Man, did Google really just turn 10 years old?

Oh, the joys of having Google around for the past 10 years.  Where else can I type in “sansevieria trifasciata” and find exactly what I want?  There is only one place in the world where I can type in “sauerkraut pancakes” and get over 200,000 results, and that answer is Google.  Thank you Google for solving my most burning questions, 24/7.  No matter how random they were, you were always there to answer: What is the best bang for my buck in CPU terms?  How much is a digital piano, and what EXACTLY does an aortic dissection look like?

And now, you give back to us the index of 2001.  What does this mean, exactly?  It means that you can “search” what January of 2001 looked like in Google, for only a short time, while supplies last.  Don’t exceed labeled limit on packaging:

Their 10th Birthday page:  http://google.com/tenthbirthday/

2001 Search Page - http://google.com/search2001.html

Of course, I started thinking about what things were different in 2001 as compared to now.  It was only 7 years, ago, there isn’t that much stuff, right?  Well, here are just a few things that I decided to search after trying the usual, “George Bush”, “Titanic” and “apricots”.

…apricots is a given.

Facebook? What’s that? Also at that time no one knows about MySpace or Youtube. Some pretty interesting results when you look up “Youtube”.

OH WOW, LOOK a 3.34 megapixel camera for a MERE 799.99! Sign me up!

Ah, the days when were only in 5 trillion in debt. Now, it’s 10 trillion. Worried?

No explanation needed…

T-Mobile, what’s that? Sounds like a new type of Honda car if you ask me. Oh, THAT T-Mobile, ‘eh, it’ll never go anywhere, it’s just an IPO, afterall…

And my personal favorite. It’s just another day -

Other terms I considered posting were “price per gallon of milk” and “Wikipedia”.  Wikipedia barely made the cut - I really enjoyed the search results there.

So, now you can go forth and search!  Go, be one with Google!

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!