Informalities...

Being informal has been slowly infused into our generation slowly and slowly... first it was AIM/MSN/YIM/ICQ/whatever other instant messaging program... then it was cell phone texting... then it was wall to wall posts on facebook... and of course along with that came facebook CHAT... Everyone has their own views on such types of communication... it's either you love it or hate it... and that's just life.

With these various ways of informal communication comes the pros and cons of each... the pros being what makes it more convenient for you... and the cons being the frustration that each brings into our lives...

AIM is where it all started... and dont get me wrong i still use aim nowadays but definitely not as often as i did say 3-5 years ago.... the possible pros of aim/any instant messanger is that you talk to multiple people at once about various different things... duh right? it also shows your availability to others on aim... that you're available to talk to instead of it being an unknown thing all the time. Also you can do other things... like hw and still talk to people at the sametime! it's crazy... and distracting at times... but nice to have someone to talk to here and there when you wanna take a break.... now the cons of aim are that it's informal (duh) to put it plainly... but with the ability to be so distracted on aim with hw or talking to multiple people brings up the issue that whoever is talking isn't truly fully into the conversation... and isn't that what conversation is all about? having 1 on 1 interaction with someone should be significant... even if it's talking about something ridiculous or small talk... my experience with aim has been all over the place... from really short conversations with people i dont wanna talk to (another con) to long drawn out conversations with my friends. and i do like the flexibility of it all... as informal as it is... sometimes it's just what i need... where i can take my time to respond to certain things or get other things done and still catchup with a friend. One final frustration about aim could be delayed responses when you really need/want a fast paced conversation to happen on aim... cause come on... they're fun! or you might just need to know something asap... and the person on the other end doesn't realize this. I'm sure there are little things here and there about instant messaging that we love and hate... too many to name!

Then there's texting... a very controversial way of communication... almost anything can happen via texting... it's direct to a person... but not at the sametime... sometimes they dont have their cellphone on them... and sometimes they see the text and decide not to respond... but you as the texter... never know! everyone's different when it comes to texting as well... and granted i know not everyone has unlimited texting... but when it comes down to it almost everyone has a significant texting plan... (prolly around 80%) personally i'm an avid texter... when the times calls for it that is... i can dish out full length messages very quickly and thus it is slightly efficient way of communication for me... to get a message out to someone and then be on my way! my family knows that texting is huge... so we have a family plan that's unlimited texting with 700 shared minutes... and then of course unlimited night and weekends... this works out perfectly! the shared 700 minutes are simple for those out of Verizon network people that we call occasionally since the IN network is free always... anyways texting is a very convenient way of communication for the informal type that is needed sometimes... of course it's always more convenient to just call someone and dish about 5 full text messages in like 20 seconds... lol... it's annoying sometimes that it could just be that... but i guess the thing around text messaging is is that it's over a period of time so yes there's more time to think of small responses and then of course if you're doing something important you can respond here and there... or just for texting during class/when you're bored... either way texting has become a part of our lives that just works... and as much as i hate having that mystery of whether or not someone is going to respond... i still use it... I will admit i dont respond to texts sometimes... but it's usually not on purpose and will usually follow up with the person if i sorta just stop a "conversation" going on via texting... and so i guess it's hypocritical to find it annoying that sometimes people dont respond back to me!... oh well... texting... it's just life.

Now facebook wall to walls are probably the worst... it's like... not even close to direct as a text... and it takes hours on end to get a message to someone (for them to actually read)... though i guess that's one of the pros of facebook... to be really really indirect and informal about communication... then i suppose facebook chat is their attempt to eliminate wall to wall conversations... like posting wall to wall every minute... like what's the point? to show the world you can have a conversation on facebook that everyone can read? ehh something like that haha... so basically facebook is like emailing... messaging over time since you dont have "time" to actually talk to a person face to face (distance) or on the phone (both people are on different time schedules)

In conclusion, these few informalities of our lives come natural to us, some more than others granted, but in the end all these ways of "communication" are used for whatever means... and as sad as it is -it's accepted!

