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July 25, 2008

Journal Entry #1

So, here I sit. I am by myself in the office right now. Fridays in the summer in the building industry are slow. All the rich homeownersthat tell the builders what to do have snuck out early to go on vacation. So that means the builders don't call and bug us with questions. I am listening to my favorite radio station, playing on the internet, and sitting in the a/c in a comfy chair. Sometimes I think the real world sucks and sometimes I think it's not all that bad. It's pretty cool being independent and doing whatever I want, but along with that comes responsibility. For instance, I am on this website right now, but I need to be going to other websites to pay a credit card and my gas bill, which are both due today. If there is anything I can tell you people about to graduate-go to college, get a minimum of a bachelor's degree, study hard (as in don't let the partying ruin your grades), and graduate on time! Also, try not to get things on credit, and if you do-PAY IT OFF EVERY MONTH!!! Take it from me. I went to East Carolina Universitystraight out of high school and it was a blast! Then, when my parents saw that I was making bad grades, they told me I had to come home. By this time, I was 19. I bargained with them and told them that if they helped me pay to go to a 2 yr school that this is what I would do. But, it took me four years to earn my associate's degree b/c I had to work while I was in school. Moral of the story: Instead of doing something really cool, and making a lot of money, at age 25, I am sitting here being bored at work earning 12.50/hr playing on this website. That's ok. It has taken me a little longer to get where I need to be-and I plan on being able to get a promotion soon...hopefully.

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