August 29, 2007
Post-Graduation: A Preliminary Retrospect
I’ve been a college graduate for nearly three weeks now, and it seems only fitting on this landmark to look back on those nineteen days and comment on graduate life thus far.
For me, life isn’t much different than it was when I was in school. And not because I am being lame and just doing the cop-out. Because for a week and a half after graduation, life was great. I could come home from work and do have little or no resposibilities. There wasn’t homework to be done, tests to stress over, or classes to register for. I could just come home and do whatever come into my mind until the next morning. I was able to put a lot of time into music, and biking, and reading, etc. It was great.
All the while, I’ve been doing a little bit of work here and there for Fuor, a company that some friends and I are slowly getting off the ground. Late last week, though, we got the go ahead on several project at the same time, and they all need to launch by September 1st (this Saturday). So, we’ve been scambling trying to get the work done in time. That has turned into me working late last Friday night, from noon until about eleven on Saturday, from 3:00 to 10:00 on Sunday, and from shortly after I get home until midnight every night this week so far.
So, life is feeling much like it did when school was in full swing. Probably even a bit worse. Fortunately, the work I’m doing for Fuor is a lot of fun, and it hasn’t been super-stressful in of itself yet. It’s just taking up a lot of time.
Still, post-college life is highly recommended.
Post-college life sounds so glamerous.
But maybe that’s because it’s after midnight.