Day Job - Working one day at a time

It's been forever since I've posted an update here. I'm well over-due.

I've got an awesomely fantastic girlfriend but that's not news, we've been together for three and a half months now. (3 months and 20 days to be exact). :D I love her very much and I miss her a lot. I can't wait to see her again.

I've moved out of my wonderful apartment at Waterview Park in Richardson. I graduated with my second degree from UTD this past fall and have now stared life in the 'real world'. I miss that apartment sometimes. It's amazing how many habits one has after about 5 years. I still catch myself in the new place turning a certain way or making moves that I would have done at Waterview, only to find that they make no sense here. Luckily I haven't run into any walls yet!

I started a full-time job with Hewlett-Packard on January 21st. I'm really excited and happy to be working for them. I had a great time as an Intern in Richardson and hope that will continue here in Austin.

The sad news is that I'm living on my own. I'll no longer have my brother near me to help if needed. It hasn't really hit me yet, but I'm sure there will come a time when I realize how good it was to have him around.

On the other hand it's also nice to have my own place. Of course that comes with its own set of responsibilities but I think I'm doing well with those so far. We shall find out.

A friend of mine introduced me to a great Showtime show called Weeds. You should check it out! I've watched all of seasons 1, 2 and 3 now. I can't wait to watch season 4 on TV. Speaking of TV, I've got this awesome U-verse deal from AT&T. They've hooked me up with internet access (6Mbps down), and 200+ channels of TV all for $80. I don't think the cable companies can beat/compete with that.

That's about all the random updates I can think of right now. For those of you in Austin reading this, feel free to get in touch so that we can hang out!

A study of the 1980 US Presidential election showed that among many voters heard projections of the outcome before the local polls closed and of those who had not yet voted, those who heard the results were less likely to vote. (Paraphrased from [1]). This paper cites a study from 1981 in which they concluded that the 'decline' in voter turnout on the West coast wasn't attributable to the projection but rather to the large number of factors which influence a voter in a given election year. Another study cited in [1] shows the opposite. The paper claims that both of the other studies make unrealistic assumptions. Issues such as election-to-election campaign changes, salient issues, weather, etc are not controlled for properly in those studies. This implies that their conclusions are invalid.

Another study from 1984, also about the 1980 elections says that this election night problem has been approached from many angles with various measurements. The conclusion that they draw is that the early broadcasts did have a small yet measurable impact on the election turnout. They conclude that it was not enough to impact the outcome of the presidential elections but the margin of victory for about 14 congressional elections was smaller than the impact. (Paraphrased from [2]).

The situation today is much worse than it was 20 years ago.

Our 24-hour news cycle allows voters to be more tuned-in to the current election outcomes and projects. The most severe example of a problem with early projections and reporting of outcomes happened in 2000. The election was not decided until 36 days after election day. On election night each of the major networks was very eager to call states for a certain candidate. Often when one network had enough poll data to call a state other networks would pick this up and call the state themselves. This need to be the first to call the election only served to amplify the underlying problem. All of the major networks made two mistakes on the night of the election. They first called Florida for Al Gore, then after retracting that, they called it for George W. Bush, which they also retracted.

A now disbanded Voter News Service existed in 2000 which was created by the major broadcast networks and the Associated Press to conduct election night exit polls and provide the networks and AP with data on when to "call" a state. The problems from the 2000 election arose from the fact that VNS wanted to quickly "call" states. Because of failures in 2000 and 2002, the service was disbanded in January of 2003. This service was responsible for the information that the major broadcast networks and AP had during that night. The data received depends largely on unreliable exit polls, statistics, models and NOT actual counted votes. CNN did not disclose where it was getting the information to "call" a state.

In [3], where most of this information is covered, a general recommendation is made about changes to election night coverage. The questions asked of the networks are, What are the benefits? What are the costs? During most of the year(s) we would like our news coverage to be accurate, quick and reported when known. However this "journalistic ethic" might need some re-thinking during election night. (Again heavily paraphrased from [3])

This report about CNN is quite interesting. I read the preamble, introduction, summary findings and skimmed over the recommendations. I didn't read very much of the actual report.

Answer: I do!

I've been putting off the job search for a while now.. but not anymore!

