Get Busy Like We Do

Surprisingly, my last semester at UConn has been my easiest, scholastically.  Sure, I’m finishing up my double major in engineering and tackling my capstone project, but I’ve somehow managed to wrangle myself a pretty decent schedule.  I only have classes two days a week, and I work the rest of the week.

Somehow though, it hasn’t been enough.  My job at UConn has never been terribly demanding of me, and though lately I’ve been given more challenging projects to work on and more responsibility, it’s not been anything over the top or mission critica.

I think that this is what has inspired me to be so motivated lately.  I’ve been jobhunting and writing up draft after draft of my business plan, and most of all, I’ve been making lists.  Lists of what I need to do, lists of what I want to do; things that are important to me versus things that are expected of me and required of me.

I’ve been considering other options for my future as a graduate lately, as well.  Options that most would definitely consider to be “non-traditional,” but somehow seem to suit me and what I want to get out of life.  The thing is – I’ve come to realize that I don’t want what most people want.  I want to be in control of my future.  In the economic climate we’ve got going now, employees of even the largest and most well-established companies really don’t have a sense of job security.  I think I’ve come to he shocking realization that for me, “maybe” having a steady job doing something that I may not enjoy isn’t nearly good enough.

I want to work for myself.  And I bloody well think I’m going to do it. The up-front work is going to be ridiculous, and I’ll have a lot of stressful, sleepless nights, but damn it if I’m not going to at least try.  Check back with me soon to see if I’ve strung myself up (I promise I won’t).  This is going to be fun.

Last Night I Thought I Was a Spider

The best thing about having what I would call a “none too crappy” immune system is that I don’t get sick often. However, things change. In the past month, I’ve been sick twice, with three days of good health in between. Yesterday during my night class, the onset of a sudden fever had me all kinds of wacky. 102F and heating up, I came home and thought I was a spider. Awesome.

Me(12:32:12 AM): yeah, it sounds really strange
Trouble (12:32:20 AM): but my arms feel like they’re really…really long.
Trouble (12:32:43 AM): haha o wow that’s interesting I dont think I’ve ever felt that
Trouble (12:32:46 AM): id love to feel taller
Me (12:33:01 AM): it so strange, I feel like a spider
Trouble (12:33:09 AM): holy crap
Me (12:33:19 AM): no webs so far, so we’re good

Yeah. Can’t wait to be healthy again.

Presenting Photobox

I’ve been driveling on about “something” for a while now.  Well, I put pen to paper and came up with Photobox: a light weight, non intrusive php image gallery generator.  Rather than blathering on and on about it here again, I’d much rather you go and have a look on the tutorial I put up for it, here.  Let me know what you think!

The sun never sets

Well, I mean, yea.  It’s been a good week.  Sure.   Project is going well, I’m glad to report.  I’ll give you a hint:  the library I’m making has this-and-that to do with displaying images on the average webpage.  If I told you any more, I’d have to kill you.  Or something.  Turns out this whole “programming” deal is pretty cool, when stuff works.  Stay tuned.

Embarkation

I’m beginning a project this weekend which will be my first php “tool”.  Hopefully it’ll be something that makes someone else’s life a bit easier, too.  Most importantly, I’m hoping it works.  I’ll get a little more detailed here once I make…something out of it.  For now, it’s an idea, an idea that has to do with images on websites.  Crazy.

For the Hegelianists

π

Take that, suckers.

Communal thoughts

1. There are, in fact, multiple solutions to your problem.
2. The ones that involve me fixing your problem, while adorable, take up my time.
3. Solving your problem yourself? Valuable.  Get on that.
4. I wonder about the potential marketability of chocolate covered candy corn.

It’s all gravy, baby

My cat just ate an entire turkey.

Bound for Wichita

Just bought a one way train ticket to the future.  I’ll check back in when I get there.  In the meantime, don’t stress out.  Life’s good.

Backstepping

I take it back.  I’m pretty sure I take it all back.  PS – you’re not my father.

In the still of the night

Quiet nights like these, the thought of you weighs more than someone else being here.

Things I’ve Learned in Nutrition Science Class

1. The jews were held in bondage by the egyptians.  They were being dominated by the Egyptians.
2. Jewish people can’t touch dead things.
3. The sole reason that the Jews follow Kosher laws is: a sense of obligation to God, follow Jews, Self (sole reason)
4. Muslims lie  prostate 5 times a day to pray to Mecca

It must be so easy not to be an engineer.

Enter The Fold – It is a Mess

Hello everyone, and welcome to complex times.  Welcome to a year where things will get much, much harder only to get significantly easier.  Where money will be scarce, free time will be non-existant, and stress will reach all time I-still-don’t-care levels.  Welcome to a place where televisions will show advertisements of joyous parents skipping through the fluorescent-lit corridors of an office supply store to cheery christmas tunes, elated to see their spawn go back to school.

Did you miss this?

Wait a tick, Reginald….

I took a ride in a blue, german space ship today.  It was an interesting experience, and a mostly black one.  Inside and out.  I did not need an umbrella.

Top of the world…

Lately I’ve been in the best mood.  Just every little thing seems to be going alright, and I’ve not a single complaint.  It kidna makes you wonder how things could ever improve over this.  I find it important to appreciate the bad times during the good — I could be a whole hell of a lot worse, and I’m glad I’m not.

I hope you’re doing well too.