The weather's been nice again lately. It's been consistently warm but a little rainy at times. It feels weird walking home after working out at the gym with sweat on my body that doesn't evaporate instantly (ya i know it's gross but I do shower when I get home - i'm just not a big fan of the wide open shower spaces at the PAC). I distinctly remember a couple of weeks ago when I walked outside after visiting the PAC. The feeling was like walking into a freezer - any sign of persperation that I had on my arms or face instantly disappeared. Now the temperature outside is occasionally warmer than the temperature inside. Perhaps this is a true sign that Spring is here - and it's here to stay.
.2:01 AM
The whole idea of a full-time job still scares me. I cannot picture myself working at a company day-in and day-out for a long period of time unless I clearly enjoy the work that I do. Even still, devoting myself 5 days a week for work alone is a huge sacrafice. I'll be giving up a significant portion of my life to work. I'm not sure if I'm really ready to give up my life for work. I mean, some people have bought into the 9-5 lifestyle and have just accepted it. I know that I'm skeptical now, but I'll eventually have to buy into it. There's bills to pay, mouths to feed, rent to pay, and student loans to pay off.
The trick is to obviously find something that I'll enjoy. I'm not sure what that is at this moment. It'll probably take a few tries before I actually find my dream job. And when I do, I'll be the kid with the big smile and a sparkle in my eyes.
April 4, 2002
.6:36 PM
One of the clowns doing construction hit the water main at Renison college. We now have no water for the next 12-24 hours. YES. pictures of the geniuses are
here.
.11:08 AM
Okay so the trip has been finalized. I'm going to hong kong april 30th and returning back to canada may 13th. it'll be my graduation vacation. this will be the first time i've flown outside of the continent since i was i was 2. yeah, i know. i need to travel more. if only $$ weren't an issue.
April 1, 2002
.8:34 PM
I had a chance to reflect on this past school term. Sure there were a lot of highs and lows, but all in all, this term was pretty boring from my point of view. I became extremely lazy this term by oversleeping on many occasions. I mean, I just didn't have the motivation to get up. Am I suffering from mental problems? probably. I mean, the day to day routine of getting up, and going to class became more of a chore than anything else. I recall being very motivated to go to class in first year. The values instilled upon me in high school were still fresh in my mind. I had high hopes and big dreams of conquering the giant university monster. Fast forward to 4th year. I'm not sure what happened. I've become horribly apathetic. Could it be that CS has sucked the life out of me? I'm not sure.
The truth of the matter is, once something becomes repetitive and boring, it loses it's novelty very fast. It's been a long time I've been here at UW. It feels good to finally be done. I might not miss it now, but I'm sure later I'll miss this school (even the strange smells in MC).