its decided...no wait....maybe...yes..nooo....sorta

ooo planning with the counselor i have a lot of options. So i decided to save up for japan and go next summer 2010. that way i can go with milena and relax a little bit. then go back in 2011 for the 202 course. two japan trips. its not that bad because i wont have to take an extra loan out NOW. i can lump it together with next years student loan and go go go! plus any scholarships i get in between can go to pay off the loan or whatever. money is money and after college i'll need all the i can get, because...i'm debating if i want the BFA or not.

いんほんへいきましょ

at the start of japanese class, sensei had a guest speaker from the international study abroad program stop by to talk to us. i've never thought of studying abroad (so that's a lie, japan has always been on my list), but i guess in 2 weeks UH has made me bold enough to want to go somewhere where i barely know the language to live there for 6 weeks to get 4 credits. the problem lies in the fact that it's expensive. $5000 at most. considering its for the program, credits, and roundtrip flight its not that bad when broken down. in fact it could/should be a lot more. unfortunately the student loan i took out only covers spring, regular summer sessions, and fall. therefore i would need to find a way to get the $5000 on my own. now, i could save up for it. $300 a paycheck i would need 16 of them. not possible. especially when i need to put a $500 deposit by the end of march. *sigh* so i'm applying for scholarships...the nightmare returns once again.

2 Weeks In

So here I am. UH Manoa. To be honest I never thought I'd make it here. Its a big campus full of diverse people and the best part is that everyone here wants to learn. Its not like the CC where you go to relive high school. Not that there's anything wrong with that; I came from that. But being here makes me feel like I'm really in college. Classes are okay. Due to the non existent wind storm I'm behind in two classes (but we're trying to catch up). Other than that its early mornings and late nights.

Work is up in the air. I was told the store was closing in March for a month long renovation but its really next month! A month with no work is gonna be hard. I want to find another job but I like working at the store...wait...I like working with the people at the store. But even that is dwindling. Craig's leaving for Windward Mall and Ala Moana will go to hell in a hand basket. At least I still got Amy, Daniel, and Steve.

I'm not sure if I want to stay at the store or studio. I feel that I have something more to offer somewhere else. Although I don't know what I'm thinking of or where it might be. Trapped in the work force at too young of an age that its gotten so old already? I guess the downside of working from your sophomore year in high school is that you'll turn into a cranky old person like me.

Well, class is gonna start in 15. Better head there and get a good seat. I'll be posting more. I promise. I'm even on Facebook almost everyday! This has never happened before but stay tuned!

-Shelds
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almost half a week and i'm exhausted

half a month​ on this diet.​ cutti​ng out every​thing​ was a littl​e easie​r than i thoug​ht (i give most of the credi​t to my insan​e sched​ule that doesn​'​t allow​ for much time to sit and stuff​ my face)​ i don'​t feel any healt​hier (​maybe​ becau​se i haven​'​t gone to the gym yet.​.​.​i need to get my i.d. valid​ated soooo​ooooo​n)​

the store​ close​s for about a month​ in the end of march (so until​ april​ 29 or so i'm outta​ work)​.​ yikes​.​ oh! clear​ance at ala moana​ is still​ 50% OFF the red price​ had to plug that in there​.​ come and buy stuff​ for super​ cheap​!​!​!​

mmm my art histo​ry teach​er put me to sleep​ with her monot​one and dimmi​ng of the light​s to show slide​s (on the first​ day? COME ON!)

my drawi​ng teach​er looks​ like a fusio​n of bret and jerma​ine from fligh​t of the conch​ords.​ haha.​

nihon​go sense​i talks​ waaaa​aaaay​ too fast.​ milen​a and i were freak​ing out. lol

today​ i'll find out what my intro​ to 2D teach​er is like.​ dormi​ng seems​ more and more like a bette​r optio​n!​ soooo​o expen​sive thoug​h and i don'​t want to burde​n my grand​ma by stayi​ng over!​ gah! commu​ting sucks​!​

that'​s my updat​e so far. i'll try to updat​e this early​ in the morni​ng befor​e class​es to keep every​one updat​ed!​

calm before the storm

so school starts this coming monday. I had today off and have tomorrow off as well.  opening sunday morning and then the real stuff begins.  Sunday is inventory.  Not too thrilled about that.  Never am.  Anyway, the store will close for a month for renovations.  We don't know when but it'll probably be around spring break.  Which is horrible timing since I was trying to save up to visit California for the first time.  There's a lot of talk that people will leave the company when that happens.  Not surprising since Craig is moving to Windward Mall.

School will be crazy.  UH for the first time.  I have to get to the parking structure by 6am.  Classes don't start till 9am.  So there's a long wait, but the gym opens at 6am as well.  I'll work out, shower, and then do some extra studying/art work before class.  After class I might have to work a 3pm to closing shift (10pm-ish).  The whole routine goes on throughout the week.  It'll be hard but I have to suck it up this semester.  Tuesdays and Thursdays are completely different.  Its the same start and work out time, but after my first class I have about 2 hours to go to LCC and prep for my Japanese class.  After that I might have the same work hours so I would drive all the way back to Ala Moana.  Hard life, yeah?

It'll get easier as I start covering requirements for my major.  According to the counselor I saw yesterday my graduation requirements put me at a second semester Junior.  I'm so close to leaving.... except I need major requirements. =P

Rah rah rah! I'm revved up! Let's do it!