well, so it looks like i managed to survive my first semester here at college. it was kinda like going in and out of hell (i think i had a conversation a couple days ago with john about visiting hell and stuff...i can't really remember what it was about, i only remember that part of the inspiration was from watching alex play diablo). but i guess i've learned a buttload of stuff while i've been here, and not just academically. back home in houston now, but not sure if i'm gonna enjoy it or not as long as i stay home. anyways, i've decided to start up my blog again (inspired by tony) to the extent that i'll actually remember to post....so i suppose i'll start off with a recap of what i can remember of this semester right now (in no particular order):

-FAP...soo much craziness
- Sigma Nu (i love those guys!!!! too much awesomeness and stuff associated with those guys to type everything out right now..huge thanks to joe for introducing me to everyone =P)
- sodium drop
- being kicked in the ass by all my classes
- my crazy but super-cool floor Conner 3!!!
- astro telling jokes in the 323 suite
- celebrating my 18th birthday at both sigma nu (thanks issao and ron ron for the cake!!!) and at the dorm (thanks to mavis)
- ron ron being stuck on campus at 3 am
- my roomie mavis!!!! (killing ants, beanbag chairs, not waking up to alarm clocks! crew-ho/frat-ho..hehe and so much more....)
- sigma nu parties and dancing till 4 am
- randomly watching "lion king" with issao, sam, jenny, jeremy
- awesome concert with sam and howie
- GTA San Andreas! (lol with brian, lauren, and keith all yelling "press the triangle! press the triangle!")
- all the damn physics psets
- brainstorming all edible things that start with a "B" with charlie and bryan (pete's contribution: "how about baboon?")
- beach with sigma nu (the sand toilet!)
- Mana and La Oreja de Van Gogh!!! (313 is officially the coolest suite EVER)
- finding out that Conner 4 is pretty DAMN COOL
- the huge water fight during orientation! West vs. East!
- john's obsession with video games
- playing smash brothers with alex, john, steph, margaret
- batya and john stealing my texas flag!
- SNOW!!!!!! (jeff, alex, chen, me went outside to play in the snow, chen made a snow pig, the rest of us pelted each other with snow, later nicola, astro, levi, and others show up too)
- getting the best secret santa present ever
- escaping a certain..uhh..person on the floor above me
- trick -or-treating with chen, mavis, jiji, ericka, sally
- tennis ball hunting!!
- running down the hall and slamming into mattresses with jay and levi
- playing clue with john and alex
- penguins!
- dammit, i know where wisconsin is! =P
- playing hoedowns for conner 3
- alex's and john's obsession with taking my keys
- all the awesome mccormick ppl + kenny
- the insanely strong mccormick coffee
- doubleshots!
- red bull making me fall dead asleep
- m.c. escher puzzles
- stealing john's slippers
- karoake night with conner 3
- leo!
- being tickled half to death by levi


can't really think of anything else right now to write. be back in boston in a matter of weeks.