I Just Want To Say Something...

So, haven't been up to all that much lately. The most I've done is find out when I'm working for how much I'm getting paid and how long I'm working. Money is very important for a college student. I know that this is a stereotypical characteristic of college kids, but it's very true for most of us. This probably doesn't apply to anyone with a full scholarship or who's family is in the upper class. I'm not sure though. I know that my roommate from last year and this coming year his parents are considered fairly well off when it comes to money. Then again they are in China. His father works for the Communist party and his mother for the tobacco industry. Both hold a lot of power in the People's Republic of China. The strangest thing about them is that they're "Muslim". Well, they're not really Muslim, they just claim to be, and they have it in their blood. Ok, enough of the side tracking. Money is very important in the present state of things, what with the tanked economy, recessions, price of oil, and whatnot etc. Hopefully I'll be able to make enough. I think that's probably everyone's aspiration for the coming year and so on and so forth.

I haven't gone fishing yet which is disappointing, and I have no idea when I will. Last time I went fishing on Block Island I fished from the shore, getting up at 4 a.m. On my second cast I caught a 29" 15 lb. striped sea bass. It tasted great, and I can't wait to go out and do that again. Unfortunately, due to the surgery and all of my time that I need to recuperate and all the work I'll be having to do this summer I'm afraid I may not be able to do everything that I want. This is especially so if I'm working 40 hour weeks. It's a shame when we put our career ahead of the things that we love. I'm going to try and get into either writing or film (or both), and luckily for me those are both things that I love.

I do miss my friends. I can't wait to see them again. I feel very cut off from everyone, but I suppose that's to be expected. I really wanted this summer to be able to talk to them or communicate with them in some way. It seems that this wish has been unsuccessful so far, but there's still hope.

Thanks,

Nathan