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December 24, 2006
Merry Christmas!
Very Warm Season's Greetings from Missouri!
This is what I think of now when Christmas comes to mind. No, it has nothing to do with buying gifts or scaring children. This comes to mind only because of the climate shift that has been distressing folks for the past 5 years in particular. Everyone's saying the winters just aren't what they used to be, especially in Minnesota. Yes, believe it or not, the warm weather is scary.
Of course Michele Bachman doesn't believe in global warming being related to human actions. Yikes. I don't care if it is related or not, we need to do something about it, and it should be a priority to fix or at least retard the progression. For some reason a Minnesota winter is supposed to be brutal, and everyone that has lived there all their life seems to think so. The latest years have been some of the least snowiest on record.
At least I got to experience some snow on Thursday before my flight back to St. Louis. It's quite warm down here, in the fifties I'd say. I was wearing sandals until my dad bitched at me to put some shoes on. Seriously. It wasn't even that cold. I'm a true Minnesotan now. Bring on the big freeze. Here's to hoping Old Man Winters makes a New Year's Resolution to kick everyone's ass next year.
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December 20, 2006
Out, out, brief candle!
Okay so I am stealing the classic line from Macbeth, I admit. Not that I'm feeling my life is short or anything. Or that I want it to end because of it's breifness. I was actually thinking about a strange feeling consuming me. And I want this small flame out before it consumes my whole body.
I am, of course, referring to that very sinful of all sins: Lust. Yeah, I know. I'm not being a whore or a slut at all, really. I'm certain I'm not the only man to feel like this.
For instance, just the other day, I found myself compelled to go on a date with this one guy despite 1) he's 7 years older 2) doesn't want kids 3) is considering moving to southern california 4) tans everyday 5) sounds like he has nothing going on upstairs.
but just the fact that he doesn't want to get in my pants makes him all the hotter. And despite all of those strikes against him I am still willing to go on a date with him. And, on top of that, initiate a date with him!
Posted by piep0058 at 09:57 PM | Comments (3)
December 19, 2006
Probably the most dramatic year of my life...
So 2006 is on the way out. And waht a year. I don't think I've felt such extreme emotions in any other year of my life. Here's just a short recap.
Sam. Elation, sadness, then apathy.
Europe. Carelessness then fear.
Career. Nevousness, disappointment, then joy.
Perhaps the most vivid memory I will have of this year was getting the call from Mark (my boss) informing me that I was hired. I remember listening to it over and over again in the bathroom at abercrombie (yes, the kids store). I had been up since 6 a.m. that morning, and I didn't actually have my phone on me when I was called. So, around 9:30 that Thursday I went back to check it. Apparently I had 4 voicemail messages, 10 missed calls, and I had also been paged twice as well.
Sure enough, the calls were all from a 651 number that I recognized to be from 3M. I listened to all the messages right away. (Technically you're not supposed to be on your phone while at work, but I felt this was an emergency). Basically I was jumping up and down in the bathroom in the back room. All I had to share the moment with was the toilet, sink, mirror, mop, vacuum, and plastic bags. But oh, I'm sure I brought a smile to their faces with my crazy antics as I was jumping up and down in joy.
I initially thought I had fucked it up because my grades my last semester were sub par to say the least. On top of that, I felt I had totally fudged their question about process control in my secondary interview. I was ready to just give up, move back to Missouri, and be miserable with my parents. I was ready to say bye to Minneapolis. Oh how sad would that have been!
Getting this job has meant so much to me. I'm able to live in a city that I love and start a career that I love and go somewhere with it. Although it was not as dramatic as I expected, the stress in my life has decreased many times over. I guess one could describe it in radioactive decay. The intial slope was very fast (that day I was called by Mark) and every day the stress of senior year is slowly widdled away.
I know this is not very profound to say, as everyone changes from day to day. However, I honestly wouldn't recognize myself a year ago. While my metamorphosis might not be as dramatic as say, someone else I see every day, I have literally gone full circle in the emotional spectrum. Is it for better or for worse? Well maybe next year I'll know for sure.
Posted by piep0058 at 08:21 PM | Comments (3)