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Hi America!

Okay, I am now alright. Everything is good; I am prepping for college! All that's left is to figure out how to fit my life into the box that I will call my room. Ultimate character development right there: two guys into a room that is smaller than a hotel bathroom (well not really). So, I just caught this show that I absolutely must tell you about. It's called Dorm Life, and its a documentary following seven college students at the dorm 5 South (pretty soon, you'll get the joke). Check it out on Hulu; I took the liberty of posting the first episode for ya! Please, it's so hilarious and if this is any indication how my college life will be; then I am in for a treat! Go Jones!

Don't we all need someone to lean on?

Morning vid: The amazing Chrissie Hynde

Your morning motivational song!

This is Jessica Sanchez

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Why don't college guidebooks ever tell you how hard it is to say goodbye? All they tell you is that you can be whatever you want, especially on sun splashed quads or grassy spaces. It is truly difficult to say bye, but you can console yourself, especially by watching That 70s Show! I don't know what I'm going to do with myself the next couple of weeks, but I know that I'll be watching a lot of That 70s Show; why? It makes me laugh, and it takes my mind off things. I'm currently packing, somehow figuring out how to fit my life in two suitcases (that's my limit cause Southwest charges for the third checked bag). Let me tell you, space bags are awesome! Let me put it this way; my clothes went on a diet :). Now, on the second goodbye; the first came today and it was pretty tough; but, like I said yesterday we must know that we will meet again, courtesy of ol' St. Nick. So let's prepare ourselves for what's to come; let's not be nervous; let's be ready!

And, for the record, I now have two more celebrity replies to add to my list (the first was Glee's Amber Riley); The first is Syesha Mercado (thanks for the follow, as well!) and the second is Jessica Sanchez, look her up on You Tube.

The time has come.

Well, the past few days have been a flurry of emotions. Should I be sad? Should I be happy? Should I be excited that I can finally go to a Kelly Clarkson concert? Should I be packing (for the record, I am)? Why do you let yourself get so close to people, if you know that eventually you will say goodbye (or see you later)? On the one hand, I am sad about losing my two favorite people in the whole world; On the other, I am happy to be finally going to NU, especially after all I've heard about on Facebook's Jones's Group. I am nervous about starting a new life, but I am also anxious to meet my roommate face to face and stare across the lake on an early morning, especially in the winter. In the end, I must stay positive. I am comforted by the fact that I will see these people in a few months; and hopefully on another trip in two summers. And, I know that we will stay in touch; there's too much at stake not to stay in touch. So in the end, I prepare for tomorrow; In the end, I promise not to be too sad; but above all, I promise to always be thankful for what you have given me. Thanks.

The Mystery of Celebs on Twitter

I use Twitter fairly often. And every so often I get replies; not nearly as often as I'd like, but I try. And I try to respond to every single one of them (who I am kidding? I have too much time NOT to respond to them). I've always wondered, though: How do celebrities get away with having so many followers, yet respond to only a few replies? For your information, by replying to people, you don't magically give them a gateway to begin finding out more about you. So in other words, if I reply to someone, that doesn't make them any more likely to find out more about me; they can't find out exactly where I am or what I'm doing at the moment, simply by me responding to them. There are a select few celebrities that do respond to people, but most only respond to their "own kind." There's like a secret Twitter celebrities club. Only do people who are in this club have the privilege of being replied and replying to celebrities. Hmmm, how do I get into this club?

Troy spends most of his time replying to celebrities, hoping that they respond back to them. For the record, only Amber Riley of Glee has ever responded to me.

An Incredibly Busy Few Days

Wow, since I've last checked in, there have been a lot of stuff that has been happening. I'll just make it quick, though, cause I'm trying to reset my sleep schedule lol... Got to get ready to see guns outside of my window (Jones inside joke apparently), and that might not let me sleep. Got my tuition bill, and let me just say this: I only wish I could get a car that's worth as much as my education... Oh, but I have been trying to go on a "lifestyle change" (read: diet) and so far, it's going pretty well, but you know those freshman 15 everyone tells you about? Yeah, they start with goodbye dinners at Ventana's and Ardovinos... Not that I don't absolutely love those restaurants... I just won't eat breakfast/dinner those days... There! Solved it... And I must say, it is getting closer to that time, when everyone will leave me and I will press "restart" on that DVD player (not literally)... Well, not literally restart, but let's just say play. Let me just say this (courtesy of @syesha on Twitter): Focus on the present and let the past stay where it belongs. It's tough, but it is necessary and I only know that we will all meet up somewhere! Where, I don't know. We'll see. We shall see.

