Arrow 2 Da Face

All right, so nobody guessed my one truth: I was shot in the face with an arrow.

I also did a list of ten where there was only one lie. That one lie was: I have flown in a helicopter.

I guess it is time to grumble a little bit. Not that there is a whole lot to complain about this semester. I have a lot of writing to do in my current classes. Besides the essays for English, by the end of the semester I will have written 21 essays between my Engineering class and American Government. Which is actually a good thing. The number one complaint of hiring companies is the lack of communication skills. At least for the field I am studying for, Mechanical Engineering, this holds true.

I think the hardest part is balancing all of the school work with spending time with my kids and chores. There are times when I put off chores to play with the kids because they have been waiting patiently for me to finish the homework. Patiently means they only bug a few times an hour. My daughter has her own homework and she is only in kindergarten. After everything else is taken care of, everyone still needs some personal time. Even if you only get fifteen minutes of quiet.

I have a long way to go before I get a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In the end I have to take Math 24 and I am currently taking Math 21A. All the while fitting in around 8 courses in Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering into my schedule. Then I can transfer to CSUN or UCSB and finish the remaining two years.

What motivates me is my family and the work I will get to do when I am done. Engineering is a well paying career path that will enable me to provide for my kids. Naturally I want them to have the best chance at life they can. I love to tinker with stuff. That is what Mechanical Engineering is all about. I am leaning towards the design aspect: making things work and look cool at the same time. In my Engineering class, my partner and I designed and built a ballista to fire a golf ball for class. The design process was the best part.