Everyone keeps saying it must feel great to be done. And I'm not so sure what they're talking about. It's so freaky. And yes, I know it's only been a week, but I'm a catastrophizer. So I watch this movie preview to feel better and to feel normal.
Didn't watch the trailer yet but think it sounds funny. I thought I'd sort of figure life out once I graduated; by the time my master's was over, I still had no idea what exactly to do with myself. And I still don't but it'll come! Is catastrophizer a word? :)
that movie looks good. i completely understand how you feel. i was so worried about graduating, because i had to put my skills to use and it was terrifying. i got really lucky with provo craft and had been here for almost 4 years!
I'll be seeing that movie, for sure. I don't know what it feels like to actually be "expected" to now go out and put your knowledge to work. In a way, this is one of the reasons I can't make myself go back to school just yet--because I can fool myself into thinking that's a responsibility I don't have to face just yet. But I still have nightmares about being in college and never going to class....and then being expected to ace a test and show potential employers why I'm the girl for them. It's terrifying.
I hate being in the workforce and wish I could go back to school. I remember being frantic when it was time to sign up for classes again and feeling like I should be signing up again. But at the same time, when finals time comes and everyone is going nuts I am happy to be done. Its true what they say that the grass is always greener on the other side....
You'll be fine. I like the made up word you used. I also appreciate that you admit to having girl crushes. I don't know if you watched this season of American Idol but I had the biggest crush on that girl from Utah, Megan Joy. Maybe we are weird but I'm glad I'm not alone. :)
NBA 2k12 --- I know. I KNOW. I've probably played the NBA 2k series for atleast 350 real life hours. And yes, I KNOW that if I applied that time to any sort of constructive endeavor, I could probably boast actual abs, an add-on to the house, or a historical fiction novel. But I just don't care. The 2k series is the best sports simulation series ever made. And I will probably play it until I die.
Madden 12 --- Since the NBA is in a lockout, with basically no signs of ever becoming anything more than rich people personally spitting on me and my devotion, I felt I needed to find a new outlet. As the NFL is the country's biggest obsession, I figured I had probably get on board. I bought this game in large measure to relearn everything I'd forgotten about football since the early nineties when I last cared. And it did it's work well.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution --- Upgrading a bionic man while tiptoeing through warehouses? I accept.
Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword --- It seems at first glance everything you could want in a semi-tactical, mostly action-oriented historical battle game. You rouse troops, you train them, you arm them, you lead them into battle. You track looters and punish them. You try to navigate the political turmoil of 17th century eastern europe. But it's just so messy. It tries to be epic to the point where it seems unfocused. The interface is clumsy to me, and I got so sick of trying to learn the nuances of directing my troops that I always devolved into eventually abandoning them to their fates, while riding around lopping heads off. Cause that's where the fun was at anyway.
What Kyle's Reading
Nightlife by Rob Thurman --- Jeff introduced me to this author. After the density of A Song of Ice and Fire, it was nice to just jump into a light story with fun characters. Basically the story of what happens when demons make a baby, and the baby doesn't turn out to be that bad at being a person.
A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin --- He introduces a giant roster of new people. Some of them interesting, some of them not so much. It's kind of a grab bag of new information about regions not heard from before. But overall, the only book in the series that I had to force myself to read, instead of forcing myself to stop for the sake of sleep requirements. Still a good book, but one I had to just get through moreso than savor.
A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin --- This is my favorite volume so far. There were goosebump moments galore.
A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin --- Has one of the most intense battle sequences I've ever read. I can't wait to see it on HBO.
Kelli's Favorite Books
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Dexter Series by Jeff Lindsay
Divided Minds by Pamela Spiro Wagner and Carolyn Spiro
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Series by Rebecca Wells
Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
Gone With the Wind by Margoret Mead
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Room by Emma Donaghue
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
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Didn't watch the trailer yet but think it sounds funny. I thought I'd sort of figure life out once I graduated; by the time my master's was over, I still had no idea what exactly to do with myself. And I still don't but it'll come! Is catastrophizer a word? :)
Catastrophizer is a word and it's my favorite. One of the CBT therapists came up with it. I want to say Ellis but I'm probably wrong.
that movie looks good. i completely understand how you feel. i was so worried about graduating, because i had to put my skills to use and it was terrifying. i got really lucky with provo craft and had been here for almost 4 years!
I'll be seeing that movie, for sure.
I don't know what it feels like to actually be "expected" to now go out and put your knowledge to work. In a way, this is one of the reasons I can't make myself go back to school just yet--because I can fool myself into thinking that's a responsibility I don't have to face just yet. But I still have nightmares about being in college and never going to class....and then being expected to ace a test and show potential employers why I'm the girl for them. It's terrifying.
I hate being in the workforce and wish I could go back to school. I remember being frantic when it was time to sign up for classes again and feeling like I should be signing up again. But at the same time, when finals time comes and everyone is going nuts I am happy to be done. Its true what they say that the grass is always greener on the other side....
You'll be fine. I like the made up word you used. I also appreciate that you admit to having girl crushes. I don't know if you watched this season of American Idol but I had the biggest crush on that girl from Utah, Megan Joy. Maybe we are weird but I'm glad I'm not alone. :)
New blog please Kelli!!!!!
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