Currently watching: An infomercial for Your Baby Can. I'm just that awesome.

A Twitter Outage! Worst Day of My Life!

I had two surprises this morning... The first: we had to reschedule breakfast, the second? I log onto my Twitter and it doesn't let me log on... I was like, you're playing me, right? No, they weren't.. They genuinely were having a denial of service attack. This threw me all over the place, when I couldn't find out that Paula has the best fans in the world (according to her), or that Cory Monteith (Glee) was playing word games to get ready for the Television Critics Association (and for the record, a normal person doesn't know what TCA is; please explain. Oh wait, we only have 140 characters :(... Thankfully after a boring, boring, boring day yesterday, today was so MUCH better (and I realized that driving in a 57 Chevy, emblazoned with Cowboy colors, may actually be good for the rep); Let's try it out... And if any AI execs are reading (they aren't), AI should hire Ann Wilson for the new judge! Just try it out. And, finally, last night, I saw a quote on Facebook that absolutely made my day... So, Miriam, if you're reading, thanks for making my evening! The quote is below:

"Given that NU is already raping me out of all the money all of my family members and I have earned or will ever earn, I had to go cheap with my laptop."

The Best Two Days Ever!

Wow, since my last post so many things have happened. I actually made time in my EXTREMELY BUSY (sarcasm intended) schedule to hang out w/ some friends for breakfast, dinner, and everything in between (there's a reason why I haven't lost weight)! Tks Sabrina and Steph and Alex for those great times! We discussed some great things too.. Including why we want to become famous, what we want to become famous for, and how we want to be in Rome when the paparazzi suddenly attack us... Don't worry Sabrina! I will protect you... But, really, I got my housing assignment (finally)!!! I must say (as I have said before on Twitter, Facebook, and such) that I am extremely pleased with my housing situation... Thanks goodness for NU housing lol.. And I have gotten so many facebook requests in the past few days than I have gotten in my entire time at high school! You know you've made it in the world when you have more than 100 facebook friends! Looking forward to Jones... I also got the Campus Manager job from EF College Break! Now comes the hard part, convincing college age kids that they should spend their hard earned (yeah right) money to a trip... maybe I should tell them that the drinking laws in Europe are more lax.. I guess I'll tell that when I go present to a frat/sorority... But in all seriousness, please travel with EFCB! They are a great company with wonderful tours and I cannot wait to go on my second Europe tour! Check out our Facebook page.... look on my groups I'm apart of! It's the Northwestern EF College Break one... Tks! I also spent five minutes of my life ordering satellite for my TV-depraved dad, so that he can have it promptly Thursday morning... Let's see what else? Oh goodness, it's getting late, I must put some more stuff in my blog tomorrow... Oh, but wait, what the hec is Say Now? I looked it up...

Troy is a lover of eating out with friends, Facebook stalking and sitting around listening to Heart play an acoustic version of Alone... for the 100th time..

The Most Awkward Scholarship Luncheon EVER!

Let me first say that I sincerely appreciate LULAC'S generosity... They gave me a scholarship today during their annual (apparently meaning twice a year) banquet. And the problem didn't lie with me. I ended up taking my dad to the banquet, because my mom didn't have time to take a shower (instead distracted by multiple events, like ironing clothes and keeping my brother in line). Well my dad is Republican; the organization is LULAC. Enough said. Multiple awkward moments: when we first said Hi (and that was about it), when the keynote speaker announced that he moved to the US to go to college (and said to never forget your country, problem was "country" was left ambigious), and when my dad started talking about personal responsibility. First, my dad consistently says that people must thank the US for their success (as well as mom, dad, abuela etc...), so imagine his surprise when "country" was ambiguous. Then the president of my council shut him up, right when he was talking about US benefits. Hmm... Regardless, I enjoyed the luncheon, primarily because it was free food, and a nice little diversion (a three hour one). So thanks LULAC, and keep pissing off my dad! Trust me, I enjoy it :).