As the Days Pass...

Okay, so, my first post here:

I was actually waiting for July to pass so I can blog on the first of August =D, but also because I had thought that by August first I would have something to blog about. Oh well, nothing in life is perfect. NOTHING >=( haha, jk jk. Now, let's see, what have I been up to...

Working... A lot. Since our days at Westmoor have ended (really? We're not going to pick up our schedule two (three?) weeks from now? We're not going to class at Westmoor anymore? Really?), I've been able to work almost twice as many hours, and you know what that means... Almost twice the paycheck! Well, not really, since the more I earn the more the government takes out in taxes, but it's still good. I now basically work from midday until closing, and all day weekends. Oh well, at least it's not stressful most of the time, and I get to sell more... Which brings us to...

Spending... Wisely, of course! I am now able to buy more of the stuff I spontaneously want (=D, no, I actually really take my time with my purchases and decide if it's really worth it, like when I go to Starbucks on Sunday mornings), like the iphone (white, of course, to match my gaming handhelds), an hp-4gb-memory-core-2-duo-processor-320gb-hard-drive laptop, oh and my very own AT&T Wireless account. And I can't forget, building credit along the way. Being 18 rocks! =D

Running! Yes, I'm still running, now an average of 7 miles a day (except Sundays... for now). To occupy myself throughout my loooong summer, I've been training with CCSF's Cross Country team, and, it turns out, I'm actually pretty good! I feel a whole lot faster than track season, which was when I really started to get into running (competitively, I mean), and ... okay, I don't want to bore you, but the runs are pretty fun, and most of them take place in Golden Gate Park (and around it). The coach expects us to be in the top 10 for the state meet, and I can confidently say that I have faith in myself and my teammates, and firmly believe we can accomplish that. I can't help but wonder what I would be like had I actually gotten into running earlier (but then I probably wouldn't have focused on academics, and that was an important (and difficult!) balance I maintained throughout high school).

There is something that's been on my mind recently, which I would like to share with you guys, and hopefully it helps you get up and be a leader (as if you guys aren't already =D). Okay, it's not a big issue, but it helps me better appreciate people. At this point of our summer, many of us are running out of time to "hang out", so everyone you talk to might tell you, "hey, let's plan something and get together", but nothing is ever done. Most of these are successful, but there are some that are outlandish, and quite frankly, disappoint me as they make me realize that these people are either just saying that to say it, or really believe that I can go to Bakersfield to meet up someone from San Diego and just "hang out". Anyway, my point in the beginning was that I appreciate the hard work that people go through to plan something out and get everyone involved, like Moe =D =D =D, because I remember she asked me what days I'm free. =D. And a real thank you goes out to all those other people that also plan stuff to do =D.
Oh, and on that note, the distance runners had a Saturday picnic planned, but of course it was postponed (as you might have read on Ronda's entertaining post (no sarcasm, I swear, I really laughed out loud)). The problem now is not when to hold a get-together, but what to do. Apparently there are people that would not have liked a nice, relaxing picnic in the sun (Ronda)... (just kidding, not Ronda), but would rather go ice skating. Hmm. So now we're back to square one.

Okay, so that was it. Hopefully you found it easy to skip some parts of my post, as I purposely separated different subjects =D. And hopefully I also inspired some of you to take the initiative in different things in life. But hopefully no one is even MORE bored than they were when they began reading this (long) post =D

Yeah =D
MC