"A Whole New World"
Well howdy kids!
Gonna try a fresh start on this thing- I hope anyone on my friends list (all like 7 of you) are doing well in and/or out of school and life in general has been good to you the last few months.
Myself- I have gone through the whole graduation thing, left CS, move back to Plano for a while and have recently moved to Austin. Let me say I miss those few people in CS I really enjoyed spending time with. I also miss a certain person out in CA and only now will be able to strike back up communication again (my own telephone again yey!).
Graduation- could anything be more of such a mediocre thing??? Maybe I had real world pessimism in there already or something. Graduation day was only so-so. The best part about the entire thing was walking the stage, shaking the hand of my Dean and then presenting the tube (unopened as of yet) to my parents so they could have the first sight of my diploma... the thing they provided so much for me to get. And that was it. Graduation over- I became a former student- and about to be thrust into the real world. Let me tell you the real world hasn't been the nicest world one could ask for. LEt alone the job market isn't the best thing- it also happens to be my major is pretty specialized and I missed out on the things I need for the real world lol. Computer programming... yes that would have been nice. Sticking to what i initially went to school for would have been a GREAT thing. Architect have job possibilites lol.
Yeah so I must have decided before graduation that graduation is just a day where I get a multiple thousand dollar piece of paper that says I (ie parents) spent thousands of dollars! Thats really it- I currently work for Dave and Busters in Austin for a measily wage (a lot better than most other employees there but still not even up to teachers' salaries). I can tell you this is not what I went to school for. I am of course looking for other employment until I can get a nice savings account going.
seguway-less total change o' subject
I'm in austin- I moved in with a VERY good friend of mine- Sean. I think we were great friends because we didn't live together lol. I envy Sean in many ways and I'm beginning to be utterly annoyed by him at the same time. He was always the most outgoing of my 5 best friends- he always has somethign witty to say and likes to talk- plus he is very personable. But he doens't stop talking ;) even when I'm just trying to watch TV or when I get up in the morning... its always something smart he thinks he needs to say. He has a dog- a little female black pug- named Destro (yes from GI JOE) the Destroyer. It eve have a little collar (thats pink I might add) that has her name on it. She is a cute dog- her eyes sort of point in two different directions. Shes also a runt lol. Except shes only a cute dog because calling her ugly wouldn't be nice. She really is ugly- - I mean pugs aren't beautiful dogs... they're ugly/cute. Wouldn't know how else to describe it. Anyhow my family's dog Cheyenne is well trained- you say kitchen- she goes to the kitchen. Destro however- is a puppy being partially trained by a guy who thinks monkeys, robots, and bodily function noises are the greatest things to ever exist. Basically the dog is annoying as hell because Sean is annoying in his own ways.
I really hope I get used to him because otherwise this will be a REALLY long 7 month lease. I will pick up some of his good habits I hope though- despite his farting, burping, constantly scratchign his junk (while always going commando), he always seems to have a girl/lay/girlfriend/booty-call any time he wants. Amazing - perhaps its always girls that think they can "fix" him. Who knows.
Anyway- he lived in this apt at the VERY south end of Austin- as a matter of fact I think if you were to go any farther on 35 you'd leave Austin lol. We live in what we fondly refer to as "Porn Valley" because on the side of the highway we're on- you have to drive up a hill with a Adult video store (with viewing rooms according to the sign), then you go down the hill to our apt entrance. And when you leave our place you drive up a hill to the next "Mega XXX" Store or whatever (and its a BIG building). We got an apt- there because he had the opportunity to change apartments and renew his yet-to-be finished lease for a small fee. I could move in with him- be on my own and he'd pay less rent/bills. Little did I take into account the HORRIBLE Austin Traffic and the really bad location my job is in comparison to my APT (VERY South side APT- & VERY North side Job). This means a good 45-1 hour drive EVERY day if I'm any where near rush hour. Yey real world. He also HAD to have the larger room- because it has a big closet. He says he has more stuff than I do... which he doesn't. Plus I use my room a lot more than he does- my computer, other TV, other xbox etc are in my room and I use them constantly the short times I'm at home. HE on the other hand doesn't use his room for anything but sleeping. My bathroom doesn't even have drawers!! LOL
ugh enough complaining- I'm hoping doing it here will release me from it.
Otherwis eI'm happy to be down here- I'm happy to be back in a more "my age" city. It is also beautiful in Austin. The hills, the landscapes, the lake etc... Its really the closest thing I can imagine to having another of my favorite cities, San Fran. But it will be hell on my car and fuel bills.
So thats me- I now get to begin the real growing stages of life- Making it in the real world. (without moving back to parents house haha).
I'll try to keep these shorter- but I have a lot on my mind I'm not even able to put on here -either I don't knwo exactly what I want to say or I cannot get them into words describable to others - doesn't matter though- they'll come. It would be nice if I could keep this up though... its a bit lethargic ;)
good night all.
