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Name: Nathan
Country: United States
State: Texas
Metro: grapevine
Birthday: 2/26/1987
Gender: Male
Interests: Music (all kinds, mostly classic rock), Sports (baseball, football, and basketball), Cars (classic muscle), Math (...most of the time), and Xbox (mostly sports games)
Expertise: math.....and singing I guess....and I can play the piano decently
Occupation: Student
Industry: Engineering
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AIM:  aggiekasten
MSN: aggie baseball freak
Member Since:
4/20/2004
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| blah...Sooo we kept the fish. I got a spotted guppy named Captain Jack and Trey got a turqouise guppy named Virgil. And after less than a week, his fish died...and we are pretty sure that Captain Jack had something to do with it...so we got Trey another fish named Reginald...they were kinda pissy at first but they seem to get along better now. The last two days have been really crappy and I'm not sure why. I was fine, and then all of a sudden I was just completely exhausted and depressed...it'll wear off but for now it really sucks. I've had trouble sleeping, and when I'm awake I spend most of my time worrying about things I shouldn't worry about. Sometimes I just wish I had a better idea of how people view me...and I know it shouldn't matter but it does. I'm not really sure if I'm the person I want to be, and I'm not always even sure what that is. In high school I pretty much knew where I stood, but now I'm a completely different person and I'm not sure if its for better or worse. And there are still things I want to change but I don't know if I can, or if it would be for the wrong reasons. I dunno, I guess I'm just in one of those moods...On a positive note I went to the rec today and lifted weights for pretty much the first time in my life (at least by choice, not in a class) and it was pretty cool. I think I just need to set more realistic goals for myself and keep myself occupied instead of wasting time. I need to make lists too...here is a start:
Long Term Goals:
- Make all classes (except excused absences) and study ahead of time
- Memorize music for choir, sounds, and gopo
- Go to the rec consistently - lift weights, run, and play basketball
- Figure out housing situation for next year
- Don't let the fish die
- Plan for this summer
- Get better at guitar
Personal Goals:
- Laugh more
- Worry less
- Renew faith in God
- "Hang out" with friends more often
- Go to more basketball/baseball games
- Be motivated to do better than "ok"
P.S. Fish look weird when they poop...it comes out of their gut as a little string...I pretty much freaked out cause I thought it was some kind of disease and Trey laughed at me, then explained what it was. Just thought yall might get a kick out of that... | | |
| me am foncused...Ok, since I haven't posted in over a month now I'll quickly run through some developments. I ended up switching to industrial engineering, with the intent to switch back to mechanical and finish out this degree before I consider any others. Apotheosis is recording this semester, Century Sounds is going to Qatar, and Century Singers are going on tour right after that. I'm actually pretty happy with life right now, and I feel like I'm doing what I should be doing. I've gotten into some new music, including Jack Johnson and Nickel Creek. In Apotheosis, we finally starting working on my arrangement of "She Will Be Loved" and it sounds really cool. There is a 10-gallon aquarium sitting on my floor unopened (with fake plants, gravel, and a cool little barrel figurine thingy), as Trey and I are trying to decide if its going to be worth it to keep up with the fishies we intend on getting. The starter set tank puts us back $50, not to mention all the little amenities, the fish themselves, food, and just the time required for maintenance. But it would be really cool to have little floating companions in the dorm. I already plan on naming one of them Captain Jack :-p. I have three exams this week, an Apotheosis recording session on Wednesday and a performance on Saturday, Century Singer retreat later that day till Sunday, and there are other sources of stress that I will choose not to disclose at this time relating to the upcoming holiday...it would be nice if things were more cut and dry and less guesswork...maybe thats why I'm sticking with engineering.... | | |
| Change is good...right?So, in a nutshell my life is about to have some big changes. I didn't do so hot this semester, and I can't get into upper-level mechanical engineering courses. I could theoretically switch to a different engineering discipline and then switch back after two semesters of getting a 3.0 but I'm not sure thats really what I want to do. I'm trying to make the best of the situation, and this might be the perfect opportunity for me to really rethink what I want to do. Thats why I'm strongly considering changing my major to architecture. I've been looking into the curriculum and it looks like a lot of the engineering courses I've already taken would transfer, and it just sounds like more what I really want to do with the rest of my life. What I really wish A&M offered was an architectural engineering degree, but I can't bear to leave A&M without at least giving this plan a try. I just felt like I was doing engineering because it was something I was good at, and not something I really had a strong desire for. And the fact is that when I think of being an architect it really does excite me. I know it will be a lot of work but I really think its something I will enjoy. And at the very least I want to give it a shot for a semester or two. If anyone has any advice or encouragement, feel free to throw it my way because I'm not gonna lie...I'm a little worried about how all this will pan out.
P.S. Thanks to everyone who came to the party despite the floods and tornadoes. Figures that the night I have the party is the night it FINALLY rained. But it was a lot of fun seeing everybody and by Mrs. Perez's count 10 of the 16 people in our class were able to make it so it was virtually a class reunion.
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| So I haven't written in a REALLY long time. Mostly because I don't
think I've ever been so busy in my life as I was this semester. But the
thing is...I kind of enjoyed being busy. I was doing the things I loved
to do and having fun doing them, so I can't really complain. I'm
presently studying for my last final of the semester and I needed a
break, so I figured I'd wrap up pretty much the whole semester into a
short little entry filled with random observations. Trey has been an
awesome roommate. We play guitar, play video games, order pizza, and do
all the things roommates usually do...kinda makes me feel more like a
real college student. Joined Apotheosis, an acapella group on campus.
Its been a ton of fun singing in a small group again, and the guys are
a blast (go to apotheosis.tamu.edu...DO IT). Made Century Sounds, small group inside Century Singers, and
I'm getting to go to Qatar this coming Spring to sing for the opening
of a new engineering building at A&M's campus there. Classes have
been...interesting...I always thought that electives were easier than
your core subjects when you take something like engineering, but this
semester has been kinda backwards. Chemistry was my easiest class, and
History was one of my toughest...go figure. I'm single again, which is
probably for the best. There are a lot of things in my life I want to
change. I'm not the same person I used to be, and in some ways thats a
good thing but I think I might have strayed from the path a little too
much. Luckily someone came along and showed me that, and I thank them
for it. I needed to hear it even if I didn't want to at the time. I need to re-evaluate a lot of things in my life and start making decisions instead of just putting things off. But anyways, I should probably go back to studying. Divergence and Iterated Integrals are calling me... | | |
| Sooo I haven't updated in a while, as usual. I'm back in college station, working my way into my 3rd semester at Texas A&M. I've moved in with my awesome roommate Trey and I'm auditioning for Apotheosis tomorrow at 9pm. The first few weeks of classes have gone pretty smooth. Its going to be a lot of work, but I think I'll make it through the year. Choir has started up and the new pollards seem to be fitting in nicely. There is even one guy from Grapevine that I'm pretty sure I've played rec basketball with. Trey and I have been getting along really well, playing guitar and playing video games. Our room looks awesome and there are a crapload of decorations. I'd put up pictures, buuut I don't have a camera  . Hope everyone has been having a good first few weeks at school
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