Who knew college life was so stressful (literally everyone, I get it, just roll with me here)? Sometimes it seems like the more you do exponentially you have that much more to do. For example: My goal this year among others was to land a summer internship, I've been successful so far but in order to shake that first hand it took so much work. It got to the point to where once I shook that hand I had this strange impression I was done. Silly, Todd. Once you shake the guys hand you have interviews and the whole nine and don't forget looking professional. I love it though it has been an experience like out of this world, and I'm extremely thankful its worked out for me so far. Upon my journey to the land of internship, there is one task. Much like the levels of your favorite video game there is always a "boss". This level- The Resume. I had been in and out of something we call the Career Center, wonderful place great chairs. There you take your resume, they draw on it and talk really fast and kick you out the door. I had been getting used to this- I am proficient in "Career Center Scribblings" and even begun wearing a butt pad. The goal of this particular level is to fall into the bonus round known as the "Plus! Services Round" where you go and a bunch of shiny spinning job coins are and you have 30 seconds to get them all. Can't get to "yay us" land until you've completed the resume. So each time I spoke with Lord Scribbles I went back to my trusty laptop and reapplied for the BONUS ROOOUND. Well, turns out the "boss" controls the bonus round, lets call him Bruce. So Bruce lets out a terrible laugh each time his computer blinks and says "NEW VICTIM" and there hidden by his secret lair and his 12 pt font he writes back e-mails. Saying either "yay us" or "Continue...10...9...8"(you get the hint trying to keep the video game metaphor here). Needless to say after about 4 times I'm out of quarters. This one has to count. So I apply again... Ass bruised, 12 different degrees in scribble one for each dialect, and kind of hungry not that that has anything to do with it. Ate and went to sleep. I woke up got dressed ( in a suit there was a career fair- one of the levels but maybe a story for another day), when I read the following e-mail from Bruce: "Todd, since you keep sending the same resume your resume is being approved. At some point you need to come in and be an adult to see why your resume has been sent back stating you need help on it." He giggled like a little girl as he pressed enter... I can only imagine. So I see this and I am like... ~~xx Gurlz iMa ~BoUt~ tA SlApz~ SUmz HoEz xx ~~~ (complete with finger snaps). So I decide its best to meet Bruce in his office because, thats just wrong, video game or not... Needless to say living in a video game its very difficult to get to Bruce. 1st the dumb blonde plastic looking girl has to be defeated. DONE. 2nd You must wait for her royal dumbness to actually figure out where Bruce's office actually is (if you dare). DONE. 3rd you must endure the stares of all the people who previously scribbled on your "Same" resume a million times. Luckily, she found him. "Whats the problem?" he said. I could see his tie was tucked delicately behind his neck rolls. "Well, sir. You see I got this nasty e-mail from some one here regarding my resume" (no clue at this point it was actually him). He blinked, cleared his... imaginary area between his shoulders and head and said "I wrote dat e-mail son. I juss needed you to come and have this thing critiqued finally". To my horror fat-man was Bruce the boss of the level, this must be how the game works! "Well, sir if I can. I'd like to show you versions 1-5 of my resume all complete with the finest scribblings you can ever see. Ask me if you need help translating" In horror Bruce (formally known as fat-man) gazed upon his faculty's work. Each beautifully constructed with scribble as if woven from the finest of silk. He was so taken aback by it he replied "Dats jus Garbage, you tellin' my peoples did this". " Well, sir the word 'People' is already plura- Uh, Yeah they did that". Needless to say the meeting ended with him taking photocopies of the fine work of scholarly scribbles to yell at some "peoples" at the next meeting. Bruce made certain that I was accepted to the bonus round and also told me directly what to do with my resume. I feel like that was a long story sheesh.
I'm sure many of you have experienced lifestyle changes since we last... spoke. I'd focus on the positive and ultimately care not. Care not... this is the word of Todd. Uhm, sorry. I know I have, but I think that really whats been working for me is to move forward and do more. There was a quote that I posted as my status and I have it written down, and I am not sure whose original intellectual property it is, but I am stealing it. "When all is said and done, More is said than done". I think really sometimes your just given the opportunity to build yourself, with out all the planning just go out there and do. As usual, my non-conclusionesque random thought or form of inspiration.
Well, I'm going to cut it here. As always your comments, your involvement, suggestions, and food are extremely helpful to me. I would love to have to not be able to read all the feedback so really don't be afraid to post! I want to know you are reading, I really want to know what you like/want and equally I want to know what you don't like/want. I think its great you guys read this, and I'm sorry its been forever. Oh, uhm I have a song to play me out. I think I'm am going to do this more. Most of you know all the titles from my posts relate to music either titles or phrases from lyrics its a fun thing I do, but I am going to also add this song which may or may not be related to the title, but is related to my mood blah blah. So been fun, enjoy!
_ToDD
ah yes.. resume's i had to fuss with one of those recently.. it was much more short lived than yours though.. had my mom help me.. did some online resume outline thing, then she just tweaked this and that. and BAM done. you had to go through a lot of levels for yours.. hope you got some good exp points for that.. digging the song, pretty mellow and maybe a tad bit sad-ish. but understandable i guess. anywho. in the words of the great bill and ted. "be excellent to each other and party on dudes"
ReplyDelete