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[05 May 2007|05:26pm] |
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Ok so it's been a while...
I got lazy and figured I should practice my writing again so I shall start posting on my journal daily if possible. I am going to attempt to write in full and coherent sentences while also trying to make them as descriptive as possible.
A lot has happened since I last posted. Skidmore is an absolute mess in all possible aspects.
About a month ago during our spring break our new diversity coordinator resigned. It took 9 months to find a diversity coordinator and then only after being in the position for 3 months resigned. Over spring break she had went to Florida to do the Florida thing. She went to sea world and other parks of sorts. One of the tour bus drivers made a racist remark. She was highly offended so she called the bus company but nothing happened. Then she took it to the news paper. After that some how this got on the Rush Limbaugh talk show. Then she started getting personal threats once she got back to school. That is when she resigned. This whole issue then sparked up a debate on racial issues on campus and security for international and "diverse" students. However this whole debate lasted two weeks then died. It was nice to see activism for those 2 weeks but nothing happened. Nothing changed. Supposedly this has been going on for quite a few years. The fact that the debate happened at all I was very happy with but I was highly disappointed with the turn out. The auditorium was barely packed. Most of the students on campus, not surprisingly, did not give a rat's ass.
However this issue sparked some interest in me. I realized how fucked up this campus is. Skidmore College advertises is self as something it is not. I know this is the best school I can get into but I am disappointed in what I am receiving. So I set out to change that. I decided that one thing I could do was increase communication and awareness of school issues on campus by creating a forum. An online bulletin board. Well I build one, www.skidcentral.org . I paid about $40 for a years worth of hosting and a domain. Not bad at all price wise. However getting the campus involved on such a site is so very difficult. I went to the student government and they couldn't help me much. I tried advertising all around campus. That was a total flop. So what I have done finally is gone to the administration. I know they aren't that dependable but they were the only option I had to reach out to the upcoming freshman class during the summer. So now I am working with the school web designer to create a new student web portal. Man, I have a lot of work on my plate now. They have offered me $15 an hour next semester to work with them. Which is amazing and I am taking the job. Though, Now I have to start working on this portal if I want anything to happen at this rate. I figured I need at least 50% of the Skidmore population on the site before it becomes self sustaining. So I need at least 2 years of freshman to join the website before they come to the school. This is going to take a lot of effort to get this site going if I want to help at all.
More recently at school Safety has been an issue. It's much worse this year than last year. This year we have had 2 arsons and 1 rape. This is almost worse than any college in NYC. Oh well it happens.
On a happier note Susan and I have had our 2nd anniversary on April 24th. I still can't believe we have lasted this long. I don't know what it is about her. But something makes me want to stay. You know about a half a year ago I was in so much doubt about our relationship. I talked to friends about love, being "in love", or just loving some one, etc etc. all the different types. I was so confused. I didn't know what I wanted. I couldn't believe we were together for so long. I sometimes wished I wasn't with her so I could be one of those man whores. During that time I almost broke up with her 2-3 times. It was so painful but every time she did something that brought me back. Then sometime after that I realized something. Something so simple but it meant so much to me. She makes me happy. There are many other things that I can say why I stayed with her. But none of them matter really. I was thinking of writing some more mushy stuff but you know what. She makes me happy. That is all I need to say.
As for my own school work I have been doing all right. I don't like any of my business or economics teachers. Especially marketing. She is one of the stupidest people I have ever met. More so than any of those annoying girls in my private high school. She always confuses my Asian friend that I sit next to in the class. And she doesn't know much about what she teaches. Her husband came in for a lecture on personal selling and to tell you they fit together so well because he is an idiot too. He was talking about social culture and how in different countries people like having a different amount of personal space. Then all of a sudden he points an me and my roommate and says, "You know this. You can confirm this right?" He waited for our response. I was sort of stunned and wasn't sure what to say. I stumbled the sentence "Sir, um, I'm kind of white." My room mate said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
As for my other teachers, My Econ teacher is a crazy Japanese man. Not doing too well in that class. Think I have a 65 avg in that class right now :/.... I need to study a shit load this weekend. As for accounting I think I am in the mid 80s. Pretty simple.