I know i said i'd update you on my semester and stuff... but uhh last night i decided to write about this and continued/finished today.

I'll update on the other stuff soon!

Thanks for reading,

DYung

Christmas tangent...

Hey so unfortunately i'm going to keep this sorta short i THINK... unless i get on some tangent that keeps me going haha... but granted i'm sorta hungry right now since it's 2 am... and i have to get up in 8 hours to go to NYC it will most likely be of a "medium length". First off Merry Christmas to you! I surely hope your Christmas is filled with good memories and spent with loved ones =). I know later today there will be a party in NYC then i'm coming back tp NJ for another party! x_x.. it will be very exhausting!

So... damn alot has happened since i last posted legitimately i guess haha. Some updates that you might find interesting are that i found an off campus apartment that is just AMAZING... like seriously... best thing my friend Aaron and i have come across in the 2-3 months we spent searching... it was very stressful up to basically the last day we were searching before settling for what we had... it's basically the best steal that you could get. So this coming year i'll be living in the SOUTH END of boston... very nice area... most of the people in the area are young aged working class so it's very chill and no ghetto things that'd go on... though i've heard of some bad stories... the place really isn't in a bad area... very community oriented... and basically in a very nice area for everything... let me see if i can give you a link...

Click!

BAM look at that haha... very close to NEU and close to the Prudential area... ALOT more convenient to things than say... Mission Hill which is waaaay in the other direction and a very undesirable neighborhood... major jackpot with this place.... It's a 2 bedroom for 1900 that we're splitting between 3 of us... so a huge difference from on campus housing which is ridic.... also the place is almost like new.... all carpets with very nice walls and a huge living room and plenty of windows to look out to and for light to let into the place... we're on the 3rd floor out of 4 floors and we have the whole floor! it's crazy... it was very exciting when Aaron told me he found the place we've been looking for... i was studying for finals at the time so i couldn't go with him for apt hunting... but yeah i saw it the next day anyways and such and it was just as he said it... the best thing we'd seen so far.... and trust me when we'd seen alooooot of other places.... ranging from crappy to crappier to i'd rather live on the streets and keep my money. haha...

Anyways I'm very excited to live there... i still have to sort through some things like... where i'm keeping my car when i'm on coop.... am i doing NEU parking? or the parking garage that's near by... but outdoor... or free balling it and trying to get free parking everyday haha... Also with my potential christmas present that I get to choose... it'll make me veryyyy happy... WOOT.

So it's really cold right now where i am and i'm getting more tired... my eyes are getting dry and my feet are like numb.... sooo i'll end it here for now.... granted i've only updated you on my living situation haha... oh well you'll have that wonderful google map to look at hehehe... if you can look at street view you could prolly see exactly which apt i will be living in.... SOOO if you do look at street view.... i placed the marker on the link i provided exactly where the apartment is... it's at the CORNER of Mass Ave. and Shawmut Ave. 3rd floor.... so the front steps go up to the 2nd floor soo look 1 more up and that's ours! and yeah that area is just filled with nice restaurants and chill places. hehe...

Ok so my next post... i'll prolly recap 2008... and my last semester... i have some things to ponder about it... i wanna say i've learned alot... but i dunno we'll see, i went through a bunch so i need to analyze it all... all good things though... sorta haha...you'll know what i'm talking about when i do write about it hehe

Again, have an amazing Christmas!!!

Thanks for reading,

DYung

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WOOO SCHOOLS OVAAAAAAAAAA... for the time being that is... hehehe

I'll update this sometime this weekend... i'm tired.


EDIT :: So i sorta forgot i said i'd update over weekend... but uhh i promise i'll update later tonight?? (Christmas eve) I'm tired again... it's 4 AM... why am i up?? sleep cycle is effed up ... yup... lol... ok catch ya later.

