It’s 4:30 in the am right now. It’s been quite a busy weekend.

I got a Samsung Behold.

James Hu’s 大会串

Definitely update when I get back to Austin… Hopefully. Definitely hopefully.

Calculus test and physics lab due on Monday. Philosophy paper and physics homework due on Tuesday. Physics test on Wednesday. Matlab project due on Friday.

I visit Houston often, more so than most of my classmates. It’s good to see people I haven’t seen in a long time. I hung out with Jessica for the first time in a really long time. Since prom, I think haha. It’s a good feeling to catch up with old friends.

For the first time in my eighteen years alive, my parents got a turkey for Thanksgiving. Last year, my aunt, her roommate, and her roommate’s daughter flew down from San Diego to spend Thanksgiving here. They helped me with my college essays, so if you’re wondering how I got into the University of Texas, it’s probably thanks to them. We took them to a Pappa’s Bar-B-Q, which is excellent, by the way. Those of you in Texas know what I’m talking about. My dad made sushi rolls, Chinese chicken nuggets, and some soup. For Thanksgiving. Don’t get me wrong, I love sushi. I love tap chicken. And I definitely love beef stew. But what the fuck, Dad? Thanksgiving? I’m ready to eat a lot of food and be full and sit in front of the TV. Not be mildly appeased by some rice in a seaweed roll. And some chicken pieces. I wasn’t amused. But that’s okay, I thought. My parents aren’t from America. They’ll never understand the meaning of American food and why it’s so damn good. But this year, my parents got up early today to go to HEB and buy a pre-cooked frozen turkey. They also got potato salad, cole slaw, and mashed potatoes. I’m a fiend for potato salad. My mom thought the turkey was good, my dad said it was alright. I laughed out loud. My dad can eat American food but he’ll never enjoy it. I mean, we go out to good places like Fuddrucker’s, Cheddar’s, even Trudy’s out in Austin. It’s always “so-so” with him. It’s hilarious. So the turkey was ready around 3, and we all pigged out then. It’s 7 now, I’m about to go watch the Texas and Texas A&M game with more potato salad.

I’ve been repping UT since I got back to Houston, wearing my “Texas Means Engineering” shirt and Texas hoodie. The hoodie that I got at the co-op outlet for $18 because it’s a youth XL. Yeeeeaah son. We better come out on top for Big 12 South. If we do, we’ll beat Missouri (again), and then it’s National Championship time. Of course, it’s all political and there’s plenty of debate of whether Texas, Texas Tech, or Oklahoma should be Big 12 South champion after this weekend. Only time will tell. Hook ‘em horns.
This weekend I’ll be getting a new cell phone, hopefully a MotoZine ZN5. It’s a phone with a Kodak camera built into it. I think it’s pretty nifty. I barely ever carry my camera around. I just wanna get rid of this Samsung I’ve had for two years now.

I saw Transporter 3 with Jessica yesterday. It’s definitely worth the ticket price. If you saw Transporter 2, this will be much of the same. Sexy girl in car. Jason Statham kicking ass. And riding a bike. It’s fucking awesome, that scene. And of course the W12 Audi. It’s an action-packed movie.

Philosophy paper, physics lab, Matlab final project, and studying for calculus test this Sunday. Yay. Have a happy Thanksgiving, y’all.

It’s gotten a little chilly here in Austin. It feels great, I can finally rock sweaters and scarves.

When a person is mad at someone else, and you know they’re mad, and even if you ask if they’re mad, they still say no. It definitely kills me inside. It’s stupid for me to ask, but I’m just dying on the inside even though I know what you’re gonna say. Maybe I just care too much. Maybe I’m just being a pussy again.

Not sure what else I want to talk about. Lots of comments on that last post, many thanks to those who commented.

I can’t wait for Thanksgiving break. Those of you in Houston, let’s do something! My Thanksgiving break isn’t too long, but I definitely want some hot pot. Well, I mean, most of all I want to see my family. My parents miss me dearly and I rarely stay home on the weekends I am in town. And if you’re wondering, yes, my mom reads this blog. She can’t understand much of it, so she bothers me about my blog posts every time I go back home.

I’ve got a calculus and physics test on the same week after I return from Thanksgiving break. Which is absolutely insane because I think I need an A on this test to even pass the class. This weekend was Longhorn Saturday, and I got asked to be a part of the student panel. Prospective students come from all over and visit UT, and one of the parts is a question and answer session for current students. It was really interesting to see that there were two or three people in the audience who were thinking of doing aerospace engineering. I was the only Asian on the panel, and I happened to be in engineering. Haha stereotypical, no? The audience asked a bunch of good questions, but this one person asked “About how many hours a week do you spend studying?” It’s a good question to ask, but not a good one to answer. So if you’re a prospective student, this is a no-holds-barred, not-endorsed-by-the-university answer: Little to none. We came up with the answer, “You study for the grade you want in the class,” which is a good answer because if you want an A you can work your ass off for it. Personally, I just cram my tests, so on an average week (like this one) I do little to no studying. But on weeks where I have one test (or like next next week where I have two), I’ll probably spend 20+ hours that week studying. If you were challenged in high school, and I mean really challenged, like AP and IB level type stuff, you’ll be fine in college. During the session, the words “typical UT student” was thrown around a couple times. My friend Archana later said, “No one’s college experience is the same as someone else’s, there is no typical student.” And that’s definitely how I’d describe my experience.

I stocked up on some food, I never realized how much I love Poptarts. Especially the ones where it’s 3 boxes for $5. I also got the Complete Sherlock Holmes on hardback… it’s been keeping me company lately. I love curling up in my blanket on a cold day and reading. No, I’m not sick or drunk, I just really like Sherlock Holmes!

Enjoy the song, those of you who have seen “Take The Lead” will recognize it. Till next time.

What the fuck am I doing here in Austin? Sometimes when I’m walking I think to myself, “Wow, I’m in college.” It’s not the crazy idea that I’m in college, but it’s just the fact that this is the beginning of the rest of my life. It’s hard to believe ten years ago, I was all about Pokemon cards, watching cartoons, and learning about this thing called the “Internet.” First video game I ever played was “Petz.” And if you’ve ever heard of or played this game, it was the best game ever. I look at my Facebook network and it says “Texas ‘12.” It’s like “Damn, I’m here, arent I?”

Ten years later, I’m still into Pokemon (just not as much), I still love cartoons, and I’m learning new things about the internet all the time. Does anyone watch Megas XLR? Is it not the funniest cartoon ever? Typical college application question: Where do you see yourself in ten years? I definitely would not imagine myself as I am today ten years ago. All I knew back then was that college was somewhere I needed to go. In ten years I’ll be 28. Out of school. I’d like to work for some cool hi-tech airplane company like Boeing or Lockheed-Martin, but deep down inside, I really wanna work for a major auto manufacturer like Honda or Nissan. Of course, I’d like to be well off, big ass house, fast cars, wear clothes from The Gap. And I’ll be married. And kids on the way. Crazy, right? That probably means I won’t be living in Houston. But Houston is where my heart is at. If you can find a city with a tapioca place 5 minutes away from a Cheddar’s, tell me.

It’s funny that I contemplate life way too much. Maybe I’m searching for a greater meaning. It’s my own way of philosophizing, considering I skip philosophy lectures, and when I do attend, I play solitaire.

Or maybe I’m just thinking about it way too fucking hard. I mean, I haven’t even planned out what I’m doing this week yet. Actually, I have, I’m doing a freshmen panel for prospective students this Saturday for the university. Should be lots of fun, I’ll try and get some photos. It’s going to be early Saturday morning, so I won’t be able to go back to Houston. My mom wants me to go back home so we can get new cell phones. For about 45 minutes today, I did all the research I could on how to make an iPhone work with a T-Mobile SIM card. Then I found out that iPhones on eBay are over $400. So… Google G1? I’m not exactly big ballin’ (yet), mainly because I go blasting money at the Galleria everytime I visit Houston, but I’d rather have an iPhone than a Google G1 for the single fact that the iPhone looks way better. I can’t be lugging around a brick like the G1, I learned my lesson with my former Zune.

Just random thoughts. Keepin’ those interested updated. Thanks for the comments y’all have given me, they’re much appreciated and motivate me to blog. Not that I blog often, anyway.