hey i got the dev job! been working my butt off but it's fun :) also playing around with Lilypad Arduino...

Official yay or neigh by end of week. Mgr + team say yay but Mgr has to change the req from Jr to Sr and get it approved. In the meantime just reading up on stuff I will be expected to ramp up on.

So I don't know FOR SURE that I got the position yet. The HR person had been really unclear and I thought she'd basically said they were offering the position pending paperwork. My brain was really muddy at the time though so I'm sure I misunderstood her. My mgr basically said today they are waiting for consensus. One of the folks who interviewed ( Read more... )

I made it through the interview without looking like a total dumas. I was honest about my strengths and weaknesses and my performance was consistent with that. I demonstrated a good foundation overall and a strong knowledge of areas where I said I was comfortable. I haven't gotten the "official" offer yet but they are going to offer me a Jr. ( Read more... )

I'm applying for a dev position at my work. I think I understand my commitment to tech writing. Work for a company as a temp doing developer docs and get to know the devs. Then if I like the situation, apply for open positions on the dev team. If I hate them it's no commitment cuz I'm just the tech writer temp. I like documentation just as much as ( Read more... )

I recently was reading about NaNoWriMo and I think it sounds really cool. I picked up the founder's book about how to write a novel in 30 days. Next month I expect I'll be unemployed for at least most of the month and it would be a great time for me to engage in something like this. I'm a very lucid dreamer and I've been keeping logs of dreams with ( Read more... )

I'm going on a diet. I remember trying this 2 years ago. I lost 10 pounds and then gave up. I mainly blame my crazy work schedule and my stressful job. Since then I've done my best to minimize the eating out and watch my portions, even started taking psyllium husk fiber capsules to give me a "full" feeling. Well I see to be stabilizing but ( Read more... )

They extended my contract as far as they could. It was originally supposed to be 3 months, 3 months had been approved for the budget, so 3 months it is. I will be finishing up in the last week of February, or the 2nd to last week, I don't remember ( Read more... )

I went to a knitting retreat the other weekend and got turned on to Harney and Sons Tea! This stuff is amazing, particularly the Paris flavor. If you like Earl Grey then it's a winner. It's black tea with bergamot and vanilla and it's delicious. I ordered a slew of teas and samples from their website because they are both delicious and will make ( Read more... )

My ass is tired. And the rest of me ain't so energetic ;D Team is pretty good, everyone is pretty new. High energy but not frantic. More of a slow but steady. The team-mates are all really nice and mellow. Got my systems and accounts set up and I'm just basically working out the lay of the land. Meeting with mgr tomorrow to go over the ( Read more... )