The Shrine

This thought has been on my mind a lot lately. Its amazing how quickly four years can come to an end. I have 30 units left to take, and 2 quarters to go. So the load is not to bad. I still am finishing in 4 years even with switching my major from Comp Sci to Graphic Design freshman year. I will have a minor in marketing upon graduation too.

The only thing I've come to realize is, I'm not that passionate about Graphic Design per say... I'd rather do something for a magazine, television company, or game company. So I guess the thing to do would be start to apply and look during winter and spring. Im also debating about Grad School for Marketing, but not sure how much of my minor would go into it.

Also, I'm not sure where I will end up living. Im originally from central California, but have been living in Southern California for the last few years of college. I've lived in some form of campus housing the entire time too. I've made strong friendships with people here, and now I feel like all of it is disolving beneath me. Couple this with my girl situation and I am kinda a wreck right now. Im seriously considering getting on anti-depressents when I go home for X-mas, Depression does run in my family, and I don't think I've been okay for a long time now.

Finally close to independence but so scared at the same time...

Internships man. Internships. Start looking now for a job. Get your resume together and talk to someone in your careers office at school now. Network too. Say if your parents have a dinner party with some of their friends, ask if you can come in, usually your parents will sell you and your degree, or their friends will ask you what you do and what do you want to do. Think of it as an informal job interview almost. Someone somewhere will put in a good word for you and get you started off. I'd start looking now, start interviewing or mock interviewing now too to get yourself prepared. Your girl situation should be the least of your worries man. If I've learned anything from Kanye West it would be "people in your life are like seasons, and everything happens for a reason." So don't get distressed about losing one girl when there are probably a whole shit load of laguna beach girls waiting for you in so cal. If you really need to re-affirm that she is gone, ask her again and she'll never speak to you. This may seem kinda cold but your career is more important than anything else with the exception of family. Your career is your life and life is what you make of it. Start today.

I'd have to agree with Barret. Try to land something somewhere that you'd be interested in. If it ever gets to the point where you're going back to school, make sure that what you're getting leads directly to a job

Internships definitely.

My major required an internship to graduate...at the last minute I grabbed one in Information Security and fell in love with it.

I graduated in May and have been working for that company as an Information Security Administrator ever since. As good a job as I could hope for.