Friday, March 28, 2008
Go Green?
Wow. If Memphis plays like they did in the first half tonight, they may just be unbeatable. They were so freakin' good. I do have to give MSU credit for fighting back in the second half though. Who's gettin' dinner?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Another Lonely Night in Georgia
I used to think I spent so much energy trying to make others happy that I didn't have enough to keep myself happy. But making others happy makes me happy, so... I am looking for jobs out closer to school so I have some friends around once in a while. The closer the better...that way I can hopefully see them almost every weekend. I really need to talk to people more. I'm definitely happier when I'm talking to someone, and lately I have been a little down unless I'm talking to a certain someone. It's a lot easier in the college environment when your friends are always around, and I miss that more than I could say here.
9 days.
9 days.
"Entry Level"
Ok, so I've seen positions that require 1-3 years experience or something for an "entry-level" position. If that's so, is it really entry level?? Here's another weird one...
Must have the following:
1. Must be nearing completion of BS degree in a major Engineering discipline (Engineering Mgmnt, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Systems, etc.)
2. 3 + years of Experience.
Uhhhh, if you're NEARING completion of a BS degree, how likely is it that you have 3+ years of experience?? No wonder they can't find "qualified" candidates sometimes...
Must have the following:
1. Must be nearing completion of BS degree in a major Engineering discipline (Engineering Mgmnt, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Systems, etc.)
2. 3 + years of Experience.
Uhhhh, if you're NEARING completion of a BS degree, how likely is it that you have 3+ years of experience?? No wonder they can't find "qualified" candidates sometimes...
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Essentials & Field Trip
Well, hopefully I'll be able to get some sleep now. I really need to so that I can stop being sick. Hopefully I'll get to sleep in Saturday morning. It's not like I have to get up early and beat the heat for my 20-miler...
In other news I get to go on a field trip to a supplier next Tuesday. They're in Spring Lake, MI - the west coast of Michigan - a 2 1/2 hour drive. That means, unfortunately, that I need to meet people in the Brighton area around 7am...AKA so freakin' early. Definitely going to bed early Monday night.
In other news I get to go on a field trip to a supplier next Tuesday. They're in Spring Lake, MI - the west coast of Michigan - a 2 1/2 hour drive. That means, unfortunately, that I need to meet people in the Brighton area around 7am...AKA so freakin' early. Definitely going to bed early Monday night.
Funny Quote of the Day
Courtesy of gmail's web clip thingy at the top of my inbox...and I like how his name is Emo...
"My computer beat me at checkers, but I sure beat it at kickboxing."
- Emo Philips
"My computer beat me at checkers, but I sure beat it at kickboxing."
- Emo Philips
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Falling Slowly
I'm rather obsessed with a couple songs from movies right now ("Falling Slowly" from Once and "So Close" from Enchanted). I'm really happy that I've found out how to play "Falling Slowly" on guitar. So that's my current project. It would be cool to figure out "So Close" too, but that might be tough on guitar. Keyboard maybe?
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
And now forever I know
All that I wanted
to hold you so close
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
And now forever I know
All that I wanted
to hold you so close
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Florida, Part III
Final Installment: continued from previous entries...
Thursday was my last day since I had such a freaking early 9am flight :( We were pretty pooped so most of us slept in. Some went to the park early. Some rented a car and went to the beach. Shawn, Mark & I took the afternoon shuttle to the parks. We rode three rides and walked around Universal Studios, then rode the Hulk and met Sarah & Josh at Islands of Adventure. We spent the rest of the day there. I was pretty tired. I got my picture with Bullwinkle! Everyone met back at the hotel for dinner. A group of us splurged and went to a Japanese steakhouse. That was pretty sweet. Expensive, but sweet. It was one of those places where they cook at your table (I forget what that's called). Our chef (Yashimi) was pretty entertaining and made fun of me a lot because of my drink. Shawn ordered a strawberry lemonade, which sounded good so I ordered one too. Apparently it came also with 7-up and pineapple or something, so it came in a fancy glass with an umbrella and all. Of course I had to put the umbrella in my ear, which was Yashimi's muse for making fun of me :-p He nicknamed me "Happy Meal" and was calling me "sexy" haha. He also was making fun of the drunk couple that got seated with us. Caroline showed me how to use chopsticks properly, and I think I did pretty well, though I was pretty slow. The noodles were a little tough and I couldn't do the fried rice. Of course I had to get dessert too :-p (fried cheesecake!) We watched another movie at the hotel. Went for a walk at like 2 am and crashed after packing up.
Friday morning I got up at 6:15 (a solid 3 hours of sleep...haha) so that I could get to my stupid early flight. The cab guy was kind of sketchy and it was $55 because I was by myself, so that also sucked. It was a long flight home (figuratively) though I actually got in about 15 minutes early. Dad picked me up and we went to lunch, watched MSU beat Ohio State and also went to dinner.
