Introducing My Daughter to the Universe!
My daughter, Carly, is going to San Diego State University and this is her first contribution to my blog. Need I say that she is my pride and joy?
- Hello universe. My name is Carly, and 5 months ago I moved 500 miles away from my family, friends, and fiancée to go to San Diego State University. Tough, right? Yea, but I’m having the time of my life even though I’m practically the only college student in the world who doesn’t find alcohol appealing and probably one of the only college students ever that has been asked to write in her dad’s blog. Seriously. Most of my friends’ parents don’t even know how to use a computer. So while my roommate’s mom is bugging her for hours on end about how to set up an e-mail account, my dad is publishing his own website. Weird. Well, here’s the deal – between 17 units of classes, the University Honors Program, the Student Nutrition Organization, a long distance love, and an ongoing battle to fight off the freshman 15 (it looks even worse on a nutrition major, believe me) I don’t have a whole lot of free time, so my entries in here won’t be incredibly long. This might even be the longest one you’ll read from me, but from time to time I’m going to try to throw something out there. It might be a thought I had, or something weird that happened to me, or maybe just something I think is interesting. Believe it or not, I think college students can teach their parents a thing or two, so watch out – maybe, just MAYBE, you can learn something from a kid. WAIT – I’m not a kid. I just turned 19 years old. Oh, who am I kidding? I’ll be a kid forever – a kid who can vote, drive, and attempt to figure out credit cards. So anyway, before I leave you all to work on my sociology homework, I’ll throw out a few things that I discovered today that you might find interesting.
1. It feels AMAZING to start your day off with an hour on the treadmill, even if you have to wake up at the crack of dawn to do it.
2. There is at least one blind person attending San Diego State University and I almost ran right into her today. How a blind person can navigate herself through a campus of 35,000 students astounds me, but apparently she makes it work. Be thankful for your vision – it makes it a lot easier not to run into people, even though I do it quite often anyway.
3. Statistically speaking, you are safer at a strip club than at a fast food restaurant. Yes, this really is true. My sociology teacher told me today and she’s super smart. So the next time you’re trying to decide between going to a fast food restaurant and a strip club, well, I’ll let you make your own decision…
That’s all for today, but hopefully I’ll be back soon. For those of you who know me at all, you know I proofread this about a million times, so if there are any typos, please hold back the urge to criticize the younger generation and don’t point out the mistakes made by a weary undergrad.
Y ahora, tengo que decir adios a los amigos de mi padre. Hasta luego 
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Tags: Carly, College, Family, Nutrition, People, San Diego State
Glad to meet you.
I have a granddaughter named Carly. I’m a health food nut. Carly’s mom knows everything about nutrition that I don’t know. Her 2 brothers went to school in San Diego (UCSD).
Saw your pic on the elephant. When I was riding an elephant, it stopped at a stand where I was suppose to buy bananas for him. I didn’t do it to save money, until elephant made such a fuss that I was afraid he’d shake me off & stomp on me.
Carly, your dad is a mighty lucky man. I would give away my computer to have a daughter like you.
I am perfectly willing to offer my blog too for your guest posts, if they are as interesting as this one is.
University life is the best time of one’s life. Have a great deal of fun while you are there. I am still nostalgic for my time at college and I am now 65!
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Conrad, you lucky so and so. She is a treasure for sure. Congratulations.
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Ramana and Bikehikebabe, meet Carly. Carly, meet two people becoming great friends of mine in the least suspected of circumstances. Check back, because there will be others and they are great people every one.
I must tell you that Carly really only presents me with one consistent problem – my shirts keep running out of buttons! Thank you all for dropping in and giving Carly some warmth.
And, Carly, you can leave comments to each directly. It’s fun…and always educational!
Conrad and Carly,
I got here from Ramana’s Musings a few days ago and added the feed to my Google Reader.
Carly, I got a kick when you said that most of your friends don’t even know how to use a computer. I find that most of the people I exchange comments with online are quite a bit younger than us. Most of the people my age — I’m 57 — can function with a computer, but almost none have blogs or web sites and many of them just don’t “get” blogs. Our 35 year old daughter only posted her first blog post on her new blog this week.
Mike Goad — at home in icy Arkansas, where we have power, but many in areas close to us do not.
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Bikehikebabe, that’s funny how the universe can synchronize and run in small circles, huh? My Carly in Nutritional Science, your Carly totally connected with it. The San Diego connection. Not many degrees of separation between us, huh?
Makes me glad.
Mike,
It is cold out there, isn’t it? My folks and sister are in Kansas – and it flat out cold this winter!
You and I are about the same age – although I hit the Earth plane a little ahead of you. It’s Carly, when she is out of class that I want to have answer you, though. It will be fun and new for her.
For myself, though, I want to say welcome to you in what is becoming a real family of readers. That’s what I wanted.
