So here's the deal...I've been home for a week now and I've been out like three or four times.  I think I blame it on the weather and the fact that my brother has practically every movie that's out right now. 

Finally saw "The Two Towers" on Friday and I must say it is definitely better than the first one.  I've become motivated to read the trilogy now because I REALLY want to know what happens at the end of the journey with Froto and Sam.

Nothing really else to say...been very lazy...all I've been doing is eating and sleeping and making my body into a round ball so I can roll back to Boston instead of driving.

Have a Happy New Year everyone and party safe.

-Blai

My second entry.  I think it's going to be a monthly thing that I write in this.  I'll try to write more though.  So what's been going on?  This week at work has been absolutely unproductive.

Three company-related meetings/parties this week.  Pretty much a meeting is analogous to having a party because it means that it interrupts the day and either you decide to do nothing or clock the company for extra time.  Unfortunately, you can't speed up the progress of experiments...a plus of being in a technical field.  (Isn't being paid hourly great? - I know some of the finance people out there are probably going to shoot me)

It's also been interesting to see how people in my group absolutely hate our manager.  We had do fix some labeling error and our boss refused to pay us for it.  Well...enough people threatened to sue him that he gave us comp time to cover his ass.  I guess I'm just too nice and probably wouldn't have said anything if I was asked to work for free although I did consider reporting my manager to HR myself...whether I would actually do it is a totally different story.

So finally after a week of doing nothing, I'll be spending this weekend trying to not get any more sicker and prepare for my vacation where i'll be tutoring physics the whole time.  I think this time I'll try not to go out as much as I did during my Thanksgiving Break.  I was home for 6 days, 5 nights and went out 5 nights in a row.  Lots of cash dropped but I had a blast...

BUT the last couple of times that I've gone clubbing for a few days in a row I've ended up being horribly sick.  Maybe I'm getting too old for this?  But I still have lots of fun going to see DJs spin.  Last Friday, Bad Boy Bill was in Boston doing a tour for BehindThe Decks.  That man has some of the most amazing scratching abilitlies!!!

Now for serious news, I've been trying to decide whether I really like my job - starting to question if I'm really a laboratory person.  Many times I do projects that don't involve lab work but it goes up and down.  There are some days I'm happy I'm not at a desk all day...others I'd rather be at a desk.  Maybe what I'm doing is a happy medium.  I guess it's only been 4 months...I'll see in a couple more how I feel about everything.

I also need to decide what to do about my EMT certification.  Is it worth it for me to be recertified.  Ever since I got my certification, I've done absolutely nothing with it.  I just keep the license in my wallet.  I probably will need to do a refresher course because I think I've forgotten everything that I learned two years ago.  Something that's lingering in my head.  I'm also wondering if I want to start doing some community-related work.  I kind of miss volunteering but after working all week, I kind of value my personal time on the weekends...when it actually exists.  I think I have a lot to think about where I want to go with my life.  I decided not to apply to medical school till at least this June because I still feel like I want to do so many different things...I can't get myself to choose just yet.  Hopefully all this will change pretty soon.

One more day of work on Monday before I'm back in NYC till January 2nd...I'm still deciding what I wanna do for NYE...mebbe I'll be good and stay home...but I doubt that'll really happen

-Blai

I see that lots of people have been writing in these entries so I figured I might as well add some of my own thoughts to my own page.

I must say that it's definitely interesting to be in Boston.  I've always considered myself to be a NYC kid through and through but now I see myself turning into a Bostonian.

Working where I work. I realize that I've been really fortunate in my life.  I have a pretty awesome job and love the house that I'm living in.  It's a really good experience to just throw myself into unfamiliar territory.  I think throughout the years I've felt that I had to be part of this "mold" - having gone to high school at Stuy and then Dartmouth.

I like to think that my four years at Dartmouth matured and develop me but sometimes I wonder if being back in a city is going to mold me for the next few years. 

All I know that it is a great learning experience to finally be on your own without financial support from your parents.  I don't think I've ever felt so free in my life.  I don't feel obligated to do things I don't feel like doing.  I feel like everything I'm doing is actually being done for me.

I guess this is starting to sound like a thanksgiving speech which is probably very fitting because I just had a company Thanksgiving Party that pretty much made me useless this afternoon at work. 

For all of you in NYC, I'll be around for Thanksgiving and everything and of course I'll be hitting Digweed @ Centrofly on Thanksgiving Eve.

-Blai