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The last transcript was recieved by LSAC. Check that off the list.
Personal Statement was completed and uploaded. Check that off the list.
All that remains is the letters of recommendation and to graduate.

I wrote this in 2006, and I have meant to put it up every year on Black Friday since. I have skipped several, but this is something a truly believe in. I've edited to be more current.

As I finish writing this, it will be about 4 hours into the "Holiday Shopping Season". Otherwise known as Black Friday. Some of you I've already missed, you are out of bed and at the stores right now. Some of you are going to spend the day avoiding the Holiday Craze, and not shopping at all. And the majority of you are likely to be doing something there in the middle.

Billions of dollars are going to be spent during this Holiday season. And before you contribute to the shopping craze, I have suggestion that I'd like to throw out there:

Support a Local Artist.

How many of you have struggling artists friends? I'd hazard a guess that most of us do have at least one friend that is. Most likely, they hold down a full time job and when time allows, they are able to focus on their true passion. What I'm asking friends to do this holiday season is quite simple. Buy from a friend, fuel their passion.

Buying local art is a gift to two people. The person who you give it to, and the artist you buy it from. Your purchase may give them the encouragement to reach further into their imagination or the capital to upgrade/replace their equipment; it is your way of contributing to an artistic community without having to be an artist yourself.

For those on my friends list, I know many of my local artists friends will be at Mourning Market. Please, check it out!

At O'Hare, about ready to board for the last leg of my trip by to Seattle. I'm currently hating the airport. It's crowded, it's uncomfortable, it's loud; it is everything that is inconvienent about flying.

I didn't do anything other the minimal amount of homework I needed to do while I was in Columbus. I did walk through the couple of law schools while I was there. One at Ohio State and the other at University of Dayton. I don't plan on applying to either school, but I felt it was good to see what some schools are like so I have a broader basis for comparison if I'm in a position to choose.

The trip was less of a vacation and more of a "get-away". It does make me wonder what I felt I needed to get away from. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you when I get back.

hahaha... my evening just got better. As I was writing an e-mail out to a friend, I realized that I don't actually send my high school transcripts to the law schools I'm applying to. Thus... they won't ever know how horrible a student I was in high school, or that I dropped out and had to finish in a 5th year. I was worried, and wondering if maybe I should include an explination of why I felt I did terrible in high school. NOW... it's probably best that I just not ever mention being a horrible high school student cause THEY'LL NEVER KNOW!

OH FOR FUCKS SAKE!!!!

Holiday commercials on fucking Pandora today? November 13th? I better not wait, CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!

Gah....

followed up is that same Filter song that I mocked the first time I tried Pandora. I think I'm done with Pandora. For reals this time.

This would be the third time now that my iPhone has dumped all of the music on it.

5gb of dead "other" space on the phone used up. No music.

Fuck you, apple.

Transcripts requested for South Seattle and South Puget Sound.

Personal statement rough draft is completed. In the revision process.

Should I incorporate into my personal statement why I chose the people I did for my letters of recommendation? Still don't know.

Sent e-mail to my advisor to try and figure out how to graduate. (Is there a class on that?)

Are my eyes dried? Am I tired? WHY?!?!? I need to be productive.

Blah.

300 miles, 2 strip clubs, and one Skinny Puppy concert later, my birthday is complete and I'm left with the task of untying my 20-eyed Docs. I hate this part of the evening. Overall, a good birthday, still feel like something is missing.

Transcripts have been orderd from WSU and U of Phoenix. Need South Seattle and South Puget Sound. Why can't these things be done online? Which means getting to a place where I can print some things out in the near future. Must be done before leaving for Ohio. Definitely.

Personal statement is about 80% done. I'm deciding how much help in editing. Rough draft should also be done before I leave for Ohio.

I decided not to retake the LSAT.

Scheduled my appointment to take the GRE:
Appointment Date: 11 Jan 2010
Appointment Time: 4:00 PM

Should I incorporate into my personal statement why I chose the people I did for my letters of recommendation?

:: deep breath ::

My fortune cookie today say, "Ask your mom". I sent a text message to my mom that said, "What am I suppose to ask you?"

EDIT: I suppose that I should add that I need to mail out my APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION! *laugh* Thanks to the reminder in a friend's journal, I only have like... 260 days of this Bachelor degree to work through. Is it to early to start planning the party?

I need help with another school research project.

It's a simple survey, it will only take about 10-15 minutes to complete. It involves Herbal Dietary Supplements. I'm not trying to prove or disprove anything, just trying to get consumer information. Note: You don't have to be taking any, and you don't have to even have any sort of set opinion.

Please comment if you are interested.

THANK YOU!

Having trouble sleeping again, though at least this time I'm finding more constructive uses for my time. This personal statement, however, is hard to write without making myself seem scattered and undisciplined. Which is problably true, but I don't want to come across that way. Ya know?

You may have insomnia problems if...

it's 3am, and you're reading about cat elimination products, techniques, tips, theory, considerations, etc...

And you don't own a cat.

Okay.... trying to sleep again.

In other news, I've found that the strength in my writing is in analysis, comparison, and review. I'm having a hell of a time putting together a proposal and research project, and I feel like I keep repeating myself. I've been given the task of coming up with a problem, researching what is involved, proposing a research project, doing the research and then presenting it as a final written project.

Ugh.. it's killing me.

Gah... I went to the gym to work on my shoulders and back, and damn are my thighs sore. WTF?

An ammendment to my previous post regarding the King Tut exhibit.

I did learn the hieroglyphics which composed "King Tutanhkamun", and was able to recognize them on a couple of the artifacts at the exhibit in San Francisco. Then going to the museum in San Jose, I was able to recognize it a couple more times. Including once where the "artistic rendition" was definitely off from the actual glyph.

It was neat.

A note from the trip, the King Tut exhibit at the De Young museum was disappointing. It's okay; but if you have a real interest in history, or Egypt, or even enjoying a day at a museum, you will probably be let down. Emily and I went to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, and although it had more casts (the King Tut exhibit was all real artifacts), it was more informative, relaxed, and interesting. Besides, the San Jose museum is part of the Rosicrucian temple grounds, so it has that whole cult-like vib to it.

So... my actual birthday is on a Monday. The Saturday before is Halloween and likely filled up already with events, parties, and commitments. I was thinking...

Rather than have a birthday party, why don't I try to get my friends together to do some ol' spooky stuff on the Friday night before Halloween? Explore some haunted house, (not the costumes and stuff) but like those found here.

Anybody interested?

I knew I was going to hate this English class.

Once again, I kicked electronic ass.

My mixer was malfunctioning. It is now working. Dirty filthy crossfader. I'll teach you!

(Symptoms were very odd, but the electrons... they told me... yes, they did.)