So, this is my very first entry! What better way to do this than to just sit down and get some stuff off my mind at 4am.

First things first. Because of my job at school I have to return a week early. Normally this wouldn’t be an issue. Just a few lost days at home. This year, however, my girlfriend will be attending the Disney College Program all the way in Florida. In case you didn’t know, which I’m sure you don’t, we are both from Illinois, so there is some distance. In a way I really wish this was just a normal year where the two of us would attend the same school, but honestly I hope she has a great time because I know just how much she wants to do this. The hardest part of this whole thing is that as much as I’d like to be able to fly down there for a visit the money just isn’t there. So that’s a little on that issue!

What next…ahh yes, the job! Just like any other job available on any college campus my job pays very little. $60 very little/week to be precise. With that there are some stipulations, living on campus for the next 3 semesters, in the same dorms, etc. I’m perfectly fine with this. My parents on the other hand do not seem to understand just how important this job is for me. Right now I’m a computer science major(read: geeky, nerdy programmer). A few years back just holding that piece of paper that said Diploma on it was an entire meal for any company. Today, on the other hand, that same piece of paper is just an appetizer for employers. This is what my parents do not understand. To them ANY job experience + a Diploma = job. Currently I am working toward the education part of my career but I’m still far from the experience needed to land a job. My parents don’t realize just how important this low paying computer repair job is in the grand scheme of things. Granted it may only be minimum wage but it’t the experience that matters. They also don’t realize the experiences that come with going away to college. They want me to move into my aunts 20 minutes from campus instead of living on campus because it would save some money. I’m all about spending as little as possible but me moving off campus means no job which equals no experience. Once again, they dont understand how important this job is. Spending a little extra now will pay off in the future. Enough babbling there, I’ll elaborate more later.

Back to the fact that I will be approximately 1200 miles away from my girlfriend. I really don’t know what I’m going to do without her. Even though we went my entire freshmen year being apart this still is going to be 1000x worse. At least then we got to see each other every few weeks. This will end up being 4 months straight without seeing each other. I have to tell myself everyday that this is what she wants to do and that in the grand scheme of things 4 months really isn’t that long. That’s really all I can do.

Looking at how much I typed in the last half hour I really think I should stop here. There’s still PLENTY to babble on about but I’ll save that for a different time. If anyone will actually read this is beyond me but at least I got it out.

Until next time….Im out.

John