A final thanks

Well I just want to start off saying, I made it! And what I mean is that next week, I will be crossing the stage of blue and gold once again. Last semester I tolerated no excuses and I made none. This semester I lost focused. It was my fault and I admit it. But I found my way and I reached another milestone in my life. Getting your master’s is not easy; it takes a lot of time, research and dedication. I have encountered so many hardships in the last year that I did overwhelm myself with responsibilities. Through it all I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who helped me make it through.
I don’t know how I did it, but I did. I continued to have a decent section in the newspaper. I know most of you don’t read the Sports section, but those of you who do, a BIG THANKS! I tried my best to cover all sports programs on this campus, if we had ping pong — there would have been a story. Writing sports isn’t easy, but it’s fun. And at this time I would like to personally thank all coaches, student-athletes, personnel of the athletic department and the athletic director. I wouldn’t have a section without your participation and time. I would like to give a special thanks to sports information; Mrs. Peterson, Brandon and yes, Kevin. How could I have been successful without you? I couldn’t.
I’m still going on this one project. I would like to thank the persons who stuck it out with me the entire year. Your dedication will not go without being rewarded. But you know who you are and I want to say THANKS! And next semester you will see the end results of your hard work. And a special thanks to Anthony Moore, you put me in this fire and now you are helping me out of it. Thanks, we will always have our media mini vacations.
I definitely wouldn’t forget my TNS family. I have learned SO MUCH in the past year and I’m still learning from you all. To my boss, Terrence for giving me the opportunity to gain networking skills and the opportunities to better market me. Any job I get, it will be because of you. To Howard and James, my favorite network engineers, I want to be just like you. Thanks for letting hang out with you guys and James for helping me with my work. I love Macromedia now! To Keldric, you are always helpful to me and I appreciate it. And a collective thanks, for making me one of the guys. It has been wonderful and guess what, I ‘m not going anywhere. You will still see me on Monday!
Now, you wouldn’t even know I exist if I wasn’t on the staff in the Office of Student Media. I learned that I could write, take pictures and you get to go on a lot of trips. I was gone every month seems like it. Mr. Hackett thanks for EVERYTHING. Kivoli, the best roommate, thanks! Latrice Pinkins, who gave me my first story, thanks! And how could I forget him, my mentor and goofy advisor, Chris Jones; thanks!!!! I would also like to thank Nikki Bannister for giving me the chance to be an editor, I was surprised when you asked me and I’m surprised that I made it to the end. Thanks to you all for everything.
I stressed myself out at the most critical part of my academic years. I thought that being involved with all those extras was killing my personal life, whereas; I had none. Even my relationship with my ‘significant other’ became rocky. Matter of fact, it was the number one stress in my life. I was busy, he was wherever and it just didn’t get any better. Because of that I lost focused on everything, especially my school work. I began to worry about us and how he now felt about me and what was the deal with him and everything. I put so much effort into it that it caused me too physically and emotionally destroy myself. See what love can do to you. And as of this article, we are no longer together since we couldn’t be there for each other in our emotional breakdowns. To ‘Mr. Taliban’ thanks, you made me more focused and stronger! I still love you!
To my White Hall family, the computer science department and everyone I’ve met during these two years, THANKS! Nothing is too much, when you put your mind to it. We can succeed in anything we want. As for me, I’ll still be on the yard for a while. My two degrees and the satisfaction to hear years from now, Stroy did a good job!