Goodbye 2009

Dear 2009,


You almost got me. You beat me to my lowest point. You shook up the things I trusted most. You smirked at me when I was hurting. You spat on me when I fell down. You will not be missed and hopefully you'll be forgotten. You've seen my sophomore slump and my broken heart. You've seen me lose my temper and disregard logic. Oh boy, there will never be another one like you. You're a one of a kind 2009. I hate to say it though man, but your hurt and pain are on their way out. You lose your power in about 30 hours. 2010 is almost in, and he's here to save the day. And 2010 requires no looking back. It requires forgetting you. It demands new opportunities and many smiles. Oh how I can't wait for you 2010. It's a year for change and a year for growth. A year of immense challenges that will be conquered by my unseen determination. A year of many unknowns. But the future with you Mr. 2010 is looking bright. Thank you for kicking your ugly brother 2009 out of the way. Now let's get started with the new!


Today is the first day of the rest of my life!

Goodbye 2009 School year!

For some reason I can't find the motivation to bust out a good, witty, or clever blog post about how I finished the semester. Maybe because I'm too busy on my "break" working 40 hours a week trying to get some cash! But here's a quick summary. Let's just say, considering my circumstances and the outside obstacles I faced, I had an incredibly successful semester. I was only 0.25 points from retaining my 4.0 GPA. Yes you read that right, a quarter of a point. In my upper level management class that I risked taking as a sophomore, I scored an 89.75%. I assumed it would be rounded up. My professors response, "Stephen, is an 89.75% below or above a 90%?"

Point taken. Jerk...

Carpe diem

I know there aren't a thousand readers of my blog out there, but for the few that do read I'm curious of your opinion on this short movie. Me and some friends have watched it and cannot determine if the meaning is simply if you’re sitting around in sorrow that you might miss your "moment" or opportunity. Or maybe the meaning is that if your patient enough and never give up hope than your dream might be fulfilled. So what do you think? Cease the moment? Or don't tamper with our own life's courses and be rewarded by patience? Be amazed that this whole short film was produced in a competition where the film makers only had 24 hours to produce their entries. Quite impressive.