Taken with my Nokia N8
Taken at the dead end at the business street between DB and Walnut
Driving off after this was taken was fun.
1) Going to the gym on campus with coworker. She’s going to run probably but I gotta lift; haven’t worked out in months and work always tires me out now. Working out definitely felt good back then but classes were in the way. Now that summer’s here, I got my BMW back, and no summer classes, I have no excuse and will make none.
2) Call and hopefully make a deal for a new replacement idle control valve for my 330Ci ZHP. The vibrations I get at stoplights are telling me it’s about to give any time.
(Hopefully) 3) Wash/condition/clay/wax/detail the ZHP.
4) Visit JL Motoring and see if I can make a deal on some carbon fiber splitters and/or a lip.
MY BMW MODQUEST IS BACK 100%.
Before: 2005 BMW 325Ci silver grey on black leather, wood trim
Now: 2005 BMW 330Ci ZHP silver grey on grey leather, cube trim
In the beginning, servers would only have me translate people’s orders into English. Once I wrote it down in English, they’d grab that paper and I would no longer be useful - I hadn’t proved myself yet so they weren’t comfortable with me handling customers. They would use me solely as a translator.
Now, a year later, Leads now give me a notepad and let me at it. No restraints, no standing inches behind me looking at me while I’m translating. I translate, write down their order, input it into the system myself (without supervision OMG), and check up on them once in a while.
I like how I personally haven’t changed but the way others let me handle things has. What does this imply? Just some food for thought.
我知道我工作很辛苦.
Currently re-evaluating my summer plans.
4:09PM. 5/17/12.
Just got back from dropping off one of my coworkers to his place in L.A. (K-town).
Could’ve made it to and from in 20 minutes, no traffic. But cops were everywhere so it took a while.
On the way back though, I ran into: a Civic Si, 2012 Mustang, and a 370Z. (at different times, not all three at once)
The Si tailgated me when I was going 70 and saw what I was driving and backed off lollllllll
The Mustang stopped and changed freeways when we hit 105.
Now the Z, kept going but backed off eventually when I hit 130. Again, top speed and horsepower are not the only things that matter on the road. Slowed down after I kept going and he stopped at around 120.
I just wanted to see what my new baby could do and tonight impressed me. I don’t oblige these meaningless “drag” races but again, I wanted to see how fast it could go after being curious and having it for only a week.*
*Yes, I did just get into a crash just a month ago and my old car got wrecked. But I know I can drive. Having balls of steel helps too hahaha jk
Pic was taken on the dash mount obviously before I hit 130.
No more speeding for a while. Just wanted to know what this baby’s capable of and now I do. I’m satisfied.
Apparently.
I’m a firm believer of “scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours.” I know I work harder than most because I see others in a higher position doing less, contributing less, than I am.
I pick up the shifts that nobody wants and go in early every time I get asked to; I’ve only said no twice in my 1+ year here.
And I know it is possible because it’s already happened once, one person got it, and a week later, someone in the other group got it too.
It could be a misunderstanding on my part, but I thought that it was implied that as soon as I’m back to 24/7 like my old self, I’d get it. I frickin’ opened up this week, my finals week to prove myself and make a point. I have a final on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday yet I’m working 6 out of the 7 days (today’s my only day off) for a total of 40.5 hours. Guess that’s not enough or futile - I just fucked myself over.
Thank God I have another car in the garage now. Going to work on it for a while to get my mind off this crap and tomorrow morning’s final. And Friday morning’s.
/endrant
…will not be an option as my major anymore. Lucky I haven’t declared yet.
New regulations now make the requirements needed to graduate with a BA in Accounting longer and more difficult. Instead of needing say, 110 units to graduate with the BA, you now need 140 starting with the graduating class of 2012.
I don’t know the full details but basically, people who want to pursue a degree in Accounting in all colleges from now on will need to stay in school for another year at the very least. And the number of units required for a BA now was the requirement for a Master’s just last year. Bullshit.
So, either just stay in school for 6+ years and get your Master’s degree in Accounting or spend 4 and at least have a BA already in some other field.
Now considering Finance.
1st final tmr, ACCT 201B
I’m fucked. Had work til 10:30PM and I know little to nothing. Spent the entire semester working, crashing my car, focusing on other classes, etc.
Now I’m at Cal Poly’s 24-hour computer lab convincing myself that a few hours the night before the final can make me learn it all in time.
Swapped the factory blue and white BMW roundel for the black ones I got off Khoalty a few weeks ago.
Can’t really decide if I want to commit to the all-black ones or switch back to carbon fiber……need to choose wisely to get four matching wheel caps.
May look weird or ugly on its own but it actually blends in well with the silver grey paint.
Paying off and picking up the ZHP.
Can’t wait for the drive back. Approximately 80 miles on the long open freeway, nothing but me back in an E46 with all the time in the world….
Jk. Finals next week and work. Gotta make it back asap but in one piece to get shit done.
So glad I found this ZHP…faster than the new 328i coupes out there but well-rounded enough to be a daily driver. And no ridiculous maintenance costs of an M3. Rarer than an E46 M3 too.
holy crap i still remember this movie
this may have been one of the reasons why i wanted and got skates back in the day ahaha
