My Life Sucks! Big Time!...

My life is in shambles, just like the economy. I'm finding it very difficult to balance my personal life and my business life. My grades have gone down the toilet, and my life at home is getting worse. So I've had to make several changes, such as taking an extra-long break session with skatreboarding. Although previously I said I would skate if it was warm, and I'd return full time in spring, I'm not going to resume skating until long after the beginning of spring. The fate of my grades hang in the balance. Also, I'm going to give it my best effort to try to revamp my relationship with my folks at home. It's irrational for me to keep myself secluded in my room from everyone else.

By the way, my college essay is really starting to kick ass! Even though it's based on a topic I'm trying not to focus on (skateboarding), it's still a good essay.

I rule!...

Today marks the last day I'll skateboard for the rest of the year (unless the weather remains warm). So I celebrated by going to Staten Island and visiting my cousin-in-law at her high school in Queens.

I'm currently writing this post at the Apple Store in Staten Island Mall (because I have nothing better to do). After this I plan on skating in S.I. some more before heading back to school so I can work on College Applications. And speaking of colleges, I changed my option of applying to NYU via regular decision to ease the tension resting on my shoulders. I'm going to have to bust my ass extra hard this term because last term I didn't do so well!

Whatever should I do next?...

Today was a productive but hectic day: I took my SAT!!!

I got out of the testing center at 2:30, and I am now in the Apple Store at Fifth Avenue. We began the test at 10:30 because of the long line and security. I had to take my test at Martin Luther King High School at 66th and Amsterdam because Columbia University, my original choice, was filled to capacity, and I was relocated.

The center was not that bad though. The proctor was relatively friendly, as was some of the kids as well. I was sitting next to a girl, roughly around my age, whom I shared a conversation with during the five-minute breaks. After the test I saw her outside but then she took the train at LIncoln Center while I continued to skate along 66th Street and I never saw her again. Dang, I wish I could have gotten to know what her name was (Don't worry; I'm not desperate!!!).

I'm not going home immediately; I'm going to skate to the Staten Island Ferry Terminal afterwards. I'm definitely going to need a shower by the time I get home!