Yes, I am currently employed (as an Intern) by Hewlett-Packard and I really enjoy the job there. I hope that I will be able to continue my job with them upon graduation. Currently they have not made me an offer and it's still unclear if they will or not. I've been told that they (management) would like to make me an offer but HR doesn't agree with them (yet!).

I've recently become very interested in the HTC G1 device from T-Mobile. It's a smartphone that runs the Android OS being developed by Google. I'd love to get this device as a birthday/Christmas present!

A few weeks ago Slashdot had a story about Motorola looking for several Android developers. I was vaguely interested in the jobs back then and tonight I applied for 2 Android related positions, as well as a couple of others.

I'm currently in the process of applying for two positions with RIM (developers of the BlackBerry device). I was really impressed with their online job application tool. The first step asked me to upload my resume, which I did (as a PDF). In the subsequent steps some of the fields had been pre-filled with the contents parsed from my resume! It had correctly identifed my basic information (name, address, etc.), my education data, and my previous job experience. I had to add a few fields but overall it did a great job of parsing this information. It was even able to pick out the correct start and end dates for my previous jobs. I'm very impressed. The tool is powered by Taleo, which Hewlett-Packard recently switched to. Since I already had a profile with them prior to the upgrade I wasn't surprised to see the pre-filled fields.

Wish me luck.

If you know if anyone who is hiring, let me know!

It's been a long time since I've update this but I've finally found some time.

HI ERIN!


This is going to be a random collection of thoughts:

• I've always thought it was odd to see people touching different surfaces as they are walking around but over the past few months I've noticed that I do this too ...
• Frequently I'm making sure that I don't step on any 'lines' while walking. This is very difficult on the sidewalk along Drive A because they have such an odd spacing. It requires a lot of concentration not to step on any 'lines'. In the parking lots it's much easier.
• I love planning out the optimal route through the grocery store for the list that I've got. It's such a fun mental exercise and it'll get me in and out faster.
• I've been enjoying my job at Hewlett-Packard. I hope that I'll get a full-time offer from them sometime before December. If that doesn't happen I've been looking into other oportunities. If you know of any openings, let me know!
• My TV cable provider has been sending me thank you cards which appear to be hand written however I suspect that they are printed handwriting. No one can write that perfectly. I believe they've sent me at least two free tickets to Six Flags. I believe the first one might be expired by now but I just got another one today. Woo.
• I'm really excited about the election. I hope that it's a landslide victory for the Democrats. If not, it's going to be a sad four years.

Life has been great for me. I've been enjoying my job at HP, classes are going well and I should be graduating in December. On top of all that I've got a wonderful girlfriend, Erin. :) Now I just need a full-time job.

On Friday afternoon I was on my way home from the ECS Open Lab. I got to my apartment at around 3:50 pm. As I approached our building I noticed that there was smoke coming from the balcony above our apartment. I initially assumed that they were grilling on their balcony which is a bad idea. As I walked past the balconies to get to the door though I noticed that the smoke was coming from a column, and not from a grill. I also didn't see anyone up there.

I was about to walk into my apartment when I saw a police officer approaching the building with a fire extinguisher in hand. I went inside and talked with my brother for about a minute. Then I went back out to check on the smoke. As I opened the door, an apartment maintenance technician yelled "FIRE" and started knocking on doors. Soon after that the fire alarm was pulled. The police and the maintenance guy knocked loudly on all the doors and cleared out the building within a couple of minutes.

Everything unfolded quickly from this point on. I went back into my room and thought about what I should grab. In the end I took my passport and all official documents that I had which prove that I am in the us legally. My brother did the same and we exited the building. (Without my passport and those documents it would be *really* difficult to prove that I am here legally. That's why they are all in one easy-to-grab binder.) Within a matter of minute the building was empty, smoke was still pouring out of it heavily. Five fire trucks had arrived as well as three ambulances. They had three ladder trucks, and two support vehicles. The ambulances weren't needed because no one got hurt.

The fire originated (I think) in a column on the outside corner of the balconies. It spread up the column into the attic. They cut holes into the column, the attic, and the roof to ensure that the fire was out. Each time they cut a new hole more smoke poured out of the building. At around 6:00pm they were done with everything and had cleaned up. In the end, the damage doesn't look bad from the outside. It's hardly noticeable.  However I'm sure quite a few of the inside walls are badly damaged.

