"Every word right from the start"

550+ Blog posts later there's no letting up. This public journal is self-censored in many ways, but in the end, it is a journal rather than the media's version of a blog. There's little social commentary. Instead it's a document that says, "I was here." And furthermore, this is what my life consisted of.

Today my life consisted of very little work, then reading about Consumerism in a health care not an out of control shopper sense. All in all, my day was slow. I did get a tax refund of a sizable sum, which was very welcome. Now to pay a few bills, or save for a down payment or fees on rent or mortgage...these are the questions.

Finals week. The best week of the semester. You know, I was right, it is great to be paid for work. But they were also right, it was great not having the responsibilities of "real life." If I could only go back and do it again...only one year out, and that question is answered. "I wouldn't care as much." But the truth is, I would care just as much. I would work just as hard, but I think I would play a bit harder. I was always from the work hard/play hard school, but I do think I would focus a bit more on the latter a second time around. Much more would just be lying. I had a blast in school. That last semester was a little too much, but even then I made some lasting memories.

So in the end, which is still the very beginning, here we are. Good luck this week.