Job-hunting

Mmm…Jello

Monday, April 16th, 2007

10 days left at the University! Let the countdown begin!
Boy, I have got my work cut out for me for these next 10 workdays. I probably shouldn’t even be blogging, but my brain doesn’t get in work mode until 9am. That leaves me an hour to goof off and guzzle my coffee like it’s going [...]

Bag - cat = "I got a new job"

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

So. I turned in my formal letter of resignation to my boss this morning. There’s something I’ve never done before. I can tell I’m ready to leave: I feel no emotional ties to this job anymore. I simply handed him the letter, told him I was leaving, and that was that. [...]

Cheers!

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Second post in one day? Oh yes. And I have a good reason for it, too: I got the job at the internet! A round of cyberbeers for everyone, courtesy of me!

The job search: Round 2

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

[A sad way to start the morning: ordering cheese grits then discovering there is no cheese in the grits when you get to your office. A bland breakfast for what will probably be an equally bland day.]
You see, I have been doing a lot of HPLC lately. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (in case you care) [...]

Jobs. And pirates.

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

I haven’t been so frequent in my posting lately–sorry about that. I’ve been in sort of a morale slump lately, and I knew if I started writing on here, that would all come out. And it would probably make me sound more pathetic and whiny than I actually am. The “morale slump” has come mostly [...]

Today’s events

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Several exciting things happened today. Here they are, in no particular order:
(1) I discovered Lite Cool-Whip tastes just as good as the regular stuff.(2) I pulled off an sizeable healthy meal for myself and my parents.(3) I got a job.
The meal consisted of lemon-rosemary tilapia (a recipe I concocted myself) baked in a little foil [...]

You’re stuck in a niche (and you can’t get out of it)

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

(High-fives to anyone who gets the pop reference in my title.)
So in an effort to avoid having to move back into my parents’ house, I’ve started looking for random, everyday jobs because it’s looking like this science thing isn’t working out for me. I found some part-time teller positions open at SunTrust in downtown Atlanta. [...]

Peeking out of the shoebox

Friday, May 19th, 2006

I am going stir crazy. I need to get out of my house. Knitting isn’t working anymore. I’ve cleaned the house thoroughly twice in the past month (I clean when I’m stressed–the cleaner the house is, the more stressed I am). I need a new hobby. Or better yet, I need a freaking job.
In case [...]

I got off my bum to write you this entry

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

“There were so many fewer questions when stars were still just the holes to heaven.” –Jack Johnson, “Holes to Heaven”[Remind me later to write my thoughts on the American coffee shop. I thought of them just now, and I think they're worthy of writing down. But later.]
I do my best work under the influence of [...]

What did people do before the internet was invented?

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

So I’ve done a little reformatting of my blog. I’m planning on using it to keep people informed of my welfare while I’m abroad (days until departure: 8!). Hopefully I’ll be able to post pictures and what-not. We’ll see how it goes.
Hopefully all two of you that read this (at the moment) had a good [...]

Employment = Good

Friday, November 11th, 2005

It’s official: I have a job for the spring. In Australia and New Zealand.
Holy crap, you won’t believe the deal I’m getting:
- All travel and lodging expenses paid, and a per diem for food- My own efficiency apartment in the dorm in Wellington (all students have dorm-style rooms and communal bathrooms, etc. but I have [...]