Then Dave Matthews Band?
Walk into a shitty situation/mood after class, and a simple click onto DMB has me smiling and singing back into what should be a great mood for this weekend and the rest of next week in its entirety.
Oh,
Made a trip to Borders yesterday to grab a few new reading materials to keep me occupied at work. Picked up Gus Hansen's book of his 2007 Aussie Millions win, A book about a stock market whiz kid's life (poor to rich etc.) entitled 'The Wolf of Wall Street', and a third book about a rags to riches story in Vegas ( see a trend here?) about 2 ".com" millionaires that sell their business and end up buying The Golden Nugget casino in Vegas. It's in the car at the moment, and the name of the third book is slipping my mind, but it's a fantastic read, only a hundred pages in. Ill be sure to edit/repost later tomorrow when I have it back in my room.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
And so...
The months turn into weeks...the weeks into days.. the days into hours.. All for what?
My 21st Birthday.
As I sit here, at 2:32AM, listening to Pandora.Com's DMB station and currently in one 10+1 MTT on FTP, I can only think of a few things.
1) I turn 21 in less than a week now.. and i can't wait. Besides the obvious ability to drink in public, I will be legal to RENT A CAR! Oh, and that thing called Poker...ya, I can actually play in a casino now! *Shameless plug - Reminder : AC trip for my bday, Nov 7-10th. Will be down there all weekend. *
2) I recently took part in my Major Program's huge event of the semester, the Sales Challenge. Composed of 3 events (Mock Role Play, Mock Interview, and 2-minute speed sell), companies from all over the tri-state area and as far as Boston, MA, pay WPU to come "scout" out sales majors/minors for possible internships/jobs as we grow older and move onto the professional world.
Simply put, this event routinely jump-starts Sales Major's careers, both current undergrads and soon-to-be graduates. I, luckily, was able to get in touch with a few companies after my events, all of which were interested in speaking about a summer internship for next year...
I couldn't be more excited. Two of the companies are stationed in the city, and one all over NJ (Enterprise). I really hope one of the three works out, as it would aid me greatly in getting my foot through the door in a profession I would love to be a part of once I graduate.
3) I don't know what the third one is... possibly my life in general.. If my life were to be compared to some sort of image, spanning over the last year or so, It'd most likely look like the Stock Market graphs of October... up, then down, then up, then down... some days, it looks amazing out through my eyes. Others, a bit gloomy and gray. But to a certain extent, I think you can attribute both good and bad days to growing up.
I'm learning, and have learned, a great deal about myself over the past year, and more importantly, since I've gotten to college. I've grown into a young man that believes in himself finally... I always had the cockiness, but as of late, have turned it into confidence. I've learned that people's opinions of you mean absolutely nothing, unless you allow them to. You define who you are, not a rumor nor a stereotype.
I'd be lieing if I said I cannot wait to leave on January 7th. There are people I will miss beyond any sort of able recognition, and you know who you are. Then there are those, who I sort of wish will be out of my life when I return. Maybe i'm being a bit harsh, but who knows. Only time will tell.
Goodnight.
My 21st Birthday.
As I sit here, at 2:32AM, listening to Pandora.Com's DMB station and currently in one 10+1 MTT on FTP, I can only think of a few things.
1) I turn 21 in less than a week now.. and i can't wait. Besides the obvious ability to drink in public, I will be legal to RENT A CAR! Oh, and that thing called Poker...ya, I can actually play in a casino now! *Shameless plug - Reminder : AC trip for my bday, Nov 7-10th. Will be down there all weekend. *
2) I recently took part in my Major Program's huge event of the semester, the Sales Challenge. Composed of 3 events (Mock Role Play, Mock Interview, and 2-minute speed sell), companies from all over the tri-state area and as far as Boston, MA, pay WPU to come "scout" out sales majors/minors for possible internships/jobs as we grow older and move onto the professional world.
Simply put, this event routinely jump-starts Sales Major's careers, both current undergrads and soon-to-be graduates. I, luckily, was able to get in touch with a few companies after my events, all of which were interested in speaking about a summer internship for next year...
I couldn't be more excited. Two of the companies are stationed in the city, and one all over NJ (Enterprise). I really hope one of the three works out, as it would aid me greatly in getting my foot through the door in a profession I would love to be a part of once I graduate.
3) I don't know what the third one is... possibly my life in general.. If my life were to be compared to some sort of image, spanning over the last year or so, It'd most likely look like the Stock Market graphs of October... up, then down, then up, then down... some days, it looks amazing out through my eyes. Others, a bit gloomy and gray. But to a certain extent, I think you can attribute both good and bad days to growing up.
