Well, it is that time of year again with the holidays just around the corner (a few minutes for some) and I just wanted to wish everyone out there in the internet community and to the users who read my blog a very good and safe holiday! So far this year has been quite good. I was accepted into my new Business Economics with an emphasis in Accounting major, did very well in all of my classes and my family and friends are safe and well.

As promised, I will list the courses I will be taking next quarter:
Economics 100A - Microeconoimcs Theory
Economics 136A - Intermediate Accounting
Economics 138A - Income Taxation
Computer Science 193 - Intern in Industry
Writing 109EC - Writing for Economics

And I am trying to crash Economics 137A which is Managerial Accounting. So a total of 23 units. I will most likely end up dropping one since it will be quite hard to manage all these classes while still doing well. As you have noticed, I will be taking an upper division computer science class called intern in the industry but more specifically it is technology in the community. This class’ objectives is to integrate the use of technology in local non-profit organizations and to teach high school and adults how to use computers and programs in their everyday lives. This will be a great class to give back to the community.

Well, that is a quick note of what is going on. I will write more this week and I will write some computer guides that will make some of your lives easier.

The fall quarter has finally finished with my last final being last Saturday (December 16). Finals for all my classes were challenging, but I did better than I expected on them. I ended up getting an A in my Chicano/a Studies 1A course, A in Economics 118, and A- in Economics 185 for a GPA of 3.90!!! My highest GPA yet here at UCSB. I was only three points away from getting an A in my Economics 185 class, but I can’t complain. I worked very hard this quarter and it finally paid off. I am always told I study too much or I go above and beyond what is required, but that is just the way I am. I don’t do things half-ass (pardon my language). If I do things, I give it my all. And surely enough it shows. As for next quarter, I am planning to take so many classes including an upper-division computer science course which I will discuss in my next post later this week or next week along with the other classes I will be taking in the Winter 2007 quarter.

Currently, I am working on some scholarships. All of the essays I am working on require an essay, so I am working hard on those. I know, I know, this is how my holiday and school breaks are. I rest some, but then I get back to work. Attending a university is not an affordable expense. It requires a lot of money (which I think is way overpriced). Even if I win one scholarship out of all my submissions, I will be very proud of myself and satisfied. Any amount will help. There is no small amount. I was looking at my textbook prices for next quarter and they run on average $150USD per textbook per class. Is that ridiculously expensive or what?! So any amount even if it is to cover one textbook is plenty help.

During the fall quarter, I joined the Accounting Association at UCSB along with the Business Economics Association. These two associations help me interact with potential firms to work for after graduating and to learn more about what type of jobs are available for my major and the everyday life at an accounting firm.

I am nearly all set for the holidays. I shall give you an update of my holiday and plans for next quarter in my next post soon and provide some pictures I took with my phone and digital camera at Santa Barbara.
Hope everyone out there has a great 2006 holiday!

[EDIT] I have added a new theme to the site and added a snow effect to bring some holiday spirit to the site. Also I have finally fixed some of the coding errors so now the site passes the XHTML coding standards test.