ok, so its been a while since i updated. the sad fact is that new entries will be spread rather thin for now. school has started and is in its full glory. i need to do well this semester, or i will be politely invited to persue other opportunities elsewhere. there is one class, theory of semiconductors, which threatens to make my life a living hell. i am sick of it already. it is really hard for me to care about the energy level of conduction band electrons. at my school, all us engineering types have all our classes in a secluded little area known as 'North Campus.' its a pretty area, but isolated. and folks there wear fairly glum expressions as they walk around contemplating how much work they have to do. [i am goofing off right now] this semester, as a sort of treat, i have both a math and a physics class located on the much more sunny and vibrant 'Central Campus' the things i see here! people laughing, talking, lounging. women! [engineering school is mainly guys, like 80%] [its not bad that engineering school is mainly guys. i have made some new guy friends, and this is a good thing. its just that it gets a little tiresome] change is good. i intend to change and grow all the time. over the past year it seems like i've done enough of that for a lifetime, but i know thats not true. growth is a continuous process, i only wish 'growing pains' was not so literal expression with me.