The only teacher I respect is my music teacher who is a very good and very smart. She is a music enthnocologist. Let's see if I can get this right. I believe it's a field that concentrates on working out how music affects and represents a culture. The class I took with her was called Music and Mao, the music of the Cultural Revolution. It was a wonderful class analyzing how the communist party used music during the Cultural Revolution. We had to do a group project to convey a message through music and other facets and I learned a lot about how and why the party created music and their musicals. I then wrote a simplistic paper on how the internet is replacing music as a controller of communities in the china today. It was an enjoyable class and I wish I could take another class with her. However, my stupid statistical methods fills the time slot for the her class, "Study of Taiko Drumming"
My webdev class is all right. I made a stupid game with JavaScript. That was our final project. I new a lot of webdev stuff already but I am glad I took this class as it help me a lot with JavaScript and was a great refresher course.
Heh that was a lot... I'll see if I can finish more tomorrow.
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| Missing photography |
[14 Aug 2006|05:35am] |
Its been a long time since I picked up a camera for Arts sake. Susan suggested that I pick it up again. She said she liked it. I have to say I have missed it too. I can't tell wether it is because my camera blows ass and I have no control or if I have changed alot. I keep learning and doing new things and each time I feel like forget or loose something else. Lets see if I can slowly be who I was and who I am now. Slowly learn again what I have lost. The problem is I don't know what I have lost. *cackles virginity* on a serious note, I really don't remember who I was its sorta sad. Maybe I can ask a few of my old friends who I was. Maybe I can beg my parent's to buy me a new camera...
Anyway... Back from skidmore for a week or 2.
My grades:
Unit Section Title Earned Credit Points Final Grade
MU-101 001 Rudiments of Music 3 A
PS-101 001 Intro to Psychology 3 B+
Statistic Type GPA
TERM GPA 3.665
CUM GPA Cum 2.095
BOOYAKASHA!!!!!
yea... So I got my job back at CVS. One of the managers, Terry, Liked me so he is the only reason why I am working again. He is a good guy. Supposedly one of the other guys quit because terry was being stupid, he does that sometimes. anyway since I have been back I haven't done much. I am home alone and its quiet. My parent's left for costa rica so I am home alone for a week taking care of my self. I got thursday off and susan is gonna hang out with jenn so I figure I will go chill at CPC day care center, I used to volunteer there, an say hi. Its been a long time. I still need to go say hi to alot of other people. I have to say I miss my old friends which is a really odd feeling because I don't miss people, except susan. I sorta miss my life before I went out with susan. I definitely don't want to go back to it. But I do miss some facets of it. I miss its simplicity in a way. But life isn't simple. I like the feeling I get now. The seriousness and reality of it all. I miss CPC, and a few of my friends. I feel like I have forgotten who my friends were... I sorta wanna see some of my old friends from bronx science. Like kathrine or... man... I can't remember his name... *sigh*... TOM!!!! I want to see tom. ;_; oh well.... sleep time
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[28 Jul 2006|04:12am] |
So this is what I figured out tonight
Goals in life:
1) Make Susan happy
2) make myself happy
3) save or change the world for the better
4) Make people understand each other
ok I maybe wrong and Extremely simplfied but I think two qualities great leaders have is that they understand and know how to win. Such as LUFFY!! HUZZA TO ONE PIECE!!! Look at George washington. He wasn't smart but he knew how to do two things. He understood people and knew how to win! Another great leader Lincon. He understood people and knew how to win! one other thing that is important is know how to speak in public. GW and lincon were both great speakers and look at luffy! He has awsome speaches such as when he kicks arlongs ass or during the alabasta arc.
I am going to change the world whether I am famous or not.
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| Huzaa |
[25 Jul 2006|10:53pm] |
So I got an 96 on my music test and a B+ on my psych test WOO HOO!!!!!!! almost there
2 more tests
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| No Sleep |
[25 Jul 2006|09:16am] |
So I tried to go to sleep but I took a 3 hour nap from 1pm-4pm which was not a great Idea so I decided just to stay up all night. bah what ever.
So I recently began to take some interest in programming again. Teaching myself python... this is gonna be interesting...
Psych is good not sure how I did on the test I found out in a few hours and I am quite worried. I have one more test and I can make it up there. I hope... one more chance...
man am I tired. I watched The Office all night It was alot of fun.
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[16 Jul 2006|07:55pm] |
Grades:
Into Psyche - B
Rudiments of Music - A
If I keep this up I won't have any gpa troubles
Life is so slow up here. so boring
oh I have a fantastic story though.
