Hi again all,
Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions. I have taken many of them into consideration. I have BBC Spanish news bookmarked and will try reading at least one story every day. I also have access to 3 or 4 Spanish stations on cable which I will be tuning into as well and I will try to visit many Spanish chatrooms and will also try playing in Spanish Counter-Strike servers
Also, I managed to get a copy of the audio CDs for Pimsleur Spanish 1-3. It is the first edition however and not the second so hopefully there isn't too much of a difference.
Unfortunately I don't think I am going to be able to live in a Spanish speaking country for quite a while since I'm a broke ass college student
But I definitely appreciate all the encouragement and advice. Please feel free to keep the suggestions coming.
Thanks again!