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Living on the Financial Edge Boilermakings 2/21

They tell you a lot of things in first year engineering. "You are going to get a great job," is one of the more truthful things they say. "The dropout rate isn't as bad as you hear," is one of the bald faced lies. "Put away the laptops, because I know you are playing flash games on the internet," is one of the worst (true story; my friend and I used to spend all of freshman seminar playing Bomberman in the back. He failed out.). What puzzles me is the stuff they don't tell you. For example, "By the way, get some extra loans senior year, because there are a thousand things you need to do and each of them cost a more than a Kia." Since I am paying for my education, I try to be very conservative with my student loans. This has led to some extra belt tightening this semester, thanks to some unexpected certification tests and grad school applications. Not that it is so bad, don't get me wrong, it's just like a trip back to freshman year. When ramen noodles were a meal, and not what you eat when drunk because you can't wait for the pizza guy. When MD 20/20 and Keystone become things you willingly purchase and drink. Getting paid will be awesome one day.

The poverty is part of the college experience, of course. Sometimes you just need more scratch around for when your crappy laptop has problems or something like that. All the years of cooking the books like Enron caught up to me and I ended up having to choose between the electric bill and the phone bill this month. Since I am not texting this to T-Mill one sentence at a time you can imagine which one I chose. Like all people my age, my entire life rotates around my plastic Korean made Samsung overlord. You can imagine the withdrawal symptoms are significant. On one hand, I feel like I'm attending college back before cell phones when you carved out messages on granite slabs and carried them uphill both ways to J Money's dorm room. That illusion is quickly shattered when you realize that everyone else is talking to each other behind your back and you are a beard away from being Amish. I will be out stealing televisions for you AT&T.

After the jump, we get to the Boilermakings.

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Basketball;

Landry Gives Kings Additional Toughness
Carl Landry was traded to Sacremento before the trade deadline. In a related story, I have a new second favorite NBA team.

Purdue guard E'Twaun Moore Improves, Steps Out of Teammates' Shadows

It's rare that a team's top scorer for three straight seasons isn't considered the star, but that's been the case for E'Twaun Moore ever since he arrived at Purdue.

The LA Times profiles our Assassin.

Pat Forde: Boilers Finally Win at Ohio State, but Juniors Thinking Bigger
A junior class of three Hoosier State natives has led the revival of Purdue basketball. With one of them contained Wednesday night, the other two carried the Boilermakers to a historic victory at Ohio State.

Forde Minutes: Purdue Has a Strong Case for a 1 Seed
Pat Forde thinks Purdue will land a one seed assuming more turbulence in the Big East.

Purdue's Gentle Giant Gets Tough
The Journal and Courier profiles JaJuan Johnson.

SI Predicts Purdue in the Final Four
We are there with Syracuse, Kentucky, and Kansas.

Football;

The Aughts in Review: No, We Will Not Boiler Up, Thank You Very Much
Black Heart Gold Pants reviews the decade that was in Iowa-Purdue football.

Purdue's Werner Granted Sixth Year
Purdue's defense got a huge jolt Friday, as standout linebacker Jason Werner received a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA. Next year is shaping up to be a good year.

Other Boilermakings;

Purdue Swimmers Climb into Third at Big Ten Meet
The Purdue women's swimming and diving team has set itself up to make program history.

Purdue Pete Changing?
Sports mascot Purdue Pete will ride the bench for awhile, said Morgan Burke, director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Purdue University.

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Purdue Pete changing?

They better tread lightly! Purdue Pete doesn’t need changed one bit, IMHO. In fact, I’d like Purdue to bring back the old Mackey floor design, with Purdue Pete dribbling a ball as the midcourt design.

by Bulldogsmoltz31 on Feb 21, 2010 2:48 AM EST reply actions  

Agreed......

’tis a thing of beauty….especially the black baselines….

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Feb 21, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions  

Sorry to hear about the financial woes

But that is the best Boilermakings Intro ever! And yes, getting paid is indeed awesome. It is even more awesome when you have a Communications degrees from an engineering/agricultural school because it is so unexpected when it happens!

A futile crusade to prevent mass ignorance

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by BoilerTMill on Feb 21, 2010 8:44 AM EST reply actions  

Get a job

I waited tables at Spageddies and the extra cash was nice.

Ever Grateful. Ever True.

by PurdueMatt on Feb 21, 2010 10:09 AM EST reply actions  

I did my time at Spageddies

The cash was decent, the customers not so much.

Hammer and Rails
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by TelePunk5 on Feb 21, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions  

much like your time as a male dancer, right T-Mill?

Or was that at “Spageddie Straps”?

[insert prophetic yet obnoxiously haughty and annoying quote here]

by J Money BS on Feb 23, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions  

As someone who's run the gauntlet of Purdue engineering myself, I sympathize

Another thing they never tell you: 99% of what you learn, you will never ever use again, and your future employers will expect you to know a lot more about the other 1% than what you will be taught. Nice to think back on some of my hardest classes and remember that they were totally useless.

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

by hip2bsquare on Feb 21, 2010 10:28 AM EST reply actions  

When did this become a personal blog?

 We all have troubles, bub. I just don’t come here to vent or read about em. Get back to Purdue sports.

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Feb 21, 2010 1:03 PM EST reply actions  

Not a huge deal here, either....

I suppose I can skip future entries, but I’m not understanding the point….but, hey, it’s TMills blog, not mine. (shrug)

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Feb 21, 2010 1:22 PM EST up reply actions  

It's always neat...

…when you work hard on a site and churn out content on a very regular basis, and then commenters show up and lecture you as to what content they deem acceptable.

Keep up the good work, staff of H&R.

[insert prophetic yet obnoxiously haughty and annoying quote here]

by J Money BS on Feb 23, 2010 5:21 PM EST up reply actions  

That's the nice thing about blogs....

…diversity of opinions. I’d hardly call it a “lecture”, but your mileage may vary.

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Feb 24, 2010 5:44 AM EST up reply actions  

i don't have a problem with the personal stuff

my own lack of a job is well documented here.

A futile crusade to prevent mass ignorance

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by BoilerTMill on Feb 21, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Just trying to fill space before the links.

I built the whole post around the joke about J Money. I’m trying to bait him into demanding an apology.

Hammer and Rails
The only Purdue blog at that web address.

by TelePunk5 on Feb 21, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Really?

Do you really want my undivided attention?

[insert prophetic yet obnoxiously haughty and annoying quote here]

by J Money BS on Feb 23, 2010 12:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Buckeyes up 13 at half.

Which I guess is good. An OSU win guarantees us a share of the title at 14-4.

However, If we lose to MSU and all three finish at 14-4, I think the Buckeyes would get the #1 seed. Since they would be 2-1 against the tied teams, we would be 2-2, and MSU would be 1-2. Right? Love that unbalanced schedule.

by rcpratt on Feb 21, 2010 1:09 PM EST reply actions  

Yep

That is how the tiebreakers would work.

Hammer and Rails
The only Purdue blog at that web address.

by TelePunk5 on Feb 21, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I just got around to the Iowa football recap

The fumble video got me thinking- can a basketball achievement ever fully atone for that 3rd and 3 nightmare that I keep having? I think a national championship would do it for me, but I’m not sure if something less would. Those wounds are deep, but this season has been very therapeutic.

Lord, beer me strength.

by doublegoldandblack on Feb 21, 2010 8:30 PM EST reply actions  

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