Out of the 24 units in the building 4 had to be relocated. The affected units included ours, the two above us, and the one across the hall on the third floor. Of those four, ours was the least damaged. We have a lingering smoke smell, and there was mud in the living room from the firefighters. We weren't allowed to stay there because the fire marshal said it would be unsafe.

As of right now we (my brother and I) are living in another two bedroom apartment on campus. We've moved quite a few of our essentials in here. Tomorrow (on Monday) we should find out how long we will have to stay here and how much of our stuff we have to move out. The estimates ranged from two weeks to four weeks. In the worst case we'll be here about a month and we'd have to move everything out. I haven no idea how much damage there is to our walls from water/smoke/fire which we can't see. There is no visible damage to our apartment.

Here is an official news release from the University.

Feel free to ask me questions. I may post an update tomorrow once I find out how long we'll be out of our old apartment.

In summary, we're safe, our stuff is safe and no one got hurt.

Edit [19:04]:
I've uploaded some pictures to Flickr.

Edit [Apr. 07 00:19]:
News story in the UTD Mercury.

This is the last and final installment of my old journal entries. I hope you enjoyed it.

Day 6:

I had two more classes today, Calculus, and US History. In Calculus the professor actually started with the first lesson, but wasn’t able to finish it. In History the professor just talked about the Syllabus. They both seemed like nice people. My Calc professor is the oldest so far. However my History professor was rather young. He had a lot of good tips, and he seemed like a nice guy. The only thing is that he came across as being very strict. The Calc prof was more friendly and funnier too. This semester is going to be pretty good. It’s not all going to be easy, but it won’t be super hard either…hopefully.

~Sebastian (8/22/03:1321)

Here is part V.

Day 5:

Part VI tomorrow

Next up, part IV.

Day 4:

I just got back from Success Camp. It was a lot of fun, and I got a few great tips on what to do, and what not to do. I will use some of the information. This is going to be hard. The best part was Dean Kratz who told us the 3 ways not to succeed. 1. Love 2. Drugs / Alcohol 3. Work. The first one is the one that I’m most worried about. He had this story about a girl from a few years back who told her boyfriend “We need to talk” on his way into his Calculus Final. It was the funniest thing he said. Then again it also made the point of why Love is one way to not succeed. Anyway that’s enough for now. I’m not sure what I’m going to do for the rest of the day. It’s already 4, and I’ve been up since 9.

~Sebastian (8/20/03:1553)

I just had a free burger down at the Clubhouse. It was some good food. I watched other people play some Water volleyball, and Sand volleyball. It was fun. Kappa Sigma had a DJ out there playing some loud Dance music, and then some Rap. It was VERY loud, and pretty good. I talked to one of the PA’s there. I think, he’s the PA in building 62. I didn’t see Alicia there, but that’s OK. I guess I’m going to have to wait for the Weekend to see her again. Tomorrow is our first Day of Classes. How exciting, NOT. I just want to get a feel for how hard the classes are. I think that the hardest thing that I will have to learn this year is how to learn. I’m not sure what the best way is for me to learn, and understand the Information that is given to me. I’m sure that I will be able to do it; it’s just going to be hard. I have to keep myself motivated. On a different note, I sent the Technical Director of the Theater and E-Mail, asking him when I could come by and visit with him, and possibly tour the Facility. He wrote back, and said that I could come by on Thursday (tomorrow). So I will have to go do that. I really want to be able to continue working in the Theater, and I want to see what kinds of equipment they have here. So I have a lot to do tomorrow. I’m going to get up at 8:30, and my first class starts at 9:30. It goes until 10:45, and then I have another class in the afternoon, from 12:30 – 1:45. The first is Computer Science I, and the second is Constitution & Political Behavior in US & TX, basically put Government.

~Sebastian (8/20/03:1930)

Tomorrow, part V.

Here is part III:

Day 3:

It’s a slow start this morning. I was the first one up at 9:30, Josh got up an hour later, and the other two at around 11. We haven’t done anything yet, and I don’t think that we have any plans. I’m going to go to the social activity that is planed for tonight at the Phase 8 Clubhouse. I really want to see Alicia again. The more I think about her, the more I’m starting to like her. I have a whole lot of new questions, and things that I want to know about her. The biggest thing is for me to get her phone number so that I can call her if I want to see her. Right now all I have is her Apt. number, and I don’t feel like going over there and asking if she’s there. I’m not that outgoing yet. What I have done though so far was pretty cool. I was really impressed with myself. I hope that she was at least interested. If she wasn’t I would hope that she would say something. It’s easier to be let down sooner rather than later.

