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Going out with a cough

2009-12-11T12:23:00.002-06:00

Sorry for the lack of posts! I'm finally done with all exams and I've been resting this week, nursing myself back to health. I've actually been feeling a lot better but then my throat has been getting sore again.

And now I will begin my rant on plus/minus grading system. I knew going into it that this could hurt or help me depending on what type of classes I'm taking. Of course for people who usually make 90's and above, this was going to be a pain in the butt to start getting 94's. The main problem I see with implementing this system is how each teacher was using it differently. It doesn't seem fair that one class disregards A- while another class implements it in the same course implements it. I also wish they would've just started this system with the incoming freshmen instead of making us change during our time here. Overall, this system will have hurt my GPA and has created more stress in hoping that my teachers round to the nearest whole number to get that A.

In other news, I got a BCS Championship ticket to Pasadena!! I'm not sure if I'm going yet though because the plane tickets are getting pricey. My friends and I need to make a decision pretty quick!

Other than that, I don't have any other significant winter break plans. I'll be in Dallas most of the time with my family! I hope all of you guys have a great break and HOOK EM HORNS!

Last week of school and I'm sick again!

2009-11-29T18:51:00.002-06:00

Happy late Thanksgiving! I had a nice long week trying to recover from a cold I had starting on Tuesday. I decided to stay in Austin this year because I really dreaded the drive to Dallas. Luckily, 9 of my other good friends stayed behind so we ended up having a potluck dinner on Thursday. It went amazingly well and my pumpkin pies were a hit! I literally spent that whole day baking, watching the Cowboys game, then watching the UT game. After resting for couple of hours, my friends and I went to Best Buy at midnight to start lining up for Black Friday. It actually wasn't as cold as I thought it would be and the time went by relatively fast. I ended up buying a PS3 bundle and a bunch of blu-ray dvds! I'm so excited to play and watch everything during winter break!

I wish I wasn't sick during the break because I couldn't focus on my studies. I started getting a fever and ended up napping most of the weekend away. I have two midterms this Thursday but I'm hoping I can get my stuff together tonight and start off the week strong!

Today I also got my Big XII championship ticket email! I'm not sure yet if I'm going to go to the game this Saturday but I'm very tempted. I also applied for the BCS championship game in Pasadena so hopefully we'll be able to make it!

We Won! Part 2

2009-11-18T12:52:00.003-06:00

My co-ed football team won championships for IM football this past Sunday! We are back-to-back champions and it's a great way to end my IM football career. I got to catch the game-winning touchdown so that was the cherry on top!

I can't wait for today to be over! I just had my first presentation for my MKT 372 class and I have my MKT 460 in an hour. The first one was about our social project that we did and how we grew as a person. My group volunteered with the City of Austin and their Green City Festival. I made this video that summarized what we did:

In other news, New Moon is coming out this Friday! I'm pretty excited for this one because the graphics look so much better. This actually wasn't my favorite book out of the whole Twilight series but I think it'll still be great. Plus I love Kristen Stewart and her previous movies.

IM Women Champions!!!

2009-11-11T23:47:00.003-06:00

We won! We won! We won!

My women's football team won our championship game tonight 19-0! We won our semis last night 27-6! It feels amazing to be #1 especially since we had some tough competition throughout the season. It's also awesome to know that we are the first team this school year to receive our champions t-shirt. I will definitely be wearing it for the rest of this week!

ForTheLOLs after our semis win:

Champions!

My coed team also won in our semis tonight over ABSA and we'll be playing in the championship this Sunday!

My birthday was also this past weekend so I am now officially 22. I really do feel a difference this time around. All of my future responsibilities of finding a job and having to leave school flashed before my eyes. I still had a great birthday with my friends though! I've never been to Mt. Bonnell so we went to watch the sunset and got some delicious sushi at Mikado afterwards.

This week has been the start of mock interviews for the BA 101 classes. I've already worked three sessions this week but I've had a great time getting to talk with different students. It was also nice to brush up on my interviewing skills by listening to how other students answered their questions. Hopefully some of my pointers will help them in future interviews!

Alright time to go to sleep! What a long day...

Violent Times

2009-11-06T12:48:00.002-06:00

My heart goes out to all the victims and family members who were involved in the Fort Hood and Orlando shootings. It's sad to see that these events happened back-to-back. With my birthday coming up tomorrow, I am truly reminded of how precious and unpredictable life can be. There is no guarantee of a tomorrow and I hope to live each day with a purpose.

IM Playoffs and Careers Week!

2009-11-01T20:51:00.002-06:00

IM football playoffs have officially started and my women's team won today 14-13! We are in the semis and we play again next Tuesday. My coed team plays our first game this Wednesday!

How was everyone's Halloween weekend? I was a party pooper and didn't dress up this year. I did watch Paranormal Activity with a group of friends though. It had some pretty creepy scenes but it wasn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. They didn't have a lot of money to make it with so I have to give them credit for pulling it off so well!

This week is Careers Info Week! If you still don't know what major you want to declare or if you just want more info, check these out:

Monday, November 2
5:30-7 :: Finance
7:30-9 :: Engineering Route to Business

Tuesday, November 3
5:30-7 :: MIS
7:30-9 :: Supply Chain Management

Wednesday, November 4
5:30-7 :: Marketing
7:30-9 :: International Business

Thursday, November 5
5:30-7 :: Management
7:30-9 :: Accounting

I am NOT tired.

2009-10-27T12:02:00.003-05:00

What a crazy weekend! Starting on Thursday night, I went to the Colbie Caillat/Howie Day concert at Stubb's. It was a really chill concert but I had to leave a bit early to go catch a movie at the Austin Film Festival. My friend and I saw Michael Cera's new movie, Youth in Revolt. It was really funny and a great movie to kick off the festival. On Saturday, I also went to a couple of panels at the Driskill Hotel. I went to "How to write Love Stories/Romantic Comedies" and "Script to Screen: Watchmen". The screen writer for Watchmen was the speaker and he was hilarious! Later that day, I went to the Paramount theater to listen to Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz, and Steve Zaillian. I love Arrested Development so it was awesome to see Mitchell Hurwitz talking about the movie that they're making for it. Then yesterday, my friend and I went to watch a Japanese film called Happy Ending. The festival doesn't end till Thursday night so I still have a few more movies to watch till then!

On top of the film festival, I have a test this Thursday for MKT 460. It's over regression analysis...my favorite. :(

I'm also working on my application for the DGA Trainee Program for after graduation. One of the essay questions asks about a hardship I went through in life. I've always hated that question. Hopefully my answer won't be too cliche.

The regular season for IM football has ended and playoffs are just around the corner! My co-ed team went 4-0 while my women's team is 3-1. Hopefully I can win 2 championships this semester. Am I being too selfish??

What an Awesome Weekend!

2009-10-19T21:34:00.002-05:00

I had so much fun this weekend in Dallas! My whole football group made the trip up and we had a blast eating and playing Friday and Saturday. The game was such a tease as it kept going back and forth but we came out of it on top and that's all that matters! The state fair also had some of the weirdest fried foods but they were pretty much all delicious! I probably gained a good 5 lbs this weekend so this week will be dedicated for detoxing. It's funny to look around in class and see everyone's sun tan! My friends and I put decorative stickers on our faces so now we are branded with Texas logos. I have a longhorn on my cheek. :P

Competing for some fried butter:

School spirit:

Big Tex:

Celebration Time:

Of course we had corny dogs:

My football group :)

Thankfully, my MKT 460 class pushed back their test to next week so I only have a LEB test this Thursday!

Also this Thursday, the Austin Film Festival is starting and I got my badge last week. This is the first time I'm going to AFF so hopefully it'll be a good one!

It's 9:38 AM and OU still sucks!!

2009-10-15T09:38:00.003-05:00

Whee! It's finally here! The OU game is this weekend and I'm leaving today after my classes to bear the traffic on I-35! I can't wait to go to the state fair and eat all the unnecessary fat that they offer. I hear this year's creative award is fried butter. That should be very interesting to try. I also hear fried snickers are amazing! It's also going to be a good time going back home to visit my family and not worry so much about school.

I hope everyone drives safely to Dallas and back! It's going to be a fun game! Hook 'em!

Where are all my jackets?

2009-10-11T18:36:00.003-05:00

Brrrrr! This weekend has been unexpectedly chilly. I was looking through my closet and noticed that I didn't bring many jackets from home. Thankfully I'm going back home this weekend for the OU game!!! I'm so pumped! This is my first and probably last Red River Shootout! We better win or I will not come home a happy camper!!

I'm hoping I can leave in the early afternoon on Thursday. I'm going to move around my schedule so I can go to earlier classes so I can try to avoid as much traffic as possible. I have one test the week after but it's not until Thursday so I should be alright.

Did anyone watch The Office wedding episode?? Jim and Pam are adorable! Andy and Kevin are hilarious!!

A rainy ACL

2009-10-05T14:54:00.002-05:00

ACL was pretty crazy this past weekend! I went on Saturday...the one day it poured all day! The whole park turned into a huge mud field and I almost wiped out a couple of times. I decided to throw away my sneakers at the end of the day because they got completely destroyed by the mud. Even though it rained pretty hard, I had a blast listening to new bands like STS9 and Jonathan Tyler. Of course, Mute Math was hands down the most entertaining of them all. ;)

This week in MKT 460, our group proposal for our research project is due. We decided to survey students about their thoughts on how the business school has been allocating its money. Writing good survey questions is a lot harder than I thought it would be! Hopefully our project will turn out well and maybe we can try proposing our findings to McCombs.

Golf has been getting really fun! In the next 2 weeks, I have to play 4 rounds of Par 3 courses. I can't wait until we can bust out the drivers and long irons within the next month!

OU weekend is coming up!!! We finally get our tickets starting this Thursday. I hope my group gets pretty good seats! I'm really excited to eat all the fried foods as well. My friend says the best is the fried snickers so I'll have to check that out. Other must haves: corn dog, funnel cake, turkey leg, fried pickles, fried ice cream. I should probably go on a diet these next 2 weeks to compensate for all the food in that one day!

Here's Mute Math again...Watch till the end to watch the craziness!

Is this Senioritis?

2009-09-30T22:09:00.003-05:00

I have my first test in MKT 460 tomorrow and I'm taking my time out to write this entry. I don't know if it's senioritis or if it's because I'm pretty confident with statistics. Either way, I should try my best so I don't surprised by a challenging test.

Today in my Creativity and Leadership marketing class, we split into groups of 3 and told each other a problem we were going through in real life. Then we would help give each other an "alternate reality" in that situation. For the next week, we're supposed to live in that alternate reality and see how things change accordingly. It was a pretty interesting activity as I got 2 new and fresh perspectives on the problem I was facing. It'll be interesting to see how my alternate reality plays out this week!

I also just finished playing my first intramural football game with my women's team. We didn't get to play last week because of the rain but we had no trouble winning today 42-0. Our co-ed team has another game this Sunday! IM soccer is starting up tomorrow so I might be playing on a team for that.

