Comments | aquitone: on leaving seattle

aquitone

on leaving seattle

Aug 08, 2004 23:36

Flying home in about 11 hours. Leaving here without any regrets, which is the best one can hope for, I think. Got the job offer, so I'm thinking I'm going to come back here. Packed up my apartment and threw away lots of trash. It's amazing how much stuff you accumulate in a small cramped space in just three months. I want to write more, but I' ( Read more... )

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rankingranqueen August 9 2004, 06:43:24 UTC

woo. What will you be working on when you go back?

aquitone August 9 2004, 06:53:01 UTC

I'll be working on the same team that I was with this summer. Microsoft Works, the "Office for Grandma" suite that comes default installed on a lot of computers. It's a small team, and there are little to no office politics, and I really liked the team, so I felt it was a good match for me.

angryasiangrrl August 9 2004, 15:34:27 UTC

congrats on the job offer! i have heard a lot of good things about leaving school after getting a masters :)

aquitone August 12 2004, 05:55:24 UTC

thanks! I just don't have the Love to stick with the Ph.D. program. But tremendous respect for those who do (you!).

razor_violins August 9 2004, 16:38:30 UTC

glad to hear about the offer. :)

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what kind of headphones do you have?

aquitone August 12 2004, 05:56:12 UTC

Bose QuietComfort 2. They're kind of the gold standard for noise cancelling consumer headphones. Bose makes higher grade ones for the US military and for airline professionals.

awu August 21 2004, 15:54:31 UTC

w00t for you.

Hmm, I'm not sure what that means :) but I think it's a good thing.