- If you know me, you know I’m dreadfully terrified of having to end up in some corporate desk job punching numbers for the man. I am so terrified of it in fact that I have moved back in with my parents for a few months, to save up some money and continue work on a few of my startup projects. It really hasn’t been that bad, and in all honestly I’m happier here then some of my past living arrangements. My brother is still at home so we have been able to hang out more, and time with the folks has been nice. The saving has been great in allowing me to pay some stuff off, and hopefully make some fun trips this summer before getting a new apartment before the fall.

- We got a new dog! He’s an Alaskan Husky named Trecker. He actually showed up out where my parents are building their new house. We were sure he was a neighbor’s dog, being that he is fully trained. Yet, after putting up signs and asking neighbors all over the area, no one claimed him. He has since become a big part of the family!

- Speaking of that new house, work still continues. I hope and pray that the folks are in there by the end of the summer at the latest.

- Those startup projects are coming to a critical point, I’ll soon be able to blog in greater detail about them.

- My Good friend Noah has had a lot of success with his TwitPic project.

All in all, I am quite happy, things have been very good in the last month and I feel like I have put myself in a much better situation to chase my dreams and work in the areas that I will excel at.

Randy highlights some of the things that I find so important in life, in particular putting people over things. Listen for the line about pouring a coke in the back seat oh his new car, and how his parents let him paint his room.

Dr. Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, is not your everyday academic. He’s one of the good ones out there. He was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer in September 2006. After aggressive treatment he was told in August of 2007 that he had 3 to 6 months to live. In September of that year he gave his last public lecture at CMU, which has been widely viewed on the Internet, below is that lecture.

My favorite quote from the whole thing is “You have to choose if you’re a Tigger or Eyeore”

From Wikipedia
Pausch delivered his “Last Public Lecture,” titled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” at CMU on September 18, 2007.[5] This talk was modeled after an ongoing series of lectures where top academics are asked to think deeply about what matters to them, and then give a hypothetical “final talk,” i.e., “what wisdom would you try to impart to the world if you knew it was your last chance?”

Before speaking, Pausch received a long standing ovation from a large crowd of over 400 colleagues and students. When he motioned them to sit down, saying, “Make me earn it,” some in the audience shouted back, “You did!”

Here are some interesting sites with a little advice…

Get More Done
Web MD

Oh and be sure to check out this great shot of a Windows crash on one of TUL’s flight info screens!

Now I’m sitting on my porch smelling the fresh air and being positive, though I still have a box of clean-ex next to me for that pesky cold.

Here’s a few things I’ve stumbled upon this week from around the web.
- Your boss is on facebook, don’t lie (Valleywag)
- Facebook Workers are also stalking you! (Valleywag)
- More dry runs on airlines (The Aviation Nation)
- Some truths about bottled water (TreeHugger)
- Maybe when all these crazy projects of mine are done, I can relax in one of these awesome infinity pools. (Hotel Chatter)