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May 1, 2003 - Stress. Relax. Repeat.

Good timing on my archives section, as I just added April to it tonight. Trumped up the work page with the latest project that the Daily had me do. This one will be the last one of the semester, but I think it's the best one to date. Oh, and I added a bit about the site in the about me section, for lack of a better place to put it.
I can't decide if I should be stressing about finals (which I sometimes do), or if I should just concede that I really don't care all that much (which I often do) and take whatever grade I end up with. Those two 10-page Sociology papers really took a lot out of me. Studying just doesn't seem worth it sometimes, but then I'll stop and have a little fun (example: an hour of tennis tonight, despite the shin-splints) and suddenly I'll care again. I'm just not sure.
So I'm stoked about my imminent summer job at Motorola. They sent me a lovely hundred-page (or so) packet today, detailing my options and obligations for things like ethics, rewards, discipline, insurance... I guess they haven't thought about my status as a summer intern. I guess all this is standard procedure, and I understand it for a "standard" worker, but for a twelve-week worker, it seems a bit over-the-top.
Tonight's madd shout-outs go to Emily for a kick-ass batch of cookies, just in time for finals week! I have a new personal hero; it's official.
One more day!

May 4, 2003 - Nothing profound

This is more of an update for the sake of updating than anything else. Oh yeah, and to put off studying for my imminent finals.
Forgot to mention in my last update that on Wednesday, I was involved in a roadtrip to Ottumwa and back. By far the most fun (?) part was getting caught in the middle of not one, but two hailstorms involving just-shy-of-golfball-sized hail. And being in the middle of a giant tornado warning for an hour or so. And a thunderstorm warning. And having the restaurant we almost went to be almost hit by a tornado in the time we would have been there. I love Ottumwa so very much.
Back on the active kick, I played frisbee golf a couple times this weekend, before it got all rainy and crappy on Sunday. I'm really starting to enjoy the whole 'frolf' thing... I actually took a bunch of pictures the last time we went, so once I get around to it, I'll pop them up here.
Like I said, a weak update. Out of here in six days!

May 6, 2003 - Some pictures, no finals

That's a lie. I do have finals, I just don't particularly care about them. I'm not sure I've ever been quite so apathetic about so much academia. But hey, I'm happy about it, so there's something to be said for that.
Since it's all I can do lately, I went and played frisbee golf again today. And now, I have pictures of the course! They're worth a look to get an idea of what our course is like. I have no idea how it compares to any others, but I think it's pretty nice.
I also did a quick approximation tonight, and I have over two hundred pictures here. More than I ever expected to have, and I'm very happy with how it's going. Hopefully there won't be an end anytime soon!
Finally with the site news, I made some small changes to the work and web work sections, and added a separate page for my resume. I'll be updating that soon with correct contact information, and again at the end of summer with this year's experience.
With only two more finals left, my biggest obstacle (or at least the one I care about the most) to getting home is packing up and cleaning the room. That'll happen Friday into Saturday, so I should be chipper on those days. [Hint: Sarcasm.]
The end approacheth...

May 11, 2003 - Ruby slippers

Apologies for the relative lack of updates. I've been slightly busy with the whole transporting myself and my entire life 325 miles in two days thing. God, packing and moving can be a hellish experience. And I live in a measly one room. Half of one, at that.
Point being, I'm home. Which means three things: Back with the home crowd, no more ISU crowd, and dial-up. In some ways, I can't wait for my Motorola job to start; at least they have a T1 for me to enjoy.
So even when I'm home, things never stop. You'd like to think I'd get a couple days to sit on my ass and not do anything.... But already the lists are starting for next year. Things to buy, things to bring, things to leave here. So very many things. For someone who considers himself somewhat of a minimalist, I'm failing miserably at it. Oh, and a system in development for keeping track of all these things between four people in an apartment next year. Catch: We don't know who the four are going to be, nor do we know when we'll know. Damn the Residence Department.
Jumping back to ISU for a moment, I think finals went reasonably well. I'm not going to actively worry about any of them, certainly. I think part of that comes from the complete and total apathy that consumed both finals week and the week prior. Go figure. Man, I need a break from school.
For now, it's good to be home. We'll see once this whole 'job' thing starts.

May 18, 2003 - Failing miserably

So I haven't been updating this at all. Maybe we'll shoot for once a week over summer, huh?
Nothing much to report, though. Haven't been doing anything, because I can't, due to a minor foot surgery thing that's going to have me inactive but not incapacitated for two solid weeks. Probably good for the shin-splints, but terrible for the spring fever.
Basically, I've been playing a lot of Diablo II, and that's been it.
Hope everyone else's summer is as good as this :)

May 21, 2003 - Working like a shmuck

The Motorola work has started. A full (long, broing) day of orientation kicked off the week, and now I'm back in my same cube from last year, doing much the same stuff. Web stuff, programming, odd jobs, it's all good. Very enjoyable, I work with superb people (well, most of them), and I can crank the music. Not a bad job to have by any means.
Unfortunately, it will continue for the next eleven-and-a-half weeks. But I suppose that if I didn't have something to do, I would go crazy over the summer. Yes, even with Diablo II. :)
Still laid up from the foot thing. Just a week until I can be frisbeeing again!
In the meantime, there's really not much to say. The site might be suffering a little bit in the summer here, since I have several other projects I intend to work on, and little to say. I'll still try and update it, I suppose.

May 29, 2003 - Nothing to say

An eight-day update drought.
And the funny thing is that I still have nothing to say.
Big props to Emily for the Memorial Day bash!