In BA 101, we just taught the students about using OCR and the other job search engines. I've mainly stuck with McCombs Job Board and Access UT since OCR doesn't really post anything in entertainment. Speaking of which, I should start looking for work next semester since I'm only taking 1 more class to graduate!

Alright, well I should start studying for my test now. After the test tomorrow, I'm free!

P.S. Jim and Pam on The Office are finally getting married!!!

Mighty Fine

2009-09-27T21:50:00.002-05:00

Has anyone tried Mighty Fine before? I just had their burgers and shakes today and it was awesome! I haven't tried P. Terry's yet but that's next on my list!

This weekend has been pretty fun. I finally went to a UT football game on Saturday. It was a blowout and was scorching hot. My group left towards the end of the 2nd quarter when we got that amazing one-handed touchdown!

I had my first LEB test last week and I did alright on it. I should've gotten a better score as I kept changing some of my answers but I'm in a good position for the next one. I have a MKT 460 test coming up this Thursday. We've been dong a lot of statistics with hypothesis testing so hopefully I'll be alright with that one.

ACL is also coming up this next weekend!!! Hopefully the weather will be a bit cooler than it was this weekend.

Paramore is coming out with a new CD this Tuesday! Here's them covering Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody".

IM Football...Yes Please!

2009-09-21T20:06:00.003-05:00

How was everyone's weekend? I didn't end up going to the Texas Tech game because I sold my ticket but hooray for winning! I cannot wait for OU! I'm definitely making the trek up to Dallas with my friends for that one.

Speaking of football, intramural season has started and my coed team is 2-0! I'm also playing in a women's team and our first game is this Wednesday. Hopefully we can win 2 t-shirts this year. I might also be playing IM soccer and that starts next week!

I've always been pretty competitive and this semester is capitalizing on that. I'm also starting to make a group to play trivia at Pluckers every Wednesday night. It's going to be awesome eating wings and spitting out useless facts almost every week!

Tomorrow we're doing our "fashion show" for the BA101 classes. I'm going to model as the bad business casual dresser. Honestly I'm glad I'm the bad dresser because there's definitely more pressure modeling as the good example. Hopefully I won't look too bad though!

ACL is coming up in less than 2 weeks! I'm going to be there on Saturday and cannot wait for Mute Math!!

TIme to get crackin'

2009-09-14T23:34:00.002-05:00

My voice is almost completely back. I've realized how much I miss singing this past week as I can't really hit high notes yet. Hopefully by the end of this week my vocal chords will be completely healed.

Did anyone watch the VMA's last night?! I'm not surprised that Kanye West did what he did. I'm just more surprised that it happened to Taylor Swift. She is probably one of the sweetest celebrities in the industry right now. It was really hard to watch her take that blow. Also the Twilight cast finally released the full theatrical trailer for New Moon. It looks like it'll be filled with a lot more action than the first one! I'm definitely excited about that one!

I'm really starting to like my LEB class. My professor is hilarious and he makes the class go by quickly. I'm surprised that I find this class interesting because I've never really enjoyed law and court cases. My other classes are very enjoyable as well. In MKT 460, we've been assigned a group project where we need to collect data on college students. My group hasn't decided our topic yet but it should be fun working with each other.

No cheese please

2009-09-09T21:31:00.003-05:00

I'm putting myself to vocal rest now. My voice is coming back now but I'm trying to speed up the process. I've cut dairy products out of my diet and I've been trying to drink hot water with honey every night. I really hope it'll be back by Friday! I think I freak people out in class when I talk because they don't want to get sick. I promise I'm not sick anymore!

...and now I lost my voice

2009-09-05T21:48:00.003-05:00

What a great way to spend my Labor Day weekend! I hate it when I completely lose my voice. Even worse, I'm running really low on texts so I can't even communicate to people properly. I've been carrying around a notepad so I can write everything out instead. I hope I can regain my voice by Tuesday. I might not even make it out to the recruiting events because of my illness. Bah humbug.

So being sick and all, I had to miss the game tonight against ULM. I was really looking forward to going with my friends. Instead I stayed home and cooked some pasta from a box. It ended up tasting too much like bacon. I'm going to stick with mac and cheese next time.

I'm starting on an assignment for my creativity and leadership class (MKT 372). It's a really interesting class as it deals with your personality and the human condition. The assignment is basically an autobiography on major events that shaped who you are today. I've never really wrote down my life story before so this should be really interesting.

Other than that...WHERE ARE YOU, VOICE?!?

I'm not sick...

2009-09-02T22:52:00.002-05:00

Only a week in and I'm sick! I think I'm getting better after sweating it out but I woke up to body fevers and a sore throat today. Honestly, the first thing I did was looking up H1N1 flu symptoms. You've got to be prepared for the worse!

My classes are going really well right now! I'm enjoying all of my professors and their lectures are very interesting. Tomorrow's my first day at the golf range for class! We're starting off with putting and working our way into full swings. I've played golf a little before college but this will definitely help me become a better player.

Speaking of sports, intramural season is starting!! I'm playing football with Coed C and Women's league. I'm also playing in Coed soccer. It's going to be a hectic athletic season but I'm ready! We are defending football champions (find me in the Gregory pictures!).

I can't believe recruiting starts next week!! Careers 24 starts off with the Career Expo! There's a lot of events being crammed into a couple of days so make you keep your eyes and ears open for these opportunities!

And here's some Paramore!

The Prodigal Longhorn has returned...

2009-08-25T23:24:00.002-05:00

After a long 8 months, I'm back in Austin for another fall semester! I've been living and interning in Los Angeles and participating in the UTLA program in the spring. For the summer, I stayed in L.A. with my sister and fulfilled my marketing internship credit. I really wanted to update this thing during the summer but the studio I was working for had a no blogging policy. But now I'm back and ready to get my senior year rolling!

This year so far has been a crazy ride! I've learned so much about the entertainment industry through my internships and have fallen in love with it. I can't really imagine doing anything else after I graduate. I'm pretty much certain that I'm going to move out to L.A. after this year is over! Of course, I have mixed feelings about leaving college itself. UT has been a blast so far and I'm sure this year won't be any different! I really want to take advantage of every opportunity I have left this year!

My course schedule looks pretty good this semester. I'm technically taking 14 hours, but 3 of those hours are for the internship I did over the summer. I'm also taking golf for my P.E. class so that should be a lot of fun. The other classes I'm taking are: MKT 372 (Creativity), MKT 460, and LEB 323.

I'm also excited about being a Peer Career Mentor for this year! If you're in BA 101 this year, I'll be in Melissa Martinez's class on Tuesday at 3:30 pm.

If this is the first time you're reading my blog, feel free to ask or leave me any comments! My blogs tend to be kind of sporadic and I usually end it with a youtube clip like this one:

Summer time!

2009-05-18T14:25:00.002-05:00

I've moved out of the Oakwoods and now I'm living at my sister's place! Space is a little tight but we'll make it work. I'm super excited to start my summer internship in June! Hopefully I'll have a lot of fun working on press junkets and marketing ideas for movies coming out within the next couple of months!

Speaking of movies, wasn't Star Trek AMAZING?!? I think it's one of my all time favorites now. I've never watched that series before but J.J. Abrams did an amazing job on it. Now I'm looking forward to Transformers 2 and Harry Potter 6! Don't you just love sequels? :P

I hope everyone did well on finals and have a great summer! I'll be back in Austin in August...ready to blog about my senior year. Crazy!

Can you feel the HEAT?

2009-05-07T16:29:00.006-05:00

I'm typing this during my lunch break...sweating.

It's the Mother's day show today and we're giving away a bunch of giveaways. The only problem is that everything is outdoors and it just happens to be one of the hottest days in L.A. I'm really happy for these mothers but I'm a bit gross right now. :P

Yesterday I got to do one of the coolest things ever. There's a show on USA Network called Character Fantasy and I got to be on it! They made me into a dirtbiker! It was so much harder than I thought. I've never learned how to use clutch until now. They took me to Hungry Valley and got me all geared up to go. The episode airs sometime in June. I'll update more once I know.

So since school is over, I've been having more free time! I'm definitely going to try to go to the beach tomorrow to capitalize on this heat. I also want to read the books I bought this semester. When I was packing all my stuff, I realized I bought so many and haven't read any of them! Besides that, I'm getting ready to start my summer internship. It's been kind of frustrating talking with the marketing department for more info through email/phone. I wish I could just talk to them in person since the process would go much faster. I guess that's what I get for coming to L.A. for this long!

Anyways, good luck everyone on their finals!

AH One More Day!

2009-04-30T20:45:00.003-05:00

Tomorrow is the last official day of UTLA! To celebrate, the program is buying us dinner in Malibu! Too bad I still need to finish my paper tonight!

Today at work, it was our 1000th episode! That's quite a lot in the industry. We got to have catered breakfast and catered lunch. I definitely feel a few pounds heavier. I also witnessed Heidi Klum and Portia De Rossi eating carbs! Hahaha!

Here's a pic with some of the other interns celebrating with our catered meals!

Well I need to move out of our apartments by next Wednesday so I should probably start packing this weekend. I also need to go hiking to the Hollywood sign since it's like a mile away from where we live. I'm sad this is coming to an end so soon. I am staying in L.A. for the summer so hopefully I'll still meet up with a lot of the people in the program.

Here's a pic of our program at Dockweiler Beach last Sunday:

Last week of UTLA

2009-04-25T18:53:00.002-05:00

This is our last week of classes! I need to start preparing for my finals. In Creative Development class, we have to write a full length treatment on our movies that we've adapted from our previous assignment. It's a little bit crazy how I made a full length movie from a workbook! For our music class, we have to pitch a musical act to our teacher and why he should sign them. I'm going to be playing a song with my friend and pitch ourselves! We have yet to rehearse so that will be interesting. I also need to put together my final packet for the internship class. I just got my evaluations from my supervisors and I need to tidy my journals.

Anyways, I got my summer internship approved by McCombs! Hooray! Looks like I'm good to go for that. I'm planning on starting May 18th, so I won't have a lot of down time after this program is over.

Tomorrow is one of our last UTLA events. We're going to be grilling bbq at the beach and have a bonfire! I'm sure I'll have a lot of pictures from that later! Alright, well time to study so I can play tomorrow!

P.S. Demi Lovato was recently on the show...I think she's the most talented Disney star right now:

I love having senior status!

2009-04-21T12:15:00.006-05:00

This is the first semester where I got all my classes on the first try! Registration only took me 3 minutes and it was amazing. It was a good thing too b/c I had to leave for work right after. Here's my schedule:

I also added Golf on TTH 9-10:30! I'm so excited to get back into the groove of things next year!

So this past Sunday, our program bought us tickets to Disneyland! We went there from 9 AM - 8 PM. I truly felt like a kid again and it was nice to escape into that mentality!

