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bleh
Sorry you had to read my uncouth ranting. I'm better now. -
First day of work
Today was my first day of work. There were some hiccups. I parked in the wrong spot; the letter I received from the place said there'd be signs indicating where new hires were to park, but I didn't see any. To fight drowsiness (woke up at 6:50 a.m., when I'm used to getting up between noon and 4 p.m.), I tried to drink some coffee. I'm not a ( Read more... ) -
Another "what D&D character are you" quiz
The short version:
True Neutral Human Ranger (4th Level)
Str 11, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 11
True neutral? Definitely. Ranger? Maybe--that was my favorite class when I played tabletop. I don't really know how it came up with those stats--the quizzes I took a few months ago were closer, I think.
I Am A: True Neutral Human Ranger (4th ( Read more... ) -
stupid math tricks
So, I've been banging my head against the wall for the past couple of hours, trying to understand the Command design pattern (computer programming thing). Anyway, one of the examples I was reading through was a little desktop calculator that let you undo math operations. To undo a + 50, you'd do a - 50. To undo a / 5, you'd do a * 5. Okay, so ( Read more... ) -
red-hot molten STUFF!
So, the aircraft place "filled their position internally." That's what the HR lady told me. Wonderful turn of phrase, eh? Anywho, we're movin' to Maddy, baby ( Read more... ) -
employment, games
I told myself I wouldn't get Half-Life 2 because I found their copy protection mechanism distasteful. However, this weekend Best Buy was selling "The Orange Box"--a bundle containing Half-Life 2, HL2: Episode 1, HL2: Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal--for $25 (normally it's $50 or $60). So, yeah, I cracked. Or rather, Andrea never got me a ( Read more... ) -
Drawing to a close
So, I've done the aircraft place interview, and we've been out to the sweet-sounding job and I did the run-through there ( Read more... ) -
They like me! They really like me!
Got an email today from the sweet-sounding job people. I guess I tested okay (well?) after all, because they want to fly me in for an on-site interview! They're covering airfare, hotel, some food, and are giving me a tour of the facilities and the city! It sounds like they'll cover Andrea's fees to go down with me, as well, which is cool. -
Jobs and Games II
I went and took a skills assessment for the sweet-sounding job. It was one of those deals where you have to hand-write computer programming language code, and so, never get to test it. Think of it like having to come up with a recipe for a new dish, yet never getting to actually touch the ingredients or cook anything--even if you're a pro, there' ( Read more... ) -
Jobs and Games
Finally had my phone interview today. It went as well as could be expected. The guy conducting the interview sounded at least as nervous as I was, so that helped some. Next, they're going to be sending me skill assessment to complete. That's encouraging, since I tend to test well ( Read more... )