Update
My father contracted Type A influenza and I had to drive him to the ER when he passed out (or worse, depending on whom you ask) one evening. They did all kinds of tests b/c passing out in older people is really serious. He was hospitalized for a few days, but he's alright now, after handing the virus over to my mother (but maybe she gave it to him but had a longer incubation time). In any case, I'm ingesting more protein and lifting weights religiously to avoid getting it myself.
I matched with my top choice! They literally made me an offer I can't refuse (I have to reply within 2 wks). Whew. Curiously, someone told me that you can reject offers after accepting them. Isn't this unethical? I'm pretty sure I wasn't born yesterday, but the world continues to amaze me.
I gave up trying to find a temporary (a few months) programming job, so I'm working at a coffee shop now, for minimum wage. I was actually almost hired by software companies two or three times, but when I told them I'll just be around until fall, they refused to take me. More than one person has told me to tell them that I'm looking for a "permanent" job and then quit in August, but I can't bring myself to slap ethics in the face like that.
Maybe that one IT department will farm out a project to me btwn now and August. Maybe pigs will fly btwn now and August. I don't care. You meet more interesting people while working as a barista in the mall, anyhow ;). And isn't this what life is all about?
Dancing is so much fun. I love my dance classes. It's interesting that more women than men show up, usually. And I haven't been able to talk to the femme fatale who danced with me a couple weeks ago, but that's OK. I wonder if she googled me. I'm rapidly becoming googlable, and this is unsettling. Maybe I should just put up an official webpage, once and for all, to satisfy would-be googlers. (For kicks, substitute "google" with "burgle".) (I wonder if anyone's tried to separate my last name into two words when googling. Only one thing would come up, and it wouldn't come up otherwise.)
I don't think it's proper for international men of mystery to have official webpages. It takes the mystery away. It makes an impression on people. Next time they see you, you won't be a clean slate. You'll be preconfigured through your website, for better or for worse. You won't be able to surprise them as easily.
And what if you change while your website doesn't? What will become of you then, when the world is googling your ten-year-old webpage and in fact you've turned full circle.
But it's late, and I'm rambling. And I'll put up a proper webpage one day. Maybe.
I matched with my top choice! They literally made me an offer I can't refuse (I have to reply within 2 wks). Whew. Curiously, someone told me that you can reject offers after accepting them. Isn't this unethical? I'm pretty sure I wasn't born yesterday, but the world continues to amaze me.
I gave up trying to find a temporary (a few months) programming job, so I'm working at a coffee shop now, for minimum wage. I was actually almost hired by software companies two or three times, but when I told them I'll just be around until fall, they refused to take me. More than one person has told me to tell them that I'm looking for a "permanent" job and then quit in August, but I can't bring myself to slap ethics in the face like that.
Maybe that one IT department will farm out a project to me btwn now and August. Maybe pigs will fly btwn now and August. I don't care. You meet more interesting people while working as a barista in the mall, anyhow ;). And isn't this what life is all about?
Dancing is so much fun. I love my dance classes. It's interesting that more women than men show up, usually. And I haven't been able to talk to the femme fatale who danced with me a couple weeks ago, but that's OK. I wonder if she googled me. I'm rapidly becoming googlable, and this is unsettling. Maybe I should just put up an official webpage, once and for all, to satisfy would-be googlers. (For kicks, substitute "google" with "burgle".) (I wonder if anyone's tried to separate my last name into two words when googling. Only one thing would come up, and it wouldn't come up otherwise.)
I don't think it's proper for international men of mystery to have official webpages. It takes the mystery away. It makes an impression on people. Next time they see you, you won't be a clean slate. You'll be preconfigured through your website, for better or for worse. You won't be able to surprise them as easily.
And what if you change while your website doesn't? What will become of you then, when the world is googling your ten-year-old webpage and in fact you've turned full circle.
But it's late, and I'm rambling. And I'll put up a proper webpage one day. Maybe.