Zhou Dynasty

These past few days has been hectic for me. I wasn't going to blog about this past weekend but since all my co-workers know about it now I figure it wouldn't hurt. Basically I partied a little too hard Friday night during Nome and Linh's birthday at Tonic. So hard in fact that I didn't remember much of it, actually it felt like I was time traveling. While sitting on the staircase Saturday because the whole house was spinning and waiting for someone to bring me some Advil, I vowed to never do that again. We'll see how long that will last. This week started off with some hardcore studying, interviews and an exam. After 5 years of schooling, I have finally discovered the ultimate study place. No it's not Barnes and Noble, it is Byerly's! Why on Earth would you study at a grocery store? First think about the things you need to pull off those study sessions that last till 4am... you need food, plenty of lighting, tables and chairs, a microwave, a bathroom, and minimal distraction. Byerly's has all that and also they are open 24 hours. One of the major issues we ran into in the past was not being able to get food after 2am. But if you study at Byerly's you can just simply buy food on the spot and even use their microwave to heat it up! I hope all those freshmen engineering students who are reading this will take up on my advice. I'm getting tired of interviews. I think I sent my resume to one too many companies. This week I've had 3 phone screens and 2 interviews. I have always liked interviewing before, but I think that's because it happens just once in a while. All these interviews stress me out, always having to impress someone or ensure them that you have the skillsets they are looking for really takes a lot of energy on your part. I think that's why I've been feeling so tired this whole week. Last night our stock competition club met up at Hooters, most of the guys came, except for some people who are weak sauce and out of town. We had wings and beer, just like we had planned from the beginning. Joe paid for most of it because he lost terribly. Our next competition will start next week and everyone is already saying how they will win. Actually they won't win, because I will win. Hahaha.. I didn't go to class this morning, I figured that I owe it to myself to get 10 hours of sleep. Ahh it feels so good, 10 hours of having your eyes closed and not moving your body and not knowing or caring about what the hell is going on outside.

What the hell guys... how come you all look at Amanda's profile and not mine?! I just checked the stats and she has 149 views on her profile whereas I only have 44 views. She is 386% more popular than I am on my own blog even though you guys can't read or understand what she writes, this is ludicrous.

While on my mission to find the job and company that suits me, there are a few items which I often evaluate. 1. Industry - I have always believed it is important to do something that I am interested in. I learned this the hard way when I went into Engineering and hated it, I decided that I wouldn't want to subject myself to doing stuff I don't like doing. Therefore the company's industry should be something that I can get excited about. 2. Challenge - I need a challenging job which carries pressure and risk that I can handle while I am young. The way I see it is that pressure on the job and the risks involved is directly related to the rewards. Therefore I need something that will demand 100% of my abilities everyday and allow opportunities to stand out. 3. People - I think I speak for everyone when I say that it is important that the people you work with are not a bunch of jerks. A lot of people believe that the your coworkers make or break your impression on the job and company. Who wants to work with jackasses all day anyway? I need to find a place where people are accepting of differences and provide a supportive environment for their colleagues. 4. Position - This is a no brainer. I want to find a position which matches my personality traits and skillsets. I certainly don't want to be in a cube designing circuits all day or being in a support role. Although designing the best circuit and program would make me proud, I am just not the type to do that. I need to feel that I am driving the growth of the company, being the catalyst for their increasing domination over competition. Basically a positiont that gives me a lot of responsibilities and exposure would really appeal to me. So I know what I want but the problem as always is that it is hard to get everything you desire in the same package. When you talk to the recruiters they sing the loveliest songs to you about how they have all the above. The best that I have come across is 3 out of the 4 qualities. How do you make a decision when you can't trust the recruiters completely? After working in the real world I've learned that it is the job of the recruiters to fluff everything up, whatever you ask them they will tell you what you want to hear. Maybe I shouldn't be thinking so much about this issue, I should just be happy that I can find a job. But when I think about the fact that when I will no longer be filling in "student" for occupation and that this job will be a big part of my everyday life for the next few years, it makes me even more worried about finding the right match.

ARGH!! Do you know what is less than 3 feet in front of me? I came to the CSCI building to get some homework done in a corner with an electrical outlet. Everything was going well and I was being productive until about 10 mins ago. A fat fob came and sat on the couch in front of me. He looks at the paper for a couple minutes and goes to sleep. Now there is an incredibly high bass and trembling snore that eminates from him. It is driving me NUTS!!!! I just want to drop my books on him. As if a chubby guy asleep and faced towards you snoring isn't fun enough, there just had to be more distractions. Two students whom I would label as "incredibly smart but can't keep their mouth shut because each individual is trying to sound smarter than one another by doing the highly sophisticated engineering talk." That doesn't sound too bad but the one that speaks the loudest and fastest also has the worst lisp. He sounds like Milhouse from the Simpsons but with a lisp. Get me out of here, now.

In an attempt to have another BBQ and outdoor thing before it gets too cold, today I am expecting about 15 people to come over to my place in Edina. We had the first BBQ of the season on April 9th, it was awesome as the weather fully cooperated. All the food was consumed and everyone was outside the entire time jumping on the trampoline, kayaking, playing football, and I even fell into the lake. Today however, it is ass-freezing cold. So far the weather doesn't want to cooperate, we're looking at 49 degrees outside and chance of rain. But who cares? I have red meat to be grilled and that's all that matters. And also hanging out with everyone is cool too.

I feel so tired. This is what happens when you start off your day at 6am to school then to work till 5, then to the hockey game till 10 and then homework till 1:30am. That was yesterday though. I started at 6am today as well because I wanted to make this lecture that I've missed the past couple of days. When I got to class I found out that we had a quiz, except it covered the stuff in lecture only, sucks for me. I hate school, I just want to be done and get on with my damn life. And what the hell??? Amanda's popularity is increasing again! The last time I complained about my lack of profile views compared to hers, I actually narrowed our popularity gap from 300% to just 140%. Now she has 487 views and I have 167 which translates to her being 291% more populare than ME, the creator of this blog, which you are reading! You all need to start viewing my profile even though you know all about me. I've tried to artificially increase my own number of views but it doesn't work, I need actual people to be interested in my profile. Damn, I think I just diagnosed my own problem, my profile isn't very interesting. RE: Fall BBQ Today Just in case if anyone was wondering how it went. The BBQ was awesome, a successful little party just like the one in April. People were here from 5pm to 1am. ALL the food was gone, again. But I think we had just enough food, everyone was stuffed. We also managed to play some night games, which was a pain in the ass to organize. Organizing night games for a bunch of people who are used to bar-hopping and are regular working people is actually harder than organizing a game for kindergarteners. Lots of fun, maybe we'll have a winter BBQ? Hehehe...

Brian and Clara had a Halloween party last night. I am one that usually never likes to dress up for parties but for some reason I decided to go against all my beliefs and dress up. I'm turning 24 tomorrow and I just don't think I'll be able to get away with dressing up as a Hooter's girl when I'm older. Warning: The following images may not be suitable for individuals with heart conditions and or homophobia.

Kennth was my little cheerleading sister.

Here is Jimmy eating a Twizzler from my clevage, yummy.

Captain Sparrow is such a hottie.

I picked up my outfit at the Hooters restaurant in Mall of America. I asked them if they would sell me the exact outfit their servers wear and for the largest size. Those shorts were size small and the tank top was medium, these are women sizes, they were basically x-small and small. I got the blonde wig from another place. Nylon stocks from Mike's gf Kristy. I got leg warmers and shoulder pads to support my fake boobs from Michelle.