i thought maybe i'd write one of those "update on life" type entries. just in case.... some human with little better to do than read this might want to know. (if that is the case, i'm very happy) item number one: school. de anza starts september 24th. i'm in astronomy with the TIMBO!!!! and i'm also taking environmental biology, intermediate oil painting, and intro to film. not a whole lot to say about that, except that i'm in school an average of 2 hours and 10 minutes per day. this brings me to item #2... item #2: the rest of my life. i don't know much about that. and in fact, it is one of the two hardest things i've ever had to ponder (the other being God). so, right now, the rest of my life starts with transfering to a university (i think..) and that requires declaring a major. or two. so.... one would assume that 3 years of junior college would help one to know what one wants to pursue as a career, thus... what to major in. i have not been so fortunate. here is my dilemna: (please do comment and help me out, if you can. or even if you can't. i'd appreciate it more than you know.) i want to do art for the rest of my life. i don't know if that means as a career, but up until a few weeks ago, that was my plan. i wanted to be a conceptual artist for film and, quite unsuccessfully, try to become the next alan lee. (haha... only kidding.) but. it almost seems selfish, because i can't see how that would help other people. unless maybe i got into christian films. so then i feel this moral obligation to go into environmental studies. because... i feel like on the whole christians have failed to be examples as God's stewards of His planet. it seems like the church has its nose in all political issues except environmental policy. seriously.... the environment is going to be the issue of our generation, guys. it cannot be ignored, whether we like it or not. (more on that later) so yeahh.... i don't know which to do. oh, and there's a third branch of this dilemna: religious studies or theology. i want to do one of those two also. okay enough on that. help please?! item numero tres: art portfolio. ucla requires 5 pieces, ucsd 0, apu i don't know. but i still need to get together some stuff. so... hopefully one day i'll post photos of my stuff on here so i can get some constructive criticism? uhm... would anyone be willing to do that? :) item #4: swimming. probably too much at this point. but ... i like being with the swimming amigos, so i think it's worth it. so... six 2 hour practices/week + mornings in october, and traveling meets. we'll see if the bobo can handle it. i have to buy a snorkel. maybe by june i'll just have gills. that'd help a lot. item #5: apu visit november 1-3!!!!! woot. anybody want to come with andrew and me? (uh, just seniors and transfers for the weekend we're going. but there are others!) item #6: guitar. can't play it, but love to try. item #7: there's a christian college fair on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 6:00-8:30 PM at VALLEY CHRISTIAN HS. anybody going? uhhh... i will be attending. let me know if you're going, so i can spin in circles and look for you. item #8: jon mclaughlin. not thrilled with "indiana" because he swears once in it. i kind of hope that y'all will consider not buying it. item #9: lastly, the retreat was so bomb. got to talk to brent king about some questions i had regarding the Bible while at sushi mania afterwards. uhm... i'd like to continue that conversation with everyone via xanga or whatever, so maybe i'll post my questions and counter arguments to cliche answers, in hopes of spurring on some good dialogue. yay:) but back to the retreat... had becca, mai, and anna in my cabin. mucho fun. played some pretty kick-bottom nerds and soccer and capture the flag. forgot my awesome ensenada poncho though:( haha... oh, well! item #10: got csi season 4. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET. okay.... this is the end. thanks for reading if you got this far. i appreciate it. entonces, voy a decir "adios" ahora porque no tengo mas ideas interesantes. (o aburridas.) ADIOS, AMIGOS! | 
