I just ordered a laptop worth over $2800 with a carrying case and lapdesk/pillow thing that put it over $2900. Because of Epic's relationship with Dell, I got it for a little less than $2300 after tax, and Epic will give me an interest-free loan for that, paid back over the next two years automatically out of my paycheck. <$100 per month for a ( Read more... )

The name of the person driving the shuttle bus back from the main Epic campus to my building this afternoon was Dan Frey. He even looked kind of ferret-ish. I was disquieted by this.

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Saw Stardust last night with three coworkers and the girlfriend associated with one of them. It was quite enjoyable. A little cheesy, but I like cheese; that's more than half of what makes Wisconsin awesome. I actually hadn't realized it was Gaiman's work when I saw the previews, and I've never read the book, but I could definitely tell that it ( Read more... )

First day of work yesterday. Met my mentor, confirmed that everyone at Epic is teh geekz0rs, got orientated (sidebar: Firefox, I'm disappointed that you think that's actually a word), filled out tax forms. It was fun. I continue to think that I will really enjoy working there. Today I go to the other site to see my office before another day of ( Read more... )

I HAS A JOB!!!

Starting August 6th, I'll be working for Epic Systems as a software developer on their release team. For those that haven't necessarily been following this topic, notice that this position is none of the three I interviewed for, but one they found better suited to my abilities; it'll be intense, but it also pays better ( Read more... )