~Sebastian (8/19/03:1200)

I just got back from the pool. Trey, Rayn[e] and I went to the Phase 8 Pool area and played some volleyball. Afterwards we played water Volleyball, which was much cooler (get it?). I sucked are regular V-Ball, but in the water I was much better. I had a good time. I’m looking forward to tonight; they are going to have all sorts of games at the Clubhouse/Pool Area. Maybe I’ll se[e] Alicia there, I really hope so. I want to talk to her again. Most of all, I want to see her again…like I said, I want to get her phone number. We had some good Hamburgers for Lunch. Trey and Rayn[e] found 20 patties for $5 at the store.

~Sebastian (8/19/03:1630)

I’m back in my room now. I had a tough time getting onto the Network tonight. I don’t know why. Oh well, it’s all working now. The stuff at the Clubhouse/Pool Area was fun. I had a good time. I didn’t really hang out w/anyone, but that was OK. It was just cool to be there. I participated in the Tug of war, which was great. We won and lost some. I didn’t see Alicia there, which sucked. I don’t think that she’s going to be at Success Camp tomorrow. I’m going there, and hopefully they know that I’m coming. I have to get up ½ hour earlier that usual, to make it there at 10:00. It says on the flyer that we will be there until 3:30.

~Sebastian (8/19/03:2248)

I don't think I ever intended to publish this publicaly but that's okay. This is a great insight into what my life was like when I first moved to UTD. I think I still get as obsessed over girls now as I did back then. I can't help it. I may find myself in this situation again soon. Who knows.

Here is part II as promised.

~Sebastian (8/18/03:0138)

It’s the morning of day 2 now. I had some Cinnamon Crunch Cereal for Breakfast. I just got done writing E-Mails to my Mom, brother, sister, and a good friend from HS. I like that I’m able to communicate with everyone so easily. I’m going to take a walk around Campus to find some of the Buildings in which I will have Classes. After that I’m not sure what’s going to happen. Tonight there are two things going on, Bowling, and Books. There is a Midnight Madness sale at the Bookstore off campus (20% off!). I will need to find out how long the bowling will last, and if I will get a ride to the Bookstore. That’s all for now.

~Sebastian (8/18/03:1104)

I just came back from Comet Café. I had a good Chik-fil-a Sandwich. Josh didn’t join me, b/c he was playing on the Computer, as usual. It’s really hot outside!!! I’m going to have to get used to this hot weather. I might ask Josh to go to the Pool w/me at around 5 or so this afternoon. Then there’s the Bowling tonight from 10-1, and the Book sale at Midnight.

~Sebastian (8/18/03:1430)

Well I didn’t get all of my books, not even half, and I’ve already spent 216 dollars! I will have to go back and get the rest sometime later this week. I’m going to go watch some TV with the guy’s now

~Sebastian (8/18/03:2317)

Part III tomorrow!

Ah memories.

I was just looking through a folder called "Word Works". It's a collection of word documents that I've created over the years. There are some good documents in there. Some are journal entries, private rants, stories ect. I came across one file called "The Life of a College Freshman". This file consists of several entries spread across 6 days. I wrote these during my first few days here at UTD.

I will now share them with you, one each day for the next 6 days. I hope you enjoy reading them.

Day 1:

This isn’t really the first day that I’m here, but who cares…Classes haven’t started yet, and they won’t until Thursday. I moved in on Friday so this is my second full day here. I like the Apt. set-up that they have here at UTD. Having your own bedroom is very cool, and you have 3 roommates, not just one. This way you will meet more people, and you are more likely to like one of your roommates. This day is going by somewhat slowly. This morning, the other two roommates came back. One came back from Comet Camp, and the other from his Cousins house. They went to HS together somewhere north of Houston. One of them left again with his family, and the other is still here, but very tired. It’s one o’clock here, and I’m going to eat some lunch soon. Josh, with whom I went to HS, is going to be playing in a Warcraft III tournament all afternoon. I don’t really know what I’m going to do…We have our first building meeting tonight, after which we are going to go to the Student Union for some All Night Madness. There will be games, and activities there from 9 PM – 3 AM. It’s a chance to get to know your fellow freshmen. 

