It’s yet again been a while. These blogs are being just as neglected as my actual written journals. A lot has happened in these couple months of school that have already passed. This past weekend was Fall Break, actually, something that seemed so very far away in August. I was up in NYC for a job interview and met up with some friends afterwards to just “hang out” in New York. Saw 42nd Street on Broadway — absolutely spectacular!! NYC has always had this sort of mystique in my mind, this magical almost Disneyland-like place full of culture where music rings from the streets and the sidewalks are paved with art. While there certainly is culture in New York, that idealized image I had of New York was sort of shattered this past weekend. It’s so crowded. The busy, bustle-and-hustle lifestyle that I thought I would enjoyed turned out to really annoy me. That many people on a daily basis would absolutely drive me nuts.

Speaking of job interviews; they’re going really well. I’ve gotten 2nd rounds and offers from a couple of Investment Banks, and of course I have the offer from Bain. This is very different for me. I guess this summer was the time when I really came to terms with the fact that I don’t enjoy computer engineering. However, last night Lockheed Martin came to do a recruiting presentation at UVA. I went because Ryan was going, along with a crew of others since Lockheed is where normal real engineers go to work (unlike my type - the cop-out engineer wannabes). Their videos of F-22s, of missiles, of government defense was actually HIGHLY EXCITING. At one point, I leaned over and said to Ryan, “This makes me want to get a Ph.D. in computer engineering,” something I haven’t said since high school.

So basically, I’m living my third decade, about to turn 21 and graduate from college, with no earthly idea of what I want to do. Ain’t that the story of my life. I wish we could go back to elementary school when our husbands, careers, houses, salary were determined by drawing concurrent circles in MASH. Yeah, remember that game? That’s when life was simple.