It's Time

I figure it’s time I tell the world that I got a job! Hooray! I’m an Engineering Technician I and I start on Monday, August 23. Plus, I get benefits! Imagine that!

Lots of exclamation points everywhere, sorry ‘bout that.

I Just Lost 3rd

Thank goodness Hermes is going into the shop tomorrow morning. I just lost 3rd gear just about 30 minutes ago. 2nd should get me there tomorrow, albeit at under 40 mph.

Dogs + Fences = Barking

dogs + fences = barking

Think about it. Neighborhoods with covenants against fences don’t have outdoor barking dogs. Is that because dogs only bark when they’re behind fences? No. It’s because the owners can’t leave their dogs outside unattended to bark and run around like crazy whenever anything touches them off.

Job Search Statistics, 2010-08-05

Today:
In-person interviews, overall: 1
Individual Meetings: 1
Unique Interviewers: 2

Tomorrow:
In-person interviews, overall: 1
Individual meetings: 6
Unique Interviewers: 8

  1. C.R.

  2. M.F.

  3. M.W.

  4. K.M.

  5. J.L.

  6. R.S.K.

  7. C.C.

  8. K.S.

On Time, The Passage of, with Many Sentence Fragments

We cannot stop it. The relentless passage of time. It marches on, carrying us with it. Ceaselessly. Endlessly. Persistently. Unwaveringly. With a determination of spirit unmatched by any other force of nature. Nothing can stop it, slow it, delay it, distract it, or triumph over it.