Ah, the final year project—the grand academic finale, where students either prove their brilliance or, more realistically, just try to survive. And once again, Rocky to the rescue.
This time, our battleground was my Dad’s company’s EDP (Electronic Data Processing) department, a place filled with green-screen monitors, dot matrix printers, and the unmistakable hum of machines plotting our demise. Our weapon of choice? Aldus PageMaker, the desktop publishing software that was both revolutionary and infuriating—like trying to format a document in a world where margins had minds of their own.
We worked nights, fueled by caffeine, desperation, and the occasional existential crisis. Rocky, ever the tech whisperer, guided me through the labyrinth of text boxes and alignment tools. After what felt like an eternity (but was probably just a few weeks of sheer agony), I managed to create a semi-decent report.
Can I remember the topic? Absolutely not. It was probably something as forgettable as an early-’90s sitcom. But what I do remember is this: the countless hours, the trial and error, and the realization that knowing the right software could turn academic chaos into something resembling order.
Lesson learned? Mastering software might get you through college, mastering teamwork gets you through life. Also, Rocky deserves a medal. 😆
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