Youth

My mom always tells me, "Youth is wasted on the young." I get where she's coming from because she misses her youth and all the great things that came with it. But honestly, I don't feel like I'm wasting my youth. I know one day I'll look back on this time and wish I could have it all back, but I'm really trying to embrace it and love it and just soak it all in. I've never been one to look forward to the future that much anyway because it terrifies me. 

I love those nights where you have no plans so you just grab some buddies and do some stupid stuff. I love waking up every morning feeling hopeful. I love not having wrinkles or gray hair or saggy skin. I love (and hate) not knowing where the heck my life is going. I love this weird stage of life between adolescence and real adulthood. 

That being said, I'm going to make it a goal to embrace every stage of life I enter into. God has seen fit for me to live another day and that is something to celebrate. Life is cool. So is my friend Steve. He can do a backflip (and a quarter of a front flip after that!) Watch this video of hood rat stuff.

Also, I have this favorite blog that I have followed for many years and I think she's a good example of embracing the stages of life you enter. Check it out! http://www.thedaybookblog.com

Remote Meeting

Our group, Mercury Consultants, met remotely using the Google Chat function. I had never used it before, but we got through the meeting pretty seamlessly. All of us felt kind of self-conscious being on screen when the camera would switch to us, so we all decided not to look at the video feed. We had tabs open on our computers for our various notes about the project so we didn't need to look at the video anyway.

The only trouble we had with it was that the sound was very echo-y towards the end of our call. Though it was a little annoying, it didn't hurt our meeting too much. In the future, I think that I will feel more comfortable using video chat/meetings. It was almost a fun experience!