Wow......this thing is mad old!! Geez, I didn't even know this thing still existed! (actually I did - Ogi keeps on posting his stuff on here and I keep getting email notifications about them lol) So yeah, I've been meaning to update but I saw no reason to. But now I'm bored and so here goes:

The Jetta TDI is now a racing machine!! I replaced the stock ECU (Electronic Control Module) chips with upgraded Aligator chips courtesy of Kerma To add to that, I ejected the old nozzles inside the fuel injectors and replaced them with brand new, upgraded PP520s. All in all, total boost now jumps to 19psi with 135bhp @ 190ft-lb of torque. It's not much, but the power gain is tremendous compared to what it was before. Having paid $500 for the whole set, I can safely say that I am very pleased with the results. As a side-note, I also installed a boost gauge, applied 20% tint to my back-side and back-rear windows, slapped on some new tires (finally! lol I've had the old ones since god-knows-when - since senior year of high school, I believe), replaced all the vacuum hoses, cleaned the intake manifold (that thing was filthy as hell!), and I have license plate frames saying "Yes, it's a DIESEL!" at the front and rear. Pretty cool, I must say. Modifications to come are smoked foglights, smoked taillights, smoked side markers, a whole new front/rear bumper and hood (because they have scratches/dents on them), a spoiler (nothing too fancy), maybe some rubber floor mats, a boost valve, maybe a new turbo upgrade, a new VR6 clutch, and maybe some new rims. These will cost me a pretty penny, so I'll have to hold off on them until I get the money during winter break.

Speaking of which, I've been interning at an architectural firm in Maplewood since last summer. They're called Clawson Architects and they deal mostly with residential housing - something I'm most interested in pursuing. Someday I hope to start my own firm and hopefully design my own house!  But I'll need to finish college first...then get my Bachelor's of Science Degree....then go for at least 3 years of apprenticeship...THEN take the Test...THEN get my Master's Degree....and I can finally put aside school and focus on my career. I have a long way to go, but I think I'll manage.

Crap...studio starts at 12:00PM. Gotta get my drawings ready for the gruesome pin-up I'm going to have....Ugh.....

Later

What up, guys? Been a long time since I've updated this thing... oh well, not like anyone reads/looks at this xanga crap anyways...but I'll update for old times sake, just for the hell of it.

Hmm, a lot has happened to me this past month or so...first off, I totaled my car Thursday, October 26th, which was about a week ago. I'll try to make this long story short: there was this Ford Taurus swirving in between lanes near the end of 280 East outside Newark. This caused the person in front of me to stop immediately (we're on the left lane). So at the last second I noticed the stopped car and slammed on my brakes/downshifted like crazy, turned the wheel all the way left, but I couldn't avoid him. I hit him on my right corner at about 50 mph, whip-lashed my back-left end to the median on the left lane, and came to a complete stop with "Holding On" by Ferry Corsten still playing on my radio. Turns out my radiator started leaking, both the fuel and air filters were completely smashed, my right lights were gone, the bumper, right fender, and hood were all indented in about 1 foot. Thankfully, the main frame wasn't damaged - but more importantly, I wasn't injured. The lady that stopped in front of me pulled to the side and we exchanged info. (insurance, names, etc.). We called the police, I called my dad, and when the police came they called a tow truck for my car becuase the radiator was leaking pretty badly -hence I couldn't drive it (driving it would've resulted in an overheated engine = bad). My dad, me, and the tow truck guy drove back to my house (which came to $250...what a f***ing rip-off) and in the garage my Jetta has slumbered ever since. Actually, since my dad's been working on it (and I've helped whenever I could), we managed to obtain some parts from the nearby junkyards and now the Jetta is looking great. What we need to fix now is the fuel filter line because it's leaking, and so my dad needs to go to the junkyard tomorrow to get that part. I'll prolly be able to drive it this coming Tuesday, which I'm thankful for because Lisa's car (95' Nissan Pathfinder) ain't cutting it for me anymore hahahaha

Second thing that's happened was midterms, which was OK overall...
    History III:             78
    Structures II:          95
    Building Perf.           82
    Landscape Arch.:    100 (there were 10 bonus point questions hahaha)

Third was Lisa's birthday this past Thursday, November 2nd. We celebrated by going to the West Manor in East Orange and feasted on lobster tails, shrimp, baked ziti, steak, sushi, etc. - it was some good eating Her friends chipped in and got her an Ipod Nano, which I REALLY WANT!!! maybe some day...

Ok, that's it for now...it's really late and I got school tomorrow at 10 so I guess I'll cya ya'll later.