My name is Matt. I work in IT. I love football. I am an encouraging person. My Dad retired from Microsoft.
My name is Rod. I am a pescetarian. I am a graduate student. I am taking extra classes. I have hard classes. I have a Pomeranian dog.  I am a Chief's football fan. The Chiefs are playing in the Super Bowl. My parents pay my rent. My parents help to pay my bills. I am thankful for my parents.
How about those Chiefs, did you enjoy the game? I did enjoy it. Didn't go as I had hoped, but it was still a good game. Yeah, I liked it, too. But you know me: I like football games just because they're football games. Almost doesn't matter to me who's playing! I just like to see someone win, gives me a good feeling about the world and I like that positivity to spread! It's a good thing! Makes the world a brighter place. I could use some cheering up. The class load is bringing me down a little. Graduate school must be tough, I have no doubt about that. But if anyone can make it work, you can! I've never seen you give up on something you believe in and really care about. I have confidence in you because I know you have more confidence in yourself than anyone! I'm doing ok. There is no doubt I enjoy it. When the load gets this high it's hard to make time for anything else. Have any tips on managing time? I imagine you went through something similar.  The best advice I can give is prepare, prepare, prepare. Plan your day in detail and don't leave a minute unaccounted for. My IT job keeps me so busy and the only way I stay on top of it all is by keeping a strict schedule and knowing what to do and when to do it. Don't waste time figuring what you SHOULD be doing and what's best to be doing at any given moment. Come to the table with that already worked out and it'll maximize your efficiency and your productivity. That's a excellent way to look at it. How is the job going? Are you busy in a good way? Very busy, but I love the job. Computers just give me a thrill, what can I say? Guess I inherited that from my father -- he loved his Microsoft gig with a passion! How is he doing? I wondered how retirement would be for him. It must be odd, to do something for so long and then change it up. It was a tough adjustment for him at first, but I think he's starting to get tha hang of it. He just tries to keep busy and have things to do. I think he thought retirement meant sitting around all day drinking lemonade, but now he's realizing it doesn't have to mean retiring from everything. He can still be as active and involved as he wants! As much is it is a grind at school right now, it would be nutty if it all just ended. I he still working / playing with computers?