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ive got rosetta stone all 3 levels, i listen to 102.9 spanish music, spanish meet-up groups i go to, watch spanish tv.. what else can i do to be fluent?
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Hello, I think once you have reached a certain level, all that is left to know where you really are at in your learning process is to travel to some Spanish speaking country and be in touch with everyday language and situations, without any ´artificial´ atmosphere of out-of -the books language. At least, that was my experience with English as a second language.
From your comments, it sounds like you already speak Spanish, but would like to speak it better. You need to do the same kinds of things you would do to improve your English, but do them in Spanish. To improve your vocabulary, you need to do something that involves words you don't currently know, such as reading advanced books and articles or doing crossword puzzles. If you are so inclined, you could read the nueva gramática de la lengua española.
Honestly, I have learned more from interacting here in the Question-Answer feature than anywhere else on this site.
I see you live in San Diego, you lucky fellow! I also live near the border here in Arizona and spend as much time as I can "en el otro lado." I just hang out in the plaza and start up conversations with the locals with a friendly with a smile and "Buenos dias." (or tarde or noches) I plunge in, using what I'm learning and their reaction has always been one of pure delight.
I highly recommend taking that plunge since you are surrounded by Spanish speakers!
Never give up! Something new each day is all it takes to achieve your goal. Finding native speakers to converse with and Spanish materials to read pushes your mind a little harder.
On the forum here you may notice members post games, questions, exercises, etc. which really have helped me learn in addition to the videos under the learn spanish tab at the top. Members who are more fluent are great about helping me make corrections to my grammar. (Thanks if you are reading this.)
It seems like you are on the right track. You have also received several good answers. In addition, I would suggest that you take the one or two areas you feel weakest in and determine to become an expert in those areas.
For instance, if you feel weak when it comes to numbers or use of the subjunctive, then make those your areas of concentration. I use those examples because I have been applying them to my life. For a long time, I felt insecure with numbers. So instead of becoming frustrated, I just broke down my problems into mini goals and went to work. I refused to look at a clock unless I told myself the time in Spanish. Whenever I would see numbers, no matter how large, I would immediately translate them. This wound up being very helpful on a recent trip to Latin America. I was able to translate for all of the Americans with me whenever we went to a store. It was important for me to learn how to say numbers up into the hundreds, thousands and beyond. Since something that cost five dollars here could cost 750 pesos, I was glad I focused on these large numbers. I was also able to bargain for reduced prices for everyone when we went to outdoor markets. It was great and was a major boost to my confidence.
Now, I am focusing on the subjunctive. I'll let you know if there are any positive results from this new area of focus. 
For those who can afford it, Rosetta Stone has 5 levels (and an interactive online lesson structure).
