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Short Work Update
Work continues to be uniformly awesome. This week I'm on the evening shift (4 PM-midnight), which isn't too bad so far. I seem to be able to stay awake better than during the day, oddly (I generally get drowsy in the early afternoon, after lunch), and as the off-shifts are quieter and less hectic, there's more time to do all kinds of interesting ( Read more... ) -
Oh yeah and
it's my birthday! Older am I. Write me letters, please! -
Quick Update
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X-Posted from damnportlanders, just in case
Dear DP,
I'm moving from our beloved city in a little over a week. :'( What places should I make sure to visit, what things should I do, before I go? What are your favorites? I have one more weekend and just a few more days outside of work and moving arrangements ( Read more... ) -
Time grows short
Very short, very important, developments since my last entry:
1. I finally have a move-out date, less than two weeks from now (stuff gets packed and shipped Friday, June 4; plane tickets for Saturday, June 5, work starts Monday, June 7). EEEE. D:<
2. Saying we're very different people / So dear, I hope you find somebody more like you: I told ( Read more... ) -
Further in and higher up!
I've been so busy and distracted lately that I haven't had a chance to say
WHOO LHC!!!
They got it up and running! Data forthcoming!!!
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Good news, everyone!
I got the job. -
From Stun to Kill
A rubber bullet rifle that automatically detects the range of the target and slows down its bullets if the target is too close, making it "less [likely to be] lethal." Disturbing, or practical? Does it make "a less-lethal weapon with a built-in shoot-to-kill' option," just asking for terrible accidents, or a lethal-if-it-needs-to-be weapon with a ( Read more... ) -
Quick Update...
...NOT from Chicago.
Got a call early Monday morning from Illinois: the first words out of the recruiter's mouth, other than pleasantries, were "We've decided to cancel your interview." My heart skipped a beat (oh NO! How could they have decided to hire someone already--they couldn't have interviewed more than maybe one person!). But then she ( Read more... )