The end. Unfortunately. Perhaps another time :)
Thursday was my last day since I had such a freaking early 9am flight :( We were pretty pooped so most of us slept in. Some went to the park early. Some rented a car and went to the beach. Shawn, Mark & I took the afternoon shuttle to the parks. We rode three rides and walked around Universal Studios, then rode the Hulk and met Sarah & Josh at Islands of Adventure. We spent the rest of the day there. I was pretty tired. I got my picture with Bullwinkle! Everyone met back at the hotel for dinner. A group of us splurged and went to a Japanese steakhouse. That was pretty sweet. Expensive, but sweet. It was one of those places where they cook at your table (I forget what that's called). Our chef (Yashimi) was pretty entertaining and made fun of me a lot because of my drink. Shawn ordered a strawberry lemonade, which sounded good so I ordered one too. Apparently it came also with 7-up and pineapple or something, so it came in a fancy glass with an umbrella and all. Of course I had to put the umbrella in my ear, which was Yashimi's muse for making fun of me :-p He nicknamed me "Happy Meal" and was calling me "sexy" haha. He also was making fun of the drunk couple that got seated with us. Caroline showed me how to use chopsticks properly, and I think I did pretty well, though I was pretty slow. The noodles were a little tough and I couldn't do the fried rice. Of course I had to get dessert too :-p (fried cheesecake!) We watched another movie at the hotel. Went for a walk at like 2 am and crashed after packing up.
Friday morning I got up at 6:15 (a solid 3 hours of sleep...haha) so that I could get to my stupid early flight. The cab guy was kind of sketchy and it was $55 because I was by myself, so that also sucked. It was a long flight home (figuratively) though I actually got in about 15 minutes early. Dad picked me up and we went to lunch, watched MSU beat Ohio State and also went to dinner.
The end. Unfortunately. Perhaps another time :)
Florida, Part II
continued from last entry...
Tuesday we took the morning shuttle again and spent the day at the park(s). Most of us came home on the afternoon shuttle. Burns, Shawn, Mark and I went for a run while the girls hung out at the pool. Then we all hung out at the pool area for a while and played some "Asshole" before dinner. Again, we probably watched a movie. I believe we played some "Mafia" as well that night.
Wednesday a group of us went to Wet N' Wild (water park), which was awesome. I haven't been to a water park in such a long time, and forgot how much I love them. It wasn't your typical water park (or what I would think of as a typical water park). It wasn't just the slides...you know, just going down the slides and all. They had some cool stuff and theming. A "cliff" type slide that they drop you from a little shell (floor disappears), a couple that you spin around in circles a few times, one where you fall through a hole in the middle eventually, a disco-themed one with loud music and lights, etc. We also played some beach volleyball after lunch. They took a group picture of us underwater, which was pretty neat. Unfortunately I forgot to put sunscreen on my stomach/chest, so my front got pretty burnt. Oh well, totally worth it :) I slowly started to get my voice back by then too (it's almost all back now). We walked back to Universal for a little to catch the shuttle. Some people went to Universal Studios and did some more rides. Caroline and I went to Hard Rock and got some TCBY. Got my third guitar pin.
I don't remember which days were which dinner for the most part, but we had Chinese twice (some only once), CiCi's pizza (sweet deal, pizza buffet) and Chili's. Thursday night we splurged on a Japanese steakhouse (see Thursday's paragraph, in the next entry). I upheld my ridiculous eating habits on the trip. I think CiCi's was Tuesday night now that I think about it, but I'm not positive.
Tuesday we took the morning shuttle again and spent the day at the park(s). Most of us came home on the afternoon shuttle. Burns, Shawn, Mark and I went for a run while the girls hung out at the pool. Then we all hung out at the pool area for a while and played some "Asshole" before dinner. Again, we probably watched a movie. I believe we played some "Mafia" as well that night.
Wednesday a group of us went to Wet N' Wild (water park), which was awesome. I haven't been to a water park in such a long time, and forgot how much I love them. It wasn't your typical water park (or what I would think of as a typical water park). It wasn't just the slides...you know, just going down the slides and all. They had some cool stuff and theming. A "cliff" type slide that they drop you from a little shell (floor disappears), a couple that you spin around in circles a few times, one where you fall through a hole in the middle eventually, a disco-themed one with loud music and lights, etc. We also played some beach volleyball after lunch. They took a group picture of us underwater, which was pretty neat. Unfortunately I forgot to put sunscreen on my stomach/chest, so my front got pretty burnt. Oh well, totally worth it :) I slowly started to get my voice back by then too (it's almost all back now). We walked back to Universal for a little to catch the shuttle. Some people went to Universal Studios and did some more rides. Caroline and I went to Hard Rock and got some TCBY. Got my third guitar pin.
I don't remember which days were which dinner for the most part, but we had Chinese twice (some only once), CiCi's pizza (sweet deal, pizza buffet) and Chili's. Thursday night we splurged on a Japanese steakhouse (see Thursday's paragraph, in the next entry). I upheld my ridiculous eating habits on the trip. I think CiCi's was Tuesday night now that I think about it, but I'm not positive.
