Ding Ding Ding went the trolley

So it has been quite sometime since I posted but things have been really crazy lately…life sometimes feels like it is going too fast for me to process, let alone blog about…if you have been on the edge of your seat in regards to my life(haha) I apologize

So my presentation in San Francisco went really well…I got a round of applause which no one else in my timeslot had gotten so that was pretty cool…one man told me he didn’t believe in my topic, didn’t believe in the creative class and doesn’t believe that the economy is any different than 40 years ago…I wanted to ask him if he was going to work at the factory later…but I decided not to open that can of worms

I had a great time in San Francisco, Aiesha coming up from San Jose to hang out with me was fantastic I don’t think I would have had as good of a time…we went all over…Berkeley and saw how crazy things are with the UC boycott and how “earthy” the area is….however their fro-yo is delicious…wandered around San Fran, took lots of pictures depicting how bizarre the city is…all in all a great time…and we caught up on a lot of things

Maikol called me while I was in San Francisco to give me a pep talk and check in which was super cute…his words of advice were to breathe and stay calm…which is completely fitting for me…if he would have said have a drink before you present he would have been 3 for 3…because I totally went to the liquor store and got one of those airport sized liquor bottles and hid in the ladies bathroom and downed some Absolut. If I would have had some Xanax things would have been perfect…I got a bit flustered and fumbled a bit but all in all a pretty solid showing. I did get a woman’s card who told me if I was interested in a PhD program at Urbana I should shoot her an e-mail. Another man from San Diego State gave me some pointers told me how much he enjoyed my presentation and gave me some people to talk to…which was good

So now…should I get my PhD or what??