Random Thoughts of the Day: September 27th 2019

I've been thinking about how amazing it is that so much data is able to travel on just copper wires. Video, audio, webpages, games, pretty much everything is able to just go from place to place on thing pieces of metal. And then there's wireless technology, which is a whole other seemingly magical feat.
It's weird because I actually spend a decent amount of time dealing with these things, not just using them, and sometimes setting them up, yet I still am often baffled about how crazy it is that we are able to do so much and get so much across with these types of connections. And yes the internet speed may be slower with some, and quality might be less, but it's still able to travel across, and that is just cool.

Random Thoughts of the Day: September 23rd 2019

There are some things in the world that seem so pointless, or so poorly done, but they will probably never be changed. Education, finance, and medical areas are some large examples, but something similar is cities. Most cities are so dense, and this causes lots of congestion, expensive space, and many other issues. Most of this is because cities are pretty old, and there aren't many new ones. If a new city were to be made perhaps it could occupy a larger surface area, so that space could be less of an expensive or rare thing, and then have very efficient public transit so that people could live farther out in the city and be able to get everywhere. A small thought, but living in New York I think about it a lot.

Random Thoughts of the Day: September 20th 2019

There's been lots of talking about first year college students in my program, and how they seem to be immature. On example is how 2 of them have started dating, about 1 week into classes.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that this is a class of ELEVEN. 11 students and 2 of them are dating. If it doesn't work out (which I doubt it will) they will be stuck together for 4 years, or one will have to transfer programs or schools. Or it will divide all 11 of them into 2 groups, or even worse 1 of them will be an outcast, and forced to be an outcast in the small society.
I'm honestly surprised about the fact that they are dating. I feel like it's the classic workplace romance that shouldn't happen. Or dating someone who you live with, or something like that. Especially if you've only known them for a week or two.
Anyways, I just find it odd and pretty stupid.
That was about all for now. Happy Friday!

Random Thoughts of the Day: September 18th 2019

In class I've been looking at contracts and legal agreements, and it just got me thinking about how this world is so difficult to communicate and have a conversation in. People don't agree, don't like to to talk and work together, and have a hard time discussing things without having arguments. The ability to have a discussion, especially business, opinion, money or some other serious matter is so rare, and even more rare to have a civil discussion. I find it weird and interesting because we should work together, but money and selfishness makes if difficult to do so. So yeah, thats that.

Random Thoughts of the Day: September 10th 2019

One thing that's weird to me is the concept of essentially buying your way past airport security. By this I mean buying TSA pre check, or other services that do a background check and then just let you whiz through security. I understand that the background checks are supposedly thorough and make sure you won't do anything bad, and they don't just let you skip security, but I still find it very odd. Just a small one for now but yeah.

Random Thoughts of the Day: September 9th 2019

Gotten lots of stuff done this past week, moved in to my dorm, started classes, and lots of other stuff. The biggest shift has once again been moving away. Not even from a point of view of missing people or things or places, but from not having things the way they were. Not having the bathroom setup, the bed the way it was at home, the placement of furniture (I swear I've stubbed my toe at least twice a day) and various things such as that. I've been having lots of thoughts concerning work. How weird it will be to have a full time job. I'm not quite sure it's what I'm ready for. I've still got time, but for the moment I really enjoy the semi-flexible schedule of college.
This year I have a kitchen, and it's exciting to be able to make food while living alone. Even the simplest pasta or sandwich or smoothie makes me feel independent, and gives me a happy feeling. That's that for now but yeah, settling in!

Random Thoughts of the Day: September 2nd 2019

So after that long hiatus, I'm back with hopefully more consistent posts. I've recently been thinking about the idea of college. How college is seen as such a big part of life (which it is, but I'll explain further). When you're in college and someone asks you about your life, that's the first thing you say. When people ask where you live, you usually say where your family is/where you were before college. I feel like the idea of "moving out" from your family's house is more of a "long trip away".
As a child, going to elementary through middle school was school. You lived in you city, in your house, and school was just a part of your life, among many other things like friends, hobbies, camps, activities, your family, etc. But in college, that's the main thing you do. Go to college. You go to college and then sometimes partake in other activities like staying in your dorm or apartment. You don't live in the city where your college is and sometimes go to school, you basically live in college.
Now I understand that most people live in dorms especially their first years and so technically they are living in college, but my point is more that college is viewed as the primary purpose of your life, not as a secondary part of it.
I am also aware that for some, this makes it easier. They don't want to be living completely by themselves, but I feel like a good intermediary between living at home and going to school and loving alone and working is living more or less on your own and going to college.
Anyways, that was more of an observation than a declaration of my opinion, but just to state it anyways, I think that I would rather be living in my college city, and have college be one of the many things in my life that I do.
Sorry again for the long absence, but I should be up and running now.