Gonna try a fresh start on this thing- I hope anyone on my friends list (all like 7 of you) are doing well in and/or out of school and life in general has been good to you the last few months.
Myself- I have gone through the whole graduation thing, left CS, move back to Plano for a while and have recently moved to Austin. Let me say I miss those few people in CS I really enjoyed spending time with. I also miss a certain person out in CA and only now will be able to strike back up communication again (my own telephone again yey!).
Graduation- could anything be more of such a mediocre thing??? Maybe I had real world pessimism in there already or something. Graduation day was only so-so. The best part about the entire thing was walking the stage, shaking the hand of my Dean and then presenting the tube (unopened as of yet) to my parents so they could have the first sight of my diploma... the thing they provided so much for me to get. And that was it. Graduation over- I became a former student- and about to be thrust into the real world. Let me tell you the real world hasn't been the nicest world one could ask for. LEt alone the job market isn't the best thing- it also happens to be my major is pretty specialized and I missed out on the things I need for the real world lol. Computer programming... yes that would have been nice. Sticking to what i initially went to school for would have been a GREAT thing. Architect have job possibilites lol.
Yeah so I must have decided before graduation that graduation is just a day where I get a multiple thousand dollar piece of paper that says I (ie parents) spent thousands of dollars! Thats really it- I currently work for Dave and Busters in Austin for a measily wage (a lot better than most other employees there but still not even up to teachers' salaries). I can tell you this is not what I went to school for. I am of course looking for other employment until I can get a nice savings account going.
seguway-less total change o' subject
I'm in austin- I moved in with a VERY good friend of mine- Sean. I think we were great friends because we didn't live together lol. I envy Sean in many ways and I'm beginning to be utterly annoyed by him at the same time. He was always the most outgoing of my 5 best friends- he always has somethign witty to say and likes to talk- plus he is very personable. But he doens't stop talking ;) even when I'm just trying to watch TV or when I get up in the morning... its always something smart he thinks he needs to say. He has a dog- a little female black pug- named Destro (yes from GI JOE) the Destroyer. It eve have a little collar (thats pink I might add) that has her name on it. She is a cute dog- her eyes sort of point in two different directions. Shes also a runt lol. Except shes only a cute dog because calling her ugly wouldn't be nice. She really is ugly- - I mean pugs aren't beautiful dogs... they're ugly/cute. Wouldn't know how else to describe it. Anyhow my family's dog Cheyenne is well trained- you say kitchen- she goes to the kitchen. Destro however- is a puppy being partially trained by a guy who thinks monkeys, robots, and bodily function noises are the greatest things to ever exist. Basically the dog is annoying as hell because Sean is annoying in his own ways.
I really hope I get used to him because otherwise this will be a REALLY long 7 month lease. I will pick up some of his good habits I hope though- despite his farting, burping, constantly scratchign his junk (while always going commando), he always seems to have a girl/lay/girlfriend/booty-call any time he wants. Amazing - perhaps its always girls that think they can "fix" him. Who knows.
Anyway- he lived in this apt at the VERY south end of Austin- as a matter of fact I think if you were to go any farther on 35 you'd leave Austin lol. We live in what we fondly refer to as "Porn Valley" because on the side of the highway we're on- you have to drive up a hill with a Adult video store (with viewing rooms according to the sign), then you go down the hill to our apt entrance. And when you leave our place you drive up a hill to the next "Mega XXX" Store or whatever (and its a BIG building). We got an apt- there because he had the opportunity to change apartments and renew his yet-to-be finished lease for a small fee. I could move in with him- be on my own and he'd pay less rent/bills. Little did I take into account the HORRIBLE Austin Traffic and the really bad location my job is in comparison to my APT (VERY South side APT- & VERY North side Job). This means a good 45-1 hour drive EVERY day if I'm any where near rush hour. Yey real world. He also HAD to have the larger room- because it has a big closet. He says he has more stuff than I do... which he doesn't. Plus I use my room a lot more than he does- my computer, other TV, other xbox etc are in my room and I use them constantly the short times I'm at home. HE on the other hand doesn't use his room for anything but sleeping. My bathroom doesn't even have drawers!! LOL
ugh enough complaining- I'm hoping doing it here will release me from it.
Otherwis eI'm happy to be down here- I'm happy to be back in a more "my age" city. It is also beautiful in Austin. The hills, the landscapes, the lake etc... Its really the closest thing I can imagine to having another of my favorite cities, San Fran. But it will be hell on my car and fuel bills.
So thats me- I now get to begin the real growing stages of life- Making it in the real world. (without moving back to parents house haha).
I'll try to keep these shorter- but I have a lot on my mind I'm not even able to put on here -either I don't knwo exactly what I want to say or I cannot get them into words describable to others - doesn't matter though- they'll come. It would be nice if I could keep this up though... its a bit lethargic ;)
good night all.