Obviously I've been undergoing a rather quiet blog existence since November, most of which has been due to the job I now have. Now it would be disingenuous to suggest that I'm just too busy to write, as I have somehow managed to write in this thing for the last five or six years without ever being "too busy," so I will instead blame it on laziness ( Read more... )

It's November. I still haven't found a full-time engineering position. I had a couple more interviews recently, but neither company could hire me (in both cases, it felt like a monetary thing, not really a dislike of my qualifications or me personally). All kinds of companies are having hiring freezes, and it may not get better until next year. ( Read more... )

I've basically started falling in love with Pushing Daisies. I therefore love this limited edition shirt from glarkware:


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Despite that I'm really watching what I eat these days, I think it's important that you all know that this is the best ice cream flavor ever invented:


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So I haven't really been updating lately. I keep listening to Elgar's Cello Concerto, and it just kills me. The first movement is so beautiful. According to Wikipedia (oh stable source!), Elgar hummed the concerto's opening theme to a friend in 1934 during his final illness, telling him, "If ever after I'm dead you hear someone whistling this ( Read more... )

Picture of the Day:


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I've graduated now. I need to find a job. I'm also temporarily moving in with my sister in Chapel Hill.

Also, Wolf Blitzer blogs.

And Jonny and I have fallen in love with watching Tila Tequila's Shot at Love II. We can't help it. It's like some kind of colorful trainwreck.

My Personality

Neuroticism

56
Extraversion

27
Openness to Experience

55
Agreeableness

44
Conscientiousness

51
You rarely get angry and it takes a lot to make you angry, however high levels of stress can lead to you feeling panic or confusion, but usually you cope with day to day pressures. You are not prone to spells of energetic high spirits. You tend not ( Read more... )

I've been rather busy lately: sorry about never posting ( Read more... )

Good news about my dad, quoting my mother ( Read more... )