Reading
I am at MSU relaxing and doing some reading. Last night my fraternity crossed many new men into our Brotherhood. It was a great night and now I have 16 new men to call my Brothers. I was especially proud of a one guy, Ismael Vargas from WMU. I always wanted him to become a Brother, he is smart, hard working, dedicated to his family and wants to better his community. The perfect Lambda Beta man. He did it, and as of 12/6/2003 WMU has a new Brother. Congrats Ish! Now I got to update the website...

Now I am killing time at the MSU Union, waiting for Andres to call me and see what is up. We are getting some food then hanging out before the party tonight. I need to get back early cause I have a ton to do tomorrow. Still need to pack, get more done, and prepare for my trips. I am excited.

During my time killing here I was looking for a funny quote I had read before from Donald Rumsfield. I found it, and I want to share it here on the blog:

As we know,
There are known knowns.
There are things we know we know.

We also know
There are known unknowns.
That is to say
We know there are some things
We do not know.

But there are also unknown unknowns.
The ones we don't know
We don't know.

That is deep. No not really. I found it funny and I thought I should post it and share with the rest of you. Back to my reading.

This posted late because Blogger was messed up.

Vacation
Yes the Centellas boys like to work until we are so stressed out we get sick. Then we take a mini-vacation-sick-day and feel all better and back in the swing. So today is my day. I was run a little ragged the last few days and now today I am home.

What is funny is that I get more work done on these sick days then I actually get done in the office. I work in such an unproductive environment at GVSU.

All the stresses of this week are behind me. Ordered my passport. My group presentation went well last night. I got almost everything ordered for my trip to Bolivia. My new laptop is everything I wanted and more (the backlit keyboard). I taught Becky how to drive stick. Updated my websites, and I cleaned my room.

I still got a lot to get done before next week. GVSU Greek Conference coordinator work done. Western Regional Greek Association promotional materials need to be created and sent out by Monday. End of Semester report for GVSU is due tomorrow. Work out my next semester schedule with CompuCraft. I need to catch some fake bake so I am not in Bolivia all pasty. And I got get some food cause I am hungry.

Well back to my to-do-list.

Getting it done
Alright, I have had a ton of things to get done the last few days. I went to a UPS store to get an "Instant Passport" done. That was a trip. This guy took out his training manual in front of me on how he is supposed to do the paperwork. I am still a little worried about not getting it in time... I will not rest until it is in my hand.

I have a few last class project things to get done this week. Next week I leave for San Antonio so I have to have all my final projects and everything done ASAP. Plus not to mention all my end of the year GVSU things I have to complete. End of semester report, learning contract, evaluation, on top of all my regular duties. Oh yeah... that Board of Directors I am on... Western Region Greek Association needs my attention as well for some web work and promotional materials. I love being busy!

On the brighter note, my newer laptop came in, equipped with backlit keyboard and everything. Did another data transfer last night and she is up to speed now! I love it. I also got my delivery notice from Staples that my jumpdrive is in. Sweet. USB Quick storage here I come! Andres - I will be at MSU this weekend and I will bring yours.

Well I am done working here at CompuCraft for the day. Now off to GVSU and good times at class.

Ciao!

Passport?
I used to be the most organized, structured person in the world. Everthing in its place, neat, and I planned ahead for everything. Things have changed this last year and half. I forget stuff, lots of stuff, I put things off, I procrastinate, I just am not the same ol Sam.

This weekend, two weeks before my trip to Bolivia I decided to check on my passport. I swear I thought it was still good... but it was not. So now I have less then two weeks to my trip and I need a new passport. Issues: my old passport for some reason is at my parents house, I was born overseas which is always an issue, and I don't have time to drive to Chicago to go to the Bolivia Consul.

So what am I to do? I always manage to find a way, which might be what has lead to my increased amount of laziness (knowing that it will always work out in the end). I found a place in Grand Rapids that can do it for me super fast. My dad is mailing me my passport, next day air. So I should get my passport on time, more costly, but on time so I can make my trip.

I sense a New Years Resolution coming on... No More Procrastinating. But I will wait to start that resolution until New Years.

Quiero Mami
Tonight she cried. It has been a week and tonight she asked were mami was... and then she cried. She stopped once I got Finding Nemo started, but she still sniffled a little. Tomorrow morning we head to Chicago and I have to give her up again. I will not see her for two weeks, and when I do see her again it will be briefly before I board my flight to Bolivia. So that means it will be sometime before I get such great quality time with her.

This week was the best. We played, we drove from city to city, we ate, we watched movies, we shopped, we ate, took lots of pictures and just had a good time. So for those who missed the action, here it is in living color. Check out Novalí's picture page: Novali's Pictures

Long day of driving tomorrow... then it is back to the grind.