• hockey table (the reason I believed in Santa Claus for so long)
• mighty ducks action figures
• my first pair of cargo pants
• Playstation
• bicycle (schwinn, red, beautiful)
• soccer gear
• leather jacket (and the story that goes with it)
• pokemon cards
• Japanese candies from Santa in my stocking
• jbro poster

• how in love they were with each other.
• the orange glasses we used to drink out of when grandmother made us ppj's.
• building weapons with my grandfather in the basement, only to have them taken away by my mother.
• doing a crossword puzzle with my grandparents, and the one time I got one of the words.
• talking sports with my grandfather.
• drawing Calvin and Hobbs with him.
• seeing my grandfather cry when I played amazing grace at my grandmothers reception.
• my grandmother's three egg cake
• my grandfather's amazingly crafted hand made birthday cards with my grandmothers cursive handwriting on the back.
• the story about my grandmother pulled aside by an artist who asked if he could draw her (because she was so beautiful)

• being part of the traditional japanese dragon while wearing my Ty-Quan-Do uniform for culture night in kindergarten
• Playing Wave Race on Nintendo 64 at Shadi's house
• playing football outside Greg's house... my alias was Jerry Sanders (a combination of my two favorite football players- Jerry Rice and Barry Sanders)
• Carrying my saxophone home for the weekend when it weighed as much as I did (actually that was the worst memory of elementary school)
• Recess!! We would play football and I would get picked toward the end because I was small, and then I always made them pay
• FIELD DAYS!!!
• Writing my book and then awarding my friend Toyan as the illustrator because he drew a tongue on my Komodo Dragon
• Playing Soccer and usually being the best...

• mens fashion is pretty simple and I follow basic rules
  • tight clothing
  • correct sizes
  • blacks/greys/white
  • v-necks
  • black rimmed glasses
  • manpris
  • zip up hoodies
  • button up shirts- solid colors

• Fall 2009
  • Miley Cyrus- Party in the USA
  • Sean Kingston- Replay
  • Taylor Swift- entire album
  • Chris Brown/Jordan Sparks- no air
  • Michael Jackson- for old times sake
  • Miley Cyrus- The Climb
  • Vanessa Hudgins- Say okay
  • Jonas Brothers- Burnin' up
  • The Script- The man who can't be moved
  • Beyonce- Halo
  • Lady Gaga- Bad Romance
  • John Mayer- Free Fallin'
  • Owl City- Fireflies
• Spring 2010
  • Jay Sean-Down
  • Michael Buble- Just haven't met you yet
  • John Mayer- Heartbreak Warfare
  • The Script- Break even

• capo
• a new apartment
• something creative... handmade items that could be used for home decor (i.e. picture)
• a hipster blazer (as tight as possible- small- sleeve lengths are less important than torso, but both is best of course)
• new stuff for the new apartment that we will hopefully someday find... not so big as I have to drive it back though...
• dog tags (you can be creative with the engravings)
• some awesome snacks for when we have to take off thousands of miles on the road.
• a nice nonstick pan
• really, i just want to go home and see family
• TO MY SECRET SANTA: sorry i'm somewhat ambiguous with my list and they might be totally random. Good luck.

• warmer clothing (sweaters, hoodies, cardigans)
• argyle socks (Target $2)
• new wallet (leather, bi-fold, not too fat)
• belts (white, black)
• wooden cooking spoons (nice ones not the ones we have)
• new jeans
• new cutting board
• lapdesk
• new phone (smart phone???)
• ties! (Ben Sherman plaid tie)
• NBA leaguepass (internet only)
• wall art
• refrigerator magnets
• a new calendar
• snuggie
• electric razor

• Beni
• Everyday Super Heroes
  • parents- for raising two good boys and their willingness to do anything for other people
  • imin- for putting up with me and my antics- and for always finding the happy things in life
  • Reory- the most capable and personable person I know and a great brother
  • papa- the smartest and wisest person in the world- when he speaks it is in your best interest to listen
  • mommy- her capacity to embrace me as a son and her exceptional ability to host parties
• Super Heroes I have never met
  • Batman- his uncanny ability to kick butt without having any super powers... and hi...

• ninja
• ninja
• ninja
• ninja
• pirate
• ninja
• ninja
• soccer player
• between Reory and I, I think we've reused the ninja costume like 10 times

• homework

-*soc 101A- read -*Soc 115- paper -*Soc 117- midterm Wednesday -*Soc 150A- popquiz on Tue

• fill out IRT application

-*transcripts -*essays -*letters of rec

• go to LA?
• sleep
• tribe sunday
• hang out
• santa cruz?

• LA- visit the extended family and friends
• San Diego- warm sunny beaches to lay all day
• Detroit/Chicago- just miss the feeling of being home... no stress
• Japan- good memories and roots
• France
• Mexico- maybe just a cruise to Mexico...

• grad apps
• EOP application to refund glasses
• job apps
• make appointments for info interviews
• HP 4
• update calendar
• new phone/plan
• cancel insurance TANG
• send gift to Patrick

• the look that imin gives me when she gets up early to see me off to school
• jay sean doing his bollywood dancing in down
• remembering shadi's one liners and talking to Gurtez about them
  • don't eat cheese before noon
  • a penny saved is a penny earned
  • you changed bro
  • benbow, regulate
• trying to do the moonwalk while alone in my bathroom
• dane cook (even when i don't want to laugh because his humor is crude)
• anything when i'm in a really good mood

• graduate from UC Berkeley
• obtain a professional degree from a graduate program
  • sf state
  • csu east bay
  • holy names
  • U of M
  • MSU
  • Northwestern
• Become an academic counselor
• be a good husband
• be a good dad
• own a home
  • buy a home with cash
• buy a convertible and drive it on nice breezy sunny days
• open a side business (during the summers that i will have off)

• Soc 101A midterm
• found out about IRT (Institute for the Recruitment of teachers and applied- in the process)
• found out that I care too much about grades and have made progress to change that
• ordered a pair of glasses from Zenni
• bought three pairs of jeans for $30 and felt like I got a bargain
  • first time since middle school that I bought a pair with a waist size under 30...
• did my first acts of carpentry in my new apartment
• called my dad for home improvement advice for the first time in a long time
• played my first song on the guitar in public
  • fifteen- Taylor Swift
• learned that Imin likes my over-easy eggs...