Friends came down over valentines day weekend. I gotta say, it's pretty cool to have someone still able to tolerate you well enough that they still come by years after college is over (for them) I feel like I have a couple of xtra siblings....

Anyhow, no real new news. Trying to figure out what my future plans will be after graduation. I HAVE to get out of wichita. The plan originally was stay for another year and get my masters, then move. Family is behind this idea. With spring on it's way, however, I am once again getting itchy to get out of here. Want to check out kck or dallas area. I hear dallas area IT is starting to pick up again. kcmo is out of the question because of cost of living...at least so I think now. There is also the option in the back of my head of going to japan as a JET instructor. I would REALLY like that, especially if I could parlay it into something where I got to stay there for good. I was planning on pursuing this after master's program, but again, thinking of trying to pursue it earlier. I am also starting to get cold feet about master's program. I do not know exactly what a masters of management information system does, but it makes me think of data analysts, and that is something I have no real interest in. I enjoy hardware, networking (administration), security, and maybe programming. Those are the fields I'd like to tackle. If I HAD to, I definetely wouldn't sneer at an analysts job, or database admin. I just don't have any interest (or aptitude I think) for it. Still deathly afraid of getting done, and not having skills necessary to even get a foothold here. I used to be good, but in the last few years, I have not been keeping current with much of the computer field. Hell, I'm still running a 750 duron box.... The only cool thing is that I understand coding ALOT better in the past year and a half, and apparently have the patience to figure it out. C/C++ still eludes me on some things, but with more exposure to it, I think I'd be ok. Visual Basic is so fun and easy, I can understand why people tend to turn their noses up at it (and maybe anything else microsoft?) I've SEEN java and worked with those some, not scared of .php or good ol cgi either.

So, problem remains, what do I do after I graduate? Interestingly, my lease on the house comes up at the same time. I also have to figure out what to do with the camaros, and the truck. The 73 goes in storage, this is a given. The truck, much as I like it, would be for sale in a heartbeat. The Z is where I have trouble. I should sell it, but don't wanna. I know I wouldnt get what I wanted for it, nor is it likely that it would go anywhere except for maybe the dirt track or the crusher. It's just a car, but it's the closest thing I have to my dream car. Lately, I've even been wondering if I should give up on my dream of a t-top 2nd gen. God knows I fall over the 3rd and 4th gen eqivalents. they are everywhere. And, there is the gas question. Wherever I go, I will need a gas efficient car in very short order for daily driving.

So, not only am I broke, I'm worrying about my future. yah, I think I need to leave the cars alone for a while