The program is coming to a close and I need to start working on my final exams! I'm so excited for this week's Directing class though. All of the groups will be presenting their first cut of the short films we've been working on. It'll be awesome to get to watch what everyone has been working on!

3 Weeks Left

2009-04-14T12:06:00.002-05:00

I can't believe this program is almost over! I think everyone is trying to squeeze as much fun out of these few weeks left. This Friday, we might go to the beach and have a bonfire! Then on Sunday the whole program is going to Disneyland for free!

For our Creative class yesterday, we had to make movie pitches to our teacher. I adapted my movie from a workbook called The Artist's Way. It was challenging to create an entire movie based off a workbook but I pulled it off! Maybe I'll actually write an entire screenplay for it this summer.

Tonight is our final Pursuing an Acting Career class! The guest speakers so far have been fun so I'm sure tonight will be no exception.

Happy Easter Weekend!

2009-04-10T12:11:00.002-05:00

Yay! Our offices just told us it's a half day today! I'm planning on going over to my sister's place tonight and hang with her. It's a bit chilly in L.A. so maybe we'll just catch a movie. Speaking of movies, I saw Adventureland last weekend and I really enjoyed it! It was the first movie I saw where I read the script before. It was fun to see how the actors played out the scenes and how the director interpreted the shots. I definitely thought Kristen Stewart had a great performance and it's making me excited for her role in New Moon.

This weekend, we are having our wrap party for Werewolves Are American. There's nothing better than celebrating with a game of kickball and a day in the park! The rough cut of the film is finished and I'm dying to see it.

Hope everyone has a good Easter weekend! I'm kind of tempted to buy myself a huge chocolate bunny on Sunday. :)

P.S. This song is addicting:

It's a Wrap!

2009-04-07T12:05:00.003-05:00

We finished filming all our scenes for Werewolves Are American last night! It was a crazy race to the end as we were running against the clock, but we got our last scene barely in! I'm excited to see it all unravel in post-production. Our final cut of the film is due April 29th, which is our last class day!

Back in Austin!

2009-04-03T11:23:00.004-05:00

Yeehaw! It's good to be back in Austin, Y'ALL!

I had my yummy first meal at Madam Mam's. Then I walked to the business school and saw like 10 of my friends along the way. It's awesome to be able to see everyone again. It's also weird to be on campus but not having anything to study. I think I'm going to spend tonight at DT and go to Mt. Bonnell, the Capitol, and Rudy's tomorrow!

I feel bad for not being in L.A. this Saturday though. Our film is shooting all day and I can't help them out. But I will be there for the final shoot next Monday with our big werewolf ending.

Some stills from our first day of shooting:

Oh and when I visited Melissa at the Career Services office, I saw a sign about getting free cupcakes for surveys!! I'm so JEALOUS that they're not doing it this week. So everyone make sure to participate when it happens!

Werewolves are American

2009-03-26T18:32:00.004-05:00

I'm so excited for this Saturday! We are shooting our short film "Werewolves are American". This is my first "real" short film I've been apart of. I'm producing it and it's been a pain in the butt, but I'm really pumped to see it get made. It's like seeing your child perform at a recital...or something like that. We finished casting all the actors yesterday and we're going through the final call sheet tonight with the crew. I'll definitely try to post the finished product on here when we're done with post-production and editing.

So yesterday I got to see Halle Berry! She is even more gorgeous in person. I was walking backstage and looked up and it was her! I think I was just smiling really hard and she smiled back. It totally made my day.

I'm going to be in Austin in less than a week! How crazy is that?!

Oh and the course schedule came out for the fall semester! It feels so weird to think of regular classes. I know I need to take MKT 460 and LEB 323. I'll probably throw in a MKT elective in that mix. I also need to sign up at ACC for my last history class.

Meet my fellow intern friends!

P.S. Shout out to Taeyoung! haha

Another Spring Break completed

2009-03-22T16:13:00.005-05:00

I'm sad to hear that UT lost to Duke yesterday. I missed the game because I actually went to see Korea vs. Venezuela for the World Baseball Classic semifinals. Korea won so we're in the finals!

During the week, my friend and I went to see the red carpet premiere for the movie "Adventureland". I got to read the script at work so I'm really excited to watch it!

I'm going to be going to Austin in less than 2 weeks! I'm so excited to see everyone again! Oh and I've decided to eat at Rudy's, Madam Mam's, and Austin Java so far. Haha! There goes my diet...

Oh and also I got that marketing internship in the summer set up in L.A.! I'll be promoting movies that will be coming out! It should be a really fun internship so I'm pumped! I'll also be trying to get a second internship just for kicks.

Spring Break! Sort of...

2009-03-18T22:54:00.003-05:00

How is everyone's spring break going along? I'm still working two days this week but it's still nice to have some days off! All I want to do is go to coffee shops and read some books. I'm kind of glad I'm not vacationing or doing anything crazy. It's relaxing to just vegetate and not think about anything for just a little bit until the work week starts again.

Our movie for the directing class is gaining legs! I think we just need to cast one more kid to get the full cast and crew settled. I locked down our locations so we just need to make our props and costumes next week! Hopefully this movie will be a lot of fun because right now it's a pain!

Last week, one of my internship companies hosted an "Intern Night". Our Executive Producer and the VPs bought us dinner and had a Q&A session. It was definitely a great time to pick the brains of these successful producers in the film industry. I got a lot of wisdom out of it and more motivation in the direction I want to go. I think my goal is going to be line producing so we'll see where that goes!

Alrighty...well I'm watching the first season of Dawson's Creek right now. It's hilarious because this show was on 10 years ago and their hair/clothes are so different from shows like Gossip Girl.

Oh and have you listened to Kelly Clarkson's new album? UH-MAZ-ING

Oops!

2009-03-06T13:15:00.003-06:00

Sorry for the lack of updates this past week. It's been getting a bit hectic around here!

So last weekend I went to Palm Springs with my family to spend some good quality time together. My parents went golfing while my sister and I just relaxed and got some Swedish massages! It felt so amazing on my aching muscles! Palm Springs is beautiful as well. It reminds me of Hawaii but without the ocean.

I had my midterm for the music class this past Monday. We had to listen to 18 songs and write about the lyrics, musical production, artist's vision, etc. It was a really cool test, especially since there's no right or wrong answer!

My midterm for the creative/development class is next Monday. This one is going to be a bit harder I believe. I need to read half of the book this weekend and prepare for the worst!

Directing class has been fun but time consuming! I'm a producer for one of the short films we're making, Werewolves are American. It's been great getting an idea of how a movie works while working with the director and the rest of the crew. Being a producer is bit stressful though. I've been trying to coordinate the location shooting, crew information, and other random tasks. I'm excited to see the final product though!

I had an interview last week with a major studio for a marketing position and I think it went really well! I need to keep applying for more summer internships. My resume needs a face lift though.

Watchmen came out today but I'm hearing bad reviews so I'll probably just stay home tonight and try to catch up on reading and resume surgery.

Family time!

2009-02-27T09:37:00.002-06:00

I'm so excited that my parents are coming here tomorrow! We're actually all going to Palm Springs for the weekend to relax! My parents will be playing golf and my sister and I will probably lounge around and get massages. :)

I'm actually also visiting Austin at the beginning of April! Since I'm not coming back till August, I thought it'd be cool to drop by halfway and say hi to all my friends. Plus, I desperately miss some good BBQ.

Last night, UTLA hosted a networking mixer for the music industry. Producers, musicians, and managers came out for us to mingle with!

Anyone excited for spring break?! I'm not sure if I'm getting work off for my break. I'm going to try to get at least 2 days off though. If not, I'll just have to wait till April!

Just a hilarious video off of youtube:

Almost halfway...

2009-02-24T23:06:00.002-06:00

I don't like to complain...but I'm so tired! I was starting to fall asleep while reading some scripts at work today. My friend and I were contemplating sleeping in our cars during our lunch break. In addition to working all day and having class at night, I've been waking up at 6 AM to go work out. The gyms are really small at the apartments so it's really packed at night. But at least I start off the day on the right foot.

Even though I've been really tired, I'm never been so pumped about the entertainment industry. I've been learning so much from the best of the best. Last week, we had a guest speaker from a huge studio (shrek anyone?) who was a total inspiration for me. Being an intern is definitely tough in this industry, but I definitely want to be in his position one day. Today we got to go to the Universal lot to talk with the VFX and audio departments that work on the show Battlestar Galactica. All of our guest speakers are so accredited that it's truly surreal to even be able to have a conversation with them. I can't wait to see what the second half of the program brings!

Who watched the Oscars?! I loved them this year. Even though it still ran long, I enjoyed Hugh Jackman's dancing and the 5 speakers for Best and Supporting presentations. Hollywood was completely shut down for the red carpet. I actually went down there to get a look at it. I'll post some pictures of it on a later post. It was so crowded that i didn't stay long, but I did get to see Emile Hirsch. :)

LA is for Lovers

2009-02-16T21:14:00.004-06:00

Hope everyone had a great weekend! My roommates ended up making snickerdoodle cookies that had some bad decorations on them:

Thank you to everyone who voted for our film in the McCombs Next Top Major competition! We find out the results on Wednesday!!

I can't believe I'm recruiting again! It's time to look for those summer internships. I'm hoping to get a good one out here since I'm here already. I need to update my resume with my internships that I have right now! I'm also hoping to get a job at McCombs next year so I can start saving money for after graduation.

Next Sunday is the Oscars!!! I'm so excited! I'm planning on going down to Hollywood early to watch some of the red carpet action! I'm hoping to see Brangelina and Kate Winslet! I'll update later on how that goes!

VOTE!!!!!

2009-02-09T19:10:00.002-06:00

http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/nexttopmajor/watch/scm/

My group is RPM FILMS!

PLEASE ONLY VOTE FOR OUR VIDEO. Winners are by the number of votes and not by the star ratings!

THANKS!

The Grammys

2009-02-08T20:18:00.003-06:00

The Grammys are on tonight! Even though I don't tend to like award shows, I always end up watching them for those special performances or funny speeches. My roomie and I went to the Staples Center earlier today to try to catch the red carpet. Unluckily they kept the red carpet hidden by the convention center. Lame.

This weekend has actually been rainy and cold so I ended up staying inside most of time. It was actually pretty good timing because I had a lot of stuff to work on. I had to read 2 scripts, write 2 essays, write 1 coverage, and read 3 chapters for class. Hopefully my weekends won't always be like this. :(

McComb's Next Top Major begins tomorrow!!! If you go to http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/nexttopmajor, you can watch all the videos in each major and vote!!! My group is called RPM Films and we're under the Supply Chain Management category. You can vote all week long till next Sunday!

Heroes

2009-02-03T14:19:00.004-06:00

This weekend was pretty fun! My roomies and I went to Venice Beach to watch the sunset and caught up with our long-time friend from San Diego.