Florida, Part I
Ok, so here's my update. I'll split it up so it's easy to stop somewhere. Kind of like chapters in a novel ;)
So now that I'm all gradumatated and have money, I went on Spring Break with my fellow Bucknellians (and one honorary C&Her). Basically it was one of the best weeks EVER.
We went down to Orlando for Universal Studios and other fun.
I got up Saturday morning and ran 16 miles in a blizzard (wind chill 8 degrees). I actually had to force myself to go 2 miles shorter because I didn't have time. I had to catch my plane! We sat on the runway for a while in Detroit, so my flight got into Atlanta about an hour late. Apparently planes still take off in whiteouts. I got to Atlanta at about 6:30, and had to catch my connecting flight to Orlando at 6:50. Of course they put that flight on the complete opposite side of the airport... Luckily it was delayed until about 7:20, so I made it with plenty of time to spare (though I still didn't get to eat anything). I got to Orlando about 9:30. I caught Chik-Fil-A just before it closed and had some dinner (after removing those disgusting green things they put on their sandwiches). The Baltimore crew arrived at about 11 PM, I think, and we took a cab over to the hotel. I learned what a pudiddle was and that mascara is a liquid. We hung out in the room until the Jersey/PA crew arrived (really late). I had the best night of sleep on the floor perhaps ever, thanks to Allison's AMAZING blanket that I hogged for the rest of the trip :-D
Sunday we slept in a little because of the late night and caught the afternoon shuttle to Universal. We managed to pack like 16 people into a passenger van, utilizing lap space and the floor. We spent the day at Universal Studios, which was pretty fun. Some workers let us get on the Mummy ride right away, so that was pretty cool. The ride was by far the best one in that park too, in my opinion. We came back and had some dinner and I think watched a movie. Some of the nights kind of blend together now. Also, I started losing my voice.
Monday we hit up the morning shuttle and spent the whole day at Islands of Adventure. Lots o' fun even though I had basically no voice. They have Fire & Ice (Dueling Dragons), coasters that "duel" each other. They're some pretty cool coasters, and twice during the ride you almost hit the other train so that's pretty cool - Fire was slightly better, especially since you couldn't really see Fire from Ice on the first close passing of the rides. The Hulk was pretty sweet too. Lots of other fun things too, like Spiderman and the Jurassic Park area. I think (again, these couple days are blending with each other now) we did some water rides. We played games and watched movies or something again at night.
So now that I'm all gradumatated and have money, I went on Spring Break with my fellow Bucknellians (and one honorary C&Her). Basically it was one of the best weeks EVER.
We went down to Orlando for Universal Studios and other fun.
I got up Saturday morning and ran 16 miles in a blizzard (wind chill 8 degrees). I actually had to force myself to go 2 miles shorter because I didn't have time. I had to catch my plane! We sat on the runway for a while in Detroit, so my flight got into Atlanta about an hour late. Apparently planes still take off in whiteouts. I got to Atlanta at about 6:30, and had to catch my connecting flight to Orlando at 6:50. Of course they put that flight on the complete opposite side of the airport... Luckily it was delayed until about 7:20, so I made it with plenty of time to spare (though I still didn't get to eat anything). I got to Orlando about 9:30. I caught Chik-Fil-A just before it closed and had some dinner (after removing those disgusting green things they put on their sandwiches). The Baltimore crew arrived at about 11 PM, I think, and we took a cab over to the hotel. I learned what a pudiddle was and that mascara is a liquid. We hung out in the room until the Jersey/PA crew arrived (really late). I had the best night of sleep on the floor perhaps ever, thanks to Allison's AMAZING blanket that I hogged for the rest of the trip :-D
Sunday we slept in a little because of the late night and caught the afternoon shuttle to Universal. We managed to pack like 16 people into a passenger van, utilizing lap space and the floor. We spent the day at Universal Studios, which was pretty fun. Some workers let us get on the Mummy ride right away, so that was pretty cool. The ride was by far the best one in that park too, in my opinion. We came back and had some dinner and I think watched a movie. Some of the nights kind of blend together now. Also, I started losing my voice.
Monday we hit up the morning shuttle and spent the whole day at Islands of Adventure. Lots o' fun even though I had basically no voice. They have Fire & Ice (Dueling Dragons), coasters that "duel" each other. They're some pretty cool coasters, and twice during the ride you almost hit the other train so that's pretty cool - Fire was slightly better, especially since you couldn't really see Fire from Ice on the first close passing of the rides. The Hulk was pretty sweet too. Lots of other fun things too, like Spiderman and the Jurassic Park area. I think (again, these couple days are blending with each other now) we did some water rides. We played games and watched movies or something again at night.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Coming Soon...
I'll write up a post on the past week's trip to Orlando when I have more time this weekend. Right now I'm pretty beat, so I need to sleep. If I had to summarize it in one word, it would be: SOFREAKINGAWESOME.
Friday, March 7, 2008
I just lost my lunch
I went to put it in the microwave and my spaghetti slid right off the plate onto the floor :( So my lunch consisted of carrots and popcorn/cheesepuff hybrids ("puffcorn"). I'll have to get something to snack on later...
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