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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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So I said to expect good news, and I was waiting until I had my actual offer letter... I have the email, but not the actual piece of paper, but I figure I might let everyone in on it anyway....
I got a job offer! I will no longer be unemployed! The job is with Cymfony, which is in Newton, MA, not too far from here. I interviewed there a few weeks ago, and was expecting to go in for another interview, but they hired me instead. I really liked them, so I'm really excited that they've offered me a position. I was in a bit of shock a little earlier, because I honestly can't believe I made it through my job search and that I get to stay in Boston. It really did all work out for me.
I was a little excited earlier, when I thought my roommates might want to celebrate with me, but they were not as enthusiastic as I'd hoped they'd be. So no celebrating. I have that nice bottle of wine that I designated for this purpose, too... ehh, screw them.
Back to the employment situation. I start July 12th, so I have about 13 days to pretend like I'm on vacation and enjoy living in Boston. I'm thinking some shopping and some museums and just general walking around Boston stuff. :-) I'll start by going shopping tomorrow and buying that skirt that I was eyeing a few weeks ago and is quite expensive, but I also told myself I'd treat myself to if I became employed. :-)
- Lizzardie, at 2:32 AM
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Tuesday, June 29, 2004
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Good news coming soon, I believe.... expect an update in a day or two... :-)
- Lizzardie, at 4:08 PM
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Monday, June 28, 2004
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Comments:
1. If this post says it's published on June 28th at 3:05pm, it's not, since it is only June 24th (about 1:30am) right now.
2. I have no idea where this text came from. I didn't write it. I barely know what it says as I haven't read it (something about fascism). I will say that given that I don't know where it came from or what it says, it doesn't necessarily reflect my views.
3. I'm posting this merely because I wanted to demonstrate the oddities of Blogger. I was writing the previous post when the page all of a sudden started to reload and this post existed. Strange. And amusing. So yeah, have fun reading about fascism or skip over it, but see text that mysteriously appeared here.
"of a fascist is their labelling, presumption, separation and persecution or denial of equality to a specific person or segment of the population founded from superficial qualities (of the fascist) based upon another’s personal gait, assets and or belief systems.
Simply stated, a fascist considers themselves to be superior to another based upon race, creed, origin or personality.
Fascism can be implied and held up by consensual conspiracy, (people know what they are doing is wrong but do nothing to stop it or change it). Through lack of action; they give consent.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A FASCIST
• Reactionary: makes assumptions and beliefs, and exhibits attitudes, based upon current circumstances rather than creating ways to prevent problems; piles lies and misnomers on top of more lies until the truth becomes indistinguishable, revised or forgotten.
• Prejudiced: Two or more tiered systems of thought (which are frequently contradictory), varying based upon superficial recurring thoughts or beliefs.
• Imperialist: elements of finance capital: Extending ones social and material goods status by acquiring and consuming these goods by acquisition and domination over allies.
Once each person realizes the complete extent he/she is being manipulated, anger presents itself. Rather than let the anger rule emotions and set you up for further emotional blackmail, step back. Hang on to your power by not letting emotions lead reason. We all operate under the idea of self-preservation whether it is a person, country or industry. Use this common ground to your advantage. As a nation and a people it is our job to stop manipulation once we recognize it by standing together and not allowing the bullying, defamation and ridicule to perpetuate hate and the agendas of others. Consider what is happening from an analytical perspective:
Manipulators are using the tools available to promote their interests.
Realize this simple truth and there is no room for hatred. Optimizing the tools available, though not ethical is responsible on their part. They are putting their own interests first and accomplishing what they want to accomplish. They are savvy enough to use us. The irony is it is with our blessings we are being deceived. Many of the activities we are engaged in are directly against everything this entity stands for as set out in our personality traits and/or ethics. More importantly, what they may be doing goes against everything that you stand for. The truth is, we let it happen. We let ourselves be manipulated by not auditing activities and through self-censorship.
Solution: take the tools away.
set out in our personality traits and/or ethics. More importantly, what they may be doing goes against everything that you stand for. The truth is, we let it happen. We let ourselves be manipulated by not auditing activities and through self-censorship.
Solution: take the tools away. "
- Lizzardie, at 3:05 PM
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I am very tired and should go to bed. How many times have I said that in my life?
