got a shout out from one of my clients today to the rest of the customer team and my company team, nice ( Read more... )

we meet again. i've passed the year mark. it was incredibly hot this summer, and very dry the first half. my garden was kind of 50/50. the pepper seedlings i got went well, i've gotten maybe 5 good ones already and have another 5 or so on the way. invading tomatoes have given me some extra bounty. the bachelors buttons grew very well and i've got ( Read more... )

i guess i haven't updated since i started work here. it's going ok. after my 6 month review, i'm starting to think about where i'm going with life. the company is good and all, but my heart isn't really in what i'm doing. that's not to say i'm slacking off, i just don't feel passionate or connected enough for me to stay a couple more years. just ( Read more... )

welp, big update since my last entry. I HAVE A JOB! i just finished week 2 at epic, the industry leader in healthcare software. we will serve about 40% of the US when all of our current customers have installed. i'll be supporting an operating room program and will get to watch surgeons in action during business trips! it's strange how, growing up ( Read more... )

Let's look at some concrete ways to get my career rolling ( Read more... )

Hello, el-jay. I've neglected you. A fickle partner. Something like that ( Read more... )

LJ used to show the last 25 posts by friends on my friends page, but now it only shows anywhere from 3 (today) to 10 or so. Anyone know what's changed ( Read more... )

First off, I'm thinking of making a new blog that will be "public," in the sense that I'll put the link on Facebook and link to posts there. Except maybe el-jay is no longer the place to put it, I feel like this site dates me. Blogspot? My user name is already inappropriate, no need to mention my private e-mail address either ( Read more... )

It's time to get serious. I did so well senior spring, quite possibly the most successful two months of my entire life, and I've graduated from Stanford. Why do I not have something to show for it now? Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of my grandmother's death, which hopefully will motivate me to get back on track. It's what motivated me so much ( Read more... )

For some reason today has left me feeling so emotionally drained ( Read more... )