Viva Las Vegas! / Air 'em out

Okay, so it's been a while since I've written anything of substance. So let me tell you what I've gotten myself into over the past few weeks. A day before my birthday, some friends and I decided to book a flight to Vegas for four days and five nights. That's more than enough time to get into trouble... Did I mention that we’d be departing for sin city a week after I'm expected to graduate? Crazy! On top of that, I'm planning on traveling to Asia some time after I graduate as well. Going to see the travel agent on Saturday to see what's up.

I've heard from numerous people that the ideal time to travel the globe is after you graduate. Surely, I'm looking forward to it, but one thing that has and will be bothering me is this bullshit internship requirement for graduation. Let me air out Hofstra, and their graduation requirements for a second. In order for me to receive my diploma I must obtain an internship for "x" months and so on. Ok, not a problem. But don't you think that the school should hook you up in some way with an internship? I've sent my resume out to numerous job openings and still no luck.

For 20 grand a year, the advisors can do a little more than give me the names of newspapers and internship openings which took me five minutes to find for free over the Internet. Give us somewhat of an edge over the millions of other journalism students out there looking for a way in. I'm sure Hofstra is satisfied thinking that they're helping us find internships, but in reality, are just throwing us out in the ocean leaving us out to swim.

So yeah, wish me luck as the semester comes to an end... This internship thing is going to be a splinter in my brain until I find one.

On a lighter note, Florida ends up winning the Division I NCAA basketball title, propelling me into FIRST place in the family pool. It's only right that the most dominant member wins it all ehh? ;D Also, for all the haters out there, I placed third in the "It's cool, as long as John Leong doesn't win..." pool. Not bad for a 9 vs 1. What sucks is that the number three hater (rankings produced by Deloitte & Touche) ended up placing in second. Here's the overall shot for you.

Be good...