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| I work part-time as a computer technician, at the same company as my father, three days a week. I take programming courses on those nights, so I don't get home until around nine. My work is in Highlands Ranch, and my programming courses are at the Denver Tech Center, off of Dry Creek Road and highway 25. My father takes his own courses at DTC also, so we carpool. However, he works on Monday and Friday, also. Today, the director of the tech department was informed I am taking programming courses. My dad came home today with news that I will be "interviewed" for an entry-level programming job at my work, next Tuesday. There are several reasons I'm being considered for this job. One reason is they expect me to work for cheaper than any new hire they can find, which isn't really an issue for me, as I really need the experience. Another reason is I've worked at the company for two and a half years, now, and I'm familiar with the software I'll be working with (from the outside, at least). The MIS Director also will not consider me unless he knows I can do the job. It'll be a learning experience from the start, but he pointed out to my father that the other programmers will be able to help me. This is super exciting for me. I'll be pulled up to full-time, I'll be given a raise, and I'll have experience in the field I'm going into. I hope I get this job. Not only for the experience, but for the money. Woo, I'm moving up! | | |
| My friend, John, and I were cruising the streets last night, around 11:00 pm. We were waiting for a light to turn, and my car bumped. John looked back and spotted, past my rear windshield wiper, a car pulling back to bump us again. It did. After turning my rear wipers off and hitting the correct button for my hazard lights, we were bumped a third time. I shifted into parking gear, but it locked there and I was unable to easily shift back, again. John and I stepped out and I asked if the driver was okay. He stepped out and claimed he was fine, but had alcohol on his breath. His license plate and bumper mount had belly-flopped onto the road at some point, and we picked it up (and returned it, unfortunately) as he suggested we pull over and exhange information. I was able to get my van into gear again, but when we pulled over the driver sped off and through a red light. We pulled over into a parking lot and reported the license plate number to emergency services, and within half an hour, we had filled out police reports. We were informed the driver had been arrested about a mile from us, after somebody witnessed him running a red light (ha) and followed him until officers arrived. John was able to describe the man (clothing, height, haircut, facial hair... everything). I was in a bit of shock when we encountered the drunk driver, so how he was able to keep a clear head is beyond me. Go, John. You kind of rock. Compliments to emergency services, also. They were fast and apparently effective at taking information and acting on it. I haven't noticed any problems with my van, yet, but I'm still going to be careful. All in all, it was pretty exciting. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Also, today, I went to a pumpkin patch with my family. Photographic proof: 
Wow, I look angry in that second one. | | |
| I'm sorry I didn't post an update. I intended, on nearly five separate occasions, but as soon as I sat down at my computer, there was always something more important that popped up. Here it is: I bought a Motorola V3 RAZR. It did not come with a better camera. It has all the other nice features, though. It's not the free model I was considering last Thursday. The free model was discontinued, and is unavailable. The V3 was $99.99 with a $15 instant rebate and a $50 mail-in rebate (which I should hop on), bringing the price to a whopping $35. I'm satisfied. --------------------------------------------------------------------- It's snowing outside, right now, which is completely natural in Colorado and probably countless other places. For eleven years in a row (probably more, but I've only lived here eleven years), Colorado has not failed to snow before the end of October. In fact, the first night I was ever in Colorado was October 31, 1995. We were unpacking our moving van in, our Halloween costumes (which had been designed around heavy coats), and it was snowing. 2004 was close, snowing about four hours before November, but it came through. It's completely possible there will be no snow throughout all of November, but this year is a bit angry with the weather. I remember, back in 1997, there was a real nice blizzard in October, nearing 24 inches of snow. It was a Sunday, and the weather was warm enough and the snow was melted enough the schools were opened again the next day. Nice play, Colorado, nice play. Of course, the weather came through for me during the junior year of high school, March of 2003. We were writing an essay on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, due on the Friday before our spring break. Spring break is a week long. We came to school on Monday and Tuesday, and, I believe, we were all sent home early Tuesday because of the relentless snow. You know... snow that doesn't relent. Anyway, we got extra time for spring break and my Frankenstein essay got 100%. Woo. I'd like to say, on behalf of myself and everybody else who had been in Mr. Johnson's 2002-2003 British Literature class: thank you, television weatherman. 
That handsome devil behind the shovel is me.
My sister, unburying the Dent-mobile, in its pre-alientenna days. Can you see the family resemblance?
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| Tomorrow I get to upgrade my cell phone at a discount. I've got my eye on a particular model, which is an upgrade in all cases except the camera. Having a camera built in is a very useful feature, but unless I get something with better quality, I won't be using it anymore than I currently do. The phone I'm considering is free, though. It's got a digital voice recorder, which I'm sure I'll find a use for (the words "captain's log..." come to mind). A louder speaker is another benefit, (I'm not sure if my current phone's speaker has just gotten worn, or if it's always been so quiet) as well as more space for storing ringtones and images. With the software I currently own for my computer, I can transfer these things without paying anything, provided I have a copy of the media I want. I also get to look forward to bluetooth technology, which will allow wireless connections to any bluetooth enabled computer, and the option to use one of those fancy earpieces. The free model has all of this. If I want a phone with a better quality camera, I'll definitely have to pay for it. Likely, it will not be Motorola brand, which means I'll have to pay for a new cable and the computer software if I want the same functionality as my current phone. In turn, this means I'll have to reprogram my entire digital phonebook manually. Probably using a cell phone interface I'm unfamiliar with. I really want that nicer camera, though. I'm thinking it will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 to $100(!). Is it worth it? Join us, tomorrow, for the thrilling conclusion! | | |
| While we're on the subject of food (we are, aren't we?), we had Chinese, tonight: 
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