thehowe_v7.1

Well, I made a step toward improving my resume today. I officially joined a student group. I was already a member of IEEE, but that doesn't really count. This is one of those student groups that is actually formed around a common interest and has some unified goal. The kind of stuff that makes people that read resumes think I have a life. Of course, when you take into account the group I joined, that last part doesn't really apply. The group I am speaking of is Wolverine Soft, a student run video game developer / enthusiast club.

Already knowing a few members, I kind of knew what to expect at the mass meeting. Still, the levels of poindextrose were extremely high in that little room. I was surrounded, for the most part¹, by a crowd of lonely, gangly, slightly out-of-shape, and slightly under-washed nerds. "Why," you ask, "are you joining if you have such a low opinion of the group?" Well, the answer is twofold. First, I am under no illusion that I am any different than anybody else in that club. At least this way I can congregate with my fellow social rejects and geeks. Two, it will be a good chance to network, and make a valuable addition to the sparse "extra-curricular activities" section of my resume. There are other good things about joining Wolverine Soft. I'll certainly improve my programming skills. And did I mention the Halo tournaments they hold on north campus, in a big room with four projection screens? Yes, there are definitely some perks to joining.

¹. I say mostly nerdy because there was one anomaly: a surprisingly hot blonde girl in a pink halter-top. What she was doing there I have no idea. Perhaps allowing her to appear there, in such a sea of nerds, was God's idea of a joke. Good one, Big Guy.