*April 11, 2004
4 weeks left now. So many decisions that im makin right now that i got planned for the summer. It was either gonna be me stayin in San Antonio with a lil job and attend tryouts thru out Texas or move to PuertoRico to take my chances of playin and getting noticed by scouts who are seeking players like me. I believe I'll stay in San Antonio. Its the best option for me as far as financial issues and more. Classes are alright, but some im jus clueless in. We'll see what comes about with that class. I got my Ring Ceremony invitation in. Looks like im gonna miss my Ring Ceremony and Graduation Ceremony as well that weekend. I want a Conference Championship ring really badly. I cant stand this coach that ive had to put up with for the past 4 yrs. I still dont know how i did it. Some people will just never understand how cultured inviduals act.

*March 23, 2004
My goodness, I got about 6 wks left of college in my life. And its some what draggin a bit with all the work i gotta get done, but baseball is making it go much faster. Our season is goin awesome right now. With the fact that i got dismissed from the team last year, this team is better than last year. I finally pulled my head out of my @#$, and started puttin numbers to have the American Southwest Conference know who Mike Vives is. Im in the top ten in AVG, right now in the conference. Im doin good and need to maintain my focus. This fight is for my self and my family to make baseball be a part of my life once im done with college. We'll see how far i get with it. Im also lookin in to some internship for the U.S. Postal Service in Dallas, TX and tryin to get some internship with Dell in Austin, TX.


*December 2, 2004
School is overrated. Why do we pay so much for this stuff. Its ridiculous for people who are broke like me and tryin to make somethin of themselves. Next week is finals and its the worst week of every semester. Now that im tryin to graduate makes these semesters even harder. I need a vacation.


*November 16, 2004
Its crunch time now. These next couple weeks I gotta get my stuff together and make sure I get thru this semester in peace. If not, I'll be put in a serious jam in tryin to graduate next semester. Im not goin home for Thanksgiving for this same reason. Im stayin to catch up on what I need to get done. Goodness, Im gonna be so bored and no one is gonna be at the apartment. Thats a sacrifice I gotta make to get out of Abilene. I was looking at personalizing a sweater for myself showing Im graduating for the Class of 2005. Gotta represent. Im just gonna cook myself a great feast and watch a movie. It'll be relaxing for me. Im almost done with my cover letter for the Internship at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Its catchy so Im strongly hoping i get called in March sayin that I got accepted.


*November 2, 2004
It not even funny right now. Today is the first day of winter. Im freezing my booty off and PuertoRicans are supposed to be in this kind of weather. MY BIRTHDAY IS THIS THURSDAY, i got some friends comin to visit. I need some company over here in Abilene because Im so far away from everybody. Turning 21, the one and only age that will definitely make a change in your life. Also for now on, until the end of the semester, I gotta start gettin all my projects and programs started. Gotta make sure I get thru this semester. Graduation is gettin closer and closer. Im applying for a scholarship in my organization called A.I.T.P.(Association of Info Technology Professionals). Need some money. Im also gonna finish the Internship application so I can spend 10 wks this summer workin i Cooperstown,NY at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Lets see what i can do.


*October 21, 2004
Yesterday, I purchased my $529 ring and that thing better be worth it. Theres gonna be a graduation ceremony for it, so might parents are deciding to attend it. Baseball is doing good. We're workin out at Gold's Gym here in Abilene. Its better than working out in the university. I got this project do next week dealing with the programming language of Python. I need to build a program that will calculate the age of an individual in the number of days they have been alive. Hopefully, i will figure it out in time for the presentation. Lately, I've been researching the careers for the D.E.A. (Drug Enforcement Administration) which is something that one of my friends mentioned for me to look into as far as becoming a special agent.


*October 7, 2004
Finally, I get to mess with my webpage and have fun with it. Just recently found out that I have to pay for my Hawaii trip in February before Nov 1. Im broke and somehow I have to have $600 by Nov. Plus I need to a get a graduation ring from the school that is $479. The ring is white gold and looks awesome, but goodness why so expensive. This weekend Im going to Stephenville, TX for an Association of Information Technology Professionals Regional Student Conference. I entered myself and a friend to compete in a programming contest. I wonder how that gonna go. It should be an interesting weekend to maybe meet some professionals and see how the made their way in seeking a career.