Hear the sons of dear ol' Clemson reign supreme alway... - CU Alma Mater
From May 11, 2004
*Will I miss Clemson now as much as I have in the past? While extremely nice, it was never so much the area or the surroundings that I missed when I left. It was my friends and the activities that were going on there. Now that the majority of my friends and I no longer call Clemson home for 9 months out of the year, how long will it be before Clemson becomes a place I talk about in the past tense?And with this upcoming (or past graduation, depending on when I post this) graduation, the slate will be/has been cleared. The second wave of people that I became friends will have gotten their diploma -- thus effectively ending any desire or push I have to go back for a weekend. This will be both a good and bad thing. Bad because I do like going up there, but good because with everyone dispersed it'll give me more places to go.
"I'm too depressed to go on. You'll be sorry when I'm gone." - Blink-182
A couple of weeks back I gave $10 to a charity. Not for any specific purpose -- they asked, I gave. I have money budgeted for church and since I haven't been going too much lately, I might as well put it some of it to good use somewhere else. I didn't think my $10 would really help their cause too much, but I gave anyways. It gave me a good warm fuzzy feeling inside, but not as much as when I found out how much money they raised and how many people donated. I felt kinda cool to be apart of something like that.
"I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone." - Bruce Springstein
It's been two years since graduation (to the day...funny how that worked out) and I still have moments where I miss my friends. They're irreplaceable and even if they weren't, that's a pretty big void to fill. Outside of Tyrell and Amanda, there's not too many people nearby that I can call up just to chill with on a weekend. And due to distance, there's pretty much no one I can just hang out with after work for a beer or a round of NCAA Football. My working conditions of being the only person below the age of 32 don't really help to remedy this sitatuion either. But for the time being, I'll deal.
"Pretty woman give your smile to me." - Roy Orbison
Surprisingly, I've had a lot of positive reaction to "The Beautification." It's almost as if its been dressed up as a game of "what new toy is that cheap bastard Terence FINALLY going to spend money on." Which I guess is a good thing, though its way off of the intented mark. It's a betterment process. Everything from wardrobe to a new car to remodeling all three of my blogs is being given a new coat of paint. And while the majority of the things I can just walk into the store and buy or sit down and work on, the one part of "The Beautification" I'd like to have the most (sometimes) isn't something I can pick up on a whim...
"I'm searching for something that's missing..." - Stacie Orrico
I need a job where I can play a lot or where I can use my creativity as I see fit. I enjoy working for Progressive. It's definitely something different. It's also rather beneficial as before I got this job I knew zilch about cars. But it's not keeping my interest. Am I planning on up and bouncing? No, not quite, life is too good there for me to do that. But I am definitely patiently waiting for a slot to open up in Greenville (along w/ May 21st to get here so I can transfer). I'm thinking I just need a change of scenery more than anything else. The Pee Dee isn't my cup of tea.
"I'm on my way, I'm making it. I've got to make it show." - Peter Gabriel
I've had this feeling lately that I'm on the cusp of something big.
But if I don't pay attention, it'll pass me by.
