Man...of all things, I decided to study with one of my roomies for the afternoon.  He's starting his studying months early.  Those medical licensing boards questions are freakin' tough - we both succumbed to one question after another.  Even the drug-related ones were difficult.  Felt kinda bad for not being able to help him out with some of them (fortunately we had books).  They were really interesting though.  Hope pharmacy ones will be a bit easier to figure out or else it's going to be a struggle to get that license with my name on it.

There's really nothing interesting to speak of right now;  I'm just occupying my time by working on a small project.

I am the only oriental guy within a 30 mile radius.  I'm pretty sure of it.  It's almost like these people have never seen a person with yellow skin before.  Wherever I go I get this bewildered look by kids who happen to catch me in their sights, and after their parents nudge their kids along their paths, they themselves take a glimpse and smile.  I remember this one time a while back when I was at the mall and a toddler stopped dead in his tracks.  His mom came over, tugged at his arm and said, "he's Asian, honey.  He's from another country..." after which she just smiled at me and snapped the kid out of his awe.  Classic.

Back then there were similar incidents in college.  I remember how when I was a fresh undergrad, I would walk into Tate and into the glaring eyes of various Asian folks.  They're always sitting in the same place too (at the tables and the couches right across from the theater).  It's as if they were thinking, "an Asian guy?  Have I seen him before?  Who does he hang out with...etc...etc"  Well dude, back then every single buddy of mine was American, so no you don't know me and I guarantee that you've never seen me before.  After a while I would almost get creeped out when I turn around for a split second and discover that they were still staring at me as I walked away.  I would escape into the game room only to experience more or less the same.  Maybe it's because there aren't too many Asian folks here in GA and the sight of another specimen was really that big of a deal...who knows?  When I was in Cali none of this happened.

It seems likely that I'll be going to Florida for the 4th time in two months.  It's really not that bad of a deal considering that I am closer to the beach than ever before.  I still have some laundry that I have to do from the last time I went!  I'm gonna be all salty from soaking in the seawater so often.

Sometimes I'm paranoid of the jellyfish though.  I remember the one time when I got stung by one - at first you feel this disturbing itch at the point of contact, then a zap of pain strikes you and the next thing you know, your afflicted skin feels like a slab of old leather.  I know I'm being a pansy, but I would rather not experience that again.

The little problem with the water coming out around the foot space of the passenger seat is getting a bit out of hand.  It only happens whenever I turn on the AC, so I'm thinking that the liquid that condensed from turning on the AC is backing up into the cabin (maybe a drainage tube of some sort is blocked?).  After some considerable driving with the AC turned on over the weekend, so much water came out that it soaked both the carpet and the towel I placed over it in an attempt to sponge up the water.  Several people have told me that they would have to take apart my dashboard in order to fix the problem, however I'm not too thrilled at the thought of paying an outrageous fee for a problem that doesn't really damage or harm my car.  When I'm driving, you can hear an odd gushing sound whenever I take a left turn, and soon a steady trickle of water follows.  Those who have been in my car affectionately calls it a "foot-wash".  I've been driving lots all over the place lately and I still laugh when I take those sharp left turns.

But who would be willing to ditch a car that he/she has driven almost one hundred thousand miles in?