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[jiffyclub]

Oh. I guess an update is in order. The last many of your heard was probably that I was in Seattle working on a PhD in astronomy. Things have changed. I now live in Baltimore, Maryland and work as a programmer supporting an atmospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. I don't work directly for NASA, I work for a contractor called

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[cuddlyturbodog]

But, Matt, what of your appendix? Do you get to keep it in a jar? Also, have you seen Chuck out there? I'm depressed I didn't get to drive across the continental U.S. with you, but I just started a job as a retail clerk where the boss believes NPR is an agent of evil. He's insane, but the pay is decent and they work around my Poly schedule.
Congratulations, though!

[jiffyclub]

No one offered to give my appendix back so I don't know if they do that. I haven't seen Chuck yet but I've been meaning to call him so maybe I will soon. How much longer you gonna be at Cal Poly?

[cuddlyturbodog]

Until they run out of interesting subjects or I run out of money. I'll probably graduate this spring, but I'm not certain.

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[reynaldo77]

Sounds like a fun job, congratulations!

So, did you get the PhD first and then the job, or decide that a good job is more important than finishing the doctoral paper chase?

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[jiffyclub]

I just dropped out of grad school and decided a masters in astronomy was good enough. And now I make more than some of my professors!

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[reynaldo77]

Nice... private sector ftw! how do you like MD so far?