I LIVE

I know I haven't been the most active member of the arslinux community lately[1], and I never did get into this whole blogging thing (sorry Jorge, it's not my thing :p) so I'll have to ask everyone's forgiveness for making a very self-indulgent blog post.

I found out about two months ago that my company offers a degree payment program. While it's very hard to get (you need the approval of pretty much every manager above you and the director of HR just to get your name into the committee), I was pretty excited about it and applied right away. I figured my chances were slim, but it's fun to dream anyway, right?

This Monday I got an e-mail that I never expected. I was approved for everything.

I don't want to say exactly how much I'm getting, but suffice it to say I'm basically getting a BS in Mechanical Engineering at PSU[2] for pretty much the cost of books. ^_^

While there are some obvious downsides (working full time while going to school is a pain, only going to school part time is going to take forever, etc.), I think this is easily the best news I've ever gotten. I really can't put into words how happy I am now, and how much I appreciate my manager for really fighting for this. He's been going through almost two months of red tape with me, and most of the other managers I've had would've given up after a week.

Another downside is that I won't really have much time for arslinux even if I do manage to fix my existing problem. Can't have everything, I guess. I hope everyone understands. :/

Wish me luck!

[1]For reasons beyond my control at the moment, but I'm working on that. I'm sorry if I've disappointed anyone during my absence.

[2]Well, I won't be going to PSU right away. I've got to get a lot of pre-reqs out of the way at PCC first, as well as getting my freshmen/sophomore credits there to save money.