Day 176

July 14^th

Today with Chris down south, I returned to my normal routine. I got up went to work, and got some actual good work done. If I continue at this pace, getting a good research paper done shouldn’t be a problem. I did however still leave room for improvement as I looked into graduate scholarships, mainly the Marshall Scholarship. I like the idea of studying in London for free, maybe at the London School of Economics. However, I believe the main driving force for me wanting to do this would be simply because I can, it would look sweet on a resume, and the fact that people I know would be like “wow, look at Glen, he’s a Marshall scholar.” I checked out the profiles of those who won this year, and although they were quite amazing and it looked like these kids had real ambition and talent. However, I don’t think my resume was all that different from theirs, once I add research on Solar Power and Resource Wars. Well that made me happy that I had decided to stay around this summer, even though it might look better than it really is. However, I thought about it on my drive home (as I had forgotten my book) and realized that it was a real piss poor reason to apply for these scholarships simply so people will be like “wow.” Personally I don’t really give a shit if people think I am doing amazing stuff. As long as I am challenged myself and doing the best that I possibly can, whether or not Joe Schmoe from back home gives a hoot, doesn’t concern me in the least. I know what I want to do and unless something changes in the next few months, I am going to do it. Forget about fame and fortune. I know what matters.