The past coupla days have been decent. I had an interview on Friday which I think went well. I wasn't sure about the company when I had the first interview with them, over the phone. However, I definitely warmed up to them when I went in to see them. They were a friendly, happy, talkative bunch. I feel like I connect with them. At first I was afraid I wasn't technically qualified, but their CEO has an M.Eng. in OR from Cornell as well, so I'm feeling the alumni connection, plus I think he probably has an idea of what to expect from me as far as my education. I got to have what appeared to be a spontaneous conversation with him, since he walked in while I was waiting for my third interviewer to arrive, and I really liked what he had to say. I asked about where he saw the company going, and he gave me a really thoughtful answer. He talked for awhile, but what struck me the most was when he said that while he'd like to see them go more into healthcare, 20% of GDP blah blah blah, he didn't know what would happen in 2 years. I loved hearing that, because that's exactly how I feel when I get asked where I think I'll be in 5 years. I don't know. I have an idea of what I'd like to do in the next five years, but who knows. So yeah, they're supposed to get back to me sometime this week and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. There are also other prospects still out there.
The weekend was pretty good. Herb and Jeff's friend Mel visited, so we spent some time with her. There was tapas at this restaurant called Dali that's down the street from us on Friday night. Jeff told the waiter that it was Herb's birthday (it was not). The food was pretty good, though not a huge selection and somewhat pricy. After Mel and her other friend's left, we played Scattegories at the apartment. I came in last in both games, but it was still fun. On Saturday, I went to Chinatown for dim sum. I had no idea what I was eating, but it was good and inexpensive. Then we hung out at this girl's place for awhile - FYI, MIT graduate dorms are quite nice. Mel took my side on the roommate relationship, as apparently when Jeff and Herb were dropping her off at the airport early this morning, she told them that they should treat me better. Ha ha. Today, I went to the beach with Jeff, Cheryl, Kristen - it was okay. I love the beach of course, and found some very pretty stones and shells. The beach was REALLY rocky, though - as in rocky sand and I did not enjoy that so much. Beautiful day, though. After telling Jeff that I wouldn't sunburn, I fell asleep while lying on my stomach and of course DID sunburn. Ahh well. It doesn't hurt too much and will fade in a few days, no biggie.
While I was at the beach I finished reading Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut (Cornell some year I don't know). Very strange book. Decent, but strange. No real time sequence. I'm going to start reading Cat's Cradle, also by Vonnegut. This is one of the books that Jeff Lehman talked about in his speech at graduation this year. We'll see how I like Vonnegut after I've read 2 of his novels. I must say that I am enjoying being able to read again. Reading was just not what I wanted to do with my time while I was a student, but it's nice to do it again. I want to eventually add some non-fiction into my repetoir and learn some things, but for now, fiction is a nice guilty pleasure. I'm remembering why I used to love it so much. :-)
And now bedtime. Who knows what this week could bring: job news, picking up my bracelet, decisions about the living situation, etc... Next weekend is the 4th of July, and I'm super-excited to see the fireworks here - they're supposed to be great. Also, Herb and Jeff's friend AJ is visiting, and Vinny might visit, so whatever happens, it should be interesting.
- Lizzardie, at 1:07 AM
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Thursday, June 24, 2004
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Ahh, back in Boston. Actually, I got back last night, but whatever. My weekend was pretty good... it was nice to see my friends and to have some fun, though I spent way more money than I should have.
Friday, I drove out to Rochester, and immediately had dinner with Helen, Bolcar, Cat and Ryan. Ryan, as promised, brought me back a Norwegian fjord from the Scandinavia trip ... well, part of one. He brought me back a rock, really, and a pen that has a fjord on it and vikings that float up and down when you tilt the pen ... and on the back it says, "Norway" on it. So I have some stuff from Norway now ... maybe I should collect stuff from all the countries I have some sort of heritage ... since while I'm unemployed I won't be going anywhere, if you or someone you know is planning on going to Germany, Whales, Poland or the Ukraine, please let me know. I should mention that even if I was going to Europe, I'd probably choose to go to Italy first, anywhere (screw the no Italian heritage).