Yesterday for our Music Industry class, Adrian Pasdar and Greg Grunberg from the show Heroes came to speak to us about their acting careers and their band, Band from TV. They were such nice and hilarious guys! I've been watching that show for 3 seasons now so it was awesome to actually see them up close and ask them questions.

Tonight for my Post-production and Editing class, we're going to take a tour of an editing studio and get the scoop of what goes down after shooting a show.

My Directing class is canceled for this week but we need to shoot a scene by next week from our scripts that we've made. It should be pretty fun with the equipment we've been given!

Speaking of filming, the McComb's Next Top Major Competition is due tomorrow! My group and I are in the Supply Chain Management category and we filmed everything during winter break before I left for L.A. My group mates have been so great working on the editing and it's almost good to go! I feel bad for not being there to help out on the last leg of the project but I have faith that it'll be awesome! So everyone better vote for us! I believe online voting is going to open next week and the top two from each category will move on to Round 2! I'm not going to lie though, this competition was harder than expected. It's a lot of information that we had to cram into 3 minutes so I'm hoping it all makes sense! I guess we'll see when it airs next week.

A note on my internships...I got to make my first pitch yesterday in front of the executive producers! It was a quick one but they agreed with what I had to say so it was a success in my opinion! I was pretty nervous but I'm hoping I'll get better at it each week.

Actually, reading all these scripts makes me want to pen one. One of my roommates and I have been thinking of actually writing a feature film or even a TV pilot. It'll probably take a really long time seeing that full scripts are about 120 pages.

Adrian and Greg from Heroes:

Venice Beach at sunset:

The Fabolous Life of...

2009-01-28T11:23:00.005-06:00

It's Wednesday which means that it's halfway to the weekend! Hurray!

Let me get one thing straight. Everyone assumes that because I'm working in the entertainment industry I'm having a complete blast out here. Although there are some perks, it's completely not as glamorous as it seems to be. I've definitely learned that your passion has to carry you through each day because it's not easy. People in this industry probably work the worst hours for the pay they get. So go for it 100% if you absolutely love it! I just wanted to say that!

Anyways, classes have been pretty smooth this week. I think I'm going to have a lot of fun in the directing and the music class. Our music teacher is going to bring in Adrian Pasdar and Greg Grunberg from Heroes (and maybe Hugh Laurie!) to class as guest speakers. They're in a band called Band From TV and they play covers to raise money for charity. It's a really cool idea! They also recently performed on The Tonight Show.

Sadly, I heard this song on The Hills, but I really like it:

8 AM classes? pshhh.

2009-01-24T14:05:00.002-06:00

It's still January and I'm already so tired. Working full days with classes on top is definitely a challenge. My 2 classes are 3 hours long on Monday and my other class is split to 1 hour each on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Sleeping at 10 PM is so amazing! I'll never complain about 8 AM classes anymore. That seems so easy right now compared to working for no money :P.

This weekend is kind of gloomy which makes me not want to do anything. The rain makes for a badly needed car wash though.

In other news, I saw George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Howie Mandel, Zachary Levi, and Kyra Sedgwick all in one day at work. It's a little crazy to be walking around with all these celebs but I think I'm getting used to it. Except for George...I was still awed.

This weekend is all going to be about homework, internship journals, and catch up on sleep!

My sister, some friends, and I went to an outdoor skating rink by the beach in Santa Monica! It was pretty awesome:

Reporting from Sunny LA:

2009-01-19T13:54:00.005-06:00

Hey everyone! I'm back to blogging for a new semester in a new state! That's right...I'm in the Governator's state of California participating in the UTLA program. This program is all about helping students get into the entertainment industry through internships and classes. I currently have 2 internships with a television show and a film production company. It's going to be a lot of work especially with classes on top of that. By the end of the semester, I'll hopefully know if I want to go the route of becoming a producer. I'm also planning on staying here for the summer to fulfill my marketing internship credit with another couple of companies in mind. I'm going to go all out and hopefully get something in return!

The classes I'm taking sound pretty interesting:

1. The Creative Process of TV and Film - This class is going to cover the whole development process of a script to production.
2. How the Music Industry Works - It'll cover everything from writing songs to marketing/promotions.
3. Topics in Entertainment - This class is split into 3 different topics: Directing Feature Films, Post Production and Editing, and Acting.

I'm taking these classes as my upper-division non-business electives. I actually only need two so I could potentially pass/fail one of them. We'll see how they go!

I hope everyone has a great start this semester. It definitely feels weird that all my friends are back in Austin while I'm 1500 miles away. I'll definitely miss everyone there! Keep me updated with Austin life, or if you have any questions about UTLA or the entertainment industry...leave me a comment!

Oh and the pictures on the right were shot by my sister this past weekend! We went to Malibu and Pepperdine University to get some of those shots.

PS. This clip is hilarious...see if you can spot yours truly dancing at 2:33. ;)

Last Official Blog of the Semester

2008-12-12T10:58:00.002-06:00

Hey guys! It's been another fun semester blogging for the bschool. I hope you guys got something out of reading it :).

I'm completely stoked about finishing my exams! One of my roommates already had all 4 of her exams before I even started on 1. I've been studying pretty well for mine though so hopefully it'll translate through my scores.

After finals, I'm going to Colorado with a few of my friends to go snowboarding! I haven't been in like 5 years so I'm pumped for it! It's going to be really painful, but I'm sure it'll be relaxing at the same time.

After skiing, my sister is coming home to celebrate Christmas! I actually need to finish my Christmas shopping for my family before I leave for Colorado. That's always the hardest part of winter break. :P

Then, I need to shoot my McComb's Next Top Major video with my group, which will be another couple of days.

Fast forward...it's New Years! and then I leave for LA on the 2nd! Crazy!

My winter break is already planned out for me! Well, hopefully in between those days I'll be able to read a lot of my books that I've got and watch some DVDs.

And the good part is... I'll still be blogging next semester! Yes, I'll be reporting from Los Angeles with all my news on the internships and what it's like being a student away from home (Fall registration will be fun :P). So keep up with me while I'm gone! (I'll probably also update during winter as well).

Good luck with finals and have a great winter break!!

PS. I hope yall have been getting better sleep than this guy...

Time is Running Out

2008-12-08T14:41:00.002-06:00

I've been sleeping really poorly for this past week and I think the tiredness is catching up to me. I ended getting a decent score on my IB exam, so now I'm going to take the optional final to try to raise up my grade. So my total for this semester is 4 exams! I've never had so much so I guess we'll see how much more sleep I'll get this week. I end on next Tuesday, so I'll still be in Austin for awhile.

So onto LA news...it ends up that I can do both internships! I'm excited that I'll be getting as much experience as I can. Since they both count towards my COM internship credit, I'll still have my MKT internship credit for the summer. Hopefully I'll be able to find one in LA so I don't have to travel around again (my sister is there). I'm totally pumped up for LA now that I have a job. :)

For this past month, I totally forgot about McComb's Next Top Major film competition. Since I'm leaving for LA, our group has to finish the bulk of the movie by January. Luckily, we all live in Dallas so we'll be working on that for the break. It should be pretty fun to shoot so hopefully it won't feel like homework.

Time to study for OM! G'luck with your exams.

Muse for today:

EXCLAMATION POINT

2008-12-03T21:35:00.004-06:00

I GOT TWO INTERNSHIP OFFERS IN THE SPAN OF 5 MINUTES! I REALLY WANTED THESE TWO AND I THINK I CAN DO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

Ok sorry I'm a little ecstatic after hearing from no one this whole time. One of the companies is a film production company and the other is a TV show. I really hope I can end up doing both because I don't know how to decide between the two. But at least this is a good problem to have!

PS. I thought Twilight was an OK movie compared to the books...but the soundtrack is some good stuff:

MuteMath - Spotlight

Last week of classes!

2008-12-01T12:20:00.003-06:00

I can't believe it's already over! I'm going to be LA so soon. WOW. My Thanksgiving break was pretty calm. I ended up just reading New Moon and studying for my IB test that's today. Oh and of course wayyy too much food. I think I probably ate half our pumpkin pie throughout the break. Where's Gregory when I need it? I didn't really do much Black Friday shopping. I ended up getting a couple of The Office seasons and Juno! I don't think it's worth staying in lines all night unless I'm getting a TV or something. Maybe next year. :P

I only have one test this week (today) so I need to start hitting the books for finals starting tomorrow. I have 4 finals (maybe 3 depending on IB today). I think I'm going to lock myself up somewhere on campus...Maybe I'll camp out at PCL when it becomes open for 24 hours.

I'm still looking for my internship in LA. I have another phone interview on Wednesday, but I really want to know before finals...that would probably help with my stress level a bit. On the good side, I think I'm getting better at phone interviews. The biggest problem has been finding a secluded area with reception for my cell. My apartment has zero service for T-Mobile so I've been scavenging the business school for empty rooms. I've done it a couple of times in the Ford Career interview suites, but sometimes it's closed when I need it. Anyone know of a good spot?

Hope everyone's been hanging in there. ABSA has Feed Your Mind tonight and tomorrow for free food and goodies. Career Services are still doing Free Smoothies and Free Lattes for surveys on the 2nd and 3rd. Go get 'em!

P.S. BCS sucks.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-25T14:47:00.003-06:00

It's finally that time of year! Time to go home and eat up on some yummy grub. I think my favorite is the yams.

The only bad part about this break is that I have a IB test and a MAN paper due the Monday I come back. I guess that's what we get for having Thanksgiving so close to the last week of classes. Oh and after that I have 4 finals. I've never had more than 2 finals so far, so I'm not sure what to expect during dead week. I should probably start studying when I get back to Dallas tonight.

I'm still stressing about internships. It's really sad to worry so much but what can you do? I'm going to LA in like 6 weeks! AHHHHHHHH. Someone give me a job!!

So for Black Friday, I'm thinking of buying an external hard drive to back up everything from my laptop. The only problem is that I don't really feel like waking up at 5 AM or whatever to go get it. I know I'm getting too old for this.

Well I hope everyone has a safe and warm Thanksgiving! Hopefully UT will hang in the BCS rankings as well! Cheers!

MMMM SMOOTHIES!

2008-11-18T21:11:00.003-06:00

Free smoothies and lattes!! I'm really jealous that I don't have my internship offer yet. But if you do already (or job offer), go get your free drinks by filling out a survey. Tomorrow is free smoothies at the BBA Career Services office between 11-1PM. They'll also be doing it Dec 2nd and 3rd! Hopefully I'll get an offer by then. :P

I'm in the Mil lab working on my MAN 336 group project. I've made an intro video for our project (which I'll post up later). But til then...new music from Paramore!

Crunch week

2008-11-17T01:32:00.002-06:00

The last full week before Thanksgiving is always a hectic one. Lots and lots of homework and events crammed into this week. Case competition didn't go as we expected. It's always a bummer when the judges say "Your presentation was awesome!" but we end up getting poor results. I think I'm going to retire from case competitions now. I really miss sleep.

