UM I think I'm in love with Excel. Seriously.

Ever since this summer when I was using it constantly, I've felt comfortable with it as a program. Now my comfort is turning into... deep, deep appreciation: AKA love. I'm using it to analyze privatization data from Brazil, i.e. value of an enterprise as determined by price of privatization divided by ( Read more... )

Does anyone want to go to Jackass 2 with me on Thursday at 7? I got a free sneak preview pass. Yeah I know it's a dumb movie, but hey, it's free!

Whew. That was a fun trip. For all of those out of the loop, I just went on a two-day backpacking trip to Mt. Hood. It was quite fun. Here is a link to some pictures.

This was with a new club at the UW called the Excursion Club. It is starting up in colleges all over the northwest, from the UW to WWU, to OSU. So if you attend any of those schools, ( Read more... )

Omg I officially exist again.

I feel like I've been passing this summer in a coma, daze or similar. I decided it was time to wake myself up before I'm rudely awakened by (avert your eyes) CLASS! Yeahhh why does it seem like summer is eternal until it ends? It's so funny how weather seems so unimportant (one of those classically boring subjects) and ( Read more... )

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Have you ever run into someone whom you never thought you'd see again, and as a result became ridiculously happy thereafter?

Ha, because I just did.

Sweetness

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I feel like death. and yet it is so nice outside

Total sweetness. my new job is so exciting!
Let me make a list, because I loooove making lists (not sarcastic):

- My boss seems very helpful and nice
- it seems like I am going to learn a lot and be involved in several different projects
- I am going to be given responsibilities like driving county vehicles and maybe leading volunteer opportunities
- my ( Read more... )