You learn something new every day.

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It's not hard to keep me entertained.

I spent today on my exam for APA style guide. Did just fine. Now to move over to HRB training. Good times ahead for me.

One of the teeth I broke (clear down to the bone inside the socket) has been giving me shit lately. I'm sure it needs to be pulled as it's really just a gigantic amalgam filling. Perfect timing, right?

Santa Ana's blowing hot from the north

And we were born to ride

I know that's two different songs, but they both seem relevant right now. Last night, the news was showing things going up in flames down there. I woke up to a letter from USC in my email saying campus was open but to be careful in the midst of the world burning to the ground (and it's ( Read more... )

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People are starting to introduce themselves in the about me sections. I'm definitely the odd duck out and that's perfectly okay. I shit you not, there's one person in there who's been doing mission control work w/NASA. Several Dept. of Defense people. Cybersecurity types. It's an interesting-looking cohort. I don't know how much interaction I'll ( Read more... )

I was up bright and early today to get signed into my coursework. The weather was so bad on the East Coast that campus was shut down. I didn't have a valid login yet. That's okay b/c LIBRARY PRIVILEGES.

There's still some mold issues going on in my apartment, so I napped for the better part of the afternoon. When I woke up, like magic, I could get ( Read more... )

Good thing I've got my personal university library. EBSCO and ProQuest are for amatuer hour. I'm not sure how you'd go about an ILL as an online student on the other side of the continent from the traditional brick and mortar campus.

Today it hit me: I start engineering school on Monday. Who'd have thought?

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I don't know when I'll start the actual stitching, but I'll have the pattern ready. I still need to add searchlight beams, the silhouette of a bomber or two, and the London Underground sign.


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