Days without cigarettes: 11
Yesterday I had the pleasure of conducting interviews of university students for a co-op placement at my work. A very interesting experience and I was impressed with the students we invited in. They were very much A-type personalities and didn't seemed to be at all nervous. Some big time over achievers and very smart kids. As a whole, far more together than I ever was at their age.
At that age I was a mess living in the bottom of a bottle and no clue, just trying to make it through the week at what ever dead end job I had at the time. Not that I have gotten it together since then, however I'm still here so there is something to be said about that.
Essentially my hat is off to these young folks and if nothing traumatic occurs they should all lead some decent, if not boring lives chasing whatever it is they want.
Some made me feel like a dud and what the hell am I supposed to teach them? How to be a survivalist at living and be a fuck-weasel to get ahead?
Should make for an interesting summer, especially if I am their mentor. I hope whoever decides to join my little dysfunctional group that they have a sense of humour, going to need it!
Yesterday I had the pleasure of conducting interviews of university students for a co-op placement at my work. A very interesting experience and I was impressed with the students we invited in. They were very much A-type personalities and didn't seemed to be at all nervous. Some big time over achievers and very smart kids. As a whole, far more together than I ever was at their age.
At that age I was a mess living in the bottom of a bottle and no clue, just trying to make it through the week at what ever dead end job I had at the time. Not that I have gotten it together since then, however I'm still here so there is something to be said about that.
Essentially my hat is off to these young folks and if nothing traumatic occurs they should all lead some decent, if not boring lives chasing whatever it is they want.
Some made me feel like a dud and what the hell am I supposed to teach them? How to be a survivalist at living and be a fuck-weasel to get ahead?
Should make for an interesting summer, especially if I am their mentor. I hope whoever decides to join my little dysfunctional group that they have a sense of humour, going to need it!
I'd say exactly that. Economics, the humanities, biology, all that stuff's great, but "survivalist fuck-weasel" is fundamental. Not going anywhere without that, no matter how many books you cram. Haha.