so that whole presentation i made up for White Shoes for his meeting that was supposed to be a couple of weeks ago, finally were presented today. i had to talk them. i’ve never talked anything in a meeting before, at least not something like analysis. i was really nervous, not because i’d have to talk, but of the questions that i thought would follow. could i answer them correctly? could i represent my team well? one of the guys from Denver sent me an email with questions before the meeting that i answered. it’s weird, all these engineers you would think have a sense of when to ask questions and when to trust someone’s judgment, or maybe at least think before they ask a question. i know i may not have the expert judgment yet, but i do have common sense for what i’m doing. the guy’s email questions were asked from a position of him not doing what i do, so they were kind of outsider questions. i answered them before the meeting, and didn’t get a response. in the meeting, i did get some real questions, but my managers were able to back me up if i couldn’t answer right away. they also helped me explain things a little better, because i guess there are some terms i was not familiar with. i was proud for having to explain the slides, and finally got some exposure in one of those meetings.

on my way home i stopped at the gym to run. i hate running on treadmills now, but it’s been really cold here the past couple of days, so running in 40 something degree weather wouldn’t be the smartest thing. in front of the treadmills (and other cardio stuff) there are 5 big tvs. i was able to get one of them changed to ESPN2 so i was able to watch the beginning of the Clemson game. i was able to watch the rest after i got home. watching the last few minutes i got hoarse from yelling. it was such an exciting finish. Illinois had the ball down 2 and were going to shoot the final shot. i’ve seen that finish happen before, and the other team usually hits a 3 to win or at least ties the game then wins in OT. i was completely expecting the heartbreak and disappointment. tonight though, Illinois didn’t get a shot off. Clemson won by 2! then i was able to catch up with a couple of old college friends, and be excited about the game, and also about Dabo. it was a great night.