Well, it has been a very busy 10 weeks. The big news is that I found a job! That's really the only news, but it's pretty big. :)

On February 9th I started working as a technical support scientist at Millipore Corporation in Danvers, MA. It's completely different from doing research and so far I love it. There is a ton to learn and even though ( Read more... )

Today was the first test of my new auto insurance policy from Progressive. Wednesday morning I noticed that the itty-bitty chink that has been in my windshield for nearly a year turned into a 2 foot long giant. Fantastic. However, since this happened to me in the past, I now had an opportunity to compare the service differences between the ( Read more... )

A friend of mine sent me this article and it made me feel a whole lot better about myself and I think it really captures the way I feel all of the time. Though it's about scientists, it can be easily translated to other professions as well.

( The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research )

This is not in keeping with the Christmas spirit, but this girl tormented me from the day she showed up in 5th grade until the day I left in 7th grade. Couldn't have happened to a nicer person. :P ( Read more... )

This is the time of year when people either go out of their way to be nice to you or do their damnedest to screw you over. I really shouldn't be surprised when I receive great customer service, but oftentimes I am. One of those times happened a few moments ago with a very pleasant customer service representative from SC Johnson ( Read more... )

( Christmas meme )

Rules:Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answer to each question in the search box and then write the FIRST definition it gives you!

( mememememeeee )

I am sitting at my desk with a sweatshirt and a sweater on and I'm about to put on some gloves. The fleece kind, not the latex kind. We got this email earlier today ( Read more... )

My banking "shit list" started back in 1995 when I was looking to open a checking account. Back in the olden days you actually had to visit or call banks to find out their terms, fees, etc. So I pulled out the yellow pages and called all sorts of banks, big and small. When I called Fleet to inquire about opening an account i was told that I ( Read more... )

I know I should just ignore it, but I can't. Autism stories seem to be everywhere these days and each story is crazier than the next.

Autism linked with rainfall