Archive for 2001

• 12.14.01 "Approacing a New Year–the Good and the Bad" is posted in Reflections

Sometimes it’s nice to be over and done with things, and other times it’s all about enjoying the ride. I have one more test for this term and I can’t say that I’d like things to go much longer…but I am in awe of how much has happened this semester, and the fact that in six months I’ll need to explore benefits when applying to jobs. (more…)

• 12.1.01 "Waking Up to the Real World" is posted in Reflections

I had it all mapped out this week. The plan wasn’t terribly complicated; it just made a lot of sense with what I want to do. I figured I’d stay home after I graduated, for 2 or 3 months, so that I could work on my own projects. I’ve got three software ideas that no one’s attempted and could do very well. And of course, it’d be about time to get a new PC… So anyhow, after that I’d come back to DC to work. Come December when my lease runs out I’d buy a blue Celica GTS w/leather seats and a six-speed manual transmission. And in the mean time I’d attend a dance camp or two and enjoy life in the real world. (more…)

• 11.6.01 "Make a List" is posted in Best Of, Reflections

If you made up a list of all the adjectives that described how you like to feel, what would you write down? Would your list be long? Could most of the words be placed into categories? Could you put the list in order of importance? How many of those words would require other people? Can you think of examples for each of them from the past? Do you know how to access them in the present? (more…)