Sean on-the-go...
It's amazing how different my life is now. The difference from last year to this year is just incredible. I spent the majority of my time last year just fucking off because I was in a class where attendance was optional. I spent a lot of time hanging around my apartment writing stories and playing around on my computer. I did some pretty hard academic work during my winter quarter when I took this Micro/Macro Economics class but then I fucked off the rest of the time.
This year I work Monday through Thursday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM and then I go to class (twice a month) from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I never have time for anything anymore. It's crazy. I get frustrated by the way people don't realize how busy I actually am. My dad said "You only have class twice a month. How busy can you be?" He failed to realize that I'm out all seven days of the week on the weeks that I do have the three-day MPA (Masters in Public Administration) sessions. I, as a matter of fact, just got finished with one of those three-day MPA Sessions yesterday and then I had go straight back to work today. I'm going to an interview tonight for a paid-internship position so I'll have even more things to occupy my time if I actually end up with the position. It's, as I said above, just crazy to the Sean-Man how the pace of my life is so hectic now. My friend (and old roommate) Eric would be proud because he thought I was a slacker last year. He never said it but I could always tell that he thought I was "floating my way through life" and doing nothing with my time.
I, as you can tell, complain and bitch about how busy I am but there's a part of me that loves doing all of this. There's a part of me that wouldn't have it any other way. It can be a pain in the ass to be busy all the time but it can also give you a sense of accomplishment. I realize now that Toby was right when he said "Some people just have a love for work." It's true. I do what I do because I want to have money and a career but I also do what I do because I enjoy the intellectual fulfillment that I get from the MPA program and I enjoy helping people out as a tour-guide. There really is a part of me that likes to be "on-the-go" all the time. Being an "on-the-go" kind of person has its benefits because it makes you forget about the petty problems that you think you have in life. You don't think about stoner roommates or being single and alone if you're busy doing what you need to do.
This year I work Monday through Thursday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM and then I go to class (twice a month) from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I never have time for anything anymore. It's crazy. I get frustrated by the way people don't realize how busy I actually am. My dad said "You only have class twice a month. How busy can you be?" He failed to realize that I'm out all seven days of the week on the weeks that I do have the three-day MPA (Masters in Public Administration) sessions. I, as a matter of fact, just got finished with one of those three-day MPA Sessions yesterday and then I had go straight back to work today. I'm going to an interview tonight for a paid-internship position so I'll have even more things to occupy my time if I actually end up with the position. It's, as I said above, just crazy to the Sean-Man how the pace of my life is so hectic now. My friend (and old roommate) Eric would be proud because he thought I was a slacker last year. He never said it but I could always tell that he thought I was "floating my way through life" and doing nothing with my time.
I, as you can tell, complain and bitch about how busy I am but there's a part of me that loves doing all of this. There's a part of me that wouldn't have it any other way. It can be a pain in the ass to be busy all the time but it can also give you a sense of accomplishment. I realize now that Toby was right when he said "Some people just have a love for work." It's true. I do what I do because I want to have money and a career but I also do what I do because I enjoy the intellectual fulfillment that I get from the MPA program and I enjoy helping people out as a tour-guide. There really is a part of me that likes to be "on-the-go" all the time. Being an "on-the-go" kind of person has its benefits because it makes you forget about the petty problems that you think you have in life. You don't think about stoner roommates or being single and alone if you're busy doing what you need to do.