Finally...an answer

I have finally received an answer to the conundrum that's all but consumed me for more than 2 months. Granted, it is far from the answer I was hoping for although it was the answer I expected. I just would have liked it from the source and not a facebook status message. But I have at least gotten conformation on where we stood and knowing is half the battle. Believe me, I knew I wasn't going to win here, but there was hope dangling there. Since that's gone, I can try to start healing and working on doing it the healthy way this time, i.e. not by spending the next 6 months in the bottle. Especially since I will be waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too damn busy this semester for that. Apparently, I can't stumble drunkenly through Master's coursework. BUT, there are several days that I will be out of commission, hopefully this Saturday in BG will be one of them. Feb. 14 will be another all-day boozefest, so don't even bother.

Inauguration Day!

As I write this, it is quarter to noon. Barack Obama's term as President of the United States will begin in 45 minutes. This moment is something that we, that I have waited for for 8 years. This is a day that many thought would never come, the day we elect a black man to lead us. This is a country which at it's founding only counted a black man as 3/5's of a person. And now we have elected a black man to the highest office in the land. If you are not inspired about the potential that this country has, then I don't know what will get your blood going. We, however, must temper our expectations of this man. Obama has been hailed as a savior of some sort, but we cannot allow hype to overshadow reality. Obama takes this office with a country in its worst shape since the 1930's and there will be much hard work to get done. There will also be much resistance to his work. Overall, we cannot allow hope to get out of control. The economy will still suck at 12:01pm. Iraq will still be a huge drain on our resources and on the people of our armed forces. The Middle East will still be ready to explode. But the culture that will accompany the Obama White House will be far different and far more conducive to diplomacy and peace. Zack and I were talking earlier and he made the comment that he was watching CSPAN this weekend and he saw Bill Clinton's inauguration from 1992 and if there were 5,000 people there it was an estimate on the high side. I damn sure know there was not this many people present in 2000 or 2004. They are estimating that 2 million people will show up for the Inauguration. 2 million. That's like emptying Cuyahoga county and sending them to Washington. Take into account the amount of people who will be watching this around the world. The thought is just awe-inspiring.

Happy New Year... a week late!

Yayyyy!! 2009!

Big fuckin' deal. Same shit, different letter.

But being depressing is not why I started writing today. I have a bunch of stuff backed up and really need to blog more often. Fuck, that's a great resolution! I resolve to blog more this year, even though it'll be rough when the semester starts up again. But fuck it! Now to the reason for the first post of 2009.

Achievements.
When I have very little else going on right now, the seemingly small things are rather large achievements. Like today. While at the gym, I leg pressed more than twice my body weight. See, doesn't sound that impressive at all. It was to me, but that's not saying much. Leg pressing 460 pounds is really nothing to those who lift regularly I suppose. But to my tubby, out-of-shape ass, I was impressed. They say it's the little things in life, my penis, and in this case, I guess they're right.

Sittin' at Home

There is really very little for me to do right now... I am bored off my ass because, you guessed it, I am at home. This is really just like last week where I was left in Kent to work and everyone else is gone. Now everyone is gone, there's just no work for me to do. I've only been home for 2 days and I don't know if/how I'm gonna make it the week. Then again, I'm not exactly going back to anything that much better, just a more comfortable bed, but oh so much more alone...

Excited for no good reason

It's true. I really have nothing better to do with my time. A normal person would probably go to bed out of sheer boredom, but not me. I'm not normal. Nothing new there. Plus, this new supplement I'm taking apparently have enough caffeine in it to send Robert Downy Jr. through the roof. They tell you not to take it less than 5 hours before bedtime and I can fuckin' see why.

So the real reason that I'm excited was that I saw the away message of a guy I knew in high school and haven't talked to for years. It just started "If you hear any noise it's just me and the boys..." From there I finished the lyric out loud, then blasted "Bop Gun" surely annoying whatever neighbors I have. I've only even seen an attractive blond and that was once. Funny story there actually. I don't think she was aware that there was one more apartment down the end of the hall, so I come walking at her at my usual clip, faster than most people, and as I approach, I smiled and nodded at her and as I came right up to her, she stepped back into the door and clutched her purse. I looked back visibly confused as I walked past her and unlocked my door. Even through the iPod headphones I could hear her sigh. It was kinda funny then, and I think even funnier now. These are the stories I'm left with now. Bored as hell out here, and I only get vacation for 8 days, then I'm right back here the week of New Year's. If there's an upside, I'll get to watch as many bowl games as possible relatively undisturbed. Now if I could just find something to occupy my brain for more than 10 seconds, I'd be set.

Finally!

Well, I finally have the time to blog again...

I have now officially completed my first semester of grad school. I cannot begin to explain the load that left the back of my mind when I got done Wednesday morning. Just getting through Cybermedia Law was a huge achievement, despite the fact that I think I blew the final. I did already get one grade and it was an A, so I think I should be able to avoid academic probation. If they have that for graduate students. They might just kick our asses out. Hmm, should probably find that one out. Either way, I'm just happy to be done for now, knowing that I have a ton of research to do, professors to beg to be on my committee, reading out the ass, a proposal to start writing, and a case study to design. Oh, and I need to do most of this by January 19 and I'm only off of work for 8 days around Christmas. That sounds bad but since I usually only work until 2-3pm and I'm back into a school sleep pattern (i.e. very little) I should have plenty of time to do this. Not to mention that there's really only about 4 people I can stand talking to out here, and they've all taken off for the break. So being here alone will help with the workload. Not that I forgot how lazy I am, just that I'm hoping boredom will be a motivating factor.

Almost There....

So I'm sitting in my final law class of the semester and besides the obvious (not paying attention), the thought struck me that it's already frickin' December. I'm having enough trouble dealing with the idea of this lake effect snow crap, and we're far enough south that we don't get to worst of it... ahem, fuck. But more importantly, there's only one week until finals and as I should be freaking the fuck out, I'm oddly ok with it right now. I'm sure that in the next day or two as deadlines get closer and closer I will most likely breakdown. Hee hee. I already don't so much sleep so this could be really fun...
Especially since I just remembered a paper that is due on Thursday that I haven't even started. Well shit...