I used to say that I should read the newspaper more often. Yet everytime I open the pages, all I find news of is murder, trials, and whatever political mess there is. I don't want to wake up to reading that kind of thing. So I close it and put it back on the counter. Even so, I can't only live in this corner of the world, right? Oh well. I went off my train of thought.

It bothers me how... what's the word... this world is. There are people running around calling themselves asses when they are not at all. Sure, people can be that way sometimes, but I know these people aren't always that way. Then again, "we are what we think"? Maybe. There are also those people that claim they're the greatest in the world while they treat people the way they do. Either way, I'm a hypocrite for saying that, cause I go around saying I'm a bitch at times. I can be, if I wanted to. I just really see no point in that. Although I say the same for profanity, I do use "wtf" while chatting.

Anyways, my reading "spree" kind of stopped for now. I finished reading Tuesdays With Morrie; it was really an inspirational book. And a bit depressing too. But I like Mitch Albom's style.

Before school ended, sophomores received a survey for our History course selection. I was filling out the one for APUSH and stopped when I reached a certain question. "Based on what main factor did you decide to take this course?" I wrote: "So I could work harder." It sounds a bit stupid, for sure, but oh well. After that question, there was a list of common factors and they asked you to number the top four. A lot of people do take it so that their college applications look better, however, I'm pretty sure it's not my main goal. For one, I wasn't thinking of it when I signed up.

So, I continue to talk with people older than me about college stuff. It gets me down a lot because, as I've said many times before, I don't know what I want to do. I was talking to a family friend just yesterday at a potluck. He has already graduated from college and is now designing games for cell phones. I asked him how he decided what he wanted to do. He said, "When I got into college, I took a look at Bio Engineering since it's the sort of area Asian parents want their children to look into. That and being a doctor. Well, I took a few classes and didn't like it. My roommate, who was a computer science major, suggested I take some of those classes too. I thought that it was pretty interesting."

Of course, people ask me about where I want to go. I sometimes say Stanford, but it's expensive and it's aiming a bit high. If I really wanted to go there, though, I could go to a community college for two years, then transfer or something like that. I heard it's cheaper that way, also. I still don't know. "Stanford has something for everyone." And their Japanese program looks awesome. In Japanese Club, we had a Stanford student as a guest for a day. He talked about Stanford, as well as the club he was the president of. It sounded great.

About APUSH: I don't really regret choosing to take it. Sure, it's more work, but I heard that regular U.S. History only covers the 20th century. Meanwhile, I'm reading from this APUSH book that's talking about Spanish conquistadores and the beginning of the New World. It's a really big difference. I like the historian that wrote the textbook, as well. There's a lot of work put into his writing. Though some of it may seem dull at times, it's not a bad read.