I didn't really grasp the concept of graduation fully until this very afternoon. I mean, I knew it was coming, but I did not really understand that it was happening so soon! I was sitting at a Starbucks with a previously mentioned (see past posts) retired CIA operative who is determined to get students from undergrad to the real world with real experiences before they begin a graduate studies program. While he does stress the importance of a higher, higher education, he thinks that life is to be lived, then waste time on things like law school. As I sat there trying to sound intelligent (though I am not, nor do I claim to be), I thought this...

What is my next move? I know I know, this is really just a lame rehashing of previous posts, but I'm not very creative so I have to bring up old topics. If I ever were a writer, journalist, or real-life blogger, I would loser readership in no time, because, well, nothing I bring up is terribly exciting. Anyways, getting back to my thoughts...

I thought about law school. I don't really want to do it because, well, I don't think I would be happy. I don't want to be a teaching fellow because I don't think I am ready to be deep in the inner city of NYC while students throw desks and chairs at me (it happens to people, really) at the young age of 21. I don't think I am ready to come back home because what would I do there? School is over essentially. 4 years at college, and I've got nothing. It's not for a lack of trying. I think I took a course in pretty much every topic possible. I did not get to do great lakes sailing, however, and for that, I am deeply regretful. But, I digress. Really, does anyone know what they want to do? Or, is it more likely that people end up doing something they are good at, regardless of preference. See, I don't even know what I am good at! I sometimes wish I had really practiced guitar a lot, or piano, and become at best a backup player for some low-budget band. That is living, right? But, I don't know, graduation, and college seems to be one big scam. Again, this isn't a new idea from mean, this is all just recycled topics, but, it was a slow weekend.

In other news...I went grocery shopping at Target today. I bought frozen food because that's all I am capable of making. In a few minutes I am going to attempt to iron some pants, but am increasingly afraid I will burn them. I am really excited to eat my oatmeal in the morning, perhaps some peanut butter toast (though this will be happening at 6:15 am, which I am no thrilled about).

One thing I forgot, I went to the CHeesecake Factory this weekend for a REAL dinner, and I was completely satisfied. In case you want to know, I had Parmesan Crusted Chicken Romano, with spinach and artichoke dip, and some banana cheesecake...yum is all I can say.

Ok, time to de-wrinkle my pants...

Andy

p.s. Any life advice you might have would be great. I'm not sure who reads this anymore, but feel free to comment.