http://alexpomer.com Musings and Schmoozings on the Transition from College to the Real World Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:55:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en T.I. put it very elegantly but I think he may have had something different in mind then what's going on in my world right now. I obtained a girls number (through surprisingly little trickery) on Saturday night and adhering to the two day rule, have waited until today to call her ... http://alexpomer.com/2009/09/21/my-life-your-entertainment/ http://alexpomer.com/2009/09/21/something-about-this-just-hit-home/ When you do something everyday for several months, you can't help but let it affect you. Since I've started working at a web design firm, I've been seeing slight changes in my personality, interests and sense of humor. But it wasn't until today that I found cold, hard evidence when I ... http://alexpomer.com/2009/09/10/change-in-sense-of-humor/ I moved into my new house this week. And it's amazing. I now have several things that I haven't had since I lived with my parents (hi mom): A dishwasher My own bathroom A washer/dryer I can rely on By that I mean my clothes won't be lying on the dusty floor when I ... http://alexpomer.com/2009/08/11/home-sweet-homage/ Every salesperson has their go-to lines.   The lines they think will seal the deal and get them that 3% commission.  But sometimes they use their go-to line on the wrong customer and have to quickly retreat, trying not to trip over the tail lagging clumsily between their legs. And once in ... http://alexpomer.com/2009/08/10/mattress-shopping/ If you found this page through Facebook, please scroll down to the "For the Facebook Folk" portion of the post. If not, continue as if you'd never read that... ........................... Usually when someone is reading this blog, it's for one reason: I peer-pressured them into it. But this post is fundamentally different than ... http://alexpomer.com/2009/07/26/harry-potter-date/ Every blogging article stresses the importance of not apologizing for a blog post drought.  So I'm not apologizing... but I do want to talk a little bit about what I've been doing for the last few months, making the transition into the real world... Sort of. See, I graduated college (on time), ... http://alexpomer.com/2009/07/21/growing-up/ I wrote a while back about my car's transmission problems. A brief recap: my transmission had to be completely rebuilt because I hadn't changed my transmission fluid ever... ...because I didn't know there was such a thing as transmission fluid. On Wednesday, I brought my car back to the same transmission shop because ... http://alexpomer.com/2009/04/12/car-problems/ I wrote a few weeks ago about how I gave up 'not having a fish' for lent. Easter is tomorrow and I'm sure you're all wondering if I succeeded. In short, no.  I failed.  But I failed in dramatic fashion. A week ago I went to Wilmington for my friend's wedding.  While gone, ... http://alexpomer.com/2009/04/11/easter-eve/ I believe a few things about athleticism. 1. Everyone thinks that he is more athletic than he actually is. 2. Once you get into college, your athleticism begins to decline. In an effort to justify doing #1 since #2 is becoming more prevalent, I've begun finding new ways to identify myself as an ... http://alexpomer.com/2009/04/01/my-top-10-athletic-skill-set/