~Sebastian (8/17/03:1305)

Well Lunch was good, and I just got back from the Pool. The other two guy’s here went to a Flag football game this afternoon, and I stayed home to work on the Computer, and watch some TV. The pool was fun, and now we are going to eat dinner soon.

~Sebastian (8/17/03:1902)

Stay tuned for part II tomorrow.

It's amazing how far we've come with technology. As you can tell from the subject the topic should be obvious. Read on at your own risk. I am by no means graphic in my description though.

Back in the day you didn't have to flush your toilet. It would automatically "flush" itself. Link

Most toilets these days don't flush themselves. However at work we have automatically flushing toilets. They are great for the most part. However they aren't always a pleasure to use. It seems to me that the automatic flushing mechanism is too sensitive at times.

On several occasions, I've been sitting on them going about my business and just as I lean forward to reach for the toilet paper *FLUSH*. It's quite unsettling to have the toilet flush on you when you're sitting on it. I feel like I may just get sucked in. If you don't believe me, try it! Additionally it's also a waste of water since the toilet will flush again once I stand up, as it should.

If I sit very still and don't lean too much then it won't flush. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem?

Sadly I feel like I've been here at UTD long enough now. It's going to be difficult for me to make it through this semester. A lot of my friends have graduated and moved on to the next part of their lives. They have a place to live, and a steady salaried job.

I'm still taking classes. I really wish I could be done already. I have had enough of this.

On the other hand I realize that the degree that I'm working for will greatly help me later in my life. It is important and I can't quit now.

I hope that by the end of the semester I'll feel better about this so that the next two won't be such a drag. Doing some research may help.

Maybe if I'm lucky the next year of my life will just fly by. Then I can move on to the next part of my life. I'm not sure what gives me the impression that it will be better/easier/more fun than the current part. I can always hope, can't I?

The picture should speak for itself.

This morning I met with a professor at UTD with regard to doing research for him. It was a min-interview. I enjoy being in this position. I always feel like I'm the keeper to a lot of information and  they are standing outside the gate requesting me to relay information. At times I will also volunteer information that I deem necessary.

He spent some time explaining to me the financial funds that I could receive if I were to take PhD qualifying exams and qualify for need-based aid. Then as the interview was coming to an end he asked me if I was a domestic student. I told him that I am not and that I am currently on an F1 Visa. At this point he took back everything he said about support because apparently only US citizens can be considered. This is unfortunate for me and it seemed that way for him as well. He seemed eager to support me financially if I were to do research with him.
This is a perfect example of the keeper analogy I described above. He assumed that because I did my undergraduate work at UTD that I am a domestic student.

I really enjoy being able to play this role. It's fun to know everything but to only pass on the information that you want others to know.

I am still interested in the research and will meet with him again on Thursday. He is also still interested in me as a candidate. I'll get a better idea of what the project is and what I would be working on. I can't wait to find out.

It's been a great day so far.

I was woken up by my brother at around 9am today. He asked me if I wanted to go rock climbing but in the end I turned the offer down. I did drop him off at a friends' place though so that he could catch a ride to the place.

Once I got back home I decided that I wanted to ride my bike. I looked at a map and picked my route. I went out on Waterview Parkway, down to Campbell across to Floyd, up to Lookout Drive, then to Prairie Creek West to N Collins to W Renner to Point North Drive onto Synergy and back down Floyd to the UTD entrance. From there I drove back along Drive A. The total distance, according to Google and myself is about 7.25 miles. It took me about 45 minutes. That's an average speed of nearly 10mph. It was a nice drive. I enjoyed the route and it wasn't too straining.

Once I got home I showered and then made some scrambled eggs with ham and some toast to go with it. I used up the rest of the Orance Juice we had to complete my fantastic lunch.

I feel great. As the title says, life is good.

On August 16th, 2007 I officially began taking classes towards my Masters degree from UTD. That's right, I'm a graduate student. :) It doesn't feel like it right now but I'm getting there. The work this semester certainly seems more challenging which is good. I'm currently enrolled in 9 credit hours which is 3 classes. I have Computer Algorithms, Computational Logic, and Advanced Computer Networks. I have taken classes from two of the three professors at the undergraduate level.

