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January 08

It's a new year, a new beginning, a new apartment, new major (philosophy), and pretty much a new outlook on life.

This new outlook includes an intention to avoid overlooking what really matters in life, and enjoying the moments that come and go so quickly.

It's a reminder to seek balances between work and play, short-term and long-term considerations, being social and being alone, order and chaos.

My classes are proving to be quite interesting; I think I made a good choice in studying philosophy. I'm taking Contemporary Ethical Theory, History of Western Philosophy, my Junior Writing course, a Geology class about Planet Earth, and Songwriting 2.

One of these pictures is the library I'm sitting in right now, studying (USC Doheny library)

and the other one is the beach where I went rock climbing after a camping trip this weekend (Point Dume, I didn't take this but i promise it really is this beautiful)...



Too bad I have to live in the 'hood.

Hope everyone is well, put March 19th on your calendars, I'll be back in MD playing in the Avalon that night.

Love,
Tien

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