Current Events.

To fill you in on what's been happening lately:

1. I am lead role in Vallejo High's spring musical, "Two by Two". It is a play about Noah and the Ark, in which God talks to me and orders myself and my family to build an ark for two of each animal and creature to carry over after 40 days and 40 nights of rain. It's pretty funny to me, and I have a whole bunch of lines to memorize, but its okay. I think it'll be 10x funnier than last year's.

2. Just got my tux for prom. Simple, basic, black tuxedo with red vest and bowtie, and white shirt. Patent leather shoes. I also saw Alexis at Men's Wearhouse too. Small world, right?

3. Speaking of Prom, it is in 9 days.

4. The day after prom is my Cal-day field trip! I have to get to school by 8:00 am. Boo. But I feel this field trip will be worthwhile, I'll be able to see alot of the campus that day, meet a lot of current students and talk to them about their experiences, and get the overall vibe of the University. I'm gonna love college.

5. AP Tests are coming up! I am currently in the process of preparing for both the Physics and Calculus exam. I'm hoping and praying to pass the Physics especially!



I really feel the higher level of maturity kicking in nowadays. Which is odd, because I remember even less than a year ago feeling very unpolished and raw, student-wise and as a young man. I'm starting to feel like a young adult, as odd as that sounds. I think it is expressed inside and out, from my speech and being able to hold conversation with teachers and adults, the vocabulary I use, to being able to go to the bank and make a payment myself, to even my clothes. I used to be the high flying, radical, Nike lovin' Air Salgado. Now I'm more composed, collected, vans-wearing, Heritage-shopping, Berkeley-going Earnest.

There are some days where I have regressions though. I still love Nike haha

School is coming to an end. I know a lot of people who want to just get it over with as quick as possible, but I feel pretty much the same about everything I go through, and school is not an exception. I try to get the most out of everything, make the best of everything, and do all I can in everything. People who know me best know that that's what I've been doing since day 1, since the first day of my freshman year. I just don't buy into all the myths, all the talk about "Senioritis" or how bad VHS is. I..."just do it"...really, things aren't so bad if you don't focus on the downsides, and that's how I feel about everything in life.

The way I live my life is in such a way where I am very thorough with EVERYTHING: I try to leave no stone unturned, when it is time to work, I work hard. When it is time to laugh, I laugh hard. It is this extreme focus on the moment that is key; so as I progress through, I will get the feeling of completeness; and I will have peace with the situation. I think it's the reason why I rarely say "Damn, I miss the times when blah blah blah." I know I got the most out of it when it was right here in front of me, and that's how I treat every day, every moment, everything I involve myself in. Yeah, there are times when I miss things, I am human, but for the most part I am okay with things.

Keeping the right attitude is what's important. It's what's led me to my successes, and I feel if I continue to keep feeling the same about life, the possibilities are endless. With it I feel I can do anything I wish, get through Berkeley, get a good amount of money that people want so much, get a nice house, new Mercedes, stuff like that.

I mean yeah, I do tend to drone on and lecture from time to time about these things, but it's what I do, baby. I'm a born leader, its almost natural to feel the need to tell people what they need to hear. It's almost like I feel it is my obligation to others, to share my values. I mean, what good is it to be a high character, good person; believe in all these good virtues, but not articulate it to others as best you can?

But I'll tell you what, it's not easy being me, though. Even though I put out this vibe about me that I am very in-control with everything, I do have weaknesses. I guess that's for another blog one day haha