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update
All of this is just for the record, everyone who would want to know already knows. I finally bought and moved into a house. The deal closed at the beginning of February. I am paying slightly more than the house is worth, but not much, at least I am putting money into something which will retain some value instead of giving money away to a landlord ( Read more... ) -
anime-niacs??
I watched "The Last Samurai" the other day. It was a remarkably good film and I am surprised that I did not notice certain things about "ancient" Japanese culture before. I have always, at least to my memory, loved warrior cultures. The high level of personal strength, discipline, and the concept of honor have always appealed to me. I never cared ( Read more... ) -
ramblings
I submitted the contract with the counter offer today. It was a little bit of running around I dropped off a few checks on my way out of Amarillo and had to fax a few things when I got back to Lubbock. I feel that it really is a good deal but I will find out for sure after the inspection next week ( Read more... ) -
incoherrent babbling
It was very hard in those first few months to quit drinking soft drinks. That hard time passed though, I did have a few cans here and there but the first few didn't taste very good at all and any others that I have had since then have given me headaches or hiccups. I think it is my body's way of telling me that I made the right decision to quit ( Read more... ) -
nostalgia
I cleaned out my office on campus today. Today wasn't exactly the last day I will be there but it is close, I will probably only be going back one more time but that act seemed so final. It's not that I do not want to leave but remembering all the time I spent there, I felt a little saddened. Memories of sneaking into the machine shop after hours, ( Read more... ) -
Conference
I would have to rate the conference a 5 out of 10. We left a day early so that we could see the city before starting the conference but thanks to a few lazy people and the changing of plans we ended up wasting the entire first day. There was a halloween social the first night and everyone in the group was supposed to dress up in a common theme. ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Returned from a conference in Philadelphia yesterday. The "city of Brotherly Love" seems to live up to it's name. Having experienced the big city rudeness firsthand in certain cities I was caught by surprise. People were genuinely pleasant for the most part and some people would have the courtesy to look you in the eye as you passed by on the ( Read more... ) -
slow moving
Working two days a week makes my projects/work time seem almost unproductive. My project is coming along very slowly. It seems that I spend anywhere from 2-6 hours each day doing training or taking care of other paperwork due to me being new. That does not leave much time to accomplish useful stuff. At this time I am not sure how much I can post ( Read more... ) -
Good news
The two people who probably read this already know but I wanted to post for the sake of longevity. I always say that I have incredibly bad luck and I can usually count on that. I told my mother last month when I was deciding on a place to move into that as soon as I get committed into staying in Lubbock I would probably get an offer and have to ( Read more... )