People are interesting
Some guy emailed me interested in the Ph.D program here at Carolina, so I emailed him back and told him about the program. He asked if we could met to discuss it further, and I, having nothing better to do, agreed.
First, here are his stats:
* Black male
* 26 yrs old
* JD
* MBA
* Alpha
Okay. So we met at a restuarant, went in and sat down. We are both sitting there, drinking glasses of water, looking at menus, when he decides that we should go somewhere else. Ok.
So next restaurant, we go and sit down outside. (Mind you, its summer time, Black people don't like to sit outside in the summer, unnecessarily.) Again, we are drinking water. We talk about his plans and interests, and whether or not Carolina would be a good fit for him. I order pasta, and he orders calamari. Except, he wants his calamari with no tentacles. Of course, the waiter brings tentacle laden calamari, so he sends it back. I say, to you, that people are interesting.
This guy has a JD and an MBA, and is now considering 5 more years of school. He feels that he has a purposed in life, and it just hasn't manifested itself yet. To me, that sounds like, "I don't know what I am doing with my life." He asked me how I decided on this path, and if "the appearance of an angelic apparition" helped me make my decision to go to Carolina. Again, I offer to you, that people are interesting.
The gentleman continues by saying that he doesn't want to get married, and that the concept of marriage was foreign to the human species, and was a function of social construction, and therefore artificial. However, he did plan to have children, and he did relent by saying that he would get married for the kids. He also said that he was very faithful, had no problems with commitment, and that if he cared about someone, he would stay with them indefinitely. I resisted the urge to scratch my head visibly. He also talked about how he was the baby of the family, and that he couldn't imagine having a kid, because he was still somebody's kid. When I am 26, I hope I don't still feel that way. But, what can I say, people are interesting.
Anyway, I hope this guy finds what he is looking for, on his quest for the holy grail of degrees and credentialing. In the meantime, I remain amused. After all, people are interesting.
First, here are his stats:
* Black male
* 26 yrs old
* JD
* MBA
* Alpha
Okay. So we met at a restuarant, went in and sat down. We are both sitting there, drinking glasses of water, looking at menus, when he decides that we should go somewhere else. Ok.
So next restaurant, we go and sit down outside. (Mind you, its summer time, Black people don't like to sit outside in the summer, unnecessarily.) Again, we are drinking water. We talk about his plans and interests, and whether or not Carolina would be a good fit for him. I order pasta, and he orders calamari. Except, he wants his calamari with no tentacles. Of course, the waiter brings tentacle laden calamari, so he sends it back. I say, to you, that people are interesting.
This guy has a JD and an MBA, and is now considering 5 more years of school. He feels that he has a purposed in life, and it just hasn't manifested itself yet. To me, that sounds like, "I don't know what I am doing with my life." He asked me how I decided on this path, and if "the appearance of an angelic apparition" helped me make my decision to go to Carolina. Again, I offer to you, that people are interesting.
The gentleman continues by saying that he doesn't want to get married, and that the concept of marriage was foreign to the human species, and was a function of social construction, and therefore artificial. However, he did plan to have children, and he did relent by saying that he would get married for the kids. He also said that he was very faithful, had no problems with commitment, and that if he cared about someone, he would stay with them indefinitely. I resisted the urge to scratch my head visibly. He also talked about how he was the baby of the family, and that he couldn't imagine having a kid, because he was still somebody's kid. When I am 26, I hope I don't still feel that way. But, what can I say, people are interesting.
Anyway, I hope this guy finds what he is looking for, on his quest for the holy grail of degrees and credentialing. In the meantime, I remain amused. After all, people are interesting.
posted by ARP | 8:55 PM
1 Comments:
So you had me going at first...but two grown @$$ people who don't know what they're doing with their lives probably wouldn't work. About you having a JD and an MBA at 26...I'm behind schedule ;0)
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