"A Million Thoughts At Once"

2/5/02 3:33am Dedicated to the truest of my AA fans.
For three weeks, my page has gone totally unattended. I have information overload, in terms of the thoughts that bounce around in my head everyday. So this time, I`ll be writing about a wide variety of topics that should adequately sum up my 2nd semester thus far.

Deterioration of the Will
I still remember it well. It was on the last day of my Thanksgiving Break, 2001, when I told myself I would quit smoking cigarettes cold turkey (no pun intended). In order to reinforce this commitment, I even made it a resolution to quit, at least until February. Well its here, and I`m not very proud of myself. I`ve reverted to the same chain-smoking fool that I was 2 months ago. With the recent lowering of spirits I`ve been going through, I find myself unable to resist those `cancer sticks`. Damn you, Philip Morris.

Good Bye Cell Phone, Hello AIM
I let myself neglect many important things; friends, studying, eating, the list goes on. For a fortnight of hell, my cell phone was disconnected because I did not pay my cell phone bill. I figured I wouldn`t miss it much, but being phone-less was a lonely state of affair. Taking up new positions as KSA Intramural Chair and JSA Social Chair only made the situation bleaker. With my home phone already disconnected, I had no means of communication whatsoever. Therefore, I had to resort to my nemesis, AOL`s instant messaging service: AIM. I was never a big fan of `away messages` or leaving my screen name idle. But I have to admit; it gave me a charge seeing friendly messages when I return home to my computer. My cell phone was reconnected on Friday, so all you ladies, pick up your Nokias and Samsungs and dial away.

Lottery Blues
Its confirmed, the Rockets officially suck. What makes the situation even more aggravating is the fact that the friggin` Mavericks are one of the top teams in the league. All that campaigning I did during the off-season to promote the up-and-coming Rockets proves to be nothing but gibberish. However, I refuse to be a fair weather fan. Tank the season, and let`s pick up a badass rookie in the lottery draft (and break DirkĄ¯s legs).

Say It Ain`t So, Enron
Us Houstonians have little to boast about. Entertainment wise, Space City is basically a bunch of shopping malls and movie theatres. The weather is mildly exciting and the sports teams are a joke. Houston is also the second fattest city (and we don`t mean phat) in the nation. Don`t even get me started on the pollution. So when a major Houston based company such as Enron makes headline news on a daily basis, it serves to remind us how screwed up H-Town has become. But on a positive note, I am now more attentive in my accounting class. Even an accounting newbie such as myself can tell you; you can`t run a non-asset company while still claiming to specialize in oil/gas and commodity trading. Silly Houstonians.

Miscellaneous
Cheer up, you mourning ladies. You`ve got to look to the future, rather then dwelling on the past... I`m torn between two loves. "Natalie, I`m having an affair with Mandy. It was the `walk to remember.` You can try and win me over with Episode II"... Damn Rams, congrats Pat`s... What`s with the weather? One minute I`m doused in Houston-like humidity, the next, I am freezing my @ss off. I can`t wait till Spring arrives. It`s by far the most beautiful time of the year, even in Sleepy Waco... Happy Birthday: Lori, Sandy, and Johnny...