This will be the last entry of my blog. I just want to say congratulations to all the other graduating seniors. I hope you have a fun, safe graduation night! Don't drink and drive, and have a great summer....
Where I stand with:A job. I am still looking, but it looks like I will be staying with my current employer until December. Way to kick-start life after college.Grad School. Yes! I am going to grad school!...
Many of my raving fans have suggested that I discontinue my association with other humans, due to my complete lack of fondness of most people. As a tribute to you, I will be considering this as an option....
I really admire women athletes. Their dedication and disciplinegive me something to aspire to. However, I have never once watched a women's sportingevent on television, and the only live ones I have attended...
05/10/04-- Last night the Survivor All-Stars chose their All-Star. Apparently it was exhilirating, emotional, and shocking. For those of you who watched it anyway. I saw about ten minutes of this disgrace...
05/04/05-- No, I'm not getting married. I am just a little overwhelmed by the amount of people who think that just because they have a college degree they are ready to get married and I wanted to talk...
When I was in high school, no one liked Mrs. Tonkin. She was thecalculus teacher and man, was she tough. She assigned homeworkevery night, gave pop quizzes and chose students at random toanswer questions...
I've heard opinion after opinion about theRecreation/Wellness/ Events Center proposal and, finally, I havefound the consensus: There is a resounding "I don'tcare!" echoing through campus, and mine is one...
04/26/04--Have you ever met anyone who thinks that beingformally educated is overrated? These are the people who think theyare better than you because they never went to college, yet still"made it", such...
03/26/04-- Up until a few days ago, I was going to be graduating with honors. Then I slacked off a little and got a less-than-stellar grade on an exam. An exam worth about 50% of my class grade. It is...
I'm from a small town in the Midwest where basketball -- or "African handball" as it's sometimes called there -- is a lesser sport because of the race of people who predominantly participate in it. There...
03/22/04-- There are many things I have learned over the past few years that I wish I had known right when I started going to school here. This applies to many aspects of my life, but I'd like to share...
03/16/04-- One of the highlights of my college career has been the opportunity to work and intern downtown. Although it is a fairly small area compared to most major cities, it still has a very unique...
While all of my friends stayed in Sacramento last summer watching daytime TV, I was working my tail off in one of the most beautiful places in the world. I had always wanted to volunteer overseas and I...
03/08/04-- When I was in third grade we had a Japanese foreign exchange student come and talk to our class to teach us about origami, which is an art form involving folding paper. I distinctly remember...
03/01/04-- While going through college, most of us will decide whether or not we are going to go to graduation school to pursue a master's or other advanced degree. For me, I most certainly will be going...
02/23/04-- We are only four weeks into the semester and already I have begun to exhibit my refined procrastination skills. My apartment is spotless, my bills are all paid AND entered in my checkbook, and...
It's hard to believe that I am actually graduating this semester. Not that I doubted it would ever happen, but graduation has always seemed so distant and illusory. 120 units used to be an impossible feat....
2/13/04--I have been spending the past couple of days gathering more information for my options after graduation. I take a lot of time just seeing what the job markets are like in different U.S. cities,...
The other day I was buying a birthday card, flowers, and balloons for my sister. The clerk at the checkout said, "So. Someone having a birthday today?" Then, I watched in disbelief as Captain Observation...