I have another phone interview this Thursday. I can't wait to hear back from the last two. Hopefully I'll end up getting one offer so that I can stop worrying about LA.

Sorry this entry is short. I have a MAN test tomorrow and I'm about halfway done studying.

BUT, new Harry Potter trailer! Yes!

Can I do that again?

2008-11-13T11:50:00.002-06:00

So this week I got replies from 3 companies who scheduled phone interviews with me. I just had one today and I want to re-do it. It's not that I did badly on it, I was just really nervous. I feel like phone interviews are harder than face-to-face interviews just because everything is based on your articulation and voice. Hopefully, I'll be alright though. I have another one tomorrow so maybe I'll be less nervous for that one.

Oh and I entered into ABSA's Case Competition. The decision was really last minute as we entered at the actual kick-off. So we're probably going to pull an all-nighter tonight since most of us don't have Friday classes. If you don't know what case competition is, basically your group receives a problem/situation and you have to create a solution. Most of the cases have been marketing related but you can use all aspects of business to find your answer. It's really competitive but also a lot of fun since you get to actually apply your business knowledge to real-life cases.

Ok, time to go ace my biology test.

A Glorious Monday

2008-11-10T12:50:00.002-06:00

We finally did it!! Our IM football team won the championships yesterday in Coed B Silver!! It's awesome that we won shirts and that our picture will be forever immortalized in Gregory!

Also, my birthday was this past weekend and it couldn't have been any better. I got to hang out with all of my friends pretty much the whole weekend. After so much birthday festivities and football games, I'm a little bit physically tired. But I have a Bio test on Thursday so I have to shift gears for that starting today.

My internship search is getting wearisome. It's been hard getting in contact with a lot of these people. I've been calling around Human Resources and emailing everyone but it's getting harder to receive a reply. Sigh I guess all I can do is keep trying!

Oh and I've also been reading Stephanie Meyer's Twilight. It's pretty good so far but I need to finish it before the movie adaptation comes out in a couple of weeks.

Oh nooooo

2008-11-04T01:09:00.003-06:00

My camera just got broken this weekend. The lens won't focus right after I dropped it on Halloween. My car also got hit today while it was parked on the street. Luckily the person left me their number, but he's kind of shady as to not wanting to give me his info...sigh. At least my birthday is coming up this week. Yet now I have to go figure out what to do with my car before then.

I am finally going to work hardcore on those internships!!!! I'm going to BA 101 tomorrow at 8 AM (I know right) to make some announcements and afterwards I'm going to send at least 5 applications!! I'm determined. If I don't, I'll post up the most embarrassing picture of me here next time :P. I'm only doing 5 because I need to go to an auto repair shop to get an estimate on the damages to my car. Poor baby.

I had my second IB 350 test today! I thought it went better than the first but who knows. I always end up having two possible choices to choose from...tricky tricky. I don't have another test till next Thursday so I will definitely finish all my internship search this week.

I also realized that I have 3 film projects right now. I love filming/editing, but this is a bit much. First, I'm in the McComb's Next Top Major competition and we need to film that before the semester is over. I'm also doing a film presentation for my big MAN 336 project that's due in a couple of weeks. I'm also shooting a promo video for my campus ministry, Crossroads.

Speaking of Crossroads, we just made the semifinals for IM Football!! This is huge for us, considering that we are playing in the Coed B bracket! We've never made it this far (in my college career) in Coed C league. Our next game is Thursday!

Probably the best halloween episode The Office has put on:

It's November!!

2008-11-01T20:09:00.002-05:00

Yay my birthday is coming up next Friday!! I'll finally be 21! I was hoping it'd be pretty cool by then, but the heat seems to be sticking around for another couple of weeks.

How was your halloween? I ended going downtown to see everyone's costumes but it was so packed! I've never seen so many people on one street since the World Cup in South Korea. I'm glad I made it out of there alive! Next year will probably be just as crazy since it's going to land on a Saturday.

Tomorrow is Day Lights Savings...so one extra hour!

My best registration yet

2008-10-29T13:47:00.003-05:00

I don't register until tomorrow, but I'm glad I don't have to stress about it! I'm going to be taking 5 classes in LA: How Hollywood Works, How Music Business Works, the Creative Process in Film/TV, Topics in Entertainment, and my communication internship class. I'm so excited to learn more about these topics! Hopefully it won't even feel like class.

Yesterday, I went to walk-in advising at the communications school. They looked over my resume and cover letter. They gave me a lot of useful pointers about applying to production companies! If you guys need help with your applications, take advantage of career services! They are seriously the most useful resources available.

Halloween is this Friday! I still don't have a costume. Maybe I'll just dress up really dark and put some scary make-up on. Or just go downtown and get a bratwurst...we'll see.

On to IM football news, our team got bumped up to Co-ed B! We were pretty bummed since we had a good chance of winning it all this year but we still won our first round 37-0!! So we still might be able to pull this off...

AND a new Harry Potter trailer came out! yesssss...

1 down, 14 to go

2008-10-25T20:06:00.002-05:00

Yay! I sent out my first cover letter and resume the other day. Hopefully I'll send out two more tonight! My goal is to send out all 15 companies on my list by next Friday. The scary part is having to wait and to see if they actually want a phone interview with me. I think I'll start panicking in mid-November if I don't hear from anyone.

So I went to the Communications Career Services and grabbed some of their cover letter/resume guidelines and I'm surprised at how different they are from the business school. Everything is a lot more lenient in terms of format. I'm not sure which one I'm supposed to follow so I just went with communications (since it is UTLA).

Did anyone watch the game today!! We're still #1!!! Hook em!

Intramurals <3

2008-10-20T13:27:00.005-05:00

Our co-ed football team is officially in the playoffs! We went 4-0 during our season so hopefully we'll get a bye for the first round. I really really really want to get a championship shirt this year. *Crosses fingers*

Our IM soccer team is 1-2 but we might still have a chance of making playoffs depending on how the other teams do this week. Soccer is a lot of fun, but so dangerous! I've never been beaten up so much from any sport.

I'm so glad that my round of exams are over. I don't have another test till November, but I definitely need to learn from the past and start preparing now by keeping up with reading.

So I think I've finally decided to go for a more creative/production internship for LA. In that way, I'll be able to see if I really want to pursue something in that area rather than marketing. Thank goodness for internships! I'll hopefully get a more corporate marketing internship in the summer so I guess I should start looking for that too.

Why am I stressing out over this?!

2008-10-16T11:55:00.003-05:00

Ok, I want to apologize for my ranting in this entry but I have to say something.

I find it completely annoying and disrespectful when people constantly ask me about my grades. Does it really matter to you what I got on my test? It's a different story when people ask "How did you do?" versus "What did you get?" Especially when you keep prying to make me say my grade. And yes, sometimes I do bad on tests but yall don't have to make a disgusted face while I tell yall about it. I mean really, who gives? Why spend so much time worrying about other people's grades? Live your own life and make your own standards, but don't judge others based on them. Seriously, grades AREN'T the most important things in life. No wonder there's such a high suicide rate at schools like MIT. Competition can make people so depressed over a number. But I'll be fine with my B.

Sigh, whatever.

No case for me

2008-10-15T20:12:00.003-05:00

I'm not entering into McComb's Case Competition anymore! I have to volunteer for my MAN project next Saturday so that takes precedence. I definitely want to do it next year as a senior though.

I took my two tests yesterday and I think I did alright in them. I'm trying not to get my hopes up just incase I did really bad haha. I'm still dead tired though. I can't wait to get a good night's sleep tonight!

So now that my round of tests is done, it's time for me to start looking for internships in LA! It's a bit stressful contacting all these companies by email. I feel like the chances of getting a response from them are really low. I wish we had a career expo type event to meet with recruiters from Cali. I guess my best chance is to contact as many as possible to get a chance for an interview. Wish me luck!

OU Sucks!

2008-10-11T18:26:00.004-05:00

WOOT GO LONGHORNS!!! I was lucky to make it back to Austin to watch the fourth quarter and man we rocked it! I'm so proud that we beat the #1 ranked team, so hopefully we'll keep on truckin' and make it to the championships this year!

Dallas was a brief trip! It was great to see my parents before they headed to NY for vacation time. But I felt like I spent a lot of the time worrying about this semester. My grades aren't looking too good (just got back IB grade). I really really need to do well this Tuesday to not only bump up my grades but to boost my self-esteem. With all this going on, I entered into McComb's Next Top Major! I looooove filming and editing so this is totally my calling. My team signed up for supply chain management and we are going to rock it (hopefully haha). I also want to sign up for case competition again. I don't know what it is, but I can't seem to say no to case comp. I feel like I have to win something before I can let it go. But I only want to do it if I can get the right team involved. Dedication and commitment are going to be key.

In music news, I was going to see Brooke Fraser next Friday in Austin but she backed out of the tour due to illness. I'm so bummed because I haven't gotten to see her perform her new songs yet (and she's from Australia so who knows when she'll be back). So in honor of her, I'll put up a live performance on here:

Drained

2008-10-06T15:09:00.003-05:00

I have 2 tests today and yet I'm updating my blog! I have them back to back in about 30 minutes and I feel I can't stuff anymore information in my brain. I have MAN and IB today and conveniently, OM and BIO fall on the same day next week too. I can't wait to go home and sleep tonight! Hardcore studying for me...starting tomorrow :).

I'm going back home this Thursday to Dallas! I'm not going to the OU game but I need to get some stuff and celebrate my dad's birthday. I'm planning on leaving during the second half of the game on Saturday so that I can beat the traffic back home. I haven't been to a Red River shootout yet, but I'm planning to next year. Here's my list of must-do's for senior year:

1. ACL 3-day ticket
2. Season passes + OU game
3. SXSW

Yea it's kind of short for now, but I'm sure it'll start getting longer later.

FYI: TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE! There are booths everywhere on campus to register...so go do it!! Hook the Vote is also going on tonight in front of Gregory from 7-midnight!

Anyways, wish me luck on my tests!

The Goal is ______?

2008-09-30T10:48:00.003-05:00

For OM 335, we've been reading a book called The Goal, and it's about a factory that has 3 months to turn their plant into profit. It's actually pretty interesting seeing this company go through the processes we've been learning in class. There's a part in the beginning where Alex, the main character, tries to figure out what the goal of the company and it got me thinking what my goal in life is. It's been a scary thought thinking about what I'm going to do after graduation, especially since I'm trying to get into an industry of instability. Oh and the economy isn't doing so well as most of yall noticed. My finance friends have been frowning this week, but hopefully things will turn around soon. Hopefully. :/

P.S. IM soccer starts this week. yesssssss.

P.P.S. My friend introduced me to this song. The band is from Japan but they sing in English...check it out:

Monkey Majik-Change

Bring it, October!

2008-09-27T10:20:00.002-05:00

The week flies by when you don't have Friday classes! It's already October next week so we only have 2 full months of the semester left. I can't believe I'll be in LA in a few couple of months! AHHHH, what am I doing?

