Sun Dog

This morning after working my ass off and right before going to bed (ok, I didn't have all that much work to accomplish nor was I going to bed - I was going to play some CSS) Jan came and told me to look outside. Lilia had just called telling him that you can see parhelia, otherwise known as sun dog, going on. So I run out, take the car and drive to a suitable place to take the picture...And this is what I got out of it. Its a really nice sun rise with 3 suns coming up - two of them being refraction as described here. If the weather is cold (as in -6F or -18C or whatever) go outside in the morning and you may be "blessed" by this natural phenomenon. And no, there was no God involved. But you can believe in whatever you want ;).

Random Events

So here is as promised the entry portraying the new things in my life.

First and for most, I got a job. I'm working at CIMA labs in Eden Prairie east of Minneapolis. Having gone through the efforts of a chem major at Olaf I was hoping that I may get a position in which I could take advantage of the knowledge, but apparently things don't go as expected. Anyhow, I'm working as a QA - auditor. This means that every hour I do inspections on the production line (of pills), making sure that the quality of the product complies with the FDA/DEA standards (cGMP and what-not). Its not the most challenging job, but I still need to be sure that I don't make any mistakes. My colleagues are really nice people and I get along well with them. I think that they like having me around as well :) Good stuff! I'm still in the hope of getting the position at 3M, but for right now I'm pretty happy...If it doesn't work out and I end up being a full-time at CIMA I think that I'll take the extra time to go to school and get some certificates or take some more business oriented classes. Oh, and what's funny about this job is that I work the 3rd shift. So work hours are from 10pm till 6am - sounds pretty bad, but I actually like it a lot.

The other news is that I found a place to stay. Having been here in Maplewood for almost 4 months now, I think that I've used up my welcome and its time to learn to be selfsufficient. I'm going to be living in Minnetonka at my friend's parents' house (and yes, she lives there too). Its pretty cheap rent and I have this entire side of the house to myself - which includes a kitchen, living/bed room, and my own bathroom with shower/tub. I'm going to be moving on the 19th and I can hardly wait. Its going to be great!

Finally, the last thing that is causing a bunch of excitement for me - I'm getting a new computer case, more memory, and a new video card. The case is from Cooler Master and has a sliding mobo tray, no windows (finally!) and in all looks awesome. The video card is an Ati x850xt platinum...By far the most expensive investment lately, but I think that this should last for at least 2 years. Its the fastest agp vid. card out there :-D Its time to frag some n00bs!! Oh, and the extra gig of ram will do well, too!

So I guess that's about it. This week is going to be pretty busy, but I'm looking forward to it...And in two more weeks and a couple of days it will be Brent's Wedding...I can't wait to see one of my closer friends turn into a husband...He's the first :D!

Big Brother is Watching You...thats for sure

I'm great, and life is going well. Though this isn't the reason I'm posting this one.
Tonight, I was looking around on digg.com and found this interesting article. Its a bit long, but just read the beginning part, I'm sure your interest will be awakend by then. http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=34949

Anyways, I'll post another message when I get off of work. There is a bunch of changes that have taken place, but not now. Hope you all have a nice week!

News and news

So things change....Right when I was getting into this hopeless mode, not thinking that I'll ever be able to find a job, things changed rapidly. I found a job at CIMA Labs, which is located in Eden Prairie in the suburbs of Minneapolis. Sadly its the 3rd shift = grave yard shift that I'll be workin, but so far its been alright. I just feel like I'm missing out on a lot of sun time. Anyways, I just started so there isn't all that much I can say about this position, but for right now lets just say that I'm their new QA auditor. I'm basically there to make sure that the product coming out of production is of good quality...There is a lot more to it but whatever, you don't care ;)

Otherwise this last weekend was a hella fun time. I was in burnsville at a LAN party - there were about 150 people there with their computers playing all sorts of games. The main games that I saw were CS:S, CS:CZ, CS:1.6, BF2, and HALO1 &2. There were some nice people that I met as well as some power tripping admins (sorry, not some but one), but for the most part it was awesome. Jeff, Brandon and I got there around 11:30am and stayed till 8am the next day...And yes, we played cs:s all the time ;) Here is a pic of the event! It was great and I would recommend going to the next one which will be on the first weekend of Jan '06 (planned at least).