This weekend I spent an abundant amount of time doing somewhat worthless work. I spent alot of time setting up a bunch of server stuff on my LAPTOP. And after all that I've done, I'm pretty sure it's not getting out. It's alright doing the loopback connections, but because I'm inside a dorm, housing managed network, I dont have access to the routers to do my port forwarding. It was all a foolish idea but I liked setting it all up. Even more foolish was the fact that my laptop runs Windows 7 and I'm using utilities that have been contorted to be ported to Windows. By this fall I'll have a small form factor desktop to bring to my apartment and set up for my final semester of school!

It's fun thinking that this semester is already a quarter over. Which means I have only 7 more class months left to complete my education. It really doesn't seem like I should be as far as I am but it's true what they say, "These days go by so fast." I'm anxious to get out of school so I can start my life. I really do love having my evenings free to do what I pleased. Last summer was great during my internship. This summer I'm working for Qualcomm and hopefully it will be even better because I'll be doing something I enjoy more. I know I'll be homesick though. Or maybe just missing my Jessica. I realize now that I don't really have many plans for my life. Sure the next year of my life is just about set. But I sometimes wonder what I'm going to do with myself after a few years in the workforce and coming home to projects. I love projects. My first couple posts explained that pretty well. The other day I thought of something while walking past some office construction here on campus. I really miss my construction jobs. This computer engineering stuff is the place to be. I enjoy it a lot, but I miss building physical things. I know I'll have plenty of time to do that around the house but the idea of working for habitat for humanity came to mind. I think it would be the perfect thing for me to do.

Well, I'll leave it at that thought.

-Gregory Michael