Thursday, May 13, 2004
¡Lo Hice!In case I still have any readers...
I'm finally a college graduate. I don't feel it yet, but I do feel a tangible sense of completion: I feel the work's done, the pressure's off (for the moment).
I savored not having to do anything in particular today. I slept late, picked up my graduation cap and gown for tomorrow's ceremony, played with the dogs, played drums, played darts and watched movies (Dead Man and Road to Perdition, both excellent). As you might infer from my choice of movies, I don't feel celebratory, but rather perplexed, overwhelmed, exhausted and conflicted.
I've enjoyed studying, and I don't look forward to the job market. Several of my instructors have variously said that "I must" go on and get a four-year computer science degree, and that for me not to continue my studies would be "a crime," "a shame," "a terrible waste." I'm inclined to agree, and I realize that I'm likely deceiving myself if I believe I'll go back after working a job for awhile. Still, I am going to look for work, if only because it's too late to apply for university this year.
Also, I am burned-out on studies after the miserably-busy end to this semester. After sleeping four hours or less for five nights in a row recently to finish my assignments for one class, I experienced the bizarre (but probably familiar to most of you) sensation of complete personality loss: I felt I had no identity beyond the work I was doing, that nothing else mattered but the work, that failing to complete the work successfully would have been worse than loss of sanity, or maybe even death.
And I did complete it successfully. All my work—and my grades—have been excellent: 18 "A"s and 1 "B" (which would have been an A except for a draconian attendance policy). This despite many of these classes being harder than anything I ever faced at university (where my grades were pathetic).
Anyway, blah blah blah blah blah. That's where I've been instead of blogging. I'm finished. There's a lot of blog about. Maybe I'll even get around to creating a new template for this thing. Hey, I'm an Associate of Applied Science in Computer Programming. Puedo hacerlo (I can do it). Puedo hacer cualquier cosa que deseo hacer.Music In My Head- Chingón — "Cuka Rocka"
- Kentucky Headhunters — "Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine"
- The Breeders — "Saints"
- Tricky — "#1 Da Woman"
which led me back to its inspiration...
- Wonderland Band — "Wonder Woman"
- Beyoncé — "Naughty Girl" (earworm)
which led me back to its inpiration...
- Donna Summer — "Love to Love You Baby"
(which outshines its derivative the way a bonfire outshines a bic lighter)
- Shakira — "Te Dejo Madrid" (in my head since my Spanish final)
- Len — "Steal My Sunshine"
The last song in the list is a rare example of a song which outshines the song it samples.
Pop trivia quiz: Anyone know which song "Steal My Sunshine" samples?
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