So I thought about what kind of internship I want to get in LA. Since I'm getting a communications internship credit, I was thinking of getting a job as a production assistant for a major film production company. I used to contemplate double majoring in RTF, so I guess this would be my opportunity to do something in that field. I'm also planning to just stay in LA for next summer and get my marketing internship credit then. The only reason I'm doing that is because the entertainment industry likes to only hire interns if you receive credit since they don't pay you, and the UTLA program offers communications credit that I couldn't have gotten if I wasn't in the program. So basically I can get 2 internships and get credit for both of them! At least that's what my advisor thinks haha.

Yesterday, I got to go meet Gnarls Barkley at their soundcheck. I'm in a music organization called Grammy U and they often have these kinds of meet and greets to learn more about the music industry. I've already met The Fray and Blue October last year. Gnarls Barkley were really down-to-earth and they have some crazy beats. Oh and is anyone going to ACL? I didn't fully love the lineup, but I'm definitely buying one next year since it's my senior year!

I once again have no tests next week, but of course they all tend to land around OU weekend. :P

Have a great weekend and stay cool in the heat for all you ACL-ers!

P.S. Did anyone watch the Office??? I was so happy...if you know what I mean! I also found the first part of season 4 bloopers online!

My heart hurts

2008-09-23T00:32:00.003-05:00

Man I think I've been eating too many potato chips lately. My heart feels like it's going to have a heart attack any minute. Time to cut down on those fatty foods.

My weekend was pretty nice. I got to go on a short retreat about 2 hours away and had a great time with some friends. My roommates and I also had a good 2 hour conversation last night about life. It's always good to be able to share about problems and other conflicts with friends. Plus, it's a lot better than studying. :P

I don't have another test for a couple of weeks, so I'm going to be playing catch-up this week. Still have to read a couple of chapters for IB and OM!

I missed the season premiere of Heroes!!! Did anyone watch it?? I can't wait for The Office premiere on Thursday! They ran a couple of promos during the Olympics that were hilarious!

News Flash

2008-09-18T13:49:00.003-05:00

Oh man. I have totally forgotten how to study for freshman classes. I just got finished with my Biology test and it sucked! So many minute details!! ARGH! Looks like I have to go back to memorizing for tests...or hope for a big curve.

OM is starting to get tedious too. We have assignments due every day, and the group assignment took us about 2 hours last night. At least I find this stuff a lot more interesting than mitosis.

Anyways...Mute Math is coming out with a new album! They are some of the most creative musicians out there.

My Umbrella is Bored

2008-09-14T21:42:00.008-05:00

I can't believe it didn't even rain in Austin! What happened to that 100% chance of rain on Saturday?! Despite of the disappointment of getting no rain, IM football continued as scheduled! Today we won our first match of the season, and hopefully it'll continue to get better from here.

I've been feeling really stressed so far this school year as a lot of my classes are heavily text-based. I'm finding it harder to keep up in all the reading with my extracurricular stuff at night. It's making me realize how much I can't wait to graduate and to start working. At least then, I'll actually have nights where I don't have to worry about homework and such.

Maybe what I need is a good massage. Or a night to myself. Or a cup of coffee.

Did anyone watch SNL? Tina Fey is hilarious:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/palin-hillary-open/656281/

ike ike ike

2008-09-12T12:33:00.003-05:00

I had my mock interview yesterday and I was pleasantly surprised. I feel like I've gotten a lot better than the last time I did interviews. There was a lot less nervousness and I didn't have to think too hard in trying to answer their questions. I guess it does get easier as you get older since you have a lot more experiences to talk about!

SO what's up with this hurricane? It's kind of throwing me off because all I've ever dealt with were tornadoes back in Dallas. I'm not really worried about it, but then again...should I be?!? I'm probably just going to be locked in my apartment on Saturday and hopefully get a lot of studying in. This also means that IM football will most likely be cancelled on Sunday b/c of the rain...but I guess safety comes first :P.

Everyone be safe and dry this weekend!

Upside down

2008-09-10T13:25:00.006-05:00

This is my first semester where I have really late classes. I end at 5 PM on Monday through Thursday and then there's usually student org meetings and group meetings afterwards. I'm finding myself more and more often coming home and seeing the clock flash 11 PM back at me. So instead of studying at night, I end up studying for my classes in the morning. I'm not sure how I like this routine but we'll see how it goes as my first test is next week!!!

So this week is all about Career Services. If you haven't noticed, the b-school is always a bit hectic this week. Yesterday I went to Resumania to update my new resume. It wasn't as bad as last semester, where my resume got a complete face lift! I just need to change a few things here and there this year. Even though I'm not going through recruiting on campus this semester, I totally understand and feel the pain through my roommates. They're all running around, ironing their shirts, researching company backgrounds, and basically stressing out. I need to do some of that tonight to prepare for my mock interview tomorrow! Oh boy...I haven't done a professional interview in awhile (since most entertainment interviews are generally informal). I always get really nervous during these interviews, but I'm going to try to have some fun and relax tomorrow. Plus, I'll get a goodie bag :P.

This Sunday is our first game for IM FOOTBALL!! Woot! I definitely feel our team is championship worthy this year! I'm playing for my campus ministry, Crossroads, so if you're in my bracket...watch out! :P

I know I'm getting old...

2008-09-05T03:01:00.003-05:00

I'm quite a morning person and I thought that I could wake up for an 8 AM basketball class. But that turned out to be oh so wrong. I ended up dropping the class on the second day haha. Oh well, at least I still have cardiovascular weight-training.

On to business news: SIGN UP FOR MOCK INTERVIEWS! I believe they have extended the deadline to sign up to midnight today! So just go to Online Campus Recruiting and search for BBA Mock interview under the Recruiting tab. It's definitely a good idea to get as much practice in with real professionals.

I also went to the new AT&T Conference Center for their open house! Of course the free tshirt is always a good incentive to go; although my collection of burnt orange shirts is getting overwhelming.

I have nothing planned for this weekend. I already need to catch up on reading for a couple of my classes. :(

Why?!

2008-08-31T20:29:00.004-05:00

Ok so it just took me 45 minutes to drive home from campus to west campus!! Why would anyone plan a 10K race that blocks all the exits from campus?!? And aren't these races supposed to start in the morning?? I had a horrible experience with a marathon my freshmen year. I guess that's one of the disadvantages of having the campus so close to downtown.

Anyways, first week of classes went by smoothly. I think I'm going to like IB the best this semester. My class has like 10 foreign exchange students from across the world. It's going to be a really interesting to hear from different perspectives.

As for my minor, it still stands as SCM. But if I don't end up liking OM 335, I just might consider switching to finance. I guess we'll have to wait on that one.

If yall didn't know, I'm planning on studying in the UTLA program next semester. It's an entertainment based internship program in Los Angeles. So while everyone is getting hyped up about the career expo, I need to start finding internships online. It's nice how so many companies come to UT to recruit you. I took it for granted now that I have to look for companies on my own. Sigh.

Ok well I have to go find something to eat for dinner. I think I'm going to go shopping tomorrow for my Labor day. Yay for sales!

I saw Brooke Fraser a couple weeks ago at a conference in Houston and she has the most amazing voice.

I'm a Junior? What?!?

2008-08-26T19:15:00.002-05:00

I can't believe I'm already a third year! It's crazy to think that I'm already halfway done with my college career!!

Well if this is the first time you're reading my blog...welcome! I'll be updating a lot on my classes and my experiences throughout the semester, and hopefully you'll find it helpful!

This summer I got the awesome opportunity to study abroad for 5 weeks in Paris! I also blogged throughout my stay in Europe so you can view my older posts to read about that.

Hope everyone has a good first week of class! Go get those free tshirts and free food!

Oh and I don't have Friday classes this semester. YES!

Olympics = my life

2008-08-12T10:48:00.002-05:00

Sorry for the lack of updates. There's been nothing going on other than studying lately. I finished my ACC Govt class today though so I only have till Friday with Finance!!! The exam is cumulative, but I think I have a pretty good standing right now.

The Olympics just started this past weekend and I find myself sitting in front of the TV for hours every night. I do this every Olympics, winter or summer. I can literally watch any event and be amused. Did anyone watch the men's 4x100 swimming relay? That was insane! My roomies and I were screaming so much. Got to love sports. :)

I think I'm still moving in next weekend so I'm planning on staying in Dallas after my Finance exam. Hope everyone is enjoying their last couple of weeks.

Surprisingly, I like this version better than the original: Coldplay-Viva la Vida

Countdown: 9 classes

2008-08-04T18:46:00.003-05:00

Only 2 weeks left of summer school! I'm pumped!

Is it still summer?

2008-07-24T21:24:00.002-05:00

I'm starting to feel lazy and regret taking classes for second session. I probably should've taken it easy and relaxed.

Then a friend reminded me, "Weren't you in Paris for a month?"

Oh yea. Sigh.

Stocks, Bonds, Interest, Oh MY

2008-07-19T11:17:00.002-05:00

First week of Finance is over and I'm a little worried. The class is moving so fast that I'm struggling to keep up with the concepts and readings. Plus I never liked compounding interest in math class. I have my first test on Wednesday and hopefully I'll do well b/c I don't feel like Q dropping anything.

Batman came out the other day and everyone is raving about it. I couldn't get tickets this weekend b/c my friend and I wanted to watch it at IMAX and it was sold out till Monday. I can't wait for it though! It's like the only summer movie I've been really looking forward to. Next up: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince :)

So I went to Gregory the first time since coming back from Paris, and I couldn't go back to the gym for 4 days. I'm so sore it's ridiculous. It's a bit frustrating starting all over from the beginning considering I took weight training the whole last semester. Oh well, at least I won't have to go through this at the beginning of Fall semester.

And these Jonas Brothers make such popishly addicting songs:

Withdrawal

2008-07-08T15:39:00.009-05:00

I'm finally back in Austin and I'm semi-depressed. It's good to be back and see family and friends, but I'm definitely having some Paris withdrawal. Everyone keeps tagging pictures on Facebook and it's makes me miss it even more.

So basically I loved CIBER. The program itself was a little disorganized at times, but the experience was well worth it. The city location for the Marketing program was awesome too. Paris is such a big and culturally rich city that there was something to do and see everyday. It definitely wasn't a boring place to be living in! I've learned so much about myself just from traveling and learning to deal with other people. I feel like i've matured a lot in certain areas and know which areas i still need some work on. If I had another chance to go abroad I would take it in a heartbeat. I know everyone says this after they study abroad, but GO STUDY ABROAD if you don't plan to. Plus, CIBER is only 5 weeks so it's perfect for anyone who gets home sick. :P

My Govt class at ACC started yesterday and I'm already behind on the reading...go figure. I'm still a little jetlagged but I shouldn't be using that excuse :P. My finance 357 class starts next week and I'm pumped cause that means I can go to gregory and start working off those croissants and crepes.

