Free time, what's that? Oh, yeah...

Heh. So I've got some spare time for a spell. Forgot what that's like.

Okay, so updates for lots of things.

First, I didn't win in Milwaukee. Another game was chosen there. I didn't win in Chicago, either, but I really wasn't expecting much there. On the bright side, one (well, two, technically) of my friends is getting published. Congratulations Steve Bennett and Judy Martin! Look for Judy Martin's Quilt Show (not sure if the name will be the same) next year.

My first semester on the path to my graphic design degree is finished. Between that and everything else I was working on over the past three months, I'm definitely ready for a short respite. After conferencing with my advisor and my girlfriend (my other advisor), I decided to pursue a minor in computer science instead of a certificate of entrepreneurship. I'm still glad I took the one entrepreneurship class--I learned some important things. Nonetheless, I needed to take into consideration the goal of going back to school (make myself valuable in a new field), and minoring in computer science works better toward that end than learning about entrepreneurship.

Christmas is right around the corner, and I will be driving back to Nebraska soon--assuming the weather cooperates. Right now, it's not looking very promising. I hope I don't have to miss out on Christmas!

In other news, my bartender job just keeps getting more interesting by the week. Business opportunities that the owner is blazing keep popping up. First I became a distributor for karaoke machines about a month ago. Then came news that they're starting an ink supply company with cheap ink and cool machines. Now they are working on cell phone plans. I haven't seen any benefits from these yet (the karaoke machines are a hard sell in Nebraska--my area--and I've only tried once over Thanksgiving break so far; and the other two businesses haven't actually started yet). I am cautiously optimistic that these new endeavors could pay my college tuition or, better yet, turn into long-term cash cows.

Let's see if I get around to posting again this month...