University of Dayton - MyLife

I am in a glasscase of emotion! The man punted Baxter!

I met with a lawyer today. Don't worry, I didn't do anything bad. This meeting with a lawyer was to discuss registering my fathers company as an LLC and applying for some trademarks. While I feel that I could have handled the LLC application myself with a little effort, it's one of those things that my Dad and I agreed was best to leave in the hands of a professional because of how important it is that it is done correctly. As for the trademark, I looked into doing that for a little bit. After some looking I decided not only was it a bit out of my league and that if I tried I would screw it up right now.

Several things came to me during this meeting however. One, I don't like lawyers. It was very uncomfortable. He was nice; don't get me wrong, I simply felt so out of my element that I found it very awkward and uncomfortable.

Second, I should become a lawyer. This guy bills at $200 an hour. Last summer I was making $10. That?s a difference of $190 an hour. This guy is making more in a single hour then I would make in 2 days of work. Now granted at my job I was outside breathing fresh air and with my friends. I got a great tan and a great workout everyday at work while getting paid. This person sits in an office which does not have fresh air and a sun tan. However for that sacrifice he is being given $190 an hour more. I guess life's really about trade offs. I'm trading a $190 for sun and exercise...studying for the LSAT will begin promptly.

Third I realized that I do not know nearly as much as I want to think I do. I learned a great deal in college but today I realized that some of those specifics, the details if you will, that is a where the devil lies. I learned today that I must apply myself to learning these details because of this. This honestly scared me greatly and I felt like I had been hit over the head by the baseball bat of reality after that meeting.

On a lighter note the girlfriend is interviewing for jobs around. She was in Florida this week looking for jobs teaching art education on the beach. She said the interview went well so if we all keep our fingers crossed she may get a job in Florida. As a result of this I will finally be able to make frequent trips to Disney World as I will have a place in Florida to crash a a beautiful girl to take with me to meet Mickey. However, she also had several phone interviews with schools in Las Vegas. Now if she where to ask me whether to go to, Florida or Las Vegas, I'm singing Viva Las Vegas every time. One of Americas fastest growing cities where you can just as easily ride a roller coaster as see Jerry Seinfeld. Sign me up. I will keep you all updated on this situation as it develops.

Finally, I have a meeting next week about a potential business opportunity. I will spare the details right now but I will say that if it does happen the company will have myself and another UD entrepreneurship major at the helm. It?s an area that we both have experience in and see a lot of growth potential. Again, I will keep everyone updated on this situation. I just don't want to write too much and jinx everything. On that note I will bid everyone goodnight. Keep your eyes out for a pretty cool video about college bands to be put up on this blog. It will rock your world.

Eagerly awaiting shark week,
Justin

*I wrote this a week ago and since then an update is needed. My girlfriend did end up getting a job in Florida and she is moving there. Now, I had always known she was moving and never paid much mind to it, I just assumed we would handle it and we would keep being us. Well, it turns out that gets a bit more complicated in reality than I thought. I am incredibly happy for her for getting her job and following what she wants, she's a great person and deserves. In a very selfish way though I want to beg her to stay. I know I can?t, not only because it won't do much good but because this is something that she wants and needs. We have had more great times together than I can count. I really hope we work it out and have many many more memories.

Odd thing is if you had asked me in college my feelings towards her I would have been very ambiguous. College changed my priorities a lot. Some for the good and some for the bad. I have been working very hard at putting them all in line correctly. I find myself being very honest and straightforward about a lot of things, not just to myself but others. Since graduation I've let my feelings come a bit more forward. It's odd, it's as though in the last few months I've gone through a complete emotional overhaul that is coming to ahead right now. I've been thinking more about friends I haven't talked to in a long time amongst other things and telling people things that I never thought I'd say out loud. I feel many emotions I have not felt since, in all honesty, somewhere around sophomore year.

I don't know what happens to relationships when college ends. I have heard many opinions and many theories, none of which I feel are very true. Heck, I have even had a few theories myself. It seems wherever the relationships go after college it takes sacrifice and a great amount of understanding. A good friend put in his two cents about making sure each of you are on the same page about everything from visits to phone calls to even where the relationship is heading (and that it is heading somewhere). For this part of the story of my life I know where I want this chapter to go, at least where this girl is involved. Isn't it funny how sometimes things you have known all along, in one way or another, just hit you in the face and you can't deny them? I love you Lindsey. Bet you never thought I'd have the guts to write that.

Jul 1, 2007 11:45 PM Permalink