I got my start date for the new job – the 19th. I’ve let them know that I’m available to start earlier, if it’s convenient, so we’ll see.
Still waiting on the background/credit check for the apartment. Shouldn’t be as nervous as I am, but well… I am.
Slept very poorly last night. I’m starting to cough, and I think I caught it from hanging out with
Update: I got the apartment! I pick up the keys tomorrow morning.
Everybody welcome
Also, they’re finally closing down the East Lansing CoreComm call enter. I’m surprised that it took this long.
Final checks are being done on the apartment today, so I’ll know by tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll know about my start date then as well.
Campbell’s chicken and rice soup (not condensed) is missing a key component, it seems. Taste.
This movie was a big old bowl of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. And I mean that in a good way. For the first half of the movie, I was just embarassed for every single character. As it went on, it felt like somebody had secretly replaced my brain with Folger’s Crystals to see if I’d notice. When I finished watching the thing, I sat there, staring at the credits for a while. It took a day or so to fully digest how I felt about it, and then I realized… this is what happens for the few months before every single CSI episode. There was evidence to incriminate all involved, whether they were guilty or not. And yet, the victim was so happy. Just… my brain bleeds, and in such a good way, when I think about this movie.
I was not expecting anything but a straightforward bank robbery/hostage movie when I popped this one in the DVD player. I was a tad surprised when I witnessed the politics, backstabbing, and back and forth that I’d expect to see at a well-run and well-played Vampire LARP. I’ve never really been big into Spike Lee movies, and perhaps I just needed a push in the right direction. Also, the nods toward noir and Dick Tracy style were beautiful. Definitely an entertaining cop movie.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): During the lead up to Pennsylvania’s election of a U.S. Senator in 2006, the leftist Green Party in Pennsylvania tried hard to get its candidate on the ballot. Facing almost insurmountable odds to raise the necessary funds, it turned to an unlikely source: conservative Republicans, who gladly and fiendishly contributed money in the hope that the Green Party’s nominee would siphon votes away from their far more viable competitor, the Democratic candidate. I expect you may be able to pull off a similar coup in the coming weeks, Taurus: getting an adversary or opponent to aid and abet your cause.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Moths, hummingbirds, and bats love to drink the nectar that flowers offer. In return, these pollinators are expected to get some pollen stuck on their bodies and carry it away to fertilize other plants. While the nectar is tasty, it’s usually not pure sweetness. If it were, the first pollinator to come along would suck it all dry, leaving nothing for further visitors. And that wouldn’t be good from the plant’s point of view, because it would limit the number of places where its pollen would be disseminated. To keep nectar-drinking sessions short, therefore, most plants include just a touch of bitterness in the blend. Regard this entire scenario as a useful metaphor for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, Taurus.
I guess I forgot to post this.
I got the job. Waiting on the offer letter. :)
I appear to have rocked the interview. Nailed it. Walked away a winner. Needless to say, I feel good about how it went.
My interviewer and I geeked out for a good hour and a half. Various BBS software packages were mentioned. As were Windows 3.1, Desqview, and OS/2 Warp!.
If I get the job, I’ll be learning how to script, and to make apps play nice with each other.
I’ve got my fingers crossed. :)
This little snippet of Adam’s Name has been one of the most difficult edits that I’ve done. But, I’ve done it, and sent it off for further review. :)
I was totally taken by surprise when I started to see posts in
Instead of doing NaNoWriMo this year, I think that I’m going to set aside two hours each day to work on current projects. If I can do it for a month, maybe I can do it afterwards, too.