While we were out to dinner, Vinny called... her flight from NYC to Rochester was delayed and she wasn't getting in until 2:30 in the morning! While the boys were out at the bachelor party, Helen and I went to fetch her, while Cat dozed on the couch. Helen could barely see at that point, and there were a surprising number of cars out on the road. Then we stayed up until 5:00am, quizzing Ryan about the bachelor party when he got in (they played poker, or so they tell us, hehehe).
Saturday was the day of the wedding. After getting up and showering, we all went to brunch, and then did last minute shopping - curling iron (I forgot to bring one), a bag for the wine Bolcar and I got as a wedding present for Adam and Catherine, wine (which I shouldn't have purchased, but I decided I'm saving it for a celebratory when upon my employment) and chocolate. :-) And then the wedding... I thought it was a beautiful service. Very simple church, beautifully decorated, moving sermon... I'm so happy with Adam and Catherine. The reception was a lot of fun, too. It was at this conference center and spa in Geneseo, NY, which is in the middle of nowhere (more so than Ithaca). It was set back from the road, and the place was a converted house... so the reception was half inside, half outside. The food was excellent. And there was an open bar with wine, beer and soda. I took my first sip of wine, and decided I was drinking a lot that night. :-) So I had 6 very full glasses of yummy wine, along with a glass of champagne for the toast. After the reception, I went out with Herb, Rebecca, Bolcar and Will to a bar where some of the younger people from the wedding were congregating. I had another few drinks there, and then when the bar closed, we went outside to smoke Cuban cigars (I really am a snob when it comes to what I drink and smoke, I tell you) because it turns out Rebecca still has a ton of them. Surprisingly, despite it being after 2:30am, there was still a pizza place open in Geneseo so we got some pizza as well. I got back to Helen's at 3:45am, and was quite surprised that someone woke up to let me in (everyone else staying there had gone straight back after the reception).
On Sunday, everyone but Will and I had left, so we went to Dinosaur BBQ with Helen and Bolcar, which was tasty. I then drove to Vinny's in Queens (she had flown back there earlier, as she'd purchased her plane tickets before she found out I'd be going there)... her mom proceeded to stuff me full of Chinese food, which was tasty. Vinny and I chatted for awhile before going to bed. On Monday morning, I drove Vinny to work and then proceeded to try and find my way to Manhattan. Driving through Queens was by far the worst part of my driving experience through my 5-day trip. Vinny's directions were good, except that it's hard to see a slightly obstructed sign across 5 or 6 lanes of traffic. After turning around many, many times, I looked at a map and realized the bridge I wanted was right off of the street that Vinny works on ... sigh. I finally made it to Manhattan, where Amy helped me park. After a little bit of a snafu in her apartment that required waiting for a plumber, we left to walk around the city to do some shopping. We walked about 25 blocks, purchased purses off the street (I bought 3 for $25, one of which is a Kate Spade knockoff, so if you ever see the sticker on it, don't believe it's real) and shopped the Victoria's Secret Semi-Annual Sale. We ate at the Manhattan Chili Co., which was very tasty (our waiter was cute and my chili had cocoa powder and cinnamon in it... very strange but good) and then went to Coldstone Creamery, which is this great ice cream place. Vinny was telling me about it the night before, and then Amy mentioned it, so I knew I had to try it. Basically, they take a scoop of ice cream, and then throw toppings on it, and on top of a marble slab, they use these flat metal spatula things to mix it all in and then serve up this concoction to you - very tasty. We thankfully took the subway home after that, and did the girl-talk/wine thing.
Yesterday, Tuesday, we went to this restaurant called Tuscan for lunch. It's Restaurant Week in NYC, which means discounted meals at really fancy restaurants. This certainly was fancy. It was a beautiful restaurant, which a wine cellar that was suspended above you, and cathedral ceilings. Elegant decor, too. And yummy, yummy food. I had Salad Caprese (fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and fresh basil), Scallopine Milanese (breaded veal with greens and some sort of vinagrette) and blood orange sorbetti (served in a frozen gutted lemon). YUM. After lunch, we drove down to Princeton to get the furniture Amy sold me (ohh how I love driving in Jersey). Once we got back to Manhattan, I packed up my stuff, Amy saw to it that I had a sandwich for the way back (something about her being a Jewish woman and not being able to send me home hungry) and I proceeded to drive back to Boston.
