| Last Semester Here |
[Aug. 28th, 2005|07:35 pm] |
Well I'm finally on my last semester of grad school. Thank god. I am getting tired of the college scene especially now that all my old friends are gone. I am in a much smaller apartment this year since I am only going to be here one semester. Its funnny being so near campus that I am feeling like a freshman once again.
Walked down to the main campus green to see Jimmy Eat World last night. No alcohol but it seemed like the crowd was still enjoying the show. I never realized how many songs the band had out. I only recognized like every fourth one. Still it was a good show and they are okay live. I went down there with one of my new roommates but he met some people he knew down there so I just kinda wandered around. I swear some of the freshman looked like they belong in middle school. I am probably just getting older but I swear there were 12 yr olds crowd surfing.
I'll probably write in here again soon. Going to catch a movie or something. |
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| Parting Ways with Good Friends |
[Jul. 16th, 2005|05:49 pm] |
My Journal Entries are few and far between but I always seem to come back to it. I guess it gives me a chance to sort out my life. My life may not be that stressful or complicated but that has never stopped me from worrying about it.
My roommate Greg moved out last week so it's just me and Matt left in the apartment now. Matt isn't exactly a nice person but he can be good company sometimes. After the summer he will move out and then everyone I met freshman year will be gone. Almost sad about it but I realized a long time ago that people and friendships are fluid. Everything changes and no one travels the exact same path in life. I might keep in touch with them but I know most people lose touch with college friends after awhile.
Sara kinda of left at the begining of summer without saying goodbye. I haven't tried to contact her up in Boston and its probably for the best. One night we were drinking and the guys made it obvious everyone knew I liked Sara. However, she never expressed interest at least I am not sure if she did. Women never seem to do anything straight out and uncomplicated. Maybe I missed the clues but I am pretty sure she wasn't interested. Anyways I glad we were friends in college and maybe one day we'll meet up again.
I hear from Kyle and Steve a lot since we play World of Warcraft together. Its nice that even though we all live about 400 miles apart we still have fun every weekend. They love to trade insults and trash talk without being scathing like Matt and its quite entertaining. We called them Twidledee and Twidledum a lot in college and to be honest they do look the part but their personalities are a lot different. Anyways I am sure will stay in touch even after I have moved from tallahassee. |
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| End of Spring Break |
[Mar. 12th, 2005|10:47 am] |
Just enjoying the last few days of my spring break. I've managed to put off writing this huge research paper until this weekend and boy am I paying for it now. On a good note I did manage to do a lot of things I am been meaning to do when I had some free time.
Leveled to 53 in World of Warcraft. This game is so much fun for some reason. I got my roommates playing and we started knocking off low level dungeons. However we got our asses handed to us by the bosses. We need to start going in with more then just the three of us I guess.
Watched the Season 5 DVD of Angel. For some reason season 5 was so hilarious and interesting that it was better then the previous 4 seasons combined. It had something to do with Spike and Angel being in the same show together. Those two characters love to annoy each other and you can tell Joss Whedon put a lot of effort into making the season great. Unfortunately the series finale is brutal and there is a lot of going out in a blaze of glory.
Actually won in Texas Hold Um. Yup I won some money for the first time. I am not a real good poker player but I am very skilled at making people think I am bluffing. I am such a bad liar that people think they know my tells. Then I can reel them in when I do have a good hand. Anyways I had to buy pizza cause I won more then 20$ but it was worth it.
Have slept pass 10am every morning of spring break. Thank god for long periods of shut eye. I am going to miss it when I have to go back to the grind. Anyways from reading this you can tell I am still a huge nerd even though I am in grad school now. And I just have to say I love being a nerd. One day I hope to find a girl as nerdish as me and to guarantee the survival of the nerd species. Hehe I like typing in things like this cause no one knows about my journal. If I ever do tell people about it then I am going to have to do a lot of editing. |
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| Wheels on the Bus |
[Feb. 13th, 2005|11:17 am] |
I am going camping with my parents at the end of february but since I'm car-less at the moment I get to use greyhound. I havent had to ride greyhound since my freshman year of college but oh the memories are so fresh. I guess I'll just take a tazer, a novel, and a pack of breath mints to offer to people who sit next to me. Camping in Osceola is nice, its the biggest forest around in central florida. Plus my dad and step-mom really know how to camp. They fry everything. Hmmmmm nothing liking waking up out of a tent with the smell of sausage, bacon, eggs, hash browns, and spam. I dont like spam. But it does add something to the camping adventure.
Hopefully my dad and my stepmom have almost finished their adoption of little nicky. She's been living with them for two years and I already think of her as my other sister. I had to talk to a social worker over the phone but I think that was one of the last steps. They had to check their other kids out to make sure none of us thought they were bad parents.
