rating two more days [may 09 2007, 15:10]

last friday, i got rid of my grad project documentation. i had spent the last couple of weeks with making up stuff because the software i was going to be using was only available in a demo version, the serial number for the full version didn't show up in time so i had to limit the project to the theoretical stuff. still, i'm pretty happy with the way things turned out.
so, that's done now, the first third of my graduation. the second part is about to take place on friday - my written exams. and strangely... i'm not nervous at all. the exams are divided into three parts, one concerning my profession, one concerning the general it area and the third being about social and business stuff. going through the last couple of years of exams again, i realized that i'm pretty well-prepared. the third part that used to give me the heeby-jeebies is now going to be alright (i think), i even figure it could be the best of the three parts.
anyway, i'm now taking a look at some final things, some last subjects that might come up and that i'm not that sure about (vlans, voip, ipv6) and then i'm done... and that's a pretty good thing because there's that girl who i'd love to spend more time with.
anyway, despite the rain outside, in here there's warmth. and affirmation. being sure about something feels so good.
still, now and then i'm being torn back into the past. a friend of mine has a history which almost exactly mirrors mine, just that he doesn't seem to be as lucky as i have turned out to be... i remember the way this feels, i remember the doubt, the uncertainty, the trouble that all this puts you in.
and helping him cope is some sort of reconcillation with my past. and that's a good thing, too.
this is summer. whether it looks like it or not. summer in my heart.
charon