I remember when I would make it a point to type up a blog entry everyday as a training diary.  I'd type, in detail, every exercise that I used and/or every thig that I did for my own training.  I've gotten lazy.  Now I rarely blog and it's only when something big happens.  Usually it's something that pissed me off or something so big that it's keeping me awake at night and the only thing to do is blog. 

For tonight I wanted this to be an update. 

I made a heartfelt decision to stop my studies in psychology and transfer over to Coleman College to learn computer networking.  A huge leap huh?  I'm turning 27 this Thursday and it has come to light that in order to have a successful career in psychology I'd have to go for my Master's and PhD.  I don't have that kind of time.  I'll be 32 by the time I get that far.  So even as much as I've come to love psychology, there's no money in it.  I know that I love to work with my hands.  Me working a desk job, pushing papers, is like getting a football player to do a Human Resourses job.  I've always enjoyed be a technician... whether working on my own airsoft guns along with James's and Peter's (bastards), taking apart and re-assembling my radio controlled cars, working on my Toyota Tacoma, and tinkering with computers.  If it's not hands on, I'm not interested.  Except for psychology.

I need to up and about so that I don't get bored and Coleman College is extremely hands on.  After talking to Frank (who really reminds me of a filipino Mr. Castillo) and giving me a tour and even letting me sit in on the classes.  It impressed me enough to make the switch.  I'll be done with that in as little as 7 months and they'll halp me find a job.  Mr. Lemelle from Mid-City heard about my career change and already is hooking me up with more job info with the place that he works at.  I finally feel that I'm going to go somewhere and be somebody other than the World's Finest TKD Instructor SBN Mario.

Damn... I'll be 27 years old.  I admit that I should've been done with school like 4 year ago or I should be almost done with my Master's and PhD.  Nobody told me that it's okay to switch majors in the middle of school.  My dad was adamant about me making up my mind right away.  So I'd blurt out a major and I'd just go for it.  In the end I really wanted psychology but at my age... I need a job now.  The computer field is as hot as the nursing field but not as demanding.  My parents wanted me to be a nurse.  Nurses are on call.  Ever watch the TV show Scrubs?  My social life will be in the hospital because I'd be in there so much.  No way.

For my TKD training.  After I start Coleman nothing will get in my way anymore.  I'll make an extreme effort to study whenever I can.  I'll need to learn and reveiw all 8 Taegeuks and Palgwes, the history of TKD, and all of the Korean terminology.  Then I need to do as much exercise that I can fit in.  I might even consider joining 24 hour fitness.  I know that I'm just being vain but I want to finally lose my gut.  I want to look sexy in my TKD uniform.  Hehehe...  I eat nothing but Subway and salads but I need to start jogging more.  My cardio really really stinks and it shows in the ring.  After about 3-5 exchanges I'm already out of breath and can do nothing but defend.

The Comic-Con... I'm getting bored with it.  Even though I'm starting to go to panels and compete in the contests and raffles I still have one main interest... anime.  The anime scene there has gone way down and it disappoints me.  So I have a gaol that for 2010 I'll try the Anime Expo!!!  I'll want to reserve a hotel room close to the convention center to cut down on gas and spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday there.  I just like watching anime and ever since my interest has been re-sparked by Ah! My Goddess I want to go to a convention that has lots and lots of anime.  Anime Expo will sometimes have the japanese anime voice actors as guests there.  Kikuko Inoue was there a handful of times.  Who is she?  She's the japanese voice actress for Belldandy!!!  Also many of the english anime voice actors are at Anime Expo.  I need to go there.  My goal is to that before I turn 29 or earlier. 

I've been doing the whole old man talk everywhere I go.  I'd say, "I wish I was in high school again."  Or I'd be talking to some of my younger friends like that.  Of course I get the usual, "Mario you're still young."  I really wish I felt that way. 

Time for this old man to get some sleep.

Good night.