It's finally in sight!

My advisor confirmed this afternoon that, barring unforeseen acts of God(s), I will be able to graduate in December. I still plan on walking for commencement - my dad chimed in and said phoenixprime wouldn't be the only one seeking my head on a platter if I didn't - and that'll be next May ( Read more... )

I've been full of fail about keeping up with VNV Nation's tourdates (the last four months have not been great), and so I missed part one of their latest North America tour. I found out less than a week after their Chicago show, so I have been hoping against hope that they'd have a near-enough show for part two ( Read more... )

Osama is dead. Now what?

As edwarddain pointed out to me moments ago, "the war against terror" and the hunt for bin Laden has been the backdrop of my formative years. I had just turned 14 two days before 9/11; the fact that I was in Canada at the time had a profound impact on the construction, deconstruction, and change of my patriotism. If the Iraq war ( Read more... )

My appointment at Big National Lab started on Tuesday. I got shown around, got talked to about radiation and various other risks, and got...

*drumroll*

...my own personal nameplate for my cubicle!!

*grin*

Person 1 at Big Nat'l Lab: You need to start on a Monday, because of our orientation schedule ( Read more... )

Snag in the Internship Process: my passport, which I have used forever for I-9 documentation, expires on the 30th - and my start date was originally set for the 31st. So that's being put on pause while I scramble to renew/replace/reissue some combination of birth certificate, SSN card, and/or passport.

D'oh. :(

Taxes: waiting on official W-2 and 1099s, but prepped and ready to roll. And I had entirely too much fun with the lady at H&R Block tonight ( Read more... )

AHHHHHH!!!!

I just got an email from AwesomeProf from last semester who works at Big Science Laboratory - BSL is willing to take me on as a research aide!

~5 hours a week, which fits in nicely with my 15 credit hours and ~20 work hours. I think. Whew.

AHHHHH SO EXCITED!!!!

My grandmother is back in the hospital a third time since just before Christmas. First, a stomach flu; next, bronchial pneumonia; now, bad swelling in ankles and fluid in lungs (she's had congestive heart failure for quite some time) - and Tutu's also now complaining of chest pains ( Read more... )

Internship application submitted: Check.
Eval forms given to profs: Check.

Sit-and-wait period: Check.

Urf.