Hey Carly….and to think I knew your dad during his pre blogging days. I am glad to hear you are doing fine, actually GREAT, in college. It sounds like you are flourishing as we all knew you would. Don’t forget to have some fun too—as if.
I will look forward to reading more from you.
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I read your blog post on the Horse’s Ass and it is one of my favorite stories. Whodathunk that series of events. Also gives me the idea to redo that gorilla tradition story I submitted to you about a thousand years ago and put it over here.
Folks, for any of you reading this that don’t know GL, I encourage you to check out his blog over at http://www.whatwouddadsay.com. It really is worth your time!
Now, I give the program back to Carly…
I’m glad to meet you, Carly! And I’m looking forward to hearing more. As you say, your posts don’t have to be long.
About oldsters and the computer. I’ve recently read that more (a million or so more) people over 55 use the internet than people between the ages of 18 and 34… I should have saved the article. So maybe your friends’ parents are too young?
Hmm…a fast food place or a strip joint? I think I’ll stick to my own cooking. Most restaurant food is too salty anyway, and not nearly enough veggies.
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bikehikebabe,
I loved your story about the elephant.
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Wow.. this has been quite the turnout. Thanks for all the comments, guys! Bikehikebabe – first of all, your Carly must think you’re a pretty cool grandma if your name is bikehikebabe. It’s weird that we have so many connections, but then again, most of us probably do and just don’t know about it. Nice to meet you! Ramana, you’d give up your computer for a daughter like me? How nice! And before you’ve heard about all my annoying flaws. Trust me, you should keep your computer for the time being
. Mike, don’t worry, my friends can all use computers. It’s their PARENTS who can’t. Like I said, us college kids have to teach our parents a thing or two sometimes, but now you can’t really survive college without knowing how to use a computer. One of my textbooks is actually called “Elementary Statistics Using Excel”, so they’re pretty essential. I hope your power doesn’t go out! I’m not too good with cold weather (hense the move to San Diego), so hopefully you and your family don’t all freeze out there. And of course, GL. How are ya? Don’t worry, I have PLENTY of fun in college. Speaking of which, I should probably go work on keeping those grades up so I can stay here. I’ll catch you all later! 
Bikehikebabe,
You see…that’s why it’s safer at a strip club!
Oops. I decided I’d better check out that bit about people over 55 using the internet. It turns out they’re mostly “inactive” users, which seems to mean they’re online but mostly don’t participate in social media. ( http://www.thehaefergroup.com/images/generationalinternetdata.ppt ) bikehikebabe has just joined Facebook, so she’s not among those inactives.
Different studies give different results of course. Sorry about the digression, but that’s the fun of chatting with people… ideas come up and we get to think about them. It keeps the old gray cells busy.
Again, thanks, Carly! We’ll be looking forward to hearing more. I think it’s great that you’re in San Diego. It’s a great place.
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Hi Carly!
Way to go gal! I got to read your blog through Ramana, my brother. It reminded me of my daughter Nitila who went to do an MBA in Paris. She too used to write such emails.
I hereby certify Carly’s blog as a no typos zone–and I am qualified to do so as a Pro Editor!
I do envy you your eclectic choice of subjects. In India, when we were in University, we had to stick to our core subjects. I did have a paper each in Social Psychology and American Literature. My core subject was English Literature.
Conrad! Lovely girl in looks and spirit. Congratulations to the parents for having brought her up ‘right’!
Padmini Natarajan
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Carly,
Yo soy encantado de conocerte. Yo pienso que tu haces mucha curiosidad, como tu padre. Esta una cosa buena.
Life-long learning is one of the great joys of life. That joy has bubbled up in your dad’s work & now I’m seeing evidence of it you.
I am fortunate to to be meeting people who inspire me to live my best life. When each of us share that gift, the world becomes a better place.
Seems to me that you’ve added another present under the tree (of life)!
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Carly, this blog reminds us all that we can all learn lots from the younger generation — and you represent young adults here in mind-bending delight!
How refreshing to see your sense of wonder – the kind we enjoy from your dad at this site! Thanks for taking the time to share a few ideas and I’m glad to see you’ll be back!
Carly, the treadmill in the morning sure is a great way to activate those synapses for all you are doing, discovering, learning and teaching the rest of us. No wonder you do it so well at the peaks. Stay blessed:-)
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Hi Carly, I’m not a usual reader of your dads blog (I followed a link on a post he made on another site) but I just wanted to say good luck with school.
I also wanted to add that I’m 36 (and do have websites) but was “introduced” to the internet by my 87 year old grandmother 6 years ago… I thought if she can do it its not too late for me!
Sadly she passed last week, but her passion for life … and new found love of the internet lives on in me.
Why, Sami, I’ll answer for Carly tonight – she is off studying, I’m sure – and give you thanks for stopping by and for all the encouragement. I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your Grandmother, but I am so glad that the two of you obviously shared so much.
I wish you all the best! And I hope to see you around our neighborhood again. We are developing a nice family of readers here.