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Wow! The default first post was so good that I just could not delete it. So anyone who knows me would be very concerned to know that I am blogging. Blogging is really not my cup of Dr. Pepper (I hate tea, so saying my cup of tea seems silly). So why am I blogging? I thought I would try blogging because it is something that I am uncomfortable doing, and I need to step outside of my comfort zone every now and then. Odds are that only Lisa (that's my wife of course, seen below) will read this anyway.

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The other thing compelling me top write a blog is that I used the LFM blogs when I was researching schools to apply to for an MBA. It can be a very stressful time, and sometimes while trying to write the countless application essays you need a little inspiration. To cover the questions that everyone interesting in applying to top business schools has (at least these are the top questions according to the businessweekly message board you are probably also reading), my fGMAT and GPA were just below MIT's average but pretty darn close. I was a little light on work experience (3 years total) but I made up for it with my extracurricular activities which showed my leadership potential (I am far from being a great leader). This was my first year applying and I honestly did not think I would get accepted. I was applying to get some experience with the process for future years. To show you where I stood, two other programs flat out turned me down. The point is, pick a few schools and apply. You never know. I know plenty of people with low scores who got in.

As for the LFM (Leaders for Manufacturing) program, it is awesome. Your first summer is intense but totally worth it. I'm going to call school "work" for now, but honestly it is not as intense as work and often times it is much more interesting. 6 days a week I probably average about 10 hours of work a day between class, group work, and individual homework. 8 AM to 5 PM is pretty much booked with class and group work, which can make it hard to run errands. I still have not transfered my driver's license from Florida to Massachusetts's, and I have been here since May. In fairness to me, I've been to the RMV (not DMV like I am used to) 2 times already. Apparently only a copy of your lease or a utility bill will work for proof of residency. It's not that I could not take off one afternoon to get it done, it is just that the driver's license is always a lower priority item. Prioritization is one thing this program teaches you how to do quickly.

As for Boston, it is great. I can say that now because it is not freezing cold (of course my new Maine friends lauged when Lisa said Boston would be cold).

Ahh, the cat has joined me on the couch and is trying to prevent me from typing. I have a cat named Pinch. The way he is sitting in front of my laptop and clawing my chest you would swear he also does not want me to blog. The cat just may be smarter than me. Anyway, that is my favorite thing about cats. Cats only want to be loved when it is inconvienent to you. Did he come sit on me anytime today that I was watching TV (yes you have time to watch TV in LFM)? No he did not. He waited until I was typing and then sat right between me and the keyboard. Cats are peculiar. By the way, he is named Pinch because it looks like someone pinched off his tail. He was born that way and of course when I had a litter of kittens to choose from, I took the deformed one. I worried no one else would want him.

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Back to Boston. So I have lived in Florida all of my life (since I was 4 anyway) and at no time did I live in a city, so Boston is a major adjustment. As I said before, I don't have an active driver's license. That would be absurd in Florida. I've gotten used to taking the T (subway system) and definitely enjoy not spending the money on gas.

Well that is enough for now. I'll post some more ramblings later.