I have an internship! Paid, even!

Ok, just had to celebrate for a moment. Go back to whatever you were doing.

Tags: job hunt

Taken from pktaxwench, since it seems interesting.

( Cut for length )

I don't know about you all (and I suspect not for several of you) but I'm enjoying watching the Democrats implode. I'm fairly certain they won't destroy themselves completely, which is a pity, but it's still fun to watch them do McCain's work for him.

I know a lot of you hope that Clinton doesn't leave the race, and neither do I. But then again, I want the self-destruction to keep going, so I guess I don't really have a good reason.

Just a really, really hopeful reason. If the Democrats manage to destroy their party before the Convention, or at the Convention, we'll have a Republican in the White House for another four years. Maybe not the Republican I wanted, but better McCain then Clinton or Obama

And you know, before all this went down, I was sure the Democrats had a lock on this year's election.

So I'm really enjoying the nomination battle.

Yes, I'm unapologetically Republican.

Tags: politics

Some people have way too much time on their hands.

This was found by my sister, who passed it on to me, and now I show it to all of you. It's nearly six minutes long, but it's worth it.

Tags: fun stuff

Here's an interesting article for you all.

The world's longest lived lightbulb.

It's doubly interesting to me, because my mother grew up in Livermore. I've been to see the lightbulb.

Ok... now back to studying...

Best Way to Hold a Talk
Rating: G-PG
Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue. I don’t own POTC, so you don’t need to sue.
Summary: For my prompt “heat,” over at raisethedead . Jack and Will have a talk. With rum.

( Will eyed Jack Sparrow warily )

Tags: fic

Bored. So very bored. Trying to write a 10 page paper on Kodak, and bored.

So, taken from pktaxwench:
Comment and I will:

₪ Tell you why I friended you. (or I didn't, if I didn't)
₪ Associate you with something - fandom, song, color, photo, word etc.
₪ Tell you something I like about you.
₪ Tell you a memory I have of you.
₪ Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
₪ Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
₪ In return, you must post this in your LJ.

Tags: fun stuff

What does it take to get an internship? Seriously! I have been searching since October, heavily searching since January, and what do I have to show for it? An unpaid internship at my Dad’s work as a fallback. And I only got that because the marketing director needs someone to do research, but can’t justify paying someone.

Nothing else. No one wants to hire me, not with the economy the way it is. I need a paid internship if I want to be able to afford things. I’ve been dipping into my savings a lot this year, to help pay tuition and rent. Yes, it was planned that way- the savings were for my master’s degree- but I am still losing a good deal of my safety net. I was certain that I’d be able to build it back up over the summer with a paid internship.

I’m depressed, because I just got another call from an interviewer saying that they weren’t going to offer me a position. I’ve probably spent seventy five hours this calendar year searching for a summer internship, which is a requirement of my degree program. (I count applying, going to job fairs, and interviews as part of that number).

If I’ve spent that much time with nothing to show for it, what’s going to happen when I start a full-time job search in September?

Tags: job hunt

Apparently, pirates can prevent global warming

http://www.venganza.org/2007/05/16/new-chart.htm

Tags: fun stuff

Finally, I have internet access again! The internet access at my apartment has been down for a day and a half. If I wanted to get online, I had to go up to campus. Very irritating. And the worst thing is… it was a scheduled downtime, but it was only supposed to be for 2 hours!

And at the worst time, too. I have research that has to be done.

And now one of my neighbors is blaring a bunch of noise he/she calls music. Excuse me while I go yell at the walls.