There was so much that happened this weekend, where do I start!?!?! Well for starters I was the MC of the 25th Annual NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Fund Dinner here in St. Cloud, MN. (Downtown St. Cloud at the Civic Center, sounds so nice and important lol). It went over so well, so well indeed. It has been a minute since I've spoken in front of any crowd of people, so needless to say I was nervous. So nervous that I mispronounced some words, spoke very fast, even had some audience members looking at me funny. But I got it back together and handled myself pretty well. And obliviously I did a descent job, seeing that after the service had concluded many people congratulated and thanked me for such a nice job. There was even a person in the audience from Detroit that wanted me to get in contact with him!!! That's pretty exciting, we talked briefly and he seems as if he wants to get me connected to some people down there. So my purpose of getting connected and networking with people in the community and around the U.S has happened and I couldn't be more pleased!!

Having been though one week of this new term I can truly say that I am expecting a great semester. I predict this for many reasons. One reason would have to be that I have one of my favorite professors from fall semester. She is just so nice, understanding, lenient, and accommodating. I'm telling you, I was on my way to failing her class but she was so gracious to me, in that she allowed me after the fall term had concluded time to turn in some extra credit to get my grade up to a C. Thus allowing me to pass the class. Yes, Professor Williams!!!!!

Another reason that I expect a better semester, is because I know what to expect. I know what I did wrong and what I did right last semester. I know that joining five organizations isn't helping anyone not even me!!! Doing too much will take you away from studying and hitting the books. So this semester I'm not going to over stretch myself with so much extra curricular activity. Student Government and Council of African American Students for me....and maybe Hmong Student Association just maybe.

This time around I am definitely not going to put myself in such a financial pickle that I did last semester. That really, really, really distracted me from studying. The weight and worry of all of that money over my head did nothing but stress me to no end. I remember that time and never ever want to go back there. Just not good on so many different level lol. One last thing to look forward to well three things are my trips to South Africa for spring break, China for the 1st part of summer and hopefully California the 2nd part of summer. Yay!!!!

So I know what I need to do, what not to do, and I have fun and exciting places to look forward to visiting to so this semester should be GREAT!!!!

Its just so darn COLD!!!  Today the high is 6!!!  SIX, why is there class TODAY!!!  Tonight its is going to drop below 20 degree!!!  WHAT THE FUCK!!!  Why is it SOOO COLD.  Is Minnesota mad at me.  What did I do!!!

Money, money, money and the lack there of is a pain in my neck. The most easy and simple solution to this problem is very simply WORK. And I enjoyed getting paid, really and at times I enjoyed working. But at my job there wasn't much for me to do. It was really boring but it had lots to do or even a little that kept me excited about work I would have left because the problem rest in the fact that Im LAZY and I procrastinate a lot. Its as if these two things are hard wired in my DNA.

And it's the same in school. I sometimes didn't go to class just because I didn't want to go. I slept and slept and slept some more. And got a D+ and an Incomplete in two of my classes. But the crazy thing and maybe even the sad thing about is I know I can do the work and do it well. Its just about doing it. Nothing in school is actually hard to the point of me not understanding except maybe Math. But its up to me. I do not will to be lazy and to procrastinate forever. Now is a great time to change it around!!

The best time for me in college thus far was the beginning or fall semester where I was organized, bills were paid on time, I kept my room cleaned, apart of five organizations and went to every meeting, meditated every morning, and was reading two books in my leisure time. And at the same time I was a successful student and living like I was a true man on his own and doing his thing. I know that it nobody fault but my own and I take responsibility for my actions. But the secret remedy for not being slothful, laziness, and procrastination is simply doing work.

Another thing is my bills I am $2, 652.19 in debt!!! This sum has grown greatly from last time I checked with late fees and all that jazz.
Medical Bills $1,548.80
Rent $800.00
Xcel $125.37
Charter $110.57
Tmobile $73.44

Now that's a bitch, all that money for a dislocated pinky finger!!!! But hey that life and my life at that. My college experience is so fun....NOT!!!

Ernest Langston

Monday
English 1:00-1:50
Math Concepts 2:00-2:50
Ethic Studies 3:00-4:30

Tuesday
English 1:00-1:50

Wednesday
English 1:00-1:50
Math Concepts 2:00-2:50
Ethic Studies 3:00-4:30

Thursday
English 1:00-1:50
Ethic Studies 2:00-4:45

Friday
English 1:00-1:50
Math Concepts 2:00-2:50