I haven’t posted on this blog in quite some time. So, here’s a quick recap of what I did in the time between graduation in May 2006 and the present day.

June: Apply/Interview for jobs in biochem/molecular biology. Offers received.
July: Intern at an investment bank in London.
August: Decide that biochem/molecular biology is not for me. My major is now worthless.
September-December: Pound the pavement looking for a job in finance. Move to Manhattan for 3 months. Interview many places, many times, no offers. Sam Adams and I hang out on a regular basis.
January: I decide I need a backup plan, if I can’t get a job. Biz school or a Masters in Finance/Econ look like decent ideas. I ace my GMATs and prepare my applications.
February: Move back out to Boston. Job front looks barren.
March: Things begin to move on the job front.
April: Two interviews, offers within a couple hours of leaving each interview.
May: I prepare to work again. How do I do this? By staying up til 3 every night and waking up between 11 and noon every day. Seriously, I can’t wait to retire.

I did some other things here and there and dealt with various family issues, but I figured that’s a decent enough picture of my year that will not incriminate me (I hope). One thing I’m somewhat proud of is that I built my first computer. Well, to be precise, it’s not MY computer, but it was the first one that I built. So far, in the month since I’ve built it, nothing has blown up, sparked, or otherwise caused any destruction to itself or its surroundings, so I think its fair to call this a success. Now that I’ve jinxed myself, I fear for the well being of the computer’s owners.

I am actually in Paris right now, staying within 5 minutes walk of the Champs Elysees. My French is terrible these days. Six years of French reduced to almost nothing during the four years of college. I could barely buy two metro tickets without screwing up. How embarrassing. I take a tiny amount of consolation in the fact that I’m at least attempting to speak French, instead of being a stupid American pig and assuming that other people speak my language. Emphasis on tiny.

Anyhow, I think its time for me to go back to wasting time or, better yet, get some sleep. On second though, no to the sleep idea, yes to the wasting time.