I have to say this weekend was one of the best I have had in quite a while. It started on Friday when I went to El Paso for a stress relieving night of clubbing (I really dont go anymore). I got to dance til about 1 am before having to leave so I could get up in the morning. The DJ was ok but it didnt matter I was at ease. Saturday started off ( Read more... )

Well I made a decision on what I will be devoting the majority of my time on for hte next two plus years. It ended up being a option that was never even thought of until I sat in the office with my research advisor and went over some data. We discovered that the mafic dike swarms in the Silver City region of New Mexico were greatly understudied ( Read more... )

Well after a couple of long discussions with the Prof that is most likely going to be my Thesis advisor I have five choices from her on projects. The first is what I was origionally looking at using L.I.B.S. to correlate ash flow tuffs in southern New Mexico and Southeast Arizona. This project sounds really interesting and is really cutting edge ( Read more... )

Today I prepared and sent out resumes to four consulting engineer and scientist firms and two environmental and materials labs in Las Cruces. While talking to the receptionists and on PM on the phone today it sounds like there may be at least two hits for possible positions for me in the fall. One is a Geotechnical Engineering position testing ( Read more... )

Last night I had one of the best times I have had in a long time with someone. We went to a BBQ at with my family then went water skiing with one of her friends in Chelsea. We ended the night by watching clerks and clerks two and fell asleep. I just really felt good about being with her, a feeling that I havent had in a very long time. Im ( Read more... )

Alright so the season finally of Battlestar Galactica was tonight. After the episode they say returning in 2008!! Thats nine months away! What the hell am I susposed to do until then! Not to mention that the end was a cliff hanger. This sucks.

New adress: 311 W Cross St Apt 2 Ypsi. thats all for now.

Well I got the offical word today from New Mexico State. They want me as a grad student in the fall!!!! So right now it looks like I will be doing Igneous Petrology using LIBS in the field! Again the project is chemical 3D mapping of plutons and batholiths around the Rio Grande Rift System it looks like! I got the news this morning when I was ( Read more... )

Well its official I will be moving to Soda Springs Idaho in April to start an internship with Monsanto Enterprises. It is still conditional based on whether I get into grad school or not but the offer is on the table with a back up in case I dont get in. The other option that they gave me is to go to the silica mine the own in also in Idaho. ( Read more... )

Well I decided to do the whole blog thing for this one cause I know no one really wants to read what I am posting about the changes in my life and if they are on the bulleten then you all may be compelled to actually read it. Plus this is not for you its for me damnit. I had an interview today for a company called Monsanto. They are a major ( Read more... )