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Decided to keep that water coloring class. Since I didn't need to buy that super expensive-ass book for history, I just used the money to get the water coloring kit and a few more things at the bookstore. That shit wasn't cheap, nor was it easy to carry around. Since my college decided to go green and not give plastic bags to carry around purchases anymore, I had to resort to buying a "stay green" tote bag. Carrying around the kit AND the art box I bought would have been a bitch without it since I had to bus it home.

Soon as I got home, being the curious George I am, I opened up the kit to see what was inside. A bunch of neat stuff I'll admit, but I'm a little anxious about using them because when it comes to art, painting would have to be my weakest area. That could have been due to a shitty art teacher I had that would just throw assignments at us and expect us to already know how to do this and that.

Alas, the reason why I chose to stay away from any sort of art class until now. I thought that if I gave this a go then I might be able to pick up a bunch of things and maybe be able to draw more since I haven't drawn anything worth while in a long, long time.

First Day of Classes

Day... was... so... freaking... long...

My classes began at 11:30am and I didn't get home until around 8:30pm. Dayum. Oh well, I like my classes so far but it's a shame I might have to drop water coloring. The prices for the materials are insane. The water coloring kit at the HCC book store alone is $57.99, but the kit only covers a quarter of the materials. Oh well, I only signed up for that class for fun but it's really hard to see the fun when the materials are gonna put one hell of a dent in your wallet. It's bad enough that my books are expensive (a used history book, about $70-$80!)

Spanish class was interesting. Though I didn't understand half of what our instructor said when she strode in and spoke during the lecture, I got some good laughs from the parts I understood. Plus, I seem to have a very lively class. My other class, women's studies, though some of my classmates are a bit lively, it just feels like one of those classes where you need someone you know otherwise you'd feel like you'd go bonkers. I felt like I was gonna pass out due to exhaustion because my water painting class kinda wore me out. It was three freaking hours long.

At least tomorrow I have only one class. I have to get up earlier than today since it starts at 8:30am but at least I finish at 10:00am.

School

Classes are going to be starting soon. I'm really excited for my classes. Though it's a bummer that I haven't gotten around to getting something that could record my console gameplay, but it seems that I might have to find another means of recording commentary too since my other computer, the other one I've had since I began, is starting to crap out and is very, very slow as fuck. After I get around to transferring my old stuff to this computer, my dad is gonna take it off my hands. Not sure if he'll just keep or throw it away but I can look forward to having more room on my desk.

Taking Another Break

I'm trying to reinstate some good habits before classes begin on the 22nd. So I'm taking a break from PC gaming to do so. Also, my older brother had pointed out (in a very douchey manner via text message) that I've spent too much time playing games on the computer this past summer.

So I made a list. Shit I have to do before I can even log into steam again. I might be taking this a bit too far but it's either this or uninstall my steam browser and my games to make sure I don't play them for the longest time possible.

For those curious, here's the list:

• Sleep early/ Wake up early
• Eat regularly
• Play "Ocarina of Time"
• Play "Majora's Mask"
• Dance to 5 songs in "Just dance 2"
• Convince friends to hike Diamond Head
• Play a round of pool 
• Finish a book
• Play "Silent Hill 2"
• Submit some videos to youtube
• Go shopping for clothes

(List will be modified from time to time due to me not wanting to put a dent in my wallet.)

Easy? Maybe. Ridiculous? I won't lie, but it sure as hell is. I'm hoping I'd finish all of this before the end of the month. I don't know. Some of these I just thought of at the top of my head but the others are stuff I've been wanting to do but couldn't do so for a long time. Like the one about Diamond Head.

Oh, and why does this post get a video on youtube? It's because I've had several walkthroughs planned on the PC but now I have to put them on hold because of this. Sorry, but for those of you who've been wanting to see something from me for a long time that isn't a TF2 montage, you'll have to wait a little bit longer. :( I've still got that two hour long set of Psychonauts that I haven't gotten to rendering in a while and a few more montages to finish rendering. You'll still get some content but that's when I finally have the motivation to finish rendering. It's a lot harder to use Windows Movie Maker on a windows 7 computer, that could just be me because I'm so used to the Vista version.

I also tried to get Sony Vegas, but decided against it. Decided to use the money to buy games for some good friends that I play with since I might not be able to chat or play with them for while. 

Okay, that's all I've got to say. Laterz.