I finished going over two chapters of notes for my midterm tomorrow. So now that I got some studying out of the way, time for World of Warcraft. Its hard to balance such a fun game with grad school but hey you cant study all the time. Plus I know once I get my job I'll probably be restricted to only playing on the weekends. Such is the pains of getting out of college. |
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| World of Warcraft |
[Feb. 6th, 2005|10:42 am] |
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Well between teaching and going to grad school I thought I wouldnt have time to start playing an online game again. However, World of Warcraft is sooooooo much better then EQ. I have found a lot of people who are playing it and think its the best thing since sliced bread. It's like the Halo 2 for nerds. Anyways I have some friends who came up for Tampa for the superbowl and we're getting things ready for a small party. Its time for the official buying of the alcohol. |
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| Pro's and Cons of my first semester in Grad School |
[Dec. 19th, 2004|01:53 am] |
My last entry ended kind of depressing, as such things tend to be when your up late remembering might-have-beens. So to counteract my tendency to dwell on the darker side of life I am making an entry that will be at least half about the good things.
Pros:
1) GPA 3.5 : Yahoo, I'm a honor student again
2) Credit Line Increased : Yeah, I can almost finance my own car/house
3) Teaching Assistantship : It pays the bills and my tuition
4) My Students : Cause nothing strokes the ego like having someone call you Professor
5) New Stargate Episodes : Cause it is the best thing since farscape is canceled and star-trek sucks now
6) Earning My Masters : Its a new goal in my life that I am one step closer to finishing
7) Friends at Work : Everyone is more friendly at grad school and its closer knit
Cons:
1) Love Life Non-Existent : hugging a pillow isnt the same as falling asleep with a girl in your arms
2) Still Out of Shape : I expect number 1 and number 2 are related somehow
3) Jobs and the Real World : Still not really sure what I want to do with my Masters
As you can see my cons list is small. I am starting to figure out number 3) as I learn more about programming and how the industry works. If I ever dealt with number 2) I am sure number 1) would improve also. Anyways those three cons are the only real problems I have right now. Without them I think my life would be as close to perfect as possible. |
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| My Fall Semester in a Nutshell |
[Dec. 19th, 2004|01:37 am] |
Well its been awhile since I last wrote in my journal so I thought I would update it bit.
I was offered a TA position around the time I was graduating and when I went to talk to people in the Computer Science office I found most of the paperwork had been taken care of for me. Looks like the vice chair took care of most of the process. It was actually harder to get admitted through the university then setting up my teaching scholarship. Exactly the opposite as my undergrad experience.
Anyways I spent this semester teaching a online class in computer literacy. Luckily I was assigned the Business Classes so most of my students were intelligent enough to understand most of the directions. I helped out one my fellow instructors who was in charge of the liberal arts classes and man was there a difference. We both wondered if younger generations were actually getting dumber. Some of the students seemed unwilling to devote any time to reading or learning the material. Then again we had three studnets who got perfect scores on everything.
My first semester of graduate school was very time consuming. I had almost no free time for myself and I was forced to quit Everquest. Then again I probably learned more this semester then any year of earning my B.S. Some of the teachers were a little harder to get to know but in general they put more effort into teaching. My grades just came in a couple of days ago and I earned a 3.5 gpa. Much better then my normal 2.9999. Its funny too since this semester I worried so much about my grades. It was all because of a bad project partner that I thought I would fail a class. And while I did get a D on my project I was able to ace the final for the class and pass. Oh by the way they fail you if you get anything less then a B in grad school. One little tid-bit of information I wish I knew before I started. Anyways its been making life more interesting.
My social scene has been a little dry but then again, whats new? Most of my friends left after graduation and I've been hanging with my roomies for the most part. No new women in my life since my little fling last Christmas. We had fun but I think I failed in the dating department. That's what happens when you skip straight to the sleeping together then try dating. I think every girl I've been involved with I have been friends with first (pathetic note: that would be 2). So you think you know each other but then when you start a relationship you realize it changes things. Anyways we never bothered to get back in touch and a friendship I've had for close to five years ended. |
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| Graduation |
[Apr. 29th, 2004|09:15 pm] |
Well tomorrow I graduate. My little sister is coming down to celebrate with me. Which is great cause I probably get along with her the best out of everyone else in my family. Even if she is a political hippy sometimes. :-) My mom and stepdad are also coming down but they only ever visit me for small periods of time. Its fine with me cause I doubt they like drinking and playing video games. Which are my celebration plans. My mom hinted at a graduation present which suprised me. I didn't get one for high school graduation and I sure as hell did not expect one for college graduation. I guess no kids living with them has freed up some income.
