I was kind of hesitant to go out on Saturday, but I’m glad I did. Cris’ brother took all of us out for Cris’ sister’s birthday. We rolled in a white Cadillac Escalade limo to this club in Hollywood by the name of Garden of Eden. It was a fun night with lots of drinking, dancing, and music. I ended up getting home at around 4am. That wasn’t such a good Idea, considering I had to be at work in Santa Ana at 10am.

Work was probably one of the worst experiences ever. I was supposed to be there with another person all day from 10am until 7pm. Turns out that they had scheduled two ladies along with myself; one lady for the first half of the day, and another one for the second half of the day. The first lady showed up 2 hours late, and left a half hour early. The second girl never bothered to show up at all. So I was at El Super in Santa Ana all day, feeling sick and hungry by myself, without anyone to give me a break or keep me company, which in turn would have kept me motivated.

Sunday night I helped Cristina move back to UCLA. I was so tired I almost didn’t have any energy left to help. After I set up her computer we went down to CPK to get a pizza. It’s always fun to go there because we can have a full sit down meal for around $13. We order one pizza and split it, we ask for bread, and we only drink water (yes, we are broke college students that have to watch every penny).

Anyway, all in all it was a good weekend.

BTW, Saturday, my first client’s loan funded, so I get my commission check very soon. Also, yesterday I had an appointment in Compton that looks very promising. All right, write to you guys soon. Peace.

All in all, this weekend was pretty relaxing and enjoyable. Friday Cris and I went to the pool with he family and cooled off from the hot summer heat. Saturday Cris and I went to Josh’s house, we had a fun night with friends, carne asada, aroz, salsa, cerveza, and a hot Jacuzzi. Sunday I went to Cris’ house for her nieces “early birthday” party. She’s turning four in a few days. They had a jumper and tons of good food; carne asada, tacos, chips, nachos, cerveza, and cake.

Today is Monday and I guess I’m back to my summer routine of working during the day and chilln’ during the night. So far, today I went all over campus and delivered a bunch of stuff and I just finished scanning a photograph for some lady that works across the hall. Soon I’ll go to lunch and have an awesome sandwich. But for now it’s just a waiting game until I decide it’s lunchtime. Peace.

I had a few minutes of reflection a second ago.

Here’s the deal. If you’ve never attended a ”University,” you can’t begin to understand how much time is taken up by studying. I have been on summer vacation for about 3 weeks now, but I haven’t forgotten the struggle.

School, especially as an adult, is extremely difficult. You have so much to worry about. If you need money for school, you try to get scholarships. To get the scholarships, then you need to get good grades. In addition to this, you also need to work in order to pay for your daily expenses.

Attending University is nothing like attending a trade school, a technical school, or a school like Phoenix University. If you ever hear a person compare the two, stop them. Tech school is nothing like a four year University. I’ve attended both types of schools, and they don’t compare.

Graduates (employers) of established Universities also recognize the difference between tech school and University. Moreover, a degree one receives from attending a tech school isn’t worth a fraction of what a degree from a University is worth. Of course, if you have a degree from a tech school, it is better than nothing; but not by much.

To anyone who is considering a tech school over a University, stop right now. It may take you a bit longer, but its’ worth it in the long term, and it will most like cost you less if you attend a state school.