with my folks and some uncles and aunts for lunch. On my way, I tried troubleshooting Tony's computer over the phone while driving. I nearly missed several exits, almost rear-ended another car and got lost near the restaurant. Crashing into somebody would have been bad.

After a small hike with Jen and Alvin, we met up with Terry and her friend in SF to see an Asian-American comedy troupe, OPM, perform on stage. They reminded me of the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors I saw over 2 years ago. I liked 18MMW better though. Not too bad, I guess.

Sunday started with me cleaning stuff before going to church.

After lunch, I got in some range time. I swear to you, you DO NOT want to break the law in my sight....ever.

Sunday was also Manuel's birthday. Happy Birthday, man! Thai food was awesome.

In the midst of all this, I never got to do any reading for any of my classes. Rats.....school really is for fools. =(

Thoughts on School (ongoing)
I still think school's for fools. I'm back in school these days. I guess I'm still a fool. Darn.

DA' News!!
After I came home from class (and ROTC lab) last night, I came home to stare at a blinking cursor, unsure of what to write. As you would know it, I went to go lie down for a little bit to settle my thoughts. However, its 2:40AM now!!! Not sure if I can (or should) go back to sleep now. I have to wake up at 6AM! Well some more tidbits of news brief are in order once again:

I seem to be scatterbrained these days (hence my writing dilemma). Let's see why. Much of my time is stretched a tad thin over many different places. It also doesn't help that I go to school at two different campuses. As you can guess, my car is practically a mobile locker, jam packed with all sort of materials and what not. Sure, I made a conscious decision to go back to school. But man, its times like these that I question my decision. All too often, something seems to get in the way of life (school, ROTC, Reserve drill, etc). I'll see what happens to me in a year. By then, all this madness should settle.

I was talking with a friend a few days ago about how sad it is that Americans tend to have a rather short attention span with regards to history. It's funny how some seem to have forgotten about 9/11 these days. Just a thought.

I admitted to a friend that I had no intention of forming any attachments with people when I started ROTC. I simply wanted to go through this program and just put it behind me. I guess things turned out a little different. Interesting.

Been talking a bit with Alvin on investing and stuff. Despite graduating with a BS in Managerial Econ, I have no idea why I've been taking this subject seriously only now.

I'm happy for Alan that he's finally working again. For a while, job searching was his profession.

I'm tired of wearing glasses now. I wonder if this See Clearly program actually works.

I need to come to some decisions on what I do in life. I realize now that I simply can't do everything all at once. Something suffers as a result of it sometimes.

It's funny how in times of outright stress that I forget to pray.