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reading others journals has prompted me to update. for the past few weeks i've been doing the real world thing: get up early, drive 40 minutes to work, work 8 hours, drive 40 minutes home, have dinner and collapse, repeat. thankfully, i've been able to switch gears every so often: hanging out with friends, robotics offseasons, thursday night bowling.
with respect to the work, i think my job is ok. it's just an internship, one that i kinda hope might turn into a full time one. the work changes day to day, so i'm never really stuck doing just one thing. on the other hand, its 40 minutes away. not that i mind the drive, it's the inconvenience of the time spent on the road and money spent on gas that kills me. i received an email from greystone today asking if i had a job yet, and that if i wanted one there, it's mine. the drive is just as far, but i dont know if i would enjoy the work. it's a bigger company and more industrial, as opposed to the quaintness and quietness of my office area and the R&D lab at ESL. gotta talk that one over with the rents.
with respect to friends, i have been lucky enough to have friends in different areas of my life. unfortunately, there are still some areas lacking (mainly in the relationship department, what else is new, eh). i need to meet some new people. i happy with the people i see now, but i miss the first two years of college were i seemed to meet people by the dozen everyday. that needs to happen eventually. overall though, i can't complain. although i do wish i could see some people more than i do right now.
with respect to robotics, i just got back from an offseason event at WPI. it was a fun two days; the team did ok, losing in the quarterfinals, but we gave it a good shot. we just played an alliance that was crazy on defense. i also got to see my new england friends, and had a crazy good friday night hopping around places. o the stories i hear, it's almost better than the actual robotic event these days. the times i have with my team always seem to get me out of dull moods; nothing beats being around fun people. i also got to see my favorite NH girl!, but she seemed to be in a wierd, quiet mood the two days. i haven't quite narrowed down the reason, but it seems to stem from voluntarily exerting so much stress on herself and never having any fun. i really don't get why people do that; always seems to me that life is too short to be worrying about so many things. anyways, it was great seeing her and the other NH people. we had a few laughs (mostly at my expense, but hey, it's all good). i can't wait for the next off season (hopefully it's on a day i have free) and the 2007 season is shaping up to be the best one yet.
as for bowling, it's another thing that keeps me sane during the crazyness of being a fresh college graduate. the three weeks i was in recovery of the shoulder injury was tough, but last week (my first time back) i had a 22-180-222 for a 624 series (my first 600 series!). so basically, i look forward to thursday nights with eagerness. the only downfall is that since our team is so good, and everyone else is so bad, we end up giving out a ridiculous amount of handicap pins. so much that our record puts us in the bottom of the league. but it's only a summer league; just wait until the fall when we get into a REAL league (prolly sunday nights). however, bowling is shaping up to be like golf: not knowing enough people enthused as i am who want to play. if there is anyone out there who likes to do either, let me know. i've been dying to play golf for like 4 weeks and i'm always in the mood for bowling.
anyways, this entry is way too long, and i'm starving. go sox!
with respect to the work, i think my job is ok. it's just an internship, one that i kinda hope might turn into a full time one. the work changes day to day, so i'm never really stuck doing just one thing. on the other hand, its 40 minutes away. not that i mind the drive, it's the inconvenience of the time spent on the road and money spent on gas that kills me. i received an email from greystone today asking if i had a job yet, and that if i wanted one there, it's mine. the drive is just as far, but i dont know if i would enjoy the work. it's a bigger company and more industrial, as opposed to the quaintness and quietness of my office area and the R&D lab at ESL. gotta talk that one over with the rents.
with respect to friends, i have been lucky enough to have friends in different areas of my life. unfortunately, there are still some areas lacking (mainly in the relationship department, what else is new, eh). i need to meet some new people. i happy with the people i see now, but i miss the first two years of college were i seemed to meet people by the dozen everyday. that needs to happen eventually. overall though, i can't complain. although i do wish i could see some people more than i do right now.
with respect to robotics, i just got back from an offseason event at WPI. it was a fun two days; the team did ok, losing in the quarterfinals, but we gave it a good shot. we just played an alliance that was crazy on defense. i also got to see my new england friends, and had a crazy good friday night hopping around places. o the stories i hear, it's almost better than the actual robotic event these days. the times i have with my team always seem to get me out of dull moods; nothing beats being around fun people. i also got to see my favorite NH girl!, but she seemed to be in a wierd, quiet mood the two days. i haven't quite narrowed down the reason, but it seems to stem from voluntarily exerting so much stress on herself and never having any fun. i really don't get why people do that; always seems to me that life is too short to be worrying about so many things. anyways, it was great seeing her and the other NH people. we had a few laughs (mostly at my expense, but hey, it's all good). i can't wait for the next off season (hopefully it's on a day i have free) and the 2007 season is shaping up to be the best one yet.
as for bowling, it's another thing that keeps me sane during the crazyness of being a fresh college graduate. the three weeks i was in recovery of the shoulder injury was tough, but last week (my first time back) i had a 22-180-222 for a 624 series (my first 600 series!). so basically, i look forward to thursday nights with eagerness. the only downfall is that since our team is so good, and everyone else is so bad, we end up giving out a ridiculous amount of handicap pins. so much that our record puts us in the bottom of the league. but it's only a summer league; just wait until the fall when we get into a REAL league (prolly sunday nights). however, bowling is shaping up to be like golf: not knowing enough people enthused as i am who want to play. if there is anyone out there who likes to do either, let me know. i've been dying to play golf for like 4 weeks and i'm always in the mood for bowling.
anyways, this entry is way too long, and i'm starving. go sox!