I'm learning, and have learned, a great deal about myself over the past year, and more importantly, since I've gotten to college. I've grown into a young man that believes in himself finally... I always had the cockiness, but as of late, have turned it into confidence. I've learned that people's opinions of you mean absolutely nothing, unless you allow them to. You define who you are, not a rumor nor a stereotype.
I'd be lieing if I said I cannot wait to leave on January 7th. There are people I will miss beyond any sort of able recognition, and you know who you are. Then there are those, who I sort of wish will be out of my life when I return. Maybe i'm being a bit harsh, but who knows. Only time will tell.
Goodnight.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
It's official...
I'M GOING TO SPAIN MUTHA FUCKAS!
Ha. Now that we have that out of the way, I received my acceptance email from ISA yesterday morning... What a great thing to wake up to, after a month and a halfs worth of work etc. Now, I get to fight the Spanish Consulate in NYC for my student visa earlier than "expected" delivery so I can still be eligible for my selected program. Sigh.
Also, time to find a cheap flight, and get my course assignments done so I can fight my academic chair person for credits. Weeeeeeeeee.
In other news... there is none. I'm working a ton still trying to pay my bills and build a roll for AC which is in three weeks. The countdown to my birthday (21 baby) is now at 19 days.. or 18 if you don't count the actual day? Idk how that works.
Holla atcha boy
Ha. Now that we have that out of the way, I received my acceptance email from ISA yesterday morning... What a great thing to wake up to, after a month and a halfs worth of work etc. Now, I get to fight the Spanish Consulate in NYC for my student visa earlier than "expected" delivery so I can still be eligible for my selected program. Sigh.
Also, time to find a cheap flight, and get my course assignments done so I can fight my academic chair person for credits. Weeeeeeeeee.
In other news... there is none. I'm working a ton still trying to pay my bills and build a roll for AC which is in three weeks. The countdown to my birthday (21 baby) is now at 19 days.. or 18 if you don't count the actual day? Idk how that works.
Holla atcha boy
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I had one of the best, most intelligent, well thought out talks in my life tonight. It was simply surreal to be able to sit down with someone, and talk about everything, without the before-thought that it may sound mean, or harsh, or fake, etc. Just true feelings and emotions and honesty. And it made me realize, there's more to my life than what I sometimes perceive to be. I feel as though lately, my life is a huge blur... but not in the "everything is moving too fast" sort of way.
My life is confusing, to say the least. Like i've written before, school/work/spain/poker.. it's confusing. And tonight really set a few things "right"... and if you are reading this, thank you...
My life is confusing, to say the least. Like i've written before, school/work/spain/poker.. it's confusing. And tonight really set a few things "right"... and if you are reading this, thank you...
Monday, October 13, 2008
Was going to write out a good entry...
But all of a sudden, I lost the motivation to bitch and complain for the night... sigh. Let's go Rangers.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Frustration... Anxiety...Excitement...
Sounds intriguing, right?
Let's go down the list.
Frustration :
William Paterson's International Studies office, sucks. Secondly, New Jersey's "way" of handling applications, sucks. Put 2 and 2 together, and I'm frustrated as hell at the fact that I have to wait an extra 3 weeks to find out if I'm accepted into my program of choice of Barcelona b/c it's an ass-backwards process. Fan. Fucking. Tastic.
Anxiety :
This semester will either prove to myself, that I can handle a large workload along with a large chunk of my time spent working (making $), AND extra-curricular actives ; or I'll fall flat on my face as I hopefully board a plane to Spain. Either way, I'm nervous/anxious as hell about what I'm taking on this October and November.
I'm scared I will fail terribly in my sales classes, even though this semester's schedule has made me happier than ever with what I've chosen to do regarding my choice of major and my future post-college. The sales challenge is something I KNOW i can do well at, it's just executing that has me queezy at times.
Due to my AC trip ( which will be explained in greater detail at the end of this post..), I'm working close to 25-30 hours a week to try to make a nice G for Cards... This may seem nothing compared to what other students do, but for myself, working 30 hours a week, plus Sigma Pi, plus RA'ing etc... I'm impressed with the workload i've accumulated, but at the same time, know it's a daunting task and one which will help define my character/work-ethic if I follow through with everything.
Excitement :
It's finally official. I , along with Rob and Joe, and whoever else decides to trek down to AC for my bday, are going to be there from Nov 7 (friday) - Nov 10th (monday). Yes, Friday-Monday. What's that mean? I'm paying a lot for my hotel for that weekend, yes. But more importantly, there are AT LEAST 2 nights where people can come down and celebrate the fact I'm legal. Also, the oppurtunity to be able to say "I saw / knew Greg De Jesus when he wasn't a degenerate gambler" is very possible.
