believe it or not, this is the best i came up with

I don't know why it just occurred to me that i can use youtube to play some Vals Peruano for my grandma. She's enjoying it.

I arrived to Lima today at 2 pm. The flight was pretty good. I slept the whole way without any pills. Sweet!

I'm done with qualifier exams. Today they sent me an email and told me i passed the test i took last week, so all i have left is my dissertation. This officially makes me a Ph.D candidate now.

It feels like time flew by since i took the first step toward this. I'm actually kind of proud of myself.

One more exam to go. I'll be tested on on health and labor economics today at 10 am.

( please let this one be the last one )

In case you didn't know, men who smoke smell really really good. At least i really really think so.

Hash brown + sausage, egg, and cheese mcgriddle + medium caramel flavored iced coffee = feeling guilty

If i wouldn't have lots of reading to do after work, i'd rush to the gym and stay there for a good two hours.

I guess i'm having a salad for lunch today.

I don't know how much longer can i keep this up. Either i have to change or you have to change.

Our relationship started great considering how my last one ended, but now you are being just too fucking difficult. Sometimes you're just not enough. Whenever we try again, it starts great, but it always ends up the same way after a while.

Maybe it's time to accept it and move on. Unless i lose some weight or they start making medium-size shirts wider, my relationship with medium shirts is over.

Either that or they need to come up with shirts that are medium in length and large in width.

I finally mustered enough motivation to make a public post after a little over two months.

-Had a great time with my friend Jeff in Chicago. I got a better feel of the city and got to meet some nice new people. By the way, whoever says Chicago is like NYC does not know NYC at all.

-Finally finished all my course work. All i have left to do is take my second field exam in Economics of Human Resources (labor economics and health economics) in August 6th and then write my dissertation. Fun fun fun!

-Jamie and i went to Orlando with our friends Paul and Garry. It was a great time. Orlando has so many great things to do. The Simpsons motion ride is amazing. I want to go back just to do that again.

-I almost ruined a job opportunity for having too much fun. I'll just leave it at that.

-I realized 98% of my shirts are black or some deviation of that color. I guess it's time to change that. I will need a red shirt if we go back to Orlando around those dates.

-I did what can very well be the most stupid thing i'll ever do in my life.

-Jamie and i upgraded to a queen size mattress. When we started dating we managed to sleep on his twin size bed when i stayed over, but now a full size is too small at times, haha.

-I have not quit on the gym yet. Yay for me.

-I bought a suit at Brooks Brothers 20 days ago and they emailed me yesterday to tell me that the order has been canceled because they just found out it is out of stock. Bullshit. They're lame as fucking hell.

-Had a great time in Provincetown, MA with good friends (pictures coming). Thanks again, Rich. You are a sweet sweet man.

-I've been thinking about growing my hair again. I miss it.

-My brother asked me to be his best man for his wedding in January, but then they decided to postpone it for a few months. Jamie and i will have to reschedule out trip there.

-This has been a year for traveling for Jamie and I. More me than Jamie though. For someone who does not like to fly, i get on a plane quite often.

-I decided to stop killing my Spanish and i am committing to write properly in Spanish whenever i do. That means no more skipping the opening question and exclamation marks or the acute accent marks.

-I'm still not a big fan of facebook. Sadly, i'm still on it.

-Finally, happy 89th birthday grandma. You should be getting the roses around 2 pm. I hope you like them.

Tomorrow is my last final exam and then i will be (relatively) free!

Also, last year school work and finals had me way too busy until the very day i left to Chicago for bear pride.

I know bryans1stchoice will be there and i know that skacubby and vianegativa live there, so i'm hoping to run into them. soldierofsolace are you going this year too? Man, i'll kick myself if i miss you again this year.

Seriously. I think it is really stupid to live in a city as culturally diverse as NYC and not know the difference between the name Jorge and George.

What's even worse, why is it that when i have a conversation with some people this is what happens:

Dumbass: What's your name again?
Me: I'm Jorge and you?
Dumbass: I'm Dumbass. Well, see you later, George.

or:

Dumbass: What's your name?
Me: Jorge
Dumbass: What?
Me: Jorge
Dumbass: How do you spell it?
Me: J-o-r-g-e
Dumbass: Ohhh...you mean George.

I know who to blame for all these confusions, but i do not want to point fingers.

I think i'm pretty much done with school. I'm tired of fucking classes, exams, projects, and homeworks. Ten years of post-secondary education is enough for me.

I'm ready for some fucking research.

11:00 am:
Small coffee with skim milk and splenda
Sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich

6:00 pm:
Taco bell's crunch wrap supreme
Small diet pepsi

10:00 pm:
Ham, ricotta, and mozzarella calzone
Diet pepsi

Water intake: none
Sleep hours: 7.5 hours (from 2 am to 9:30 am)

10:30 am:
1 glass of crystal light
2 glasses of water

4:00 pm:
Chicken parm with spaghetti

7:30 pm:
2 slices of pepperoni pizza
4 glasses of coke


Water intake: 4 glasses
Sleep hours: 6.5 hours (from 2 am to 8:30 am)

9:30 am:
Bowl of honey nut cheerios with skim milk

1:30 pm:
12 inches Italian bmt with provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, olives, and light mayo from subway
Medium diet coke

5:30 pm:
Chicken pad thai noodles
2 glasses of water

9:00 pm:
1 pint of mother's milk
1 pint of blue moon

10:30 pm
2 mcdonald's cheeseburgers
1 sam adams

11:00 pm:
1 slice of margarita pizza from artichoke
4 pints of yuengling

1 am:
1 shot of absinthe
1 pint of asswiper...i mean budweiser
Half a chicken cutlet sandwich

Water intake: 2 glasses of water
Sleep hours: 10 hours (from 4:30 am to 2:30 pm)

11:00 am:
Sausage, egg, and cheese on a roll
1 large coffee with vanilla creamer and sugar

2:00 pm:
Small coffee with skim milk and brown sugar

3:00 pm:
Nugo protein bar

7:00 pm:
Turkey burger, lettuce, tomato, and ketchup on a bun
Sweet potato fries

Water intake: 2 glasses
Sleep hours: 6.5 hours (from 2 am to 8:30)

11:30 am:

Medium coffee with millk and brown sugar
1 Peruvian tamal
4 pieces of chicharron
1 roll with butter

7:00 pm:
Big bowl of honey nut cheerios with skim milk

9:30 pm:
Calzone with ham, ricotta, and mozzarella cheese

Water intake: none
Sleep hours: 5 hours (from 1:30 am to 6:30 am)

11:30 am:
Bowl of honey nut cheerios with skim milk

7:30 pm:
Large beef lo mein
1 glass of water

12:00 am:
Small frozen coke
Dole bowl of mandarin oranges in light syrup

Water intake: 2 glasses
Sleep hours:

10:30 am:
Sausage, egg, and cheese on an english muffin
Small coffee with skim milk and splenda

2:30 pm:
Medium cheese broccoli soup
1 small roll

4:00 pm:
Small coffee with cream and brown sugar

8:30 pm:
Chipotle vegetarian burrito with sour cream and guacamole

Water intake: none
Sleep hours: 8.5 hours (from 2 am to 10:30 am)