Down at the Crossroads

I got my LSAT score back today. I'm not going to go into details, but I am relatively happy with my score. If you want to know how I did, you can shoot me a message. Either way, today feels like a nexus in my life. The winds of change are blowing, and they're not too far off. Today feels like I'm moving toward a more constant existence, away from engineering and toward law. I think even law will be a temporary existence for me, though. If engineering could not make me content forever, I see no way that law will make me remarkably content. Rather, it will just be a step on the journey. Days like this force you to reshape your plans, but also reinforce the fixtures in your life that you wish to keep a part of who you are and what you do.

I want to keep writing software. I love doing it, and I'm great at it.
I need to keep listening to and making music. I can't live without it.
I have to have great people surrounding me. That's life's essence.

In other news, I saw "Knocked Up" Today, which I would recommend to everyone except people who suck. Chances are though, if you suck, you're not reading this. And if you do suck, please stop reading this.

-Forward-looking Kerry

Grand Opening

Today was the grand opening of Intuit's new Santa Fe summit buildings here in San Diego. The CEO was here for the ribbon cutting, and the entire day was essentially an excuse for everyone to do nothing. That said, the new buildings have some pretty great features. Every full-time employee gets an office, and teams are located central to a meeting area. White boards can be found everywhere from floor to ceiling. There are also several 'water features' (what amount to glorified fountains), as well as a massive parking garage, basketball court, sand volleyball court, massive fitness center, impressive cafeteria, and an 'innovation room', which features video games, pool table ping pong, etc. Finally, they announced that both Peet's and Starbucks coffee would be available within campus, placating those who had a bias one way or the other.

Case of the Monday's

Well, today is Monday (or what's left of it).

Here are some thoughts I'm tossing around for your enjoyment. First off, let's designate Monday 'Metrosexual Monday', meaning you dress metro every Monday. I know I'm encouraging my fellow interns to follow suit, and I'm confidence that trend can really take off. Screw Hawaiian shirt Friday. I'm cramming into the tightest jeans I own, and donning the pinkest shirt in my closet. I set the precedent today by wearing a pink Dress shirt at work. Damn, did I look good (see: Silence of the Lambs when the creepy guy's looking in the mirror good).

On a second note, if you're an idiot, you're not gonna like this post one bit. If you are reading or have read 'The Secret', go shoot yourself. You're a fucking moron. Self-actualization is bullshit. See this article if you don't know what the hell I'm talking about. Apparently, neither, Oprah, Ellen Degeneres, nor Larry King have managed to muster the brain power of a dyslexic scum sucking raccoon, choosing instead to feature the book on their shows (for two days in Oprah's case). I've got news for you, Rhonda Byrne (the book's author). There's a little thing called science that says you're more full of it than a Thanksgiving turkey. At least I can eat the flippin' turkey, too.

Currently Listening To:
Velvet Revolver - Fall to Pieces

San Diego Update

Dear all,

Thought I'd give you a little update as to what I'm doing in San Diego. First off, I took my LSAT and think that I did reasonably well. I'm anxiously anticipating the results, which are looming ever closer to being in my hands, becoming available on July 2nd. I'm finally starting to collect paychecks, which is also a good thing, given my whopping credit card bill from moving out here. Work has been good so far. I've more or less completed my first project, and am learning a fair bit along the way. In the computer side of things, I've also been doing some coding in my spare time. I've developed a mod for Quake 1, and I wrote a plugin for iTunes that I hope to make into a facebook application.

Activities:
I've been doing a little bit while I've been in SD. I went to a Padres game, and managed to score box seats. My friends Alex and Nathan came down form L.A. to visit me, which was also a welcome surprise. I wish we could've painted the town a bit more red than we did. I've also been frequenting stand up comedy of late, paying a visit to the La Jolla comedy store, and last night (Saturday) seeing Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifaniakis, and Craig Gas at the embarcadero, one of my all time favorite venues. The show was great; it's outdoors, and right on San Diego bay, so you sit outside watching the sun go down on the harbor, surrounded by water. It really doesn't get much better than that. Finally, I went to see a hip-hop show a week ago Sunday, featuring Sage Francis, Buck 65, and Alias, additionally showcasing the talents of a spoken word poet.

Free Time:
I do have a lot of free time, so I've been using my much needed (and deserved) respite to read some books. I've almost finished The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, which is an interesting, if a bit too shallow read (I would've preferred a longer book with more depth). I've also been playing my fair share of video games and I've managed to work out practically every day at my apartment complex.Unfortunately, I've also been maintaining a companion in the form of a persistent sinus infection that even antibiotics can't seem to kick. Along with the sinusitis comes a commensurately wicked cough, which tends to keep me up nights.

Coming Back:
Many of you are undoubtedly wondering when I am coming back to Madison. As with many things, there's a long and a short answer to this: I'll be back to move my things from the 12th-19th of August. I then fly back to San Diego either to: work one more week, or to drive immediately back to Madison. It all depends on my housing situation.

Hope all is well in your world.

Kerry

San Diego

Hello all,

I'm in San Diego, but this struck me as funny:

SergioThree: there's other fish in the sea, man, she's just a girl
Beatsfromkorea: no dude, that's bullshit.
Beatsfromkorea: Think of it this way. if your precious copy of street fighter third strike broke and i told you "it's ok man, there's other games in the sea. here, play mortal kombat instead" what would you say? you'd be like, "fuck that, gimme third strike."
SergioThree: ...
SergioThree: you just reached me on a level that i never thought possible

More later.

-Kerry