I'm going to reply to this bit by bit since there's a lot to it. I've said it before to people in this thread, but thank you for caring, even just a little bit. It means a lot to me, stranger from the internet. I'm not exaggerating all that much, unfortunately. There's a Planet Fitness that I actually just found, probably going to go that route for the $10/month plus driving ten minutes to get there. The YMCA looks pretty nice, but it's probably more expensive. That's something we've talked about before (we went through a long-distance period last summer too), but she's not very comfortable that sort of stuff, so it rarely happens. That's not too much of a bother though, I respect it. I'm still in Undergraduate school, once you sign up for a job like I have, the school pretty much refuses to let you out of it unless you have very, very extreme circumstances that prevent you from fulfilling it. They're very big on that, and will make your hell if you renege on the job. And what you were just describing, that actually sounds worse than anything else... It's funny, I have some friends who graduated last year and have said pretty much exactly what you have with regards to the drunken notes section there. It seems to be almost universal, it's scary that it takes that long to start to see a payoff. I like that name, Don, so we'll stick with that. I'll have to come up with something for you! It's...well I guess that part is just who I've always been. I used to be a very good bowler (bowled on a top-10 ranked team in the country Freshman year of college), but eventually you can only take so much of the attitude displayed with that "not even creativity" quote. One of these days I'll stop trying to make myself the absolute best I can be at certain things, and drop that whole not good enough attitude. If you don't get the job at the radio station, screw it, start up something yourself! Then it will be entirely on your terms and you can really take it wherever you want it to go. "Absurdity of the Situation" ... have you been reading Camus lately? -I've been reading The Hound of the Baskervilles during Lunch break at work, I recently finished Winston Churchill: We Will All Go Down Fighting to the End. Already implemented that idea, though it's kind of scary that you came up with exactly what I'm doing... -Board Game Club...I'm sure there's 3 or 4 other people in this whole "city" that enjoy Catan or something. I'm actually considering joining a bowling league. Don't know if I can bring myself to do it though, there's something about not doing at a highly competitive level that takes away from the fun...a lot. -I love reading stuff on Hubski (and certain Reddit subreddits), I'll probably keep at the level I'm at, few shares and a post every day, comments fluctuate depending on the day. Thank you very much for your input fuffle, it really has helped calm my nerves, at least for the time being, and I mean that.
1) No, no, no! Humanadon is clearly "The 'Don" whether he likes it or not. You're gonna be "Supafly." Nothing better than assigning nicknames to names that are already nicknames. 2) Why would a school have such stringent work policies? Does it have to do with tuition payment, or are they just trying to work their numbers to make themselves look more effective in the realm of career placement? Either way, that sucks, man. But all the more reason not to worry- it's a finite situation. 3) The Hound of the Baskervilles is good. You should check out the whole series of Holmes stories. They're good escapism, and full of character. If you liked the Winston Churchill jam, you should check out Team of Rivals if you haven't already. About Lincoln, very well written. And speaking of bowling, This book seems to have been made for you. Really captivating read, too. Jealous that you were that strong at bowling. I always really enjoyed it but completely sucked at it. Still do. Anyhow, hang in there, and no need to thank me for blowing smoke. It's what this place is all about.
1) Well...fine! I do kind of like Supafly... 2) It's mostly the later, and it does seem to have with post-graduation job placement. For engineering majors it's something like 95+% job placement, which is hard to argue with. 3) I'm thinking about buying them after this. There's a bookstore that sells a bunch of classic novels for $3 each, so I'm probably going to see if they have anymore Sherlock Holmes novels. I already own Team of Rivals, haven't been able to dig too deep into it yet though. I don't like the title having such a negative connotation (based on that background), I've bowled alone countless times. It's one of the only good ways to work on your mechanics and improve them.