Epic Nobody.

*This post was originally posted on my website jordanjohnson.tv. Unfortunately I was hacked by “Team Lebanon” on Friday and I’m in the process of fixing my site (with the awesome help of my woot bro, Paul Graff.) Just wanted to make sure this existed on the interwebs somewhere. Take care.

“Graduation is not the end of the educational process; it is merely a milestone marking the beginning of a new era of learning.”

It’s February already. My graduation countdown widget says there are just 93 days left until I make the jump out of academia and into the real world. 93 days. I’ve spent 16 years in school, which equals out to at least 2880 days in school. And I’ve got just 93 left? Ok, when I look at it like that a bit of panic starts to set in. I’ve known nothing but school since I was in Mrs. Pleis’ kindergarten class at Cedar Heights Elementary. A lot has happened since then: a total of six different schools, a move to a different city with no family there, a switch of school districts going into high school where I knew no one else in my grade and a college decision just to name a few. I think it would make sense if I was just a puddle of fear and hesitation at this point but I am beyond excited for these next 93 days and the working world that is awaiting my arrival.

I think my excitement comes from the idea that I’m 93 days away from getting to do what I love to do full-time. I’ve loved my job at HuskerVision for the last four years and I’ll be sad to see it come to an end. I’ve met so many great people and done so many fun things at HV that it will always be the highlight of my college years. But when I graduate, I get to take what I’ve done part time at HuskerVision and do it full time, to some extent at least. I get to interact with coworkers and collaborate daily. I get to invest my time in my work completely and not balance it with reading for a Women’s Lit class or studying for an American History exam. Even with not knowing what I’ll be doing after I graduate (fingers crossed I will know soon-ish) I’m still excited about whatever it ends up being. I’ve been working towards this day since I first started editing video in Information Tech II at Westside High School. Doing production stuff has given me an avenue for developing all the other skills needed to excel in any workplace. I’ve become a better leader, a better time manager, a better friend, and a better person just by going through the experiences of my classes and work. Those traits won’t change even if I’m not doing anything with video.

So looking at these next 93 days I’ve got a lot of stuff on my plate. I’ve been doing some freelance and volunteer work for Christ Community Church mainly relating to the Online Campus, which will officially launch on Sunday. Be a part of this process since last summer when I interned there has truly been amazing. I’ve gotten to know a lot of people much better than I had before and I’ve learned a lot. I’m not sure what the emotions will be like on Sunday when we go live at 10:45am, but it will be a special moment. Next week I have to launch a blog for my online digital insight and analytics class. I’m leaning towards some sort of blog revolving around the Omaha and Lincoln startup scene. It would be a lot more work than just creating an NBA blog (my 2nd choice right now) but I feel like it would be a really good experience for me. From now to the end of the semester, three of my entrepreneurship classmates and myself will be going through the steps of launching a business. We have a pretty solid idea (thanks to the help of Jeff Slobotski) that wasn’t shot down in the initial pitch to our professors so I’m calling that a win for now. My favorite class right now has to be my new media design class. In the next month or so you’ll see jordanjohnson.tv be completely redone, for the better. It should be great.

These next 93 days will stretch me in every possible way. I don’t know if I’m necessarily ready for it but I’m excited for it. And that’s worth something isn’t it?