So A day before the Psyche test we went over a practice quiz. Even though the quiz was easy I was still nervous. I was walking back to my dorm, which is the same dorm I lived in during the regular school year, and thinking of my test tomorrow and how I was gonna study. So I'm walking up the stairs open the door and find a naked girl lying on the bed. I think, "HOLY SHIT THIS IS MY OLD ROOM" but its to late the door was opened. She was on the bed lying belly down. Don't know why she was naked but I don't want to know. I close the door as fast as possible and say, "sorry sorry wrong room wrong room" and close the door. walk back to my room which is on the other side of the building and smack my head into the wall. So the next day I go to class take the test come back and try to make myself say sorry. I walk to her door and then walk back to mine. I was way to embarrassed to say sorry. Its thursday I walk to her door and knock. "No going back now", I think. She opens it and I realize she is in my pyche class and think oh shit..... I say the sorry bit and go back to my room. now I am really scared to go back into class on monday. But I need a good grade so it won't stop me.
That is my story.
Oh yea WWIII is starting. Have fun people.
Random Image I drew to make susan feel better
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[13 Jul 2006|02:30am] |
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To do:
1) go to academic services for help on studying
2) Jog/Meditate/concentration practice
3) dinner
4) say sorry to girl I walked in on changing(long story for later)
5) study
6) write in lj and try to remember 3 days ago and tell story of naked girl.
This is my to do list and I will try to do the same thing every day from now on except 1 and 4.
Change is something you can do whenever you want. You just need to want it enough.
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| School at etc |
[10 Jul 2006|01:43pm] |
So I am now at skidmore taking 2 classes.
Rudiments of music and Into to pyche
My rudiments teacher is so corny its funny. he asked us what is a ballerina's favorite meter and he said it was 2/2... he is a nice guy tho
as for pyche sheldon solomon is hilarious. Due to the shorted number of hours we see each other he could teach the whole course, to quote sheldon "It would be like stuffing 10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag" he is an awsome guy.
So friday was my birthday and I bought my self some travel speakers by creative because my laptop speakers such and I can't stand using earbuds for so long
http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=29&product=10796&nav=0
They are quite awsome.
life is slow here not many people here to talk too I have been doing alot of studying and playing some maple story
And saw somebody do this ITS SO CUTE
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| My job officially SUCKS |
[24 Jun 2006|03:11am] |
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So my job just sucks. I get REALLY crappy hours that are never the same that are any day of the week. It's so confusing what day of the week it is. Though at times it is amusing in general is just sucks ass. There are five things to do face a shelf, stock a shelf, sell the products, help a customer and clean. The hours really sucks. usually from 4-10:30 and usually fridays and sundays. At least it pays...
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| Hoot for jobs |
[09 Jun 2006|01:20am] |
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So I now have a job at CVS. Its pretty easy with shitty pay (minimum wage+.25=$7/hr) but hey pays. I found it amusing how the managers were impressed with the speed that I was able to learn and do the job. The people they hire must be complete idiots but then again... it is cvs... BUT IT PAYS!!!!!
I stock shelves, man the register, and hit on the old ladys that ask for help.
Lot of the customers are really cranky but they lighten up if you joke with them.
I was talking to one of my old Co-Admins of one of my old cheating websites, mpcdownloads.com, and it has gotten really big. he is making quite a bit of money too. But what is funny is how he is an ass hole now. He is one of those pricks who is a "player". He is sad because he hasn't gotten laid in three weeks. I pitty him in a way because he relies on such things, but whatever makes you happy.
As for school I now have a 1.81 and on academic probation with a risk in getting kicked out. But I think I will be fine as I am going to summer school to bring up my gpa. I am still afraid of getting kicked out though. I am taking rudiments of music and Intro to pych with the best pych teacher ever SHELDON SOLOMON!!!! anyway... yea that is life for me.
Hoot...
-owwowo
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| Definition of a person |
[01 Jun 2006|08:20pm] |
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I had a very interesting talk with my friend Tamara today on aim.
Tamara: if i continuously lie but am aware that i am lying, i'm a liar?
Ryan: yes
Tamara: but if i know what i am doing and i am consciously deciding to lie, im not liar. because its not what comes naturally to me
I figured she was just in denial and didn't think she wanted to be a liar.
I told her actions define a person. no matter what you say it means nothing until you do something. I figured this from my own life. I have "potential" people say and I believe them. I used to say you know I am actually smart and if I tried I could get good grades so its ok to just pass. then I realized WHO GIVES A FUCK. why would anybody care if you have potential and you don't use it. It's the lamest excuse I have ever used.
I am just the same as anybody else with that grade. and tamara is just as good as any liar.
your actions define you.
hoot.
-owwowo
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Hoot.
I'm a duck!
Not really.
Hoot.
-Owwowo
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