Friday, April 30, 2010

Second Wind

Today marks the end of the fifth week of spring quarter here at UCLA. But it also ends my unofficial midquarter spring break. Unofficial spring break?

Well...

I just finished midterms in the last few weeks, and I did pretty well on them. Consequently, I pretty much didn't show up to most of my lectures this week. I slept in everyday, only to wake up to go to work.

Basically a bad mix of overconfidence and lack of motivation.

But for some reason, I feel super inspired at the moment. A sort of second wind for academics. A second wind, as defined by Wikipedia, is a phenomenon in distance running, such as marathons or road running (as well as other sports), whereby an athlete who is too out of breath and tired to continue suddenly finds the strength to press on at top performance with less exertion.

"To press on at top performance with less exertion"

It's fifth week. I shouldn't be doing things like skipping my classes, I'm not that kind of person.

I remembered today. I remembered everything I was working for and remembered why I'm enduring through my dreadful job and courseload. I want to go to medical school and hopefully become a doctor one day. I want a big family, and a pretty nice place to call home. I want to be able to chill with the homies. I want to repay my mom for all she's done for me, Kanye West says it greatly, but you definitely have to listen to the grammy version.


And when I'm older, you aint gotta work no more
And Imma get you that mansion that we couldn't afford


We'll see how long my second wind lasts.



Thursday, April 29, 2010

Lone Wolf

So today, they updated the UCLA Orientation staff website, uploading individual pictures of the staff as well as a panoramic staff picture.

Here's the panoramic group photo:


So there I am in the back, looking all cool with my blue jacket and red shirt. Alright. I'm diggin it.

Now here's the link to the individual staff pictures:

The funny thing is, I've been getting the same reaction from everyone who's seen this.

penguinence 6:53 pm
(6:53:15 PM): man
(6:53:21 PM): everyone keeps saying that im the only one not smiling
(6:53:26 PM): but man

anorigamiturtle 6:53 pm
(6:53:26 PM): LOL
(6:53:27 PM): its true

penguinence 6:53 pm
(6:53:36 PM): I bet I smile more than all of them on average
(6:53:47 PM): so its all good

anorigamiturtle 6:53 pm
(6:53:54 PM): lol
(6:54:07 PM): yeah, but they're all gonna think you're sad as balls all the time
(6:54:07 PM): now

penguinence 6:55 pm
(6:55:45 PM): hahaha
(6:55:47 PM): do I look sad?

anorigamiturtle 6:56 pm
(6:56:07 PM): you look pretty morose

penguinence 6:56 pm
(6:56:12 PM): man
(6:56:15 PM): morose even?

anorigamiturtle 6:56 pm
(6:56:20 PM): yeah
(6:56:20 PM): LOL


So ok, I guess I look morose. But thats just one person right? Well..

will1exp 6:51 pm
(6:51:05 PM): everyones smiling man
(6:51:10 PM): why dont you have anything to smile about

penguinence 6:51 pm
(6:51:23 PM): LOL

will1exp 6:51 pm
(6:51:44 PM): ?

penguinence 6:51 pm
(6:51:50 PM): everyone keeps saying that

will1exp 6:54 pm
(6:54:10 PM): well its true isnt it
(6:54:17 PM): youre such a buzzkillbrian
(6:54:19 PM): everyones all happy
(6:54:26 PM): except for the lone wolf
(6:54:27 PM): on the far right
(6:54:28 PM): in black
(6:54:33 PM): that guys too cool for anything

penguinence 6:54 pm
(6:54:48 PM): LOL

will1exp 6:54 pm
(6:54:56 PM): but you see
(6:54:59 PM): youre not lone wolf status
(6:55:09 PM): that guy is by deviating AWAY from the crowd of guys huddling together
(6:55:18 PM): youre stuck in the middle
(6:55:25 PM): awkwardly refusing to show teeth

penguinence 6:55 pm
(6:55:38 PM): LOL
(6:55:42 PM): the lonewolf

will1exp 6:55 pm
(6:55:47 PM): is that guy badass

penguinence 6:55 pm
(6:55:54 PM): I'd say me and him are tied

will1exp 6:56 pm
(6:56:01 PM): for what
(6:56:03 PM): lone wolf status?