So now I'm back. And somewhat glad... sleeping in my bed is nice, though I'm reminded of the things I don't like about living here. And of job stuff. Ahh well. I'll just continue to go through each day, and maybe tomorrow I can convince Herb to fix my ethernet cable so I no longer have to use just wireless (which with our crappy internet connection, makes the connection even slower sometimes) and take out my storm windows (which makes it hard to get circulation in here, and pushing the storm window doesn't seem to be an option since the window frame is bent - I spent a long time pushing it up only for it to fall down again). Of course, he'll probably say he'll do it and then not for many months. Argh. Maybe I'll read and then sleep soon.
- Lizzardie, at 12:54 AM
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Thursday, June 17, 2004
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I should not be awake right now. I don't even know why I am, other than that I was pretty upset earlier, which caused me to go on a cleaning rampage in my room. At least my room looks a little nicer now, which will make it easier for me to move furniture in after this weekend (yay for bookcases, because I desperately need them).
Tonight was not so fun for me. It started out and ended, really, like many nights here do. Nothing out of the ordinary. Jeff came home, Kristen was with him, we ordered food, we watched a movie, Herb came home, Rebecca was with him, yadda yadda yadda. All normal stuff.
Except while Jeff was out picking up the food, I was talking to Kristen about the whole living situation, and she asked me a question that hit on exactly why parts of living here are not entirely comfortable for me. This meant that something that I've been thinking about under the surface for the past 2 weeks that I've lived here was brought to the surface, which has made the night difficult. At least for tonight, I could no longer pretend it didn't bother me. And while I like Kristen and I am not in any way upset with her because she was able to figure it out, I am somewhat irked that I was so easy to read. Definitely not a good sign. What if other people are picking up on it, too? That would not be good for anyone close to the situation at all.
On top of that, I'm somewhat annoyed with both Jeff and Herb about the whole chores situation. A friend of theirs is staying here for a few days starting next week, which I am totally okay with. And I totally understand the desire to want the apartment to look presentable when she arrives. I am not okay with the fact that Herb is going to come up with a list of chores that needs to be done and divide them up. I feel like this is something that should be a group decision between the three of us. Of course, it would take a long time to do that, but still, how hard could that be. Me being bothered by this probably stems from the fact that when I'm not somewhat in charge of the apartment, I don't feel like I belong there, since I don't like being told what to do. I feel like I'm being treated like I'm 12 years old in situations like this. Of course, I'm also bothered because by the time Herb comes up with this list, I'll have less than 24 hours to get my part done, since I won't really have time when I get back. And I also still have to figure out a wedding present, which Herb is also making more difficult than it needs to be.
There are really 2 big things that bother me about living here. One I danced around a few paragraphs ago. The other is that everything is so much more complicated with Herb and Jeff than it needs to be. I'm a simple girl; I like simple things. I do things in a simple and efficient manner. That's how I make decisions. I'm easy to please. They've somehow managed to make my simplicity a matter of complication, too, though! Jeff comes home everyday and asks me what I want to do about dinner. Everyday I tell him that I don't know or I don't care. If I did know, I'd tell him, but usually, my plan is to find some food for myself when I get hungry. And if I have a preference, I'll state it, but typically, I'm most happy if everyone else is happy with food. I think this comes from years of eating with vegetarians and picky eaters, when I'll eat just about anything (olives, Spaghetti O's and bbq chicken are the only exceptions I can ever think of - and I don't like spicy food, most beers, cheap liquor, tequila, diet soda or Pepsi). I want to hear everyone else's preferences, and then I can work within that usually. The same goes for choosing a movie or anything to do. If there's something I really want to see or don't want to see, or anything I really want to do or don't want to do, I'll do it. Most likely if it's in the "want" category, I won't wait for others to do it with me, and will instead tackle it on my own. This is not hard to understand. But my roommates don't seem to understand this. They also don't seem to understand why I don't like video games and why I can't remember every line of every movie, song, TV show or commercial that I've ever seen, not to mention that I haven't seen as many movies or TV shows as they have, but that's beside the point. I think the point is more that they drive me crazy sometimes.
But everyone has some sort of problem with their roommates sometimes, right? I guess I'll just have to deal with living with these idiotic boys - at least for now. I should mention that in general, they are nice and sweet and easy-going, but sometimes, I want to kill them. Like tonight. But tomorrow is a new day - at least I hope so.
