Archive for December, 2007

Passing the torch

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Tomorrow brings the final decision.  Though I am relieved to be effectively ‘retired’ from this adventure, I do not relish that which will be my final act: to make three people exceptionally happy, and three others equally unhappy.  All of them are great people and I have been glad to work with them throughout the entire process.

Though it does not affect me directly, it is still an emotional thing.  This marks the point where I no longer have any direct control over the content of my legacy.  These three talented people will carry it on in their actions in the coming years.  I can only hope that they will count me among those who inspired them to do greater things.

It’s funny, talking about my own legacy.  I don’t believe I’ve ever left anything that can be significantly referred to as a ‘legacy’.  Most people go through countless years of life before they can truthfully claim to have ‘left something behind for those that follow’.  A lot of this is egotistical nonsense, but it still rings of truth.  I have never been a part of something so much bigger than myself and truly hope that I have left it positively imprinted.

And away we go

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Finals are upon us.  This has been an insanely crazy and awesome fall semester that has gone by all too quickly.  Now is the time to assess and conquer those last few obstacles before we all get a well-deserved rest.

Lurking in the distance:

DM final selections

Three exams, one paper

Miscellaneous grad school and job application deadlines

In related news, Red Death was a pleasant success that achieved the necessary triefecta of a successful college night: (1) People passed out in strange, awkward, or novel places, (2) A trashed house featuring floors so sticky that they steal one’s shoes, and (3) hilarious and awkward hookups all around.  Stay classy kids.