Big changes

Here a list of the big changes.
1. The weather has changed and its become fall/almost winter - here is the evidence:
This is a picture of the neighborhood about two weeks ago.
And here today...Pretty sad ain't it?
2. Ewa, the girl that was living here with me, is gone. She is headed back to Poland where she'll be working her butt off studying for the certification exam to become a pharmacist in MN/somewhere in the US. While at the beginning I was troubled by her presence - not that I was jealous of anything or unhappy of her behavior - I become quite warm with her and really enjoyed spending time with her the last weeks. She is very honest and upright and really ambitious. And it was just nice to get better acquainted with her. I really hope things work out so that she can get herself back in the States :)

3. Yeah, this is the biggest of all changes. I found a job. Its at a company called Medtox and they do drug analyses. In my opinion, taking bioanalytical last interim really helped out to attain this job. I'm really not sure how it will turn out, but time will show and I am eager to start my real world carrier. Tomorrow, I have to go in to get some paper work done, take a drug test (done on site I guess :) ) and whatever else there is to do. It'll be a long day... Though even if its not what I want I should be fine - I'm still have an interview with 3M on Tuesday next week - I can't ignore the chance of being hired by this awesome company.

4. A little side note - the girl/woman I've been interested in for a long time, who is culturally pretty much in the same shoes as I am, told me that she used to be interested in me. She has a really nice boyfriend right now and seems happy, but it was nice and irritating at the same time to hear that. Esp with the prospect of seeing her frequently from now on and knowing that she is partially still attracted to me (that's at least what "others" have told me) What am I to do now? I like her more than ever and maybe its best not to see her at all. Shit...

Anyhow, so much to the changes. I'm still thinking of going to school in the evenings so I can figure out and ease my next couple steps in life. So for right now life seems to be going uphill!

new product from iaudio

never heard of iaudio? well, i've had two mp3 players from the company and I'm loving it! its the cowon u2 with 1 gig of space. it not only has mp3 playback and supports many other formats, but it also has a line in for recording, fm tuner, and a voice recorder (with a good quality mic). well, here is the next gen version of that (called the u3). It pretty and its smaller and it even has video support...though i question who'll be watching videos on it. I might just have to get it....in 5 years or so when my u2 breaks :D

Time to face reality

Yep, its that time in life where I'm in need to change something and everything all at once. Whilst thinking that everything was ok and going just as planned, I've finally realized that nothing is going according to that plan and I've settled myself in this non-constructive vacuum of doing nothing. I have a BA in chemistry, but fact is that I'm jobless and for right now worthless. For those that are reading this - is anybody reading it? - I had the plan to get back into the workout routine that I had at olaf (training for the triathlon), keep myself informed of the things taking place in this world, and getting a friggin job. Well, of all that nothing has taken place. I've been playing more cs than ever, NOT working out, and the economist I bought is still sitting there crying for my attention.

SO, its time to change all this. Since I am a gamer and I know that without it I'ld lose a part of myself - there is no chance that I'll quit. But instead of playing it during the day, I'm going to spend the time reading the economist and trying to apply to whatever spot there may be left in this oh so wonderful city. Gaming will be something I'll do in the evenings at 9pm for an hour or two. Secondly, I need to wake up at 7 or 8am and go running, and do to the ladder pushups. Oh, yeah, there's also the core workout that I need to work on. Since its really hard to think of anything to do when the computer calls me 24/7 I'm going to start writing down activities I need to accomplish. That way I won't waste too much time on the pc. Plus I can always use Linux, which would make it darn hard to play cs (actually impossible)

If all this will workout, I don't know. But I will give my best and getting even a part of it done would make a huge difference. The next entry should give more insight in what I've managed to do. Lots of positive encouragement would be helpful (non of that passive aggressive stuff...That just pisses me off). But wait...Who actually reads this anyways? Meh, life goes on.

PS: that job interview went well, but unfortunately I did not land it. I got another interview with ecolabs next Wednesday though. Thus the sports to make me look more healthy and attractive (haha, that last one is funny...attractive...me...haha)

LOL

Heh, just got this in an email! All I can say is that we're fu@#ed! I knew I shouldn't have taken all those English classes!

CONCERNED ABOUT TOO MANY CARBS IN YOUR DIET?

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on
nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those
conflicting nutritional studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks
than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than
Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart
attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart
attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what
kills you.

Brrrr!!

As you can see in the picture, it seems that summer has left this State. While its not quite freezing cold yet, it sure makes me rethink going outside for a smoke. While the trees in the picture still have leaves (that are yellowish), other trees (like the one behind Jan's house) are pretty much bald. Thought it sure is a great time to go on walks... It couldn't be prettier!

Other than the weather I guess I'm doing alright. I have another interview tomorrow - this time with Aerotek Scientific (they hire people to contract out to other companies). If I get a job with them the $$ won't be as high, but I guess I can make some money while figuring out if I want to pursue chemistry, and additionally I would have the chance of being hired as a full time. I'll just have to see what happens...But I'm not gonna give up on the larger companies like 3M. I have yet to harass them into hiring me :)

I've also been busy getting some core (not really core I guess...But important to me) components for my computer and celly that really make me look more like a geek than anything. I got a bluetooth headset for both Skype and my celly, and I also (finally) got a DVD burner with dual-layer capabilities. Pretty cool stuff!

Another Picture of "my" car

So upon request here I display another picture of my "new" car. Its a 2000 Mazda Protege; looks good and drives well. Maybe not the strongest car, but I hope relatively reliable and long lasting.