Congratulations to us! Today is the official one-year anniversary of Cristina and I being together. It has been a great year for the both of us and being able to share that with one another has been a blessing to the both of us. Cristina, I love you very much and I am very happy to be able to share this critical time and all our success with one another. I can’t wait to see you tonight.

This is what I made for Cris… she liked this card very much:

Me and Cristina:

The funniest thing happened the other day. I experienced a revelation. All of my life I’ve known myself as an interesting, smart, creative person, but I never really new why I was so fortunate to possess these qualities. I’m not about to give you a definitive reason for why I have these qualities, but here it goes anyway:

Last semester I took a literature course in Latin American cultures. During the time I was enrolled in this course I read many pieces of Latin American literature; it was almost excessive. A few readings I actually enjoyed were written by the Nobel Prize winning author Pablo Neruda. His style was very baroque and influenced by political issues; extremely creative nonetheless. Anyway, I didn’t learn his real name until I did a search on Google for my name, Ricardo Reyes. The search returned a link to Pablo Neruda’s biography, in it I read his real name Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto.

I know that a name doesn’t really mean anything because I also found a man that is currently wanted in San Diego by the same name, but it is possible that the creative gene which Neruda possessed is in me.

Is this likely to be the reason why I am the way I am? It probably is not.
Is it impossible? Nearly, but no.

So for now, the Reyes name is not just a name. In English it means Kings, in genetic characteristics it means creative and genius .

Anyone interested in his work should read this famous book:

This day had every opportunity to be a great day. Unfortunately it failed just before the end. The day started out pretty good, I went to my first class at 10 am, and it was really cool and exciting. The professor seems really motivated and funny. And the topic is marketing, something I’ve always been interested in. After class I met up with about six friends and we all went to grab some lunch. We ate some La Salsa; the most expensive Mexican food you can buy that somehow manages to taste pretty bad. Even though this meal wasn’t the best it was still a good lunch. After that I went to work, and it was very much the same routine as every previous day. The good thing was that I got off early.

Pretty good day so far right?

So the day’s about to end and I’m in my car driving in the parking structure with my windows down and I hear a whispering grumble. I think to myself: It cant be. I got out and checked my tires… and yes, I had a flat tire . The almighty Magnetic tire has proven itself again. I recently purchased these tires, less than 6 months ago, and this is the second time I get a screw in the same tire. I had two screws in my tire this time. Further adding to my situation was the fact that I was having trouble changing that stupid tire, it’s hard to get the jack under the car because it’s lowered, and emergency tools are always the least appropriate tools for emergencies. Whatever… the day’s not over… maybe someone will make a donation to my scholarship fund tonight.

Does anyone want to purchase a magnetic tire that’s less than six months old?