Anyway, We'll be down there from friday morning till mon morning. We are staying at the Showboat the entire time. The only minor snag up, is the fact I'm so broke, I can only afford a room for myself /w Rob/Joe. This means, if you decide to come down, unfortunately plan on finding a place to crash that most likely, isn't my room's floor. I'm not 100% on Rob/Joe's feelings, so I'll have to pass it by them if we're going to have any "crash" space. Regardless though, I HIGHLY suggest that if you are coming, find someone else (or 3 or 4 people) to split a room wtih.. It IS Atlantic City on a weekend, so any boardwalk casino/hotel's will atleast be 200 a night.. there are always the Motels/Hotels off the strip that can be had for around 100 a night, so do some research if your coming down. Again, i'm sorry I'm not baller enough to host people, but I hope it doesn't deter anyone from coming to celebrate and have a fcuking awesome time down there with me.
Also, the general plan seems to be, to do one Birthday Dinner down there either Fri or Sat. night. If you're interested or definitely planning on coming down, please drop me a line with which day your coming down and I can get a general idea of what day is best to make a reservation somewhere on the Strip. Most likely afterthe dinner, hit up Casbah or one of the clubs down there to get in my required night of fist pumping per NJ rules.
Hm... what else...
Oh... Mary, aka best friend from Vernon, requested to be in this blog. I'VE GOT FANS! Haha. I feel for the young lady though.. she's an employee @ Weis's in Kutztown, and it's fucking idiot central. Poor sap.
Hit me up with questions/ideas etc for AC...
DeadCellKid - AIM
gregdejesus@yahoo.com - Email
Let's go down the list.
Frustration :
William Paterson's International Studies office, sucks. Secondly, New Jersey's "way" of handling applications, sucks. Put 2 and 2 together, and I'm frustrated as hell at the fact that I have to wait an extra 3 weeks to find out if I'm accepted into my program of choice of Barcelona b/c it's an ass-backwards process. Fan. Fucking. Tastic.
Anxiety :
This semester will either prove to myself, that I can handle a large workload along with a large chunk of my time spent working (making $), AND extra-curricular actives ; or I'll fall flat on my face as I hopefully board a plane to Spain. Either way, I'm nervous/anxious as hell about what I'm taking on this October and November.
I'm scared I will fail terribly in my sales classes, even though this semester's schedule has made me happier than ever with what I've chosen to do regarding my choice of major and my future post-college. The sales challenge is something I KNOW i can do well at, it's just executing that has me queezy at times.
Due to my AC trip ( which will be explained in greater detail at the end of this post..), I'm working close to 25-30 hours a week to try to make a nice G for Cards... This may seem nothing compared to what other students do, but for myself, working 30 hours a week, plus Sigma Pi, plus RA'ing etc... I'm impressed with the workload i've accumulated, but at the same time, know it's a daunting task and one which will help define my character/work-ethic if I follow through with everything.
Excitement :
It's finally official. I , along with Rob and Joe, and whoever else decides to trek down to AC for my bday, are going to be there from Nov 7 (friday) - Nov 10th (monday). Yes, Friday-Monday. What's that mean? I'm paying a lot for my hotel for that weekend, yes. But more importantly, there are AT LEAST 2 nights where people can come down and celebrate the fact I'm legal. Also, the oppurtunity to be able to say "I saw / knew Greg De Jesus when he wasn't a degenerate gambler" is very possible.
Anyway, We'll be down there from friday morning till mon morning. We are staying at the Showboat the entire time. The only minor snag up, is the fact I'm so broke, I can only afford a room for myself /w Rob/Joe. This means, if you decide to come down, unfortunately plan on finding a place to crash that most likely, isn't my room's floor. I'm not 100% on Rob/Joe's feelings, so I'll have to pass it by them if we're going to have any "crash" space. Regardless though, I HIGHLY suggest that if you are coming, find someone else (or 3 or 4 people) to split a room wtih.. It IS Atlantic City on a weekend, so any boardwalk casino/hotel's will atleast be 200 a night.. there are always the Motels/Hotels off the strip that can be had for around 100 a night, so do some research if your coming down. Again, i'm sorry I'm not baller enough to host people, but I hope it doesn't deter anyone from coming to celebrate and have a fcuking awesome time down there with me.
Also, the general plan seems to be, to do one Birthday Dinner down there either Fri or Sat. night. If you're interested or definitely planning on coming down, please drop me a line with which day your coming down and I can get a general idea of what day is best to make a reservation somewhere on the Strip. Most likely afterthe dinner, hit up Casbah or one of the clubs down there to get in my required night of fist pumping per NJ rules.
Hm... what else...
Oh... Mary, aka best friend from Vernon, requested to be in this blog. I'VE GOT FANS! Haha. I feel for the young lady though.. she's an employee @ Weis's in Kutztown, and it's fucking idiot central. Poor sap.
Hit me up with questions/ideas etc for AC...
DeadCellKid - AIM
gregdejesus@yahoo.com - Email
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