More pics from Europe (oh how i miss you...):

Most of the girls on a pedestrian bridge in Paris...eating wine and cheese during our last week.

Our group in Barcelona on the Fat Bike Tour (the guide made us point in diff directions).

At our company field trip to the L'OREAL plant in Paris. Classy outfits.

My appreciation of modern art at the Pompidou Centre.

A blue eiffel tower decorated as the EU flag. France's president is now the president of the EU for the next term.

Sticky Fingers

2008-06-28T18:13:00.002-05:00

That just did not happen.

So my two friends and I went to the beach today while the rest of our group went to a Jack Johnson concert. Two of us went to go into the water while the other one stayed back to watch our stuff. In literally 30 seconds, my friends purse get stolen! The even worse part is that she had her passport and all her money in it, so we are praying that she will be able to fly back to paris tomorrow. Speaking of passports, did you know that the U.S. Embassy closes on the the weekend?!?!?! I don´t understand it at all. Oh and it also took us 3.5 hours to find the police station to file a report. We are back at the hostel but have no room key or a way of communicating with the concert group about what happened...

soooo...probably not the best trip this summer =/

winding down!

2008-06-24T15:19:00.006-05:00

Rome was amazing!! There was soooo much to do. We ended up walking around the city for 14 hours the first day. We are definitely some hardcore tourists. The gelato was also amazing! Yum yum.

I'm leaving for Barcelona this Thursday! I'm pumped to be able to spend the last weekend in Europe on the beach...hopefully it'll be very relaxing.

As for school, we have way too much work! It's not fair seeing the Accounting program students getting to go out and play while we stay in writing our papers. One of the girls in our class counted how many assignments we had to do and it turned out to be 14!!! That's 14 assignments out of the 20 days of class. We've also had group projects for each class and it's been confusing as to who's in what group since I'm in 4 different groups. We also have 2 exams and 2 group presentations next week to finish off the program. I can't wait to finish! but then that means Paris will be finished too. Oh bittersweet.

Rome:

where are you, chipotle?

2008-06-15T05:02:00.003-05:00

i am so missing tex-mex...or anything spicy really. everything here is about bread and sweets, and my taste buds are getting bored haha.

it's been quite chilly here lately. the high has been around 65 and i didn't really pack that many sweaters. but I guess i can't complain considering it's around 95 in Texas :P.

I think the CIBER program is planning a small excursion for us to Versailles this week. I'm also going to a Paramore concert on Wednesday with my friend! I'm stoked. Then I'm off to Rome/Milan on Thursday!

Less than 3 weeks left! Bittersweet...

Paris Pics:

Cultural what?

2008-06-10T06:33:00.003-05:00

The course schedule here is getting a bit hectic. We have 4 teachers for 2 classes and they each assign their own course work. The hard part is that some teachers meet every Monday and Wednesday but then other teachers only meet once a week, so the deadlines are getting complicated. They all keep talking about culture culture culture that I will understand the French/U.S. culture inside out by the end of these 5 weeks. Not to say that leanring about culture is bad, I just wished we talked about other things now an then. I hope they grade easy though. :)

Cultural Negotiations

2008-06-07T19:10:00.002-05:00

I had this conversation with some of my other friends here in Paris, and we all agreed that traveling definitely tests your character. It's already been 17 days in Europe and I have definitely learned a lot about who I am and how to work with others.

I finally had my cultural breakdown a few days ago. I knew it would happen and it finally did when I got to Paris. I just became frustrated with now knowing the language and being lost. It almost happened in Prague too, but I think it was too early into the trip to lose control. I don't blame you, Paris. I'm just a little exhausted from being a foreigner and having to adjust.

I'm still having a great time abroad though! It's been fun meeting a bunch of people (the accounting kids are cool too). There are still a lot more memories to come.

Typing in France is Hard

2008-06-03T05:48:00.002-05:00

I am finally in Paris and we just finished our second day of classes! the professors so far have been really good, but our classes are 4 hours long...and I thought my hour and half classes were bad! The language barrier here is a bit annoying at times. I am not going to lie, some people here arent really into helping out either. But everything has been manageable so far.

So i am typing this is the computer lab and the letters are mixed up on the keyboard so it is taking a really long time to type this so i will leave with this: GO TO BRUSSELS!!! they have amazing chocolate, waffles, and a great environment!

Pictures from Prague:

Prague!

2008-05-27T04:31:00.005-05:00

I'm almost done with my stay at Prague! London was AMAZING and the whole group had a lot of fun doing all the touristy stuff. The exchange rate with the pound is horrible though so I'm glad I'm in the Czech Republic now. We've been walking around everywhere and my feet and hands are all scratched up, but the sights have been worth it! It's amazing to see such different cultures and lifestyles. I'm really excited to finally settle down in France though. Living out of a suitcase has been rough! We are heading to Amsterdam tomorrow and then Belgium to get some waffles! Here are some pics from London:

Buckingham Palace:

Big Ben at night:

House of Parliament:

Au revoir!

2008-05-19T17:16:00.002-05:00

I'm leaving for Europe tomorrow!! Haha honestly I'm a bit tired already from packing and buying things I'll need, but I know it'll be worth it in the end! We finally figured out the hostels for London, Prague, and Amsterdam. I think we're just going to wing Brussels haha. I think I'm going to bring my laptop with me, so I hope to update this thing with pictures!

By the way, I saw Narnia: Prince Caspian this past weekend and it was awesome!

this is home

2008-05-09T12:26:00.004-05:00

My Spanish exam was quite easy so I'm pleased to end the semester on a good note. Even though that class was a pain with all the busy work, I loved my teacher and the friends I've made in that class. In the end, I think it was worth taking. :)

So STA Travel didn't really help us with our traveling issues haha. We're basically going to sit down today and just buy tickets to places and hopefully it'll all work out once we're there. If not, well let's not talk about that. ;)

I'm planning to head back up to Dallas on Saturday so I can spend time with my family for Mother's Day. Speaking of which, I think I'm going to cook breakfast for my mom. I don't have a lot of experience with cooking so this should turn out interesting.

I really don't want to leave Austin though. I feel like there isn't much to do once I'm back home since everyone is still here. Maybe I'll make a road trip next weekend for graduations...?

Well this is my last official post for the school year! If you've been dropping by and reading, I greatly appreciate it! It's been a fun and quick year, and I can't believe I'm a junior now!! If you're still interested in reading my posts in the summer, bookmark my page (it'll be taken off McCombs' site soon) and I'll try to keep yall updated with my experiences in Europe! If not, I'll be back next semester blogging so have a great summer and stay productive :P.

I'll leave you with Switchfoot -This is Home. They made this song for the new Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian movie. I can't wait for it!

totally relaxed

2008-05-05T02:08:00.003-05:00

I'm not going to lie. It's been awesome not worrying about exams this past weekend. I don't think I'm even going to start studying for Spanish until Tuesday. :)

So tomorrow, a couple of friends (from CIBER) and I are going to STA Travel on the drag. We figured they'd be the best help in figuring out our hectic schedule. I'm crossing my fingers that we'll be buying plane/train tickets tomorrow.

Last week, the BBA Career Services gave the student workers a luncheon and it was awesome. Free catered food plus dancing career advisors: priceless. Everyone tried to make Melissa do the Soulja Boy dance but she wouldn't give in to the temptation :P.

But just for you Melissa, I happen to have a video of my friends and me doing the soulja boy at a camping trip earlier this year. Hope you're reading this. :P

PS. ABSA is hosting "Feed Your Mind" Monday and Tuesday night at 10PM in the atrium! They are giving out a lot of free food and goodies for exams. So if you're on campus studying, go grab some food!!

Only 1 Exam!

2008-04-28T23:41:00.002-05:00

Yes sir, you read it right. I aced my marketing test so I don't need to take the optional final for it! YESSSSSS. So that means I only have one exam which is in Spanish. I think my professor said it's on the 7th so i'll be done after next Wednesday!

I did end up getting Kanye tickets for my sister and me! Pretty good seat locations too. I'm especially excited because Rihanna is opening up. "You can stand under my umbrella...ella..."

Speaking of umbrellas, what's up with random hail storms?!? I woke up Sunday morning to the thuds on my window. But it did bring a nice cool front today. :)

For CIBER, I still don't know where I'm going or what I'm doing!! It's driving me crazy! But our group is planning to meet on Saturday, and I am definitely going to be buying a bunch of train/plane tickets and hostels this weekend. I can't believe there's only like 20 days before we leave for Europe. This is going to be a crazy summer session. For the second half of summer, I think I'm going to take HIST 1302 at ACC at 9:05 AM and then come to campus at 11:30 to take FIN 357. I was going to take 2 classes at ACC but I think 3 classes overall in one session is a bit overwhelming. I'm probably going to end up taking TX Govt through distance learning in the fall. Other than that, I'm planning on tanning and exercising (especially after coming from Paris) everyday at Gregory.

In other study abroad news, I got my International Student ID card today at STA Travel. I usually don't like how I end up looking on ID cards, but this one turned out alright! Haha, actually I look really young in it... like around 10th grade young.

So I realized I haven't posted up music on here in awhile so I'll leave you with Panic! at the Disco - That Green Gentlemen

No way Jose

2008-04-25T00:41:00.005-05:00

My sister is coming to Austin next week to go to the Kanye West concert!! Now I just need to get tickets off of Craigslist haha.

So I was bordering between an A and a B in BA 324, but now I'm pretty sure I'm going to get the B. I don't think she's very happy with our final report even though we spent a lot of time working on it. We even got it edited by the Undergraduate Writing Center!! But it's ok. I'm starting to view life past the GPA. I mean it's good to strive for a high GPA, but there is so much more to life (and getting a job). I know this might sound obvious, but I think we often get trapped in that mindset (especially us business kids).

Anyways, I missed new episodes of Ugly Betty and The Office tonight because a couple of my friends were performing at Korean Culture Night. Thank goodness they put full episodes online :).

Random video: This baby is soooo cute.

Jabbawockeez?... Nahhhh

2008-04-21T15:26:00.005-05:00

So these pictures make us look a lot cooler than we are. :P
We had a hiphop/pantomime performance at our Xroadz talent show. It was really fun, but I'm so ready to sleep!

My school schedule this year has been quite easy, but man is Spanish a lot of work! I have a 20 page homework and a 3 page report due tomorrow. He also assigned us a group project due next week too! Ahhhh so much busy work!

My last marketing test is also next Monday and I haven't read any of the chapters because of the talent show. I need to get an 88 to be exempt from taking the final so I'm going to be really studious this week.

