I have a really easy workload this semester. Or rather, it's less about homework and deadlines than about managing my own time, and that makes it easier. Two of my classes are project-based instead of homework-based. These are the kind of classes I've been waiting for since I came here, and I wish more professors would take this approach. Homework forces me to do something, it doesn't encourage me to learn something. Also, I can't think of a single homework that I've actually enjoyed or wanted to do. Projects, for me, are the exact opposite.

So anyway, the most interesting class is EECS 396L: Game Production. It's a mixing pot of CIA, CIM, and Case students who all join teams and make games. My team is making a third-person action puzzle game, like Myst meets Legend of Zelda.

Good luck to my friend Mike, who was flown out to New York City today (without much warning) for an interview at Google. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous. I hope it goes well.

Oh yeah, I'm also jealous that I didn't get the chance to go to Paul Graham's Startup School program last weekend in Boston, which Mike also attended. I was going to apply, but I couldn't have made it out to Boston. Graduation is almost upon us, and a lot of people I know are thinking about what they want to do. For me it's startup or bust. Or Google. Or 37signals. Relying on all these ideas is risky and delusional, but I'm not going to be happy working for Generic Tech Company, so I'm remaining optimistic.

My plans:


  • Spring 2006: school

  • Summer & Fall 2006: co-op

  • Spring 2007: school (extra semester) & graduation