Hmmm

• Finals suck.
  
• Apartment hunting is stressful.
  
• Finding out your teacher can't count points correctly is mega fail.
  
• Knowing that Co-op is just around the corner is basically the only thing I'm riding on.

Update... and then some.

So i got rejected from Parsons... I have an interview this Tuesday however with a government research company... the US Army Soldier research division in Natick... should be interesting... even though it's my ONLY oppotunity right now... maybe i'll get more replies monday since i sent out a bunch of my resumes over the break...

My break was good if you're curious... lots of relaxing with my brother and fam. seeing old friends was good too. Things at home are normal i'd say... there's a slight transition though seeing that both my brother and i are going on jobs soon. So that leads to arranging me bringing a car and them buying a new car for my bro... as he will be working in Wisconson.

I got a buncha new music over break too... some catchy hip hop and rock stuff... makes me happy to find new music that i'm addicted to :) I started to learn more poi stuff but i broke my current poi strings... and i think it'd take too much effort to fix... so either i'll get some when i start working... or maybe i'll get them for christmas from some one... o= meh doubt it haha we'll seee... not many people know what i want for Christmas... i dont usually want much... but when i think about it... i def want some glowsticks/poi strings (glowy).

One of the worst feelings you could experience is the realization that someone you like... just might not be the one for you. You like alot about them... their personality... looks... but there's that one thing that ticks.... could be something complicated... or something small.. but it just sucks... like what do you do with all your emotions... do you keep them? and just build a friendship... or invest in the relationship?? is it worth it?? maybe it was a one time thing?? too many things to consider... I've been playing aggressive for my own good recently with my relationships... i should be building up friendships more... which is what i inevitably do when i'm aggressive with my relationships... I'm the BEST (sarcasm) when it comes down to getting into the friendzone with people... i dont know why... is it a gift?? who knows... but it's a good thing AND sucks at the sametime... you know why? cause that means i will most likely follow the stereotype of "nice guys finishing last"... not exactly a bad thing... but then again i'm not the typical nice guy... or am i?? i dont even know... i'm just sorta in the middle... between jerk and nice guy... so average?? ugh... i'm just me... oh well... my friend Suzie from HS told me to just stay on the sideline... ironically it's what i told her in high school and now she's happy with a boyfriend at college.... i should swallow my own words sometimes... but it's always hard... if you've done i before i guess.... it's also hard to realize things like that.... faults in yourself... like who wants to just think of themselves as a bad person?? i guess a humble person lol... but it's hard to be humble at anytime... but then again it's always a good thing to strive for...

Anyways... my train of thought was cut off... so that ended my little splurt... i love doing that... just typing and running into different topics... it's great... my brother asked me over break why people write in blogs publicly and such... why they pour out their emotions to people that may be directly involved in issues between other people.... i didn't have a clear answer.... but i guess blogging is just meant for certain people?? It just flows with me sometimes... it's not to say i have no one to vent to... but it's more like venting to yourself... and then you can look back on it and see how stupid you were back when you wrote it... which is prolly what i'll think when i read this post 4 years from now or something haha.... but it's not like this blog is fully public... sure it's posted in my aim profile and facebook page.... but if you actually have clicked on it... then maybe you're interested to have a peak into my life... i know my close friend's dont read this... it's prolly more of my distant friends... which i dont mind.... i guess this is a place to say stuff like... Hello!!! since i probably dont see you for long periods of time :DD... but whatever, i dont write in this enough to have everything in my life laid out for you to read... just a preview i suppose... but for what it's worth i thank you for reading this to it's fullest extent... and it's nice to hear from readers that they do actually read... some people think it's stalkerish when they tell me they read.. but honestly i dont care... it's my decision to make it public right?? right... ok

Ok i really should sleep now... Mondays always suck... especially after longs breaks off of school...

Thanks for reading,

DYung