- Lizzardie, at 2:59 AM
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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Today is now Wednesday I guess. Not a whole lot going on here, just some regular getting used to where I'm living sorts of things. I had another interview today. It went well, and for once I can say that with confidence because my interviewer told me he was recommending me for the next step. So that's 2 of the 3 that I've heard from saying I get to go to the next step. I still haven't heard anything back from the first one I went on, so we'll see. I haven't been as aggressive about applying for jobs the past week as I should be, so that'll have to pick up today (but after I sleep) and Thursday, since I'll be out of town from Friday afternoon until Tuesday night (Rochester/Geneseo and then New York City/Princeton, NJ). But still, things are looking good on the job front.
I picked up my framed diplomas today, and they look spectacular. Well worth the money, but I'm not hanging them up here, because it's not worth fighting with the plaster walls when I'll only be living here for a few months. That, and I would like them above my desk or something, and that's a lot of space needed, and there's a window above my desk here. Ahh well.
I think my best day here, though, was Saturday. I got up at a reasonable time, and was out of the house by 10:15am. I put on my new khaki-colored skirt with a white tank top and just set out to explore, really. I walked to Kendall Square, which is where MIT is. I walked around there for awhile, checked out the bookstores, looked for a good map, ate breakfast, etc... I was going to walk to Harvard Square from there, but decided instead to go downtown to the Prudential Mall. That was fun. I dropped off my bracelet to be fixed (AGAIN, but free this time) and just explored the stores. There was this cool French beauty products store, which I would have liked better if they weren't all over me from the minute I walked in. They also didn't have vanilla frangrance, which was the only thing I would have purchased. There was also a cool stationary store. I almost bought a wax seal thing with a J on it, but then I remembered that I don't have a lot of money and I have quite a bit of stationary stuff but don't write that many letters. Anyone want to start writing letters with me? I miss doing that. There was also more bookstore hunting. No good map was found, but I did buy some books, including A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, one of my favorites, which I used to own but can no longer find. There's a little garden outside the Prudential Mall with a fountain so I sat out there and read for awhile - it was such a beautiful day! After thoroughly exploring the mall, I got back on the T and took it to Harvard Square, where I had wanted to go earlier in the day. When I got off, there were street performers, who were really good - I could have sat out and listened to them forever, except I had already been out 5+ hours and my feet hurt and I was tired. So, I headed back home, walking through Harvard Yard, where reunion weekend festivities appeared to be occurring (it was graduation weekend at Harvard). All and all, a VERY fun Saturday - I could do that every Saturday, even though I was all by myself for the day, and it makes me very happy to live in Boston. :-)
So yeah, that's my update for now. If you're reading this and you've never been to Boston, you should come visit because it's so beautiful with these great old buildings and lots of fun and interesting things around.
In the next few days, it will be job hunting, cleaning (a friend of Herb and Jeff's will be visiting right after I get back from NY) and figuring out what to get Adam and Catherine for their wedding (another friend getting married - can you believe it?). Any ideas, let me know!
- Lizzardie, at 1:24 AM
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Friday, June 11, 2004
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I feel quite tired from a long day, but I want to write for some reason, hence that's what I'm doing right now.
Where to start.... I went to the mall yesterday. The goal was a pair of shoes to go with my interview suit that were flat... I normally prefer heeled shoes; however, one of my interviews today was in downtown Boston and I knew I would be doing a lot of walking. So I sucked it up and bought a pair of cheap, no heel shoes. My roommates were very pleased with me. I also bought a nice khaki pleated skirt, 2 tank tops and a new shirt for my suit. The new shirt (and the shoes) made me the most comfortable in my suit than I have been ever wearing a suit, so that's good, I guess. As for the other clothes... well, I can't really afford them until I get a job but I couldn't resist; it's been so long since I've bought fun new clothes.