I am working full time now at the office and I am busy packing everything up for the move. Someone's secretary is quitting so I am going to fill in for her and answer the phones while also managing the file database. I really enjoy working there and I am very lucky I got a job with them. However I am going to have to put in 8 hours on my graduation day which sucks. But getting 300$ paychecks every week will be nice.
I think I might tell someone about my journal, but I afraid other people might read it also. Oh well I have told laura more embaressing things. Plus I want comments damnit. Or else what point is there? |
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| Forgotten Birthdays |
[Apr. 20th, 2004|07:34 pm] |
Almost forgot my mom's birthday. My step dad called me around 10pm and told me to pretend I had called him so I could say happy birthday. Half the time I forget my own birthday or at least how old I am turning. Its just not a very important facet of my life at the moment. Perhaps when I am over 30 I will start counting the years but at the moment I frankly don't give a damn. (Except that I can drink ... legally now)
Apparently my mom was sad that she didn't get very many birthday cards. My mom is so cheery all the time but sometimes small things can affect her. I really hate to see her sad. For some reason I also hate the fact that my stepdad had to remind me. I am very independent and my stepdad is very meddling. Always likes making sure everything is done by him and expects others to mess it up. Perhaps why my stepbrothers can't tie their own shoelaces together. On the other hand they were always better at dealing with people then me. Anyways they're intelligent in their own ways but clueless about some important facts of adulthood.
I think I am going to either write a program or try to find one that will remind me of important dates. I could just use MS Outlook but that would be easy. Oh well I have done my homework and studied a bit for exams. So I am calling it quits for tonight and going to enjoy some soda and a movie. |
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| Nice Weekend |
[Apr. 19th, 2004|12:56 am] |
This weekend was nice. Spent most of it playing Everquest and watching adult swim. They played the animatrix on adult swim this saturday and it was the first time I have ever seen it. Except for all the stories having depressing endings I found it very well done and entertaining. I especially liked the story called BEYOND, which was about an error in the matrix that made all the laws of nature messed up in a house. Kids found the house and were doing all kinds of kewl stuff. Like defying gravity and breaking bottles then watching them reform.
After my tests last week I was just glad to have some time to veg (as in vegetable) and do nothing important. I guess when most people talk about having a good time they talk about hanging out with people or partying. I like hanging out with certain people but honestly I have the most fun just enjoying my own company sometimes. I am such an introvert its not even funny. I only wish I was friends with more girls or had a girlfriend. I mean I am friends with sarah and laura but they both tend to stay away since dating matt. Tsk Tsk Tsk he's goofy looking but for some reason he's loaded with charisma.
Anyways while I wish I had a relationship I am not that desperate for one. Its mostly just a feeling I get right when I am going to sleep. One that says you should be holding someone now as you drift to unconsciousness. Being a little more open then originally planned. But since I don't think anyone reads this or knows about it, I dont really care. Maybe over the summer I should clean myself up a bit and look for an intelligent women who likes to read and watch sci-fi movies. I am sure there's one out there. Anyways I am sounding like the typical lonely nerd so I ending that line of thought. I think i will talk about politics in my next post. |
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| Tests Done, Drinking in Immediate Future |
[Apr. 16th, 2004|10:04 am] |
Finished my last tests for the semester now nothing to do but lay back and enjoy myself. That means drinking tonight after work. Think we will do the honored super mario drinking game, a favorite nerd past time. When you die you have to take a drink when you beat a lvl everyone else has to take a drink. Vodka, Rum and Schnapps oh boy.
Two wrong turns dont make a right, but three lefts do.
Before you insult someone you should walk a mile in their shoes, that way afterwards your a mile away and they have no shoes. |
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| Sundays |
[Apr. 11th, 2004|04:26 pm] |
I like sundays. Its such a peaceful day where nothing really busy or annoying seems to happen. I always have time to just relax and read while feeling the breeze roll across my face. I have a unique outlook on religion and I try to avoid any formal church/temple. Yet I feel having a day set aside for rest is a good thing.
Today went to the Village Inn and had breakfast with my friends. Its our usual Easter Tradition and it forces us to wake up before noon. Matt mumbled something about a group project but was still home when we got back. Laziness - 1 Matt - 0. Bill told us he got the job teaching English in Japan. We all congrats him and hinted that he could do better. 4 years for a computer science degree and you end up teaching english? Getting a girlfriend in japan will do that I guess. Then again, at least he has a job. I have been unable to find one so far related to my major either.
It's hard to deal with the fact I will be graduating college in a month. Seems like I just got here. Plus with half my friends leaving its going to be different. I just hope I didn't choose grad school because I was afraid to go into the real world. I am comfortable here and I wouldn't mind continuing my education. Plus the job market sucked when I started interviewing with firms. So I guess I do have real reasons for staying for my masters. I am going to fill out the application for grad school tonight and send it off. Will have to post when I know if I am in or not. |
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