Ah, what a busy summer it has been!  Starting projects that I have not completed, you know, the usual.  I feel like I finally have time to do EVERYTHING - so, I’ve started doing just that: EVERYTHING.

My life is pretty much like this: Oh, wow, I have just come up with a good idea…oh wait, that spawns another, and, oh wow why don’t I try this…and pretty soon I have a notebook full of sketches and drawings for website ideas.
HELP ME -

So, basically my life has gone from crazy college-student to NORMAL.  It’s kinda weird, actually.  I guess I’m still in disbelief that I have actually graduated, I feel like any day now I’m going to get a bill from ISU that will have my schedule for the fall and the amount I owe. I guess that part of my life is over, now.  Well, maybe it depends on the type of person you are, that is really what decides if college is “over”.

Now, I know I may be one of about 5% of all Americans when I say this, but here goes nothing: I actually LIKE school.  It’s pretty much an addiction, and no, I’m not even kidding.  Already today I was looking up Masters’ programs online.

I think I have a problem.

And finally, I’m a bit disappointed that my diploma was not mounted on pure gold, however, I’m just glad that I finally have it.  Of course, it is not even personalized in the fact that it doesn’t list what type of specialization that my Bachelor of Science degree is in, but THANKS ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOR PROVIDING ME QUALITY EDUCATION.

I have NO idea where that text came from.  ISU probably has a text-replacer for when I type ISU HAS THE BEST EDUCATION SYSTEM EVER.

Yeah, I thought so.

In case you can’t read it, the text says:

“Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
On recommendation of the President and Faculty, the Board of Trustees, by virtue of the Authority vested in it, has conferred on
Jillian Frances Kimberlin
the degree of
Bachelor of Science
and has granted this Diploma as evidence thereof this tenth day of May, two thousand and eight.

‘Signed’ by the Board of Trustees Chair and President of Illinois State University”

(Said with southern accident) I dun know whas’all that thar fancy-talk means, but I’ms a simple cuuntry girl who dun speak that language.

I dun gots me a edumakatin!

Whoops, I think that this is a little late and a dollar short, but I think after 4 years at Illinois State University I should have a say in SOMETHING.

So, I bring to you: The Top 8 Things I learned at ISU.  Yeah, eight things, not 10 nor 5 - what can I say? I like even numbers.

8. Beer before liquor, never been sicker. Liquor before beer, in the clear.

7. Business information systems (BIS) is the bastard cousin of computer science.  General Chemistry is about blowing things up.  Organic Chemistry is about making drugs. Communications is for quitters.

6. No one will laugh at you if you cry after you realize there is no more coffee left.

5. Eating healthy? What’s that? Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it.

4. It’s fun the first 10 times you wake up at 5 in the morning covered in popcorn/toothpaste/candy wrappers/insert random item here, but try not to overdo it.

3. Whoever invented the microwave is a genius.  Same goes for the person who invented frozen pizzas.  Genius!

2.If you don’t think that you can pull an ‘all-nighter’, wait until the day a large project is due, or a final exam.  The more alcohol you consume, the faster a program from scratch can be created.

1.  As you learn more, you realize that people (in general) are stupid. Use this for your own manipulation.