Transitional Weekend

It's been a while since I've written down anything on here, and I know that you all are probably thinking the same thing, saying to yourself, "You call your blog 'Daily Segs' but there sure as hell isn't anything 'Daily' about it." I know it seems like every time that I do post I am apologizing because I am not staying consistent with this, and I can assure you that I'm not being lazy. I'm just busy and/or tired at the end of the day and don't think to get on here to write some things down. So you can consider this a disclaimer: I, Eric Seger, will post every day from here on out as long as there is not a life and death situation at hand; or for some reason I am not at home before I go to sleep and therefore do not have my computer with me.

This weekend, as I'm sure you can see from the title of this entry, was one that consisted of many transitions as well as many events. It all began with a trek up to the College of Wooster to visit one of my best friends from high school. She is staying there over the summer to do research (and get paid) with the chemistry department. Now I know that this is pretty badass, and even though I am not a chemistry major or going into anything medical in my life, I struggle to see how she can continue to do such a thing. I mean, I am not going to sit here and lie to you that I do not like the subject of chemistry because I do. I would even be willing to go to such a level and say that I love it, because I dominated it in my high school years. Then I went to Ohio State, and in my second quarter of chemistry I had one of if not THE worst chem teacher on the planet and had a bad experience. Plus, I just got sick of the subject. I would say that I am still relatively skilled at it, but it is safe to say that my college chemistry experience has made me decide to not pursue anything in that field.

Now, my friend is a different story. I can tell she really likes it, and it is awesome that she is getting paid for what she is doing at Wooster. I went up there to visit her not really knowing what to expect from the school that I strongly considered attending with ideas of continuing my basketball career. It was a great time and was a lot of fun to see how she lives and how bloody small that place is. I know I go to the biggest school on the planet but Wooster is tiny. I am not saying anything bad about it, because I bet getting a degree from Wooster will pull a little more weight than getting one from Ohio State and like I said I could have seen myself going there but I am happy with my decision on OSU. I know if she reads this she will think differently because Wooster's men's basketball team is a bona fide contender every year and I could have been a part of that. It's all about what you want in both your college experience as well as your life, and how you want to transition into fully being an adult.

After arriving home yesterday afternoon I realized that the people who live in two houses I had to keep an eye on (mow lawn, water plants, etc.) were coming home today and that I needed to go mow their yard one more time. I was tired and that wasn't the most enjoyable event, but I'm getting paid so I'm not going to complain. Then of course I had to come home and do our lawn, because I told my father that his Father's Day gift is going to be ongoing-me mowing the lawn each time it needs to be done. After completing this and eating dinner I watched the Reds win their only game of the weekend against the Baltimore Orioles. Home runs were a plenty in this game, so that made things rather exciting. Naturally they couldn't get it done today though, and remain only one game above .500. Disappointing.

Today was full of hanging out, me realizing that I was being a dump, and my mother and I cleaning out my closet. That came with mixed emotions. I decided to part ways with a lot of things, and found some of my old baby clothes and toys, as well as a pair of red Spalding tennis shoes that Mom said "almost made her cry" when she saw them because both my sisters and I wore them at one point in our lives. It was at that moment that I really started to think about how quickly life has changed for not only me but my family and how quickly they can change again. My younger older sister essentially moved back home for a month today, and let me tell you, having 4 people in the house is certainly a lot different than 3. It's just something that I'll have to get used to again and try not to get too upset with her when she is in certain areas of the house that I want to be in but can't because she is there (i.e. the basement).

Anyways, back to this transition thing. I know that everyone goes through trials and tribulations in their lives, every single day. And we all cope with them differently. As is the case with my family, and even though some things have happened that were not exactly on point with our plans, we have all stuck together. And that's really what matters. I know it is cheesy to say this, but you really have to put family before everything else. It is a momentous priority but one that is necessary because it helps make you stronger not only as a family but as an individual. I know for a fact how comforting it feels having your family behind you in any decision you make and there for you if you have questions about something or if you just want to talk. There's nothing better.

Alright, enough sappy talk. I'm going to bed. Orientation for my new job begins tomorrow. The anxiety and suspense is killing me.

Not really.

Proud Buckeye who is lucky to have the best family in the world,

Eric Seger

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