A purely personal note: a career, a club, an application, an update

Well, let’s see. What’s new?

Oh, I figured out what I’m going to do with my life a few days ago. Yeah, that’s a pretty big deal. I’m pretty excited.

Try this on for size: I will (presumably in the capacity of a consultant) help organizations and companies transition to paperless office systems.

I don’t know why it didn’t hit me sooner. It should be so obvious. I’m studying economics because I like the business process, efficiency and decision making. I’m studying history because, yeah, I like to learn about the past, but also because I want to write and communicate effectively. And then there’s that thing about conservation: reduce being the first and most important of –>reduce, reuse, recycle–>. Then, there was high school, when I was convinced that I.T. would be the career for me–I love technology, but didn’t want to spend my life in a server room.

Does the shoe fit? Absolutely. Analyzing how companies can operate more efficiently and reduce waste by using technology to to streamline and eliminate paperwork? Oh, I’m stoked. It makes so much sense. Analysis, business decisions, communication, technology, conservationism.

Between now and then, I’ll need an undergrad degree, a few years experience, and (presumably) an MBA. I’m registering for classes next semester (econ, stats, history, and HOPEFULLY a film class), and I’m well on my way. I probably should look for an internship this summer. Right-o. Note to self.

So yeah, there’s that. And then, I won the lottery. No, actually, that was an April Fool’s thing. That’d be sweet, though.

Actually, it makes me laugh when people who have never in their life purchased a lottery ticket talk about winning the lottery*. I guess it emphasized the point that your odds of winning are probably about equal, regardless of if you buy lottery tickets, but really now, folks…

(*-that’s totally me, by the way.)

Actually, I need to file my taxes. That would kind of be like winning the lottery, yeah?

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In other news Green Club (or: the club formerly known as Recycling Club (whose name is now the recycling symbol … with a giant phallus…), or, short for: Clean Air / Green Grass Club) is picking up some momentum. Our mud-wrestling tug-o-war plans are rather in flux, but check back for details. Whoo!

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In still other news, I’ve applied to be committee head of ASMSU’s Films/Procrastinator Theatre committee, which I’m super excited about. Like the whole my-career-thing, it should have been OBVIOUS for me to apply. Actually, the brainstorming process was something like “gee, who do I know that I could encourage to apply for the committee head? Oh, yeah… ME!”. Like I said, I’m excited. If selected, I would be responsible for most of the operations of Campus’s discount theatre– hiring staff, helping select films, working with a distributor, working with other committees to present special interest films…

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I saw The Lives of Others last Friday night. Frankly, I couldn’t do justice to the film, other than to say that, had it been an American film, it would have won Best Picture– there’s no doubt in my mind. It’s a “character” movie–slow and intentional, driven by inner states and development of its characters. Set in Socialist (GDR) Germany toward the end of the Cold War, the film, for all of its honesty and humanity, provides a vivid glimpse of life for East Berliners during the latter Soviet period–a significant era of history, previously unaddressed in any film I’ve seen before. If love good films, go see this movie.

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And, that’s about all. In eleven hours, my three-day weekend is about to kick off. Plans are TBD. I don’t celebrate Easter, but, hey, who needs an excuse to celebrate?!