Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Yes, I realize that there is a grammatical mistake in the title of this post. That's exactly the point. I had to read about 25 documents today that were written by fellow engineers and I think I am now dumber for having done so. The purpose of these documents is to make an estimate of how many hours it would take to complete a specific task and then justify the estimate. They were so poorly written that if these engineers had been simply making the statement "2+2=4," even Stephen Hawking would question its validity. This is why I'm glad I picked Notre Dame over Purdue. I could have been an socially awkard uber-nerd had I been a Boilermaker, but instead I am a socially awkward uber-nerd who has a finer appreciation for things that don't involve theorems, equations and computers.
After reading about 20 documents, I wrote an email to my parents thanking them for teaching me to write well and to take pride in everything I do, even small tasks. I'm no Shakespeare -- my freshman composition professor once asked me, "You aren't going to be an English major, are you?" -- but I can at least convey my thoughts in a rational and coherent manor. Well, at least when I'm not rambling like I am in this blog...
In other news, I just found out this week that the proposal I'm working on has been extended until Christmas. By the time I finally get to live in LA, I will have spent 6 months in DC. At least I finally got my Interim clearance. It's not a full-blown Secret clearance, but it's a start. Hopefully I'll get to start seeing some cool stuff instead of just reading crappy documents and surfing the net all day. There's only so much of NDNation that one can take.
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