The last few days have been somewhat of a disappointment. There was the ever present gloom of getting back a terrible fluids test, the lack of any responses from employers, and the absence of anything productive to do.

Fast forward with a summarizing timeline:

Sunday: Got brutalized in the annual East vs. West St. John's Football game amongst friends turned enemies. Final score 5 (us) to 12 (them, east).

Monday: Never hurting so bad in my life, I jam myself into seat 31 D on an airbus 320a (i.e. the last seat on the plane, the chair cannot recline against the wall). My legs, apparently made of freshly mixed cement, harden and cure, freezing in place.

Tuesday: 13 hours of school/machineshop education. This day brought to you by overpriced Advil Liquigels.

Wednesday: (turning point) Day flies bay, stiffness from my muscles is somewhat gone, no need for pain killers, bruises now turning yellow remain leaving my race somewhat ambiguous. I get back my Fluid Mechanics test, my jaw drops. 81% with a class average of "55% - 60%"

Thursday: 3 hours of boring, tedious class, midterm exam announced for coming Monday. Walking somewhat more normally, stiffness now at a minimum I Return home to discover I've been invited to 4 job interviews; 3 with massive international corporations, the first one being Friday; the next day at 9:30am.

Thursday: (afternoon) Do a victory dance which lasts an hour

Thursday: (night) Contemplating launching a lawsuit against the Gillette corporation after having my face destroyed by a brand new Mach 3 Turbo razor blade. They're sharp alright, sharp enough to slice hair and skin in a single pass. Thank god those sons of bitches at Gillette decided to put that "advanced" lubricant strip on the razor!