I’ve reached an interesting state of contentment as of yesterday, and I’m not sure what the reasoning behind it is… but I’m not one to complain. I went to Oahu, Hawaii for a week, and got back on thursday. Needless to say, it harbored some of the most relaxing moments in my summer. The last time I was in Hawaii was 5 years ago, and I really had no idea how to appreciate just how beautiful Hawaii really is. Plus, I got to surf for the first time in my life, and I’m kind of in love with it now. I have a feeling I’m going to be at the beach a little more often once I head back to school.
Speaking of which, I’m so pumped to go back to school- ’cause although my summer has been one of the most productive ones I’ve had in my life thus far (recording, trips, room remodeling), I still feel like my brain is kind of on a standstill… and I really want to see how well I’d fare in studying this time around. I have this urge to fill my brain with knowledge that I think will be taken advantage of this quarter. I already have a prediction as to how freakishly awesome this upcoming quarter is going to be, due to all the opportunity that’s waiting for me when I get back. First and foremost, I’m finally declaring my major as Literary Journalism, and that takes a LOT of stressful weight off of my shoulders, seeing as I’ve been majorless for about 3 years now. Secondly, I’m taking some interesting classes (world of coffee and hip hop culture?! hell. yes.) and I have gut feeling that I’m going to be more responsible with my time management. On the off hand, I’m going to be hitting music full force if I’m not studying, especially with the arrival of my sexily amazing friend and upcoming engineer Michael Cupino now attending UCI. I have a [remotely] set plan for my quarter, and hopefully I’ll be able to juggle each and every one of these goals as the quarter rolls by without spreading myself too thin:
I. study hard, use library time twice as much as I did last year, throw together study groups, take better notes and watch videos that are extensions from lecture
II. visit office hours for key classes (lit j, sociology) [this helps immensely -_-]
III. set specific times for vocal lessons / tracking / writing sessions and NOT OVERDO IT.
IV. limit performances to about 3 big shows a month
V. take MCIA/KABA workshops… I wanna get back into dancing =)
VI. have album / website release by November 2008 [ample time, even with studies in mind]
–and that’s about it. I want to keep my plans that AREN’T academic as flexible as possible only because they’re so unpredictable… but I think so long as I keep these guidelines in mind I’ll be able to competently balance my year =).
As for my unusual contentedness, I just feel good about my life as of now. I’m working out more, doing more productive things, I’m tired of being on AIM, my boy Kenni has a dope girlfriend that he totally deserves, and this guy I know named Desmond has a dope girlfriend (SAMI! haha), I’ve been spending more time with my odlest sister, my godson is amazing, my older sister’s getting what she wants and is moving to SF later this year, I’m slowly improving on my guitar and vocal skills, and above all, my family’s more than awesome to me and I know who my friends are. I’m just not irrationally worried about things right now. Call it blissful disregard, or call it growing up– to me it’s just one of those appreciated moments where I’m not subconsciously ailed by some petty dissatisfaction towards something. Other than the sunburn on my back, life’s pretty effing good =).
Love&light,
-Kris
