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Man & Bike as One

I finally got my butt out of bed and went cycling today. All 2600 feet of Black Mountain. And what did I learn today? 1) Trance makes for good work out music and 2) don't go cycling on Valentines Day.

Want to know why I love cycling? When I get on the bike, it feels as if I suddenly become part of it. Like the motor to the car. I feel like a beast. There's no better feeling of speeding through the hills as fast as safety will allow. Saying hi to other cyclists as I pass by actually means, "Cya fatty." I love passing rich kids on expensive bikes. hahaha

And when I get home, my whole body is tingly. I'm in bed now and I feel like I could fall asleep in 2 seconds.

Discrimination

Something very interesting happened to me today. We have grown up learning how African Americans were discriminated against for many centuries by the white man. We hear how the police used to make arrests based on color of skin.

"If you're Black, you probably did something bad. Lets arrest you to be safe."

Naturally we would think that minorities in these unfortunate situations understand how it feels to be discriminated against. They are cautious to not do the same to others, right? Wrong.

So last week in human development class, we got into groups to do a research project. Sitting across from me sat a black dude who was probably 22 or 23. Dressed in oversized clothes, he said with an extremely ghetto accent, "Yo, whos gon write the paper?"

He looked at the asian fob, then at the ghetto white boy, then at the Mexican fob. Finally he looked at me with my dress shirt and black rimmed glasses and said, "Hey, you do it. You look smart."

HONESTLY?! Because I wear glasses, you think I'm smart. Way to prejudge me, man.

Well...at least he was correct. ahahha


Moral of the story? Everyone discriminates.

Chapter 4

Only you can hold the pen that writes your own book. Make sure its a good story.

Nearly 100% of my friends have never attended school at a community college. It is an experience and a lifestyle that is different from what they will ever know. I have made friends with many diverse, real world people and have been given the opportunity to help less fortunate students. However, I thought going to a community college would open up an exciting chapter of my life.Its not particularly exciting, just extremely different. So far the chapter reads:

Chapter 4: Community College

I attended De Anza Community College from 2008 to 2010. The End.



P.S. I have big plans for chapter 5.

Grand Scheme

"Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin, and they end, with no lasting memories made in between. Most days have no impact on the course of a life." 500 Days of Summer


Today, I went to work at 8:30 am. Came home and went to eat Chinese food with an old friend. Played guitar, recorded a video and took a nap.

In the grand scheme of things, today was insignificant.

Love Maze

Love seems to be on everyone's minds these days and I have to admit, its been on mine too sometimes. However, one aspect of love in particular has been longing for an explanation: the love maze. Most people by now have had some kind of experience regarding a relationship (my bad if you haven't ahaha), and as you know, experiences shape our thoughts, values and feelings. Thus, it is safe to say that these people know what they want in future partners. I know I do. I have a long list of "requirements" that I prefer that makes a girl my dream girl. I think I tried to count the requirements on my fingers and toes...but failed. That's a little much, you might think, and yes I agree. Every requirement that I have makes my love maze harder and harder for someone to complete. Putting the difficulty level on 1 trillion probably isnt wise.

What are the chances that you will find someone who is able to finish your ridiculously impossible maze? 0.01% So is it a good or bad thing to have requirements? Its good to have a reasonable amount. Keep the ones that are important to you and throw the rest away. Dont be too picky, but dont be down with whatever. Like everything else in life, balance is key.

Environment or No?

I have always been concerned with the current and future states of our environment. When I think of how many people live on this world and the carbon footprint of each person, I see no way our future can end well. I feel almost like an intruder on this earth, unintentionally destroying the beauty of what took so long to be created. Anyways, the reason for this entry is that I feel very confused about what I want/need to do with my career. Yesterday in my environmental studies class, we watched biologists and researchers trek into the wilderness of Alaska and I found myself thinking, "I would love to be exactly where they are." I don't really have the same thoughts when I look at doctors. Sure, it would be cool to be a doctor but I feel as if protecting our world is one of the most important jobs you can get. Anyways, I guess I'll just decide later when I have more knowledge of both fields of study.

Thanks for reading,

Tom


"All the people in the street
Walk as fast as their feet can take them
I just roll through town"

Anticipation

Hey chums,

I really need to start thing blog or I'll eventually forget about it. I think one inspiration for starting this blog came from watching too much "How I Met Your Mother." Ted Mosby tells his kids about the many days of his life, no matter how significant or ordinary they were. What concerns me is that when I have kids of my own, how will I ever remember everything I want to tell them. Because honestly, how many times do you end up forgetting what you did last week. Now think of what you remember from 2003. I don't really remember very much except that I was in 8th grade and joined the soccer team, had a crush on some girl and studied really hard. Boy, do I wish I had a blog back then.

What if something important happened yesterday that I end up forgetting? You might say, "Well Tom, I guess it wasn't important!" Well sir, my answer is that every day is important no matter what happened to you. If you find yourself at age 95 and can only remember 5% of your life that proved unforgettable, then where does the other 95% of your life go? No clue. Well actually...It now goes in this blog!

Anyways, lets get you updated. I've been spending the last two years focusing entirely on academics. This new lifestyle was hard to get used to since I had a very different one in high school. I spent much of my time doing activities such as running, clubs, boy scouts, leadership, etc...I guess my philosophy was that these things looked good to colleges, plus they were fun. More fun than studying. Thus, I had no objection spending lots of my time on them. Man...what was I thinking. I currently have my head on straight and the best thing about it is that I found joy in academics. Its exactly like cross country: work hard and it pays off (except I worked hard in cross country and junior year it didnt pay off, but thats a whole different story). I believe focusing on school is a great idea because rewards are gigantic. As big as that one dude on American Idol 9. Massive.
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Life is extremely chill at the moment. Its mostly "work hard play nothing." Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. On the contrary, I'm enjoying my time hanging out with awesome DA friends and I even love spending time alone. It's comforting knowing that you don't need to rely on other people to do something you enjoy. But even so, sharing experiences with friends makes everything a billion times better.

Thanks for reading!

Tom