Mike Nicholson

Hi everyone.

I'm stuck at work on a Friday night. How sad. I'm beginning to fear I have no life.

What does it mean to have a life anyway? I've asked some older super-nerdy coworkers about this recently. They do not understand me at all. It never occurred to them during their days of non-stop PhD research that they had no life and it still never occurs to them as they work 100 hour weeks. Having a life must be an invention of my generation.

I've also discussed this topic with non-nerdy people. They too are just as confused at this idea of 'having a life'. Perhaps having a life is not only a product of my generation, but of nerds in my generation. Either way, I'm beginning to lose mine. I wonder if I should not care and just let work consume my life, or if I should fight it and fall behind on my career.

We'll find out soon enough. If I'm to keep my new years resolutions, then I'll at least be exercising, which is a part of a life... right? Also, I'll be applying to JET in the summer I think. That's even more like a life. I'll have one year of unlimited crazy experiences and memory generation.

Now my mind wanders to more complex topics.... is having a life about the meaning of life? If the meaning of life is not working, then this seems to be the case. But I'll save this argument for another time and another blog.

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I beat SCU engineering again. A class I had to take filled up before I could add due to some problems with the administrative staff. I cannot take 288, because Dr. Quinn is a dick, but I have managed to convince them to let me take a different course... a course in the law school. It's a seminar so its 8am to 5pm on Saturday (1 or 2)... but it has NO HOMEWORK! yay :)

never underestimate persistence and perseverance (or bad spelling)

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Today I went rollerblading per my new years resolution #1. Adam also came for the first time. It's a good low impact running substitute. Anyway, on our first trip he is starting to pick it up and has only one wound to show. I on the other hand caught a drain a bit wrong and took a hard fall. I have 4 scrapes. One on my left elbow that is mostly bruise and a bit of scrape, one on my knee that bled bright red (I scraped a small artery I assume) and two tiny ones on my hands that show a bit of fatty-tissue. The ones on my hand hurt the most. How embarrassing.

Since I haven't blogged in awhile i might as well write my resolutions not posted here yet:

• Get back into shape once the rain stops


• Start flossing


• Quit biting my fingernails

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