Twenty Ten One Twelve - Stories - Family - Computer - Work - WoW - Misc
Posted on: 2010-01-12 14:18:52

It is crazy that it has been two weeks since I posted last. It doesn't seem like that long, but a lot has happened since 12-27 (the 12-29 post was late due to a text to post error and my general lack of attention). My addiction to WoW was rekindled, the new year broke, Rook had another extended visit, I had a job interview (waiting on a call for the follow up this week, keep your finger crossed...and your toes...and children's toes...and anything else you can cross), the wife's grandfather passed away, I met a ton of the wife's relatives (most of which I had seen at least once before), and I have been heartily thinking about putting XP back on my computer instead of Win7 (at least until I get a faster proc and more ram...ie about two months after I find a job.) As far as the novel goes, I have poked around a bit, mostly seeing where I left off, and trying to find my voice again. I even have a few ideas for a possible fourth(?) novel in the series, and some expansions on the ideas I had for the third.

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Meta DnD: Like Father Like Son - DnD - Family - Humor - Games
Posted on: 2009-05-11 00:49:08

The wife and I hit LGT to visit the families today. Her family had a full compliment of blood relatives (plus me, I guess) and my family was us and the parents. Great fun by all, yada yada...not why I am posting. I am posting because something awesome happened today, and it just hit me a few minutes ago.

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Lots of tags post. - Food - Family - Misc - Games - Books - Computer - Work
Posted on: 2007-11-28 15:14:16

Life in short for the past week or so.

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The Recap: work, heat, Simon, and books - Family - Work - DADC
Posted on: 2006-06-06 01:22:51

The Sony DADC recap is a good place to start. It started at the job fair, they were looking for seasonal help and saw my engineering degree and thought I might be able to fill a tech position. Knowing the amount of time that has passed and my general lack of interest, I said no and that I was just interested in the seasonal position. Within 24 hours of the fair, I got a call asking if I would like to take a placement test. I had a feeling that it was for the tech position, but I figured I would take it anyways. Sure enough, I took the test and it was in fact a technician test. I actually left feeling I did ok but more than ever knowing I did not want to do it and would probably not be right for the job. Within an hour or two of getting home from the test, I got another call asking if I wanted to take it. Apparently, they had a couple of people working on the list and I got accidentally called twice. A couple of weeks later, I got a call for an interview. I went in last week, and guess what, it was for the technician position. I had done well enough on the test that they were interested in me for the position. The interviewer did notice that given the years since I had done anything with engineering that it was obvious my interests did not lie in that area and asked if I would like the seasonal position. She called another person in to interview me for that position, so two interviews within 3 hours, and it went well. I left almost immedietly after the second interview, spent about ten minutes at Krogers (four items no line) ten minute drive home only to find one of the four items was gone. Twenty minutes later I am back again with the last item and I notice a call on the answering machine...well two, but I ignored the one from the wife. It was the nurse from DADC telling me to give her a call. It took a while to get back in touch, but it was for the requisite drug test. Next day, I took my test...exciting. This evening, I got a call offering me the seasonal job and asking if I would be available for orientation this Wednesday. So Wednesday, I will be oriented to the Sony DADC way. I am really fairly excited about this. I have wanted a job for awhile (well, a non-fastfood job) and this one should pay well, provided I can hack it.

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