February 12, 2006
What a flop! This is how the story ends
Whoo, consecutive nights, haven't done that in a while. It's a pity no one I knew had a camera at the pimps and hos party, 'cause there was some sweet pimp-age going on.
Went suit shopping today, which went remarkably well. Men's Wearhouse is full of very helpful people. They asked what kinda job I was going in for, then made suggestions as to what kind of colors I ought to wear for the first interview, and how I ought to wear brighter colors to show off my creative side for the second interview, et cetera, et cetera. Nice people there, that want me to spend lots of money. I am going to pick up my sweet new suit on Monday, in preparation for my interview Tuesday. They gotta do some adjustments, 'cause I'm a bit weird shaped I guess.
The weather lately has been fantastic. Spring weather. Sun shining, breezes blowing, and warmth. Which has coincided remarkably well with me having recently bought a new shortboard. Speaking of which, here are some pics :
Check out those fat risers. Ground Zero had tiny risers and humongous risers; nothing in between at all. If I had gotten the tiny risers, the wheels would have been constantly biting the board and causing me to fall over. So, I figured I might as well get the humongous ones. Surprisingly, it's not that off balance, and I don't feel as though I'm going to fall over at any minute.
And here is the nice board with the crappy design. I got the cheapest board they had, but it turns out it's actually made of pretty good material; it's just cheap 'cause the design is shitty. I plan to paint over it with something eventually, but I just haven't had time. And I'm still not sure what to put on it. Maybe I can put decals of my favorite indie bands, yeah! Or a sweet Chinese character.
All in all, I'm pretty happy with the board. It cost a little more than I expected it to, but the parts I got were nice and the board is super smooth. I'm very happy with it. I <3 cruising on my sweet board. My goal is eventually to ollie with it, though I think the wheels are a bit big for it. I can hope anyway. And fall. A lot.
As for life, it's been going pretty well. The quarter up 'til recently had been an absolute shithole, to the point where random people were walking around talking about how crappy the quarter was going. Now it seems like the gloom and stress is slowly lifting, the grim faces are lightening up, and the people aren't griping quite so much as they were. The weather has helped, no doubt (or did our mood change help the weather?), and I guess it also helps that most people have probably finished their first round of midterms.
For myself, I think it has something to do with all the crap I have going on. I've got a job interview with NEC on Tuesday, which is awesome. My degree check has been run and so I just need to talk to my advisor to make sure all my crap is in order to graduate next quarter.
I'm reasonably on top of all my homework, and this is probably my last truly difficult quarter of undergraduate study; next quarter I'm only required to take 10 units, so say hello to bowling and "Organizational Communication". I AM taking a graduate class for sure, but I hear it's ridiculously easy, so I'm not worrying too much. The big thing is that I should be having no lab next quarter, as compared to the nine-plus hours I have this quarter.
Anyhow, to sleep I go. Tutoring and homework to look forward to in the morning.
Went suit shopping today, which went remarkably well. Men's Wearhouse is full of very helpful people. They asked what kinda job I was going in for, then made suggestions as to what kind of colors I ought to wear for the first interview, and how I ought to wear brighter colors to show off my creative side for the second interview, et cetera, et cetera. Nice people there, that want me to spend lots of money. I am going to pick up my sweet new suit on Monday, in preparation for my interview Tuesday. They gotta do some adjustments, 'cause I'm a bit weird shaped I guess.
The weather lately has been fantastic. Spring weather. Sun shining, breezes blowing, and warmth. Which has coincided remarkably well with me having recently bought a new shortboard. Speaking of which, here are some pics :
Check out those fat risers. Ground Zero had tiny risers and humongous risers; nothing in between at all. If I had gotten the tiny risers, the wheels would have been constantly biting the board and causing me to fall over. So, I figured I might as well get the humongous ones. Surprisingly, it's not that off balance, and I don't feel as though I'm going to fall over at any minute.
And here is the nice board with the crappy design. I got the cheapest board they had, but it turns out it's actually made of pretty good material; it's just cheap 'cause the design is shitty. I plan to paint over it with something eventually, but I just haven't had time. And I'm still not sure what to put on it. Maybe I can put decals of my favorite indie bands, yeah! Or a sweet Chinese character.
All in all, I'm pretty happy with the board. It cost a little more than I expected it to, but the parts I got were nice and the board is super smooth. I'm very happy with it. I <3 cruising on my sweet board. My goal is eventually to ollie with it, though I think the wheels are a bit big for it. I can hope anyway. And fall. A lot.
As for life, it's been going pretty well. The quarter up 'til recently had been an absolute shithole, to the point where random people were walking around talking about how crappy the quarter was going. Now it seems like the gloom and stress is slowly lifting, the grim faces are lightening up, and the people aren't griping quite so much as they were. The weather has helped, no doubt (or did our mood change help the weather?), and I guess it also helps that most people have probably finished their first round of midterms.
For myself, I think it has something to do with all the crap I have going on. I've got a job interview with NEC on Tuesday, which is awesome. My degree check has been run and so I just need to talk to my advisor to make sure all my crap is in order to graduate next quarter.
I'm reasonably on top of all my homework, and this is probably my last truly difficult quarter of undergraduate study; next quarter I'm only required to take 10 units, so say hello to bowling and "Organizational Communication". I AM taking a graduate class for sure, but I hear it's ridiculously easy, so I'm not worrying too much. The big thing is that I should be having no lab next quarter, as compared to the nine-plus hours I have this quarter.
Anyhow, to sleep I go. Tutoring and homework to look forward to in the morning.
# posted by Yann : 02:20
