For some reason I seem to be less productive at work on Fridays. As I listen to some j-pop on Last.fm and cruise through my feeds, work seems to be a marginal concern. Speaking of which, I posted my first round of photos from China on my Flickr (see the right navigation) in the Beijing set. There will be more to come, but for those who were waiting to see them, hopefully this will appease you. Here is a preview (random picture from my photostream):
With any luck (or a simple change in attitude), once I leave work I will be more productive. I need to finish my writing on investment and development in China – my final three credits as a gopher (maybe if it is good I will post it). Once I finish the paper I will finally hand in all of my graduation materials, my bound thesis, and formally say goodbye to a University that gave me nothing in return for my academic achievements. This antipathy I feel towards the University is directed only at the system that failed to consider me worthy of its scholarship funds. This is not to say that I did not greatly enjoy my time as a student there. In fact, I feel like this flaw of the University was far overshadowed by the quality of professors I was able to study under – they have been quite inspirational and finally made me think and feel like a true academic and apply myself to my studies. I hope I can actually stay in contact with these individuals as they are some of the greatest minds I know.
Otherwise, summer has started off a little slow. I have only golfed once; although I golfed poorly, it was enjoyable since I was able to get out on the course when my dad came to visit. I’ve been to the lake a few times, but still no Calhoun Cookout in the books (unfortunately); this should hopefully change in the next week. July 4th is fast approaching and I have no idea what to do (I’ve never spent the fourth in the Cities). I am thinking about heading to Harriet Island for the Taste of Minnesota…
In other news, the universe seems to be punishing me for something recently. My computer was broken when I came back from Shanghai (I finally got it fixed yesterday – TechWarrior in Richfield did an awesome job!), Olympia’s (my car) battery was shot yesterday and I missed an entire day of work (which took away my overtime pay). I never figured that replacing her battery would be so difficult… Also I locked my keys in the car for the first (second?) time in my life… luckily the dollar magnetic key case I’ve had for four years was STILL attached to car’s frame. Still, Olympia is a champ and has weathered the storm. I will definitely be glad to get rid of the burden of a car when I move East though. She only needs to make it a little longer: the daily commute, maybe a trip back to Wisconsin (unless I can find cheap airfare this summer), and possibly a drive out East to look at law schools or to move my stuff. I am getting more excited about law school by the day – I had a chat with Northeastern just the other day. I hope I will be able to endure my gap year and save up for these expensive three years. Applications, retaking the LSAT, and the like should hopefully keep me sufficiently occupied. Otherwise I may need to pick up some classes at the University. I may not survive if I’m not busy.
That’s all for today, but the frequency of posts should be increasing now…
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