Nature is nowhere rectangular

Ok, so we'll start off with the bad news... I got a speeding ticket today. I knew as soon as we discussed how I'd never been pulled over that we needed to stop talking right then. To make matters worse, it was by a cop on foot in the middle of the highway. Weird. So there's that to take care of.

But everything else is good news, so that's exciting.
Retreat went off SO incredibly well. Success is measured by how big of a mess you made, and we covered the floor of the K rooms with construction paper. People were mingling and the sense of PRIDE that came from that night was just incredible. I followed that just-shy-of-an-all-nighter-by-three-hours with volunteering at I-Help out at the humane society. We were mostly picking weeds with our bare hands but did get some time to play with the animals, so that was really exciting. I want a kitten now - I think that my housing for this summer, next fall, and next spring (3 seperate locations, possibly, or definitely two) should be determined by pet availability. This should all be followed up fabulously by an ASB SF and Board outing to Curtis Orchard on Sunday. Met my Fall ASB group on Tuesday at Orientation, and that was pretty sweet too.

Lets see... I had an exam on Monday, that wasn't so hot, and an exam tomorrow for which I'm not studying. Big dinner plans for tomorrow night. Today I drove to Indianapolis to hear Edward Tufte give a speech that (aside from the ticket)rocked my socks off. The presentation was pretty interesting (powerpoint is making people dumb) and I can not wait to be able to really flip through my new books. They're so pretty. I also adore the people that we travelled with, and company is always the make or break factor in a road trip. I managed to sell two people on Lynn O'brien's cd, so that always makes me happy. Everyone should buy her cd, and then you'll be happy too.

I already have one internship offer for this summer, so that's ridiculous. I have a bunch more interviews coming up so we'll see what happens because of that. I also made a promise to myself not to accept a job somewhere that would not pay for me to see the city/location before hand - I feel that the corporate culture is absolutely essential to enjoy and experience before commiting to working for any company, so we'll see how that goes. I've been selected for at least 2 more interviews, so that's sweet.

I had a good chat with Emma the other day. Basically it comes down to figuring out what we want to do with our lives and how... having too many options is a bad thing. We're spoiled to be able to complain about it, but its probably as stressful as not knowing what you want to do. Its really a shame there aren't more interdisciplinary opportunities on campus - why do some of these professors not know each other? At any rate, I'm majorly feeling the pull between industry and academia and Teach for America and non-profit-type-stuff. Even if I choose industry there's a struggle between HCI and something like consulting or technical sales - who knows. Its weird having to think about the future in terms of CAREER and to think about life in terms of settling down and making decisions based on other people. I know I don't want to code for the rest of my life, I know I NEED engagement in work, I know I need people to be heavily involved in work, but beyond that, who knows.