I am still working as an Instructional Design Intern at CCCCD. I enjoy this job very much. It's rewarding and fun to work and interact with the faculty there. At times it can get frustrating but I never let that show. It's such an easy job and I get paid well. Over the summer it was a lot of work, especially while I was working full time. In the past few weeks we've been very busy too because the semester started there at the beginning of this week. It's always a hectic time.

My plan is to hopefully do research at UTD starting this Spring. I would have to quit my job then. I believe however that a research position will help my career more than my current job does. It would be much more related to my Masters degree and it should help me in finding a good full time job after graduation in December of 2008.

During the first two weeks of August, Jennifer came and visited me. We both enjoyed the time spent together here. I was working full time for most of those two weeks but we still managed to see each other (more than? :P) enough. We went Bowling, shopping, out to eat, to movies, and we even played Racquetball and Badminton. I really wish it could have lasted longer. The good news is that with any luck she will move down here in the Spring. Then we can finally be together fo' real (Ha, as if we aren't already).

Overall I'm feeling good about where my life is headed within the next year. It's going to be quite fun and challenging. I'm looking forward to it.

I am the proud owner of a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Dallas. *smiles*

I don't know what to do. Every time I try to make something happen that would be great for me it just backfires. I wonder if I'm in over my head with all of this. I really hope not because this has been the best time of my life so far. I wouldn't want it any other way. I find comfort in that fact that "Life is just tough sometimes".

Maybe I'm just over-reacting and over-analyzing things again. I always have a tendency to do that. I've been trying to stop but I suck at it.

It seems to me that our world today is becoming increasingly more and more complex. As the number of people increase so does the complexity. The government always seems to be adding new layers of bureaucracy to itself, creating a more and more complex structure. At this point no one has a complete overview of the governmental structure from a city to county to state to nation perspective. A person may know intricate details about one or two such areas but for the rest one merely knows the basics.

I find it strange with our advanced knowledge base today that we are still creating such complex bureaucratic structures within the business and government worlds. Why are we creating all these rules and regulations about everything? This does not seem very productive to me. Running a business is one of the most difficult tasks one can take on. There are many many local, state and federal rules and regulations to follow. It's no wonder we have a large number of assisting jobs such as accountants, tax consultants etc.

It seems to me that we are creating a "computer program" the wrong way. Suppose that the current rules and regulations are the computer program. We are simply coding it right away without much thought to design or future expansion. What we ought to do is scrap what we currently have and start over. First we need the requirements, then a specification and then finally we can implement.

Why can't we start over? Why can't we take all the current rules and regulations and use those as a guide when creating a new more stream-lined set of rules that we can all use and easily understand? Starting with a blank slate we can decide which rules make the most sense at which level of government. Some of the rules and regulations from different departments regarding the same issue could be combined or otherwise optimized.

The answer is simple: The current system is good enough for our needs and it works to the extent that we want it to work. It may not be perfect, but it works. There is too much of an existing status quo that would prevent such a radical move. If it's good enough for us now, why change it? It's not exactly broken, just horribly fractured.

Often this is the downside to innovation and major change. The current system/product/idea/theory is good enough for our needs but not perfect. Often we don't need perfect solutions even though they may be a lot better. A common reason that's cited for not bringing about change is that it would be too expensive or too time consuming.

I wonder if it would really be that much more effort and money. I believe that the benefits could outweigh the costs.

Then again, why spend the money and effort if what we have is good enough for our needs?

As many of you already know, I will be graduating with my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science this coming Saturday, May 5th.

I'm very excited that I have completed this part, or chapter of my life. It's a great accomplishment and one that I will be proud of for years to come. I'll be the first in my family to graduate with a degree from a US University.

However, I'm not done yet. I will not be making the transition to the "real world" just yet. In the fall I plan to continue here at UTD working towards a Masters Degree. I believe that this will give me great benefits and many more opportunities in the future. It will only take me another three semesters to finish. It may be a lot more work, but it is certainly worth it.

My family is in town this weekend for my graduation. They arrived last night and will stay here through Sunday. Today we visited Breckinridge Park in Richardson. It was really nice out there.

After this weekend I will spend another week up in Ohio visiting a friend of mine. I cannot wait to go back up there and see her again. We had such a great time over spring break. :)

That's about all the news for now. I hope to keep my current job at CCCCD through the summer and into the fall. We'll see how that works out.

Congratulations to anyone who is graduating this Spring! I hope everyone has a fun and save summer.