Let me preface this…
…by saying that before anyone else feels the need to point it out to me, I fully and in its entirety appreciate the irony of the situation where as a direct result of a film in which I am quoted as saying I never wanted to work in a cubicle,
I will now be working in a cubicle.
So really, you don’t need to tell me. I get it. Trust me.
back home
I’m not sure if it’s just that the words stand out to me more now than before, or if these issues are really becoming more commonplace, but for whatever reason I can’t seem to escape the reality of the situation detailed in the documentary.
A New Strategy
I am thoroughly convinced that the only thing we have to do to bring America back out on top is to mail several billion copies of “Guitar Hero III” overseas to China and India. All economic progress will stop in a matter of fifteen minutes. Getting into a prestigious Indian engineering university is one thing; nailing the solo in “Free Bird” on Expert is something altogether different.
Palo Alto Daily News
A nice reporter called me yesterday for this story:
http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2007-12-1-12-01-pa-two-million
Incidentally, she also called my mom, which was more due to the fact that I accidentally gave her my mom’s cell phone number instead of mine than anything else. It’s a pretty solid story, and I’m content with my quotes in it. I don’t remember being a straight-A student, but add that to the “all-star quarterback” and I’ve got a pretty good resume going here.
World Premiere Screening
(AKA who needs Sundance, anyway?)
The film seemed to be well received by a group of Bob’s homogeneous older white friends and associates; the Indiana Secretary of State told me he was proud of me, prompting me to wonder if he saw the same film I did. But seriously, I think the answer to the question I had early about what people would think of my life is more or less what I would expect from this audience: it’s what they’d (idealistically) want for their child. American parents want their child to pursue what they want, succeed without stressing themselves out, and have fun in what they’re doing (aka my high school experience). Important to consider, however, is that this is hardly a recipe for guaranteed success later in life, which perhaps parents should be more concerned with than the immediate pressing issues.
And as for the question of knowing what I know now, what I would’ve done differently (for starters):
1) Take Computer Science courses. No matter what profession you are in, these can benefit. I now have to take them, and they will be harder.
2) Get a haircut. I sported the “this would’ve been a lot cooler in the late 70’s” white-man faux-phro for way too long.
I will probably add more to the list as these come up, as I’m out of time now. And for those interested, I did finish my project, though I can’t say much sleep was had as a result.
