the day i forgot how hard it was to be a student was the very next monday that i had to come to work. i remember how hard it was during finals week, but i don't really enjoy not having finals any more. as a student, i don't ever remember envying graduates who didn't have homework, midterms, projects, finals, etc. either. maybe it is because i see it as, "i did my time, so will every one else. that's just how life is." it's not like i got lucky and won the school lottery. the prize being a ticket to end all schooling for me while every one else is stuck in school till the rest of their lives. i did 4-5 years. so will everyone who wants a degree in something. the only thing i'd say to recent graduates when i was a student was, "congrats. i'm happy for ya." and i really was.



so a lot of people ask me if it is different not being in school anymore. the thing is, i'm in a special situation where i work at the same school i graduated from. and what makes it more different for me than anyone else that has graduated is that i work in the same building and mostly the same department that i worked for when i was in school the majority of the time. i also park in the same parking lot, and eat at the same places, walk the same paths. no, i'm not stuck in some lame-ass boring situation. i don't think its bad at all because i love la jolla, and i've always loved the college scene. just not the classes. so is life different out of college? i dunno. i couldn't tell ya. only thing different is, after work and on the weekends, you can dedicate all your energy in what you want to be doing at that moment. for me at the moment, it's ddr, hanging out with friends, learning to rollerblade, and working on my cardio.