Busy Busy
Long time since the last update so I won't bother to say everything that has happened, just the more recent events. I just got back from a weekend trip to Las Vegas with some of my oldest and best friends. Despite some traveling difficulties by one of my compatriots I think a good time was had overall. I even managed with win around $300 from the casinos. It is an interesting town and I'm glad I went to visit, but in general it's not my thing. First of all it is really expensive and if you haven't got a ton of money to blow it isn't much different than a mardi gras atmosphere. Mostly we just walked around and looked at various giant casinos/hotels. The opulence is astounding, it truly is Babylon.
Besides that I've got several major events coming up in the next month or so. First off, I am coming up on my year review at my work. I stand to get a decent raise and the results of said review will drastically effect whether I choose to stay there much longer. I've been getting a little weary of working the night shift and the distance to work is certainly a factor. I've also been considering graduate school more and more and I've got to get on that before I get too much older I think.
I've also got a very major certification exam coming up in two weeks. Passing the exam gets me a promotion, a raise, and a clinical laboratory scientist certification (CLS) which allows me to make the final calls on the safety of the tissue we test. I've studied some for it but really need to get down to it quite a bit more in the next few weeks. Don't be surprised if you don't see me much (har har).
The last thing is that soon my friend and roommate of nearly 4 years will be moving out and my girlfriend sans_fur will be moving in. It will be a big change for me. I've been living with the same guy for a long time now and we work well together, in many ways he is an ideal roommate. But I think it's a good thing for everyone. I greatly look forward to seeing my special lady friend more often because as it is with our shift differences I barely even get to speak to her, which is tough for me. It will be really nice to be able to see her more often if only for short periods of time. But certainly I'll have to change my lifestyle a bit, which oddly I am also looking forward to. Maybe I won't stay up as late and get up early to get things done. I just hope that our different schedules don't get in the way.
So yeah. Lots of stuff coming up. Really depending on how all these things go it will in many ways determine how my life will change over the next several months if not years. I almost hope my job doesn't give me a good enough raise to make me change my job, but I do pass my test. I'm pretty sick of the night shift and it is getting to be about time for a change. Someone needs to open a giant microbiology lab downtown. Or maybe I just need to hang around a little longer to get some experience to move to the CDC.
I realize not many people even read lj these days, but this is about my only form of communication. Cheers to all who read this.
I like water.
Besides that I've got several major events coming up in the next month or so. First off, I am coming up on my year review at my work. I stand to get a decent raise and the results of said review will drastically effect whether I choose to stay there much longer. I've been getting a little weary of working the night shift and the distance to work is certainly a factor. I've also been considering graduate school more and more and I've got to get on that before I get too much older I think.
I've also got a very major certification exam coming up in two weeks. Passing the exam gets me a promotion, a raise, and a clinical laboratory scientist certification (CLS) which allows me to make the final calls on the safety of the tissue we test. I've studied some for it but really need to get down to it quite a bit more in the next few weeks. Don't be surprised if you don't see me much (har har).
The last thing is that soon my friend and roommate of nearly 4 years will be moving out and my girlfriend sans_fur will be moving in. It will be a big change for me. I've been living with the same guy for a long time now and we work well together, in many ways he is an ideal roommate. But I think it's a good thing for everyone. I greatly look forward to seeing my special lady friend more often because as it is with our shift differences I barely even get to speak to her, which is tough for me. It will be really nice to be able to see her more often if only for short periods of time. But certainly I'll have to change my lifestyle a bit, which oddly I am also looking forward to. Maybe I won't stay up as late and get up early to get things done. I just hope that our different schedules don't get in the way.
So yeah. Lots of stuff coming up. Really depending on how all these things go it will in many ways determine how my life will change over the next several months if not years. I almost hope my job doesn't give me a good enough raise to make me change my job, but I do pass my test. I'm pretty sick of the night shift and it is getting to be about time for a change. Someone needs to open a giant microbiology lab downtown. Or maybe I just need to hang around a little longer to get some experience to move to the CDC.
I realize not many people even read lj these days, but this is about my only form of communication. Cheers to all who read this.
I like water.