Posted in Jobs, Personal, Volunteerism on Oct 5th, 2007
Well, after a long week, the week’s end is here. I’m going to be doing a volunteer gig tomorrow and I’ve got to get up even earlier than I would for work to attend this function. I’ll try to make this a staple of my weekends. Not the morning thing, but some sort of volunteering [...]
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Posted in Issues, Jobs on Sep 26th, 2007
Work has been hard on me. Nobody said it was easy, right? It sure is different from this side of things i.e. being a research technician who seems to be any and everything to a lab versus a student who is not as beholden as a techie. I don’t mind it for now. I’ve had [...]
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Posted in Biology, Commentary, Jobs on Sep 18th, 2007
It’s day 4 of my spanking new job. I love the environment. It’s a fast paced place to be in, but it’ll be perfect for honing my skills. I’m sad that I can’t blog as frequently as I used to, but I’ll try to make each post count as much as I can. Life is [...]
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Posted in Jobs, Personal on Aug 30th, 2007
I feel much better now that my future seems slightly less shaky. I can go camping with confidence and give the good news to my in-laws also. It’s interesting that Matt and Paul were certain that I would get the job. According to the prospective employers, they’d narrowed the field to a guy and [...]
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Posted in Jobs, Personal on Aug 30th, 2007
Well, I got the call I’d been waiting on. I have a J.O.B. and yours truly is excited. I knew the pay wouldn’t be much, but given that we are living low right now, it should be more than enough help tide us over in addition to Matt’s pay. I’m salaried and will be paid [...]
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Posted in Jobs, Personal, Review on Aug 17th, 2007
I’m discovering that I can be a very impatient person sometimes. It’s frustrating to feel like someone else holds your future in their hands, but I know that there are always other options i.e. there’s no one sole option. It’s always a question of whether or not one is willing to go against the odds [...]
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