I just completed my last assignment of the semester about two hours ago by writing a mock article about myself in 2018 after being on the cover of Business Week. 

That'd be nice, huh? It actually turned out to be a rather interesting project as much as I spent way too much time doing it - all about setting goals and making timelines for how I am going to meet those goals.

I have finals starting next Monday with two that morning, one on Tuesday morning and one Wednesday. Then - it's over. Whew! I cannot wait! It is definitely taking a lot of effort to maintain motivation to finish the semester out. I am fairly confident about all of my classes but I just have to stay the course and I'll be fine. 

Somewhat school related but I'll list it separately anyway. I found o

ut this week that, though I hopefully will still be able to study abroad, my dream of going to London for the studying abroad will unfortunately not come true. :( Sadly the program, which is only a direct exchange,  is not sending any students our way for Fall '09 so they are not accepting applications from SDSU.  After some brief sadness about that one, I started to research where else I could go. As of now, I have settled on the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. I had previously looked at a university in Marseilles, France but after reading more about it, decided it probably wasn't the best fit for me. So I am going full force into figuring out how to make Scotland happen. It is a faster application process so I am just hoping that the bureaucratic system that is SDSU doesn't get in my way of getting everything in by the deadline. I will definitely keep everyone informed as to what happens with this, believe me - I want to know myself!

Pretty much the same ole stuff going on at work. Last week we signed a licensee for our corporate leadership program in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, which is pretty significant because the program is very democratic. It is great to see the ideas being accepted and taught in that part of the world. 

Also, they are letting me work full-time for a few weeks during my break in January to earn a little more money and to train our semi-newbie a little more since I didn't get very much time to do so before I started school this fall. I thought that was pretty nice of them to let me do that. Even though it would have been nice to have more time off, the money will be nicer.

I got my very first Christmas tree! When I found out that it was only about $20 bucks I just had to do it. We haven't completely decorated it but it is a cute little guy measuring in at about 6 feet tall and he makes the apartment smell wonderful! Helps me through the studying sessions for sure. And, yes, that is Santa Loser at the top of the tree.

I am also taking a study break this Friday to take a Christmas trip to Disneyland with my buddies. I promise I'll have flashcards for the ride up and back! But I just couldn't miss Christmas at Disneyland - best combination of my favorite things! 

Well, I think that is about it. I'll be up in WA in about 10 days and I am very excited to see almost all of you there! It'll be a nice rest and hopefully a lot of fun. Till then! Wish me luck on finals!