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Good call on the club thing. I'm a marketing/management student and I ended up as president of the human resources club on campus. It is a good thing I did, because now I get to go to all the alumni events and meet important people I wouldn't have otherwise.
To the OP - Just get involved. Start by going to every event and club meeting on campus and stay at it until something sticks.
I recently used http://domainsarefree.com/ for the first time. It was easy, and their email support is pretty quick.
Contextual popup bubbles are the best. If I can't figure out what a button does, I usually hover for a second for an explanation.
The exit is the hardest part - by far.
I agree with this. My biggest fear up to last year was public speaking. No matter what format it was, I just hated being in front of people. Then one day, I decided I wasn't going to suck at it anymore and I started to seek out opportunities to present, and I slowly got better. It is still pretty terrifying, but usually I'm the only one who notices.
The bands. I was in one for a long time, and until we finally settled on a name, we would make a brand new page three or four times a week.
What part of New Jersey are you from?
Speaking of a lathe, I know a few kids who recently started a custom drum company.
Good advice! As far as the profs go, I was hoping they might know of a club on campus that was doing something other than C and Java, but it was a bust anyway. :-(
And I have seen other people try my idea in limited form, but they all sucked. Really what this is, is a way for me to help MYSELF out. But I am definitely going to stay at it and make it work one way or another.