Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Religion, Stephen Hawking, Interviews, and stuff
I just got back from my interview with GE Aircraft Engines, and by just got back I mean about an hour ago. Right now I'm listening to Sigur Ros and "burning incense". Not that I'm really burning Nag Champa, because that would be a violation of a stupid University housing policy. Kinda like when I had to pay $350 for a window that I broke completely by accident, speaking of stupid University housing policies. So I'm ditching the non-mandatory, but highly recommended Tau Beta Pi meeting tonight just because I'm not in the mood for it and I want to go to dinner with my suitemates. Let's work backwards, shall we?
The Interview: Yikes. I don't know how much I can say about it, other than it's over with. If I get called back or whatever, I'll definitely be surprised. I don't really know. There were good moments and there were bad moments in the interview. I'm just guessing that it wasn't good enough. Bit of a disappointment there.
Buy.com: Retards. I cancelled my order over a month ago because it was on backorder and I decided I wanted an iPod anyway. Guess what? My order wasn't cancelled and was shipped today. I go to return it and they tell me I have to pay for return shipping. Anyway, I sent an angry email to them (no phone number on their website - those bastards!) telling them that I want them to pay for return shipping. Hopefully they'll fix it. Lesson learned: Buy.com sucks and you should never buy anything from them.
Stephen Hawking: Interesting. Not as good as I thought it would be, but hey, it was free. I don't really understand higher Physics, and I'm OK with that. Much respect for the man though.
Church on Sunday: Not just a Green Day song. So I went for the first time since August. What can I say? It was long and boring. I've gone to church all my life. It's definitely because of my parents. Now that I have the option, I really prefer to sleep. As Zach de la Rocha once said: "Fear is your only god." Is sleep my god? I don't think so. I definately think that I have a firm theological footing. Unfortunately, that includes going to church. I don't know how I feel about that anymore. I didn't enjoy my Sunday morning, and I really don't think that the service benefitted me spiritually. So will I go in the future? I really can't answer that right now. I guess it will depend on finding the "right" church and really, where I'm at with my relationship with God.
So now I have work to do for tomorrow and for the rest of the week so that I can leave on Thursday. I don't want to do it. What else is new? Right now, after the interview and everything else that's been going on the past few days, I really don't feel like doing much of anything. The fact that its rainy and dreary outside doesn't help anything. Its times like these that I just feel really bad about myself.
The Interview: Yikes. I don't know how much I can say about it, other than it's over with. If I get called back or whatever, I'll definitely be surprised. I don't really know. There were good moments and there were bad moments in the interview. I'm just guessing that it wasn't good enough. Bit of a disappointment there.
Buy.com: Retards. I cancelled my order over a month ago because it was on backorder and I decided I wanted an iPod anyway. Guess what? My order wasn't cancelled and was shipped today. I go to return it and they tell me I have to pay for return shipping. Anyway, I sent an angry email to them (no phone number on their website - those bastards!) telling them that I want them to pay for return shipping. Hopefully they'll fix it. Lesson learned: Buy.com sucks and you should never buy anything from them.
Stephen Hawking: Interesting. Not as good as I thought it would be, but hey, it was free. I don't really understand higher Physics, and I'm OK with that. Much respect for the man though.
Church on Sunday: Not just a Green Day song. So I went for the first time since August. What can I say? It was long and boring. I've gone to church all my life. It's definitely because of my parents. Now that I have the option, I really prefer to sleep. As Zach de la Rocha once said: "Fear is your only god." Is sleep my god? I don't think so. I definately think that I have a firm theological footing. Unfortunately, that includes going to church. I don't know how I feel about that anymore. I didn't enjoy my Sunday morning, and I really don't think that the service benefitted me spiritually. So will I go in the future? I really can't answer that right now. I guess it will depend on finding the "right" church and really, where I'm at with my relationship with God.
So now I have work to do for tomorrow and for the rest of the week so that I can leave on Thursday. I don't want to do it. What else is new? Right now, after the interview and everything else that's been going on the past few days, I really don't feel like doing much of anything. The fact that its rainy and dreary outside doesn't help anything. Its times like these that I just feel really bad about myself.
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