the lil' things

You know, sometimes it's the lil' things that matter to people. This past week, I worked a lot, had a lot of h/w, and I was looking forward to a relaxing Saturday night, watching the Lion King. Well, apparently, people had different plans. We were starting to watch, and within a prolly the first half hour or so, everyone comes back from a party they were at, and disrupts the movie completely. I know they were drunk and all, but at least stay downstairs, and chill w/ the other drunkies. After that, I was interrupted prolly 4 more times. I was looking forward to one lil' thing this weekend, and I couldnt even enjoy it. Yea, its just a movie, but it was something I was looking forward to, and thats why Im pissed. Thankfully, Im going home tomorrow.

nothing like home

The phrase, "There's no place like home" could not be more underrated. No matter how old you are, where you are, or what you are doing, going home ALWAYS feels good. You were born there, raised there, grew up there, had countless memories there, and most important, it's where your family is. They always make you feel loved, cared for, and they're just there. You feel right there, and for some reason, it just feels right to be there. You feel yourself, your comfortable the whole time, and its a great feeling. Im going home next weekend, and I already cant wait. I usually like to have a long gap in between going home, because I like to build the suspense, cause it makes that much better when you actually go home. I've been buried in work, the past few weeks, tired as hell, and working at my job a lot. So to go home for a weekend, see the fam, and my girl Zoey, it's gonna feel good.

new goal

I recently saw that the cut-off GPA's for the honors you can get at graduation. Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude, and Magna Cum Laude. The GPA's were high, but I'm going to make it my goal to get one of those honors. Time to buckle down, and do some work.

yahoo

Yahoo came today to talk to us. They talked about the culture of the company, internship program, global networking, and how to get our foot in the door. First of all, let me reiterate that Yahoo came today. One of the biggest and well known search engines and news pages came to Temple University. They usually go to the lies of Standford, Harvard, MIT, and Berkeley. So why Temple? Because the recruiter happened to graduate from the Fox Business School. He wants to get Temple graduates into the mix, and get Temple's name out there, which completely understandable and fair. And the way he talked about Yahoo, made sound like the best places to work. They basically pay for everything. You just have to be one hell of a programmer, and get your shit done on time. It's a casual place to work; so jeans, shorts, shirts, and flip flops are actually encouraged. Some of the stuff they work on, made my eyes light up, and think to myself that it would be amazing if I ever had the opportunity to work on a project like that. If you make it pass the initial screening test, which is a phone interview, they fly you out to Sunnyvale, Cali, which is where their headquarters are. There, you go through 5 interviews, each with a business sector, and they basically ask you technical questions. Writing out code, explaining code, and answering other basic questions. I'm definitely going to send my resume to Rose, so she can send it to Yahoo. If I get a phone interview, great, if not, on to the next one.

time again

Its been over a week, and I've had so much happen to me, so I thought I'd let it loose on the public. First of all, I had an interview w/ PNC last friday, and I thought it didn't go well at all; just a personal opinion. Well apparently it did go well, cause they want me back for a 2nd interview in Cleveland. That's right!!! They want to fly to Cleveland, all expenses paid, and room is paid for too. So for a job that I don't really want, I have to fly to Cleveland for the 2nd interview. I really only went on the 1st interview just for the experience and to see what it was like. It would be good for me to travel alone and see what it's like to go through an interview about the technical aspects about a job.

Next thing is the awkward wave walking by someone. I hate being stopped after seeing someone I know and being forced to talk to the. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind giving you a wave or head nod, but when you make me stop and start talking to you, that's just too much. I got my music on, I'm in my own world, and not thinking about the world around me. So when you pull back into reality, good luck trying to talk to me. It's just going to be awkward, and my main goal is trying to get out of this pointless conversation and getting back on my way.

Another thing. When I have my headphones on, why do people try to talk to me. I'm listening to my music pretty loud and can't hear you talking. So when you say something to me, and I don't respond, don't take it personally. It's because I can't hear you. But, my question is, why bother even try to talk to me? If I won't be able to hear you at all, why talk to me? I honestly don't get it. When I see someone I know with headphones on, I don't try to talk to them. you know why?? It's because they won't be able to hear me.

That's it for now.

the social network

The Social Network blew my mind. I thought it was fuckin' amazing. The writing was unbelievable, and Jesse Eisenberg did one hell of a job playing Mark Zuckerberg. Right now, it doesn't matter to me how much of the movie is true, and how much of the movie is false, it was amazing. I was laughing and making comments under my breath at the little technology quirks and jokes. I loved it. I even saw a little bit of the code in one of the scenes, and saw that it was PHP. I love that I knew that. Words can't even explain what I thought about this movie. The writing, directing, acting, and plot were all amazing. Eisenberg's impersonation of Zuckerberg was fantastic. His speech, diction, mannerisms, and overall personality pretty much hit it on the spot. It really makes me wonder how many great ideas are out there ready to be conceived. They took the idea of socializing and networking, and brought to one place. The idea seems so simple, so why hasn't everyone thought of it till now? That's the scary part. It took this long for a simple idea to be realized. I especially like how he hacked into the database of every dorm to get the pictures, and he called it a "piece of cake". This movie was great, and I can't wait till it comes out on DVD.

october 8

It's friday and I should be happy for the weekend and 2nite. I'm tryin to be, but I cant help but think about next week and the work I have this weekend. We're goin out to the Fieldhouse for the game then to Mad River after. I'm gonna try to get into a good mood, but next week wil lstill be lingering in the back of my mind.

Me

As many of you know, I'm not the typical over-the-top-masculine, all about one-night stands, can't stand chick flick, tight-shirt wearing, asshole guy. I like poetry, R&B music, chick flicks. It's just the way I am. I like some chick flicks, because there's always some kind of message behind, and that inspires me in some way. I LOVED the movie Remember Me, because there was a message behind it. I'm a nice guy: I'll hold doors for people, I'll say bless you when someone sneezes, I'll let ladies walk in somewhere before me, and I like to consider myself an all-around gentleman. That's the way I was raised, and my parents would not have taught me any other way. That's why I do this blog. I want to in some way inspire people to let their feelings out. If people won't listen to you, or if the way you explain things is very confusing (like me), then write it out. This way, I can express how I feel about things goin on in my life. That's also why I'm a very pensive person. Sometimes, I'll just sit while watching tv or something, and I won't talk for the longest time. It's not because I'm sad, or I don't feel like talking, it's because I'm thinking about stuff. I'm always thinking, about the past, present, and how my future might be. That's me in a sense, a deep thinker. This brings me to another random point I just thought about. Why do people say about things, "That's so gay."? How can something be gay?, because girls like it or would do it? It makes me mad, because it's like putting down gay people in a bad way. Last time I heard, gay people are people too, with feelings. That's the problem with society, people are scared to go against the grain. Not me, if I feel something is wrong, or should be done a different way, then I'm gonna do it. Society's rules aren't always right, so why always follow them? If you get a girls number, fuck the 3 day rule society tells you. If I like her, I'm calling her the next day. What's the point of waiting? You might come off desperate? If she gives me her number, she obviously wants me to call her, so why wait 3 days to call her? There are many other societal rules I don't believe in, but that'll be another time. Hope you enjoyed me bickering.