College orientation

So I decided to attend a college orientation today, just for the heck of it. Ok, not really, my cousin is starting college in the fall, and my aunt and uncle asked me to come up and hang out, maybe help ask some questions. Anyway, its definaltely odd being on the 5 years out of school side of this. There is lots of talk about resources for students...health, tutoring, career, student life....and the list goes on. I think all of these things were available at my school, but I can't remember really using them. I did use the health services, and I guess the career services to setup interviews. It does seem that they expect the students coming in to be relatively unable to take care of themselves. I suppose its better to assume that they don't know, as opposed to the other way. What I wonder is how capable these students really are? I ddefinatwly remember characters in college, and thinking back, it would have been good for some of them to use the services provided.

I would say though that it seems like even more coddling than in the past. The intro speaker said to give ourselves an applause for getting up and filling in seats all the way to the left. Clearly that's deserving of priase, since a typical monkey might have to be asked twice to do the same. Of course its important to tell a kid that they did good just for trying...really a kid goes to class, they really should be thanked for coming!

It is expensive...I do have to say, I can't imagine having to pay $35000 a year with very little grants. I definately would still ne paying loans. I've tried to explain to my cousins that they'll get a similar job regardless of the brand name school (most of the time)...but they aren't buying it...I guess that it does matter more than I think, since I went to a brand name school for engineering anyway...but it was state and cheap...well I guess whatever will happen with them, will happen!

Good luck class of 2011!

AHHH, forgot the MOST important part!

I can't believe I forgot the most important thing in my "update"...crazy! I'm now a proud uncle of a beautiful niece, Miranda! I met her for the first time last week, and in between the sleeping, pooping, and eating, we had excellent bonding time...oh wait, that was the bonding time! ;)

Check out pictures of her:
http://parikh.phanfare.com

I know...I'm sure I'll pay for putting her pictures out to the "masses" of my blog readers...but what else is a uncle supposed to do by spoil his neice!!

Moving to DC and other random happenings

Hey there person who reads my blog...ok, ok, I know there's at least 17000 of you who read my blog on a regular basis, and for you, the Mitesh Fans, I'm here...back again, to write about my thoughts on whatever it is that I think about! It's been a long absense...and the most notable change about me is me! Some of you have the pleasure, or displeasure depending on how you look at it, of seeing me on a regular basis, and you've started to notice that my clothes don't fit so well. No really, it's okay to comment, in fact, please keep the comments coming, there's nothing more motivating than having to hold up my pants at the airport, because I took my belt off! True story...in order to ensure that the folks around me didn't see my wonderful boxers (yes, I'm a boxer man!), I had a good hold on my jeans that are probably 2 sizes too big now! Yea man, boy, it's true!

So I've decided to make the jump and move into DC! Soon, I shall finally be a city dweller, in a nice building on the north end of the Chinatown area. Looking forward to it, a bit scary, because it's a change, but hey, it's a necessary change!

Putting my place up for rent...working out well so far, except for the minor annoyance of a flood the night before the first people were supposed to come see it! Stupid drainage pipe that was clogged with earth (it happens when they bury the end of it!!)...so today was spent with a wonderfully load blower drying off my carpet, and next week there'll be some carpet installation folks here...great!

SO, big news for those of who know me a bit...I labelled myself as "slightly liberal" on a questionaire about my political thoughts. How about that? Maybe it's time to admit that all these years, I really did like Slick Willie...okay, probably not, but I'm learning more and more about myself recently, and this is something new!! hmm...could it be that I'll vote democrat next year...wow...who'll I argue with...no longer being the stick in the mud, crumugen republican...ok, probably never was that!

Hmm...biking...up to about 260 miles for the year, going for 1000! Probably not going to get to 1000, but definately will eclipse my original goal of 500 by alot!

Alrighty, well now that you're up to date on my life...no, I am not married, yes, I am single, yes, girls have come and gone, and yes, there are possibilities out there, fear not, I haven't lost site of what's really "important" in life...my next posts will be back to thoughts on things, since I've expressed NO opinions here!

Brown people jumping around because the potatoes under their feet are hot!