Back to the Books

Four years ago, the day after I graduated from Cal Poly Pomona, I was willing to bet anyone my whole life savings of probably 100 bucks that I would never attend school again.

But here I am, somewhat defeated by the world haha.  This is going to be two dreadful years.

I am attending Azusa Pacific University to obtain a Masters in Emotional Disturbance with a BCBA certification.  The main goal here is for that BCBA certification, in which it will triple my salary immediately. Classes started last week and its been pretty calm, it will be the online classes that will screw me over.

Wish me luck!

Zion!

Vanessa and I went on our next adventure in early August. The destination this time was the spectacular Zion National Park in Utah. This was Vanessa's second time, so I just followed her lead this time around. It was about an 7 hour drive, passing Vegas at a record time of 2.75 hours! By Friday morning at 10, we reached our hotel in Springdale, the official town in which it provides free shuttles that takes you directly to the trails. We conquered two strenuous trails, one in which conquered my right knee (again). We saw the breathtaking overview of the park known as the Observation Point and we hiked through water with walls as tall as skyscrapers guiding us along the way known as The Narrows. I have only seen places like these in travel magazines and movies, but to see it in real life made any pain worth it. I was so happy to sleep in a hotel room instead of a tent this time around.

Rivers and Roads

Ever since informed me that she was going to leave indefinitely to move in with Evan up north, I realized that I hadn't hung out with my little sister in a really long time. We were able catch up over tea, celebrate her birthday, eat corndogs at Disneyland, and record three songs! Out of the three songs, my favorite was our last one that was recorded two days before she left. This is also the first song I've uploaded to my soundcloud this year. Goodluck up there sis! Thanks for introducing Vanessa and I to Tsum Tsums!

Stars Fell on Alabama 

ft. Hannah Choo

Drakaris

Ever since the ending of the masterpiece called Breaking Bad, we had been contemplating on which shows to start (and finish).  So in the past four months, we've caught up with Game of Thrones, True Detective, Orange is the New Black, and Attack on Titan.

Attack on Titan is an odd ball out of the group of shows that we watched, considering that it is an anime.  It is an ongoing action series that doesn't stray away from the typical Japanese anime recipe of dragging out its story at times.  We aren't quite sure if we will be continuing with the series, but we sure enjoyed the action and twists during its finest moments.

True Detective was a brilliant miniseries that consisted about a dozen episodes.  It revolves around one single case that took about a decade to crack.  And with the help of McConaughey and Harrison's charismatic chemistry, it makes us sad to know that it was only for one season.

Orange is the New Black caught us off guard.  It was heavily female driven drama/comedy that took us by surprise at how addicting it was.  With season 2 ending a little weaker than the way it began, I hope the next season redeems itself early!

Our favorite show of the batch was Game of Thrones.  I always knew fantasy drama would be a great show, but I was always hesitant of starting because it would require a lot of time to invest.  With 4 full length seasons to catch up, Vanessa and I managed to binge it in less than 3 weeks!  So many great characters and memorable moments caused Vanessa to read in the midst of waiting for season 5!