For CIBER, our group is having trouble figuring out what cities to visit before actually going to Paris. Since we are landing in London, my idea was to fly to Italy after staying a couple of days in England. Then we could get a 3 country Eurail pass and visit all around Italy, Switzerland, and South France. I really want to travel to Prague, but there aren't many cheap options to getting there. Although I'm excited to study abroad, it's getting a little bit stressful right now. Hopefully we'll be able to find decent hostels too. :/

So the ACL 08 Lineup came out and I'm thinking of going with a group of friends this time around. Even though I don't really know many of the bands, it'll still be interesting to find new music and suffer heat strokes with your good friends. Check out the lineup: http://www.aclfestival.com/lineup.aspx

Well there's only 2 weeks of classes left, so good luck everyone with their last tests/finals!

Here's a clip of the first part of our dance that I've uploaded on YouTube (I'm in the middle)...if you want to see the rest, just go my YouTube page later tonight:

who has the worst luck with rose?

2008-04-18T10:16:00.002-05:00

i do!

2 registered classes.
5 waitlists.

The good thing is that I'm running out of business classes to take...so technically I can just take random electives.

Medical terminology anyone?

Low batteries

2008-04-15T12:34:00.002-05:00

Only 3 weeks of class left and I am running low on energy. I've been doing a lot of work for my campus ministry, Crossroadz. We have a talent show on Saturday at FAC and I've been consumed with that for the past few weeks. I don't even have time to do much schoolwork for now. Sigh. Must go read govt for my test tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Another Round of Registration

2008-04-11T01:27:00.002-05:00

Registration is around the corner and I think I've figured out what I want to take next semester:

LEB 323
IB 350
MAN 336
BIO 301M

I might switch MAN with OM but we'll see...

For the summer, I want to take a class at UT because I want access to Gregory (I know I know). So I'm thinking of taking FIN 357 for the second summer session after I get back from Paris.

Speaking of Paris, I had a CIBER orientation and I am getting a little worried. There's so much info to worry about with all our travel plans and little things like converters and laptops. All I know right now is that a group of us are flying into London but we don't know where we're staying or how we're actually going to get to France. Oh and it doesn't help that I don't know a lick of French. This is going to be such an interesting experience haha.

My friend introduced me to this guy, but he is crazy!! The next Timbaland maybe?

Kirby's Razorleaf Dream Team

2008-04-06T23:34:00.004-05:00

Yup. That was our ridiculously long name for our girl's football team. We played tackle football today and our team won!! The game was pretty intense and adrenaline was all over the place. It was fun meeting new girls and help raising $3000 for our charity!! Only down side...my good friend broke her collar bone during one of the plays. She'll be alright though...she's a trooper. :)

So this tackle football has done a lot to my body. I wake up all sore with random bruises, and I never knew you could sprain your palm. Haha I really want to go get a spa treatment next weekend. That would be perfect.

This week... I must catch up on marketing!!

On a random note, I've been watching the 4th season of The Office online and it's hilarious! I'm so upset that I didn't start watching this show earlier. I love John and Jenna's humor on the show...now I just need to find the first 3 seasons.

0-2

2008-04-01T10:37:00.002-05:00

Well at least I'm getting better at case comp haha. I thought my team did pretty well considering the fact that we've never worked with each other before (except for brian and me) and that we didn't really have our solution till the last night. The judges really liked our information and our approach, but an all-nighter did not help us with our presentation skills. Competing in two case comps, I feel like I know a lot more about how to win one in the future. For now, I'm going to take a year break. I don't think I can handle any more cases for awhile.

In other news, I made a 95 on my Spanish test because I forgot to correct the False questions in the T/F section. UGH. What a waste of points. At least the whole class didn't do it too!!

SHOWDOWN 2008 is this Sunday!!!
Girls playing tackle football for charity! It's going to be awesome...Come support the other girls and myself! I'm playing tight-end ;)
1:00 PM @ Laycee Field (Zilker Park)

I'm sad that America's Best Dance Crew is over. What an addicting show. But I found one of the lead dancers from Kaba Modern freestyling on YouTube. How awesome.

Case Comp

2008-03-29T04:37:00.000-05:00

ahhhh 3 hours...

no sleep....

must practice...

I'm running out of titles

2008-03-24T15:49:00.005-05:00

I finished my BA group presentation! YESSSSS! I thought it went pretty well, especially since we were the first group to go. Now we just have to do the written part but lets not worry about that just yet.

Marketing test wasn't that bad either. There were some tricky questions but overall nice and easy. My Spanish test got moved back to tomorrow so now I got to go cram for that. Oh and case competition kicks off today. I think I ate Wendy's everyday during the last one. Maybe I'll try spicing it up this time...like Dobie or Chipotle...ooooo I know.

Pictures update!

Last week in ABSA we had 'ABSA's Next Top Model'...it was quite disturbing/awesome. Can you tell who got the makeover?

My friend's 20th bday...we love her so much.

Expressing my frustration during the BizIT case comp...hahaha.

Not again Part 2

2008-03-21T23:58:00.003-05:00

Wow I'm competing in case comp again. It was a really last minute decision and I know I'm going to regret it next week haha! I only agreed to do this one because it's only for 1 week unlike 2 last time. It just sucks that after my crazy Monday I can't relax and enjoy myself. So this weekend I need to cram all my studying and hopefully be productive.

So ABSA is hosting this girl's tackle football game for charity. I can't wait to tackle some people! Hahaha...tomorrow is the first practice so it'll be fun to see what happens. The game is going to be on April 6th at 1PM at the IM fields!

I hope everyone has a good Easter weekend... I know I won't. :(

Random video: British accents are even cuter on babies.

Not again

2008-03-17T15:26:00.001-05:00

So I guess I'm pretty bad at completing goals:

Goals for break:
1. learn to drive standard
2. buy a car (automatic haha)
3. go crabbing in Galveston
4. eat crepes, taco bueno, and good korean food
5. maintain some kind of exercise
6. catch up in MKT
7. write a screenplay with my friend
8. shop :P

Let's see...the only goals I managed to complete were #2 and #4 haha. I got sick at the beginning of break so I couldn't do #3,5,6,7,8 and my friend's tire exploded causing #1 to not happen. So overall, not a productive break at all.

For the second time this semester, ALL my tests/projects are going to fall on the same day. This weekend is not going to be fun. On the 24th I have my marketing test, BA final group presentation, Spanish test, and a blogger meeting! But something really cool for our BA project... I was able to get in contact with one of the producers of the movie "Will" for our interview so I will be calling in about 30 minutes. Awesome primary source, huh? Hooray for connections!

CIBER marketing program is coming up so quickly! I just realized I have about 2 months to plan everything for Paris. A group of us are planning to meet tonight to figure out flight tickets and travel arrangements throughout Europe...should be exciting/stressful.

OK I have nothing else to write so I leave you with a compilation of my favorite dance crew on "America's Best Dance Crew"... Kaba Modern :)

Did that just happen?

2008-03-06T11:21:00.003-06:00

Wow networking really does work. My friend and I have made good connections with the assistant to the director of the movie that's been filming on campus this week. He's been allowing us to examine the set and helping us learn more about production...and all I have to say is dinner with Lisa Kudrow and rock band in the trailers with the cast.

For weight training, we get a free physical test from F.I.T. on campus. I did the body scan that supposedly costs around $400 to run at hospitals. It's quite surprising what I need to do to get into better shape :(.

Spring break has officially started! My spanish and BA class got cancelled so I am free!!! Except I need to read 5 chps for marketing to catch up...

Goals for break:
1. learn to drive standard
2. buy a car (automatic haha)
3. go crabbing in Galveston
4. eat crepes, taco bueno, and good korean food
5. maintain some kind of exercise
6. catch up in MKT
7. write a screenplay with my friend
8. shop :P

Hope everyone has an awesome break! I'll try updating throughout the week. :)

Rock the Vote

2008-03-03T21:52:00.003-06:00

So being the busy bee I am, I didn't get a chance to early vote last week. So now I have the pleasure of waking up really early to go vote. Hurray for being a citizen! haha! It should be interesting to see what happens after tomorrow night.

In BA 324, we've started working on our final group presentations. It kind of feels like case comp all over again. Lots of research and lots of writing. At least our topic is interesting. I suggested the Writers Guild strike and we ended up sticking with it. I need to start finding people to interview for it!

Career week is this week and it looks like I can't make it to PR/Advertisement on Thursday b/c our BA group is meeting up around that time. I am going to try to make it to Sales though!

In other news, I took my car to the dealership and got back a report saying I need $5000 to fix it up. So instead my parents are going to come down here and help me get a new car. I'm actually really sad to let my car go. I've had so many experiences with it. It kind of feels like losing a dog to a certain degree. I'm sure I'll get over it though haha :P.

For the rest of spring break, I might go to Galveston with some friends to go crabbing. I've never been before and I hear it's quite fun.

Well I got to get off and do some spanish homework...and GO VOTE!

...more dancing:

It's a Wrap!

2008-02-28T09:57:00.005-06:00

The three most precious words...EVER!

Yesterday I went on set for a movie featuring Vanessa Hudgens, Aly Michalka, Lisa Kudrow, etc. It felt like the longest day of my life. I checked in at noon and checked out at 2 am!! The scene was a rock concert so we had to listen to the same song over and over and over. It was pretty cool though b/c I got to dance right next to Aly in a close up. Hahaha! So if you guys go watch the movie, I'm the girl to her left. :P

The experience itself was pretty sweet though. I've never been on set of a motion picture so it was really fun to watch the crew and to see how the director works. I even thought of double majoring in RTF but after last night, I don't know if I would've had enough in me to shoot that much everyday. They're going to start filming on campus this Sunday. I haven't decided if I want to go yet. We'll see how my weekend goes.

So while I was doing that, I was bummed to miss out on Bill Clinton's rally. I thought I knew who I was going to vote for until the debate last week. My vote is really up in the air right now. I think tonight is Obama's rally so I'll try to go to that one especially since Ben Mckenzie from The O.C. is speaking. It's really cool that all these speakers and celebrities are coming for us on campus. It's cool to see how important our vote is for this primary.

Classes have been going smoothly. I don't have anything major before spring break so I'm just taking each day as it comes. As for spring break, the ski trip didn't fall through so I guess I'll just spend some time back in Dallas.

Next week is career prep week and they have some interesting seminars. I particulary want to go to Sales and PR/Advertising since those relate the most to marketing.

Alrighty well I have nothing else to say right now so I will leave you with another video clip. One of the many reasons why I love the Internet is that you can find so many talented people (and not so talented haha). I love his voice:

P.S. Shout out to Paul So...you better read this!

No mas!

2008-02-23T15:43:00.002-06:00

Case comp is over! Hurray! Unfortunately, we didn't make the finals but we had the worst odds to begin with. All the other rooms only had 2 groups but we had 3 so that sucked. We're pretty disappointed but I don't think any of us regret entering. It's very rewarding to finally present our solution that we've been working on for so long. Who knows...maybe I'll enter ABSA's case comp later this year.

Now that case comp is over, I need to catch up on my reading. I have a government test I have to take for ACC by next wednesday and I haven't started. Oops.

Has anyone been watching America's Best Dance Crew on MTV? There are some sick crews. Here's one from UC irvine: