2003-07-24 - 12:42 a.m.

It was supposed to be sunny today, with the mercury hitting about a hundred, but instead it rained. The smell of summer rain still lingers, although the humidity has dropped. Thank goodness. I can�t stand being all sticky and wet.

Speaking of getting all wet, I took a circuit training class yesterday. It started at 6:30 - in the morning! What kind of person wakes up at such an ungodly hour, only to torture themselves with an hour of intense spinning and non-stop weightlifting? If my first class is any indication, then the masochists are (with the exception of yours truly) all cute, young, health-obsessed women. Yeah, I�ll be going back. This despite the fact that when the class was over, my shirt was thoroughly drenched, my body ached, and I felt like I was gonna pass out. A small price to pay to spend an hour with a bunch of wet chicks in Spandex. Who knows, I might even get those six-pack abs I wanted�

I'll be going to school "full-time" this semester. I'm taking 14 units. The classes are:

Math 52. Go ahead and laugh, I�ll admit it. I'm a math-dunce. I took Geometry in high-school, but I gotta take it again. Shit. Oh well, I guess it has been more than ten years and I've forgotten most of it. Can you believe I'm gonna be 26 in a few days? Ugh. Stop reminding me. Anyway, in addition to this, I'll be taking world religion, a communications class and intro to philosophy.

These aren't the classes I wanted to take, but because of my ineptitude and tendency to procrastinate, I registered way later than I was supposed to and most of the other classes were already full. I was particularly pissed for missing out on a chemistry class I wanted. The way I figure, I should start my chemistry classes ASAP so that when I�m done in college, I�ll always be able to fall back on clandestine drug-manufacturing when times get tough. Or when times get good for that matter.

Also, I've got to find a job. The money I'm making off the website isn't steady enough to support me much longer. Since I�ll only be able to take a part time job, I�ll probably end up ditching this apartment soon to become someone�s roommate. Not only is this apartment too expensive for my new budget, but it�s also become a strand in the rope that�s strangling me socially. Roommates may be a pain in the ass, but I think the change will do me good. Plus, you know, the money thing. Wish I wouldn�t have turned down Jess�s offer to share an apartment before she got sucked into a yearlong lease. Oh well. C�est la vie.

I cleaned my balcony and front porch today, along the with few plants that have survived my barrage of neglect. I have often thought of my plants as an indicator of my own well-being. When I�m feeling good, the plants grow green and vibrant. Until today they were withering away, with cobwebs covering their brown, decomposing leaves, and cigarette butts littering their pots. Hmm�

I made a new banner today. Here's a link if you're interested. It's kinda like a t-shirt I recently stenciled. http://micai.diaryland.com/images/animatedpacman.gif

If you haven�t seen the animated movie, Waking Life, yet � do it. I�ll leave you with one of the many morsels of wisdom that make up a feast of a movie:

�You have begun to find your answers. Although it will seem difficult, the rewards will be great. Exercise your human mind as fully as possible, knowing that it is only an exercise. Build beautiful artifacts, solve problems, explore the secrets of the physical universe, savor the input from all the senses, feel the joy, and sorrow, the laughter, the empathy, compassion, and tuck these emotional memories in your travel bag.