06.04.05
Posted in City Life at 5:30 pm by Beau
I had some last minute shopping to do before I leave for San Francisco tomorrow. Of course not having any idea how those crunchy west-coasters dress, I’m sort of taking a shot in the dark. I’ve been warned that layering is a must which ultimately just confuses the issue even more so since I have no agenda, it’s a toss up of what is appropriate. I’ve decided to leave wardrobe drama behind and just go with what’s comfortable. Unfortunately my favorite must-have Fantastic Four shirt that I’ve had for years and years has seen its day so a quickie slide down to Jim Hanley’s Universe got me a month’s worth of my comic titles (including the promising new “House of M” series) AND some new wardrobe. It’s not that I’m such a huge fan or that I think the movie is going to rock, but it has a certain vibe so it’s all good.
I also lied a few posts back during the book meme. The last book I read wasn’t Lives of the Popes, but was actually Freakonomics which was EXCELLENT. So excellent that I can’t believe I forgot that I read it. If you have any interest in learning the extent to which teachers lie (hi Max!) or why abortion has had the single greatest impact on reducing the crime rate, pick it up.
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06.02.05
Posted in The days at 10:37 pm by Beau
My premature posting yesterday about being done with finance was…premature. Who knew that the decision making process (including showing the formulas of such decision) would take over three hours? I mean, it’s only a choice between leasing or borrowing cash for a goddamn $75000 server. Who gives a fuck, right?
So this is the first look of what its like to be really finished. The picture before this that I had intended to post was one of jubilant ecstacy…so of course it came out looking like I was either being anally assulted or getting ready to be on the receiving end of a bukkake porn. Neither are quite appropriate for this particular venue so I had to go with this one: still anxious and uptight but envisioning my celebatory beer when I get home.
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06.01.05
Posted in The days at 7:39 am by Beau
As I know everyone is waiting for it if only so I’ll get off this one-trick pony and move on to something else as completely boring and unimportant, I’m announcing today that, barring any unforeseen circumstances like winning the lotto or poking out my eye, Finance should be finished by about 8pm. Now for anyone counting my term weeks, you’ll want to holler and ask how I could be done five days early with such a difficult course. The answer, plainly, is that I actually followed the dread advice of my professor (and went against my procrastinating personality type) and kept up with the homework problems (at the expense of actually learning anything. This resulted in essentially having most everything done except crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s at the start of the week.
This is all good news for a variety of reasons but most of all, it is as I always tell myself during torturous struggles like this: the end will come, regardless. That’s regardless of how much work or lack there of I put in, how anxious and suicidal I become, or how much I hate every waking minute. The fact that I didn’t get an A in this class is so far behind me that I could honestly give a fig less. I’ve emerged on the other side (or will when I cross those t’s and dot those i’s tonight)finally.
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