penguinence 6:56 pm
(6:56:05 PM): yeah
(6:56:05 PM): LOL

will1exp 6:56 pm
(6:56:09 PM): why do you say that

will1exp 6:56 pm
(6:56:17 PM): you cant lone wolf it if youre stuck in the middle

penguinence 6:56 pm
(6:56:34 PM): LOL
(6:56:35 PM): man

will1exp 6:56 pm
(6:56:44 PM): so youre not lone wolf

penguinence 6:56 pm
(6:56:46 PM): ok

will1exp 6:56 pm
(6:56:47 PM): youre just buzzkill

penguinence 6:56 pm
(6:56:49 PM): no man

will1exp 6:56 pm
(6:56:56 PM): yeah
(6:56:58 PM): you are
(6:56:58 PM): sadly

penguinence 6:58 pm
(6:58:18 PM): no, im the lone wolf

will1exp 6:58 pm
(6:58:22 PM): no you aint man
(6:58:25 PM): youre the buzzkill

penguinence 6:58 pm
(6:58:30 PM): LOL

penguinence 6:59 pm
(6:59:15 PM): wait
(6:59:17 PM): come to think of it
(6:59:21 PM): the lone wolf isnt smiling either
(6:59:23 PM): in the pics

will1exp 6:59 pm
(6:59:24 PM): i know
(6:59:25 PM): thats why

penguinence 6:59 pm
(6:59:26 PM): LOL

will1exp 6:59 pm
(6:59:28 PM): he is the lone wolf

penguinence 6:59 pm
(6:59:30 PM): no man
(6:59:32 PM): i'm the lone wolf

will1exp 6:59 pm
(6:59:32 PM): but he obtains
(6:59:33 PM): the status
(6:59:38 PM): because hes deviating away from the krew

penguinence 6:59 pm
(6:59:42 PM): LOL
(6:59:43 PM): ok fine
(6:59:49 PM): then im just too cool for school

will1exp 6:59 pm
(6:59:52 PM): LOL
(6:59:53 PM): ok fine
(6:59:56 PM): you can be too cool for school
(7:00:01 PM): but that makes you a horrible OC

penguinence 7:00 pm
(7:00:40 PM): LOL
(7:00:44 PM): you dont understand man

will1exp 7:00 pm
(7:00:47 PM): no man

penguinence 7:00 pm
(7:00:48 PM): people like me

will1exp 7:00 pm
(7:00:48 PM): i do
(7:00:50 PM): youre not smiling

penguinence 7:00 pm
(7:00:53 PM): give more attention to individuals

will1exp 7:00 pm
(7:00:56 PM): if you showed this picture
(7:00:58 PM): to future UCLA students

penguinence 7:00 pm
(7:00:59 PM): we don't care about what the world thnks

will1exp 7:01 pm
(7:01:03 PM): no one would pick you

penguinence 7:01 pm
(7:01:04 PM): LOL

will1exp 7:01 pm
(7:01:05 PM): because youre not smiling

penguinence 7:01 pm
(7:01:08 PM): good thing they dont have a choice
(7:01:09 PM): and
(7:01:11 PM): thats their loss

will1exp 7:01 pm
(7:01:13 PM): LOL
(7:01:17 PM): is lone wolf cool though

penguinence 7:01 pm
(7:01:23 PM): he's pretty cool

will1exp 7:01 pm
(7:01:28 PM): LOOKS COOL

penguinence 7:01 pm
(7:01:31 PM): LOL
(7:01:33 PM): we're both cool ok

will1exp 7:03 pm
(7:03:44 PM): no no
(7:03:50 PM): no one can be as cool as lone wolf
(7:03:53 PM): are you going home this weekend

penguinence 7:03 pm
(7:03:57 PM): I think so
(7:04:01 PM): and I have something to write about now
(7:04:02 PM): in my blog


SO...

If you know me at all, you know that I'm the type of person that is always seemingly happy and smiling too much if anything. In fact, I was once kicked out of my physics class for smiling and laughing too much. Fortunately I dominated the quiz that we had, but yeah.

The point is, some people in the world, such as the lone wolf and I, (actually I'm not sure about lone wolf), but some people such as myself prefer to give people more individual attention and affection to people as opposed to just treating everyone the same in a superficial manner. It's true, that's a false dichotomy, just because you're really extroverted doesn't mean that you don't have good friends, and the opposites are true as well, but that's not the point.

The point is, if you get to know a lone wolf, you'll realize the lone wolf isn't so lonesome to be around. And if you become the friend of a lone wolf, you'll have a good friend for life.

But everyone's always afraid of the big bad wolf.