You know, I never thought I'd see the day that I graduated. I always thought I'd just keep churning. Keep taking classes and keep buying books and keep careening into debt, all the while continuing to learn without ever knowing if I'd get to use the knowledge I was paying for. Well, now, finally, I am an alumnus of the University of Maine. I have my BA in Physics. I walked down the side of the floor of Alfond Arena to sit for a three-hour ceremony on May 13th, 2006. Also, I have my jobs for the summer and fall. I am a physics instructor for Upward Bound, basically working for peanuts while teaching for seven weeks. In the fall, I get to start my dream job: physics teacher at Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine. I start that in late August, and start teaching the first week in September. But, until then, I'm sitting around on my thumbs, waiting for Upward Bound to start, or RadioShack to close, whatever comes first. I have to admit, I never thought I'd dread being out of school. Not for a second. But I do. I feel like I should be somewhere else, either in class or doing homework or worrying about work or money or time. But, I don't worry about any of those things. I am simply passing the time here, waiting for the days off when I can drive home to see Shannon, or my family. Quite frankly, it sucks. I want my jobs to start. Moral of my story? Stay in school as long as you possibly can. ^^0