01.05.2005
To steal a line from everyone’s favorite un-retired rapper, WELCOME BACK!!! Anyway, like I told you guys in my last update, you probably wouldn’t hear from me until 2005. Well 2005 is here and I’m back. I always keep my word.
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Now that the formalities are out of the way, let’s get to the goods tough, the stuff you came here for…to find out what the hell is going on with that dark dude who looks like Mekhi Phifer.
2004 was interesting to say the least. Some big changes. Let’s see…on May 15, 2004 I graduated from Cal State San Marcos with a B.S. in Business Administration. Woohoo, another piece of paper to add to the files. On May 24, 2004 I entered the infamous work force. Cal State San Marcos Faculty/Staff Computing Help Desk. Yes, I’ve been working there part time for a long time and now I work there full time, and I still feel the same way about that place. I’m just happy to be employed. I moved out. Yup, The Jahnkes no longer resides in comfy PQ, now he’s “bourgie , he big headed” living in pseudo-La Jolla, near UTC. Yes it’s expensive, and yes, I need to find a cheaper place to live, but hey at least I can say I lived in La Jolla.
Those are the big accomplishments. Wow, what life experiences. I’m so damn grown up. 22 years old, got a full time job, and I live on my own. Wow, so mature, so what is expected of Mart Jahnkes. Expectations are overrated; the only expectations that count should be your own.
I remember an episode of Boy Meets World…yes, I watch entirely too much TV…Eric Matthews and his friends were about to graduate college and they were all trying to figure out what they wanted to do with their careers. I remember watching that and thinking, “hold on, don’t you go to college to figure out what you wanna do, get a degree in that field, and then do it?” It’s what’s expected anyway. So now I’m graduated, and I’m in the same boat as Eric Matthews. What the hell am I gonna do with my career? It’s a damn quarterlife crisis. I work in IT, but I’m burnt out on these computer things. I’m good at it, but it doesn’t make me happy. Donald Trump said that to be truly successful, you need to enjoy what you do. I’ll get there, someday.
New years resolution time. I don’t make resolutions remember. But this year on a road trip to Phoenix with my brother, my sister, and two of our “cousins,” “extended family,” whatever the hell you call them cats your family grew up with, we all came up with 4 goals for each other. The 4 people came up with a goal for the 1 person. It was better that way, got to see what the people close to you really think of you. I won’t post up each of the 4 goals, but I’ll let you know in 2006 how they turned out.
I like to think I’ve gotten closer with my family and extended family as I’ve gotten older. I like that. Especially in the past few months. I like that.
Something that I’m still not sure I like or not…Pops got re-married. Unexpectedly. In the Philippines. Crazy. Still adjusting. As you can see I can’t even type in complete sentences. My brother, sisters, and I are all still adjusting to it, but it’s still weird. I mean it was never our decision to make, and I totally understand that my dad doesn’t want to be lonely, and he needs to do what makes him happy. But still. It’s weird. He’s still there. Didn’t spend Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Years here. I’m done with this subject.
I forgot you guys are reading this. I just kept typing. I have work at 8am. What else is new. It’s 12am on the dot. Fresh Prince is on Nick at Nite. It was great talking to you guys again. I forgot how cool this kinda is. Maybe I’ll resume the regular updates. Haha, yeah right. Keep checkin back though, you just never know. The Jahnkes has left the building.