The interviews went well today, I think. I really enjoyed all of the people I met (3 people at each company). Both companies are small, which is a real plus for me. The people at each company all seem to get along and have a lot of fun with each other, which is also good. As I said, one company was in downtown Boston, in the Financial District. The other was in Newton. There are pluses and minuses to both of those locations. To get to the first place, I had to walk a half a mile; take the T into the city, and then walk another half mile. It was a pleasant trip, however it took about 40 minutes. This isn't so bad, but had it been pouring out or really cold, it would have been worse. Plus the whole shoes thing (I don't want to completely give up my heels). There are of course buses and subway transfers that could help me out, so I definitely think it could work. The Newton place... I drove there, which wasn't so bad. There is a dollar toll each way, which kinda sucks. And I don't know what the drive would be like during rush hour; I do know that getting back to Somerville at 6:30pm took me about 45 minutes and that's what I would be doing daily. But there's probably an alternate route I could take. Parking was annoying, but I'm sure I could figure that out as well. So yeah, all in all, both are about equal in my mind and I hope I hear back from both of them. With such small companies, the next step for each would be to meet with the CEO's. There's also Monday's interview.
Today I also went to the Scooper Bowl. This was like heaven. For $7 (which went towards the Jimmy Fund - read: cancer research) it was all-you-can-eat ice cream. In about 45 minutes (a little less more likely) I had 11 scoops of ice cream. My stomach (and tongue for that matter) wanted to kill me. Baskin Robbins, Ben & Jerry's, Haagan Daaz, Edy's, Breyers, etc... were all there with 4 or 5 flavors each. YUM. I'm glad I was downtown today and was able to go. I also went to a map store and STILL can't find a decent lamenated map I like. I'm pretty good with directions, but now that I live in a city environment, it would be a good thing to have. I bought an okay one, but it's not quite what I'd like. Maybe I'll find out who makes the one Herb has and just order it or something.
One more thing. Since Spring Break, I've been working on growing out my nails. For real this time. I don't know if I'll finally be able to do it for good, but I'm trying. And I thought that if I was slowly getting used to it, tasks wouldn't be that much more difficult with nails, like they have been when I've had them done. Typing is a pain in the ass, though, and only a few of my nails are long. Maybe it'll be better when they're all long, but for now.... this sucks. At least they look nicer.
And with that... I can't type anymore, so I'm going to sleep.
- Lizzardie, at 1:10 AM
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Tuesday, June 08, 2004
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My lemon meltaway cookies are done! They don't quite look like the ones my mom made, but I think I did a decent job. Maybe hers look like they do because of years of cookie-making practice. I also have rolls of Swedish Coconut cookies in the fridge, waiting for them to firm up. The dough is REALLY dry, so I'm not sure how well these will turn out, but hey, it's worth a try.
Another thing that is over is my first week at the Wyatt House. And what a week it has been. Okay, not really. It's been pretty low-key and uneventful. I have done all of the necessary moving stuff, though, and I opened up a bank account here. I chose Fleet, because it's nice and national and since there was a merger between Fleet and Bank of America, that makes it even more accessible. If for some reason I can't stay in Boston (though I'm hoping it won't come to that) then I'll have access to one of my 3 checking accounts.
I also went to see Harry Potter with Jeff and friends on Friday. We went to Fenway, which was kinda cool, as it's right near Fenway Park, where the Red Sox play. We first ate at this place called Boston Beer Works, which brews its own beer. I had watermelon beer and a Fenway pizza (tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, all fresh). I'd like to go back there sometime to try the blueberry ale, and because our waiter was really cute and funny. :-) As for Harry Potter - well, in order to make it a movie of managable length, they had to take a lot out, which was disappointing. I felt that if you hadn't read the books, you wouldn't know what was going on very well, or at the very least, you'd miss part of the point. Ahh well.
As for the job search... I've been having trouble motivating myself. Of course, that means I've only applied to a couple dozen positions instead of more. And I didn't get an offer from Praxair, which was a little discouraging. I was hoping for a morale boost by getting my first offer, but of course that did not come. Probably better since I knew I wasn't going to take it. Apparently, when you know that, it must show. So yeah, kinda disappointed.
But the last 24 hours have proved to be a great morale boost, because I have gotten calls/emails regarding 3 interviews! I have 2 on Thursday, one in Boston and one in Newton (well spaced to give me time to get to each), and then a phone interview on Monday with a company in Boston. So today, for the first time, I've felt like the decision to come to Boston was a good one. It has gone from not just being what I want to do, but also to being what was probably the best thing for me to do after graduation.
And so yeah, there are cookies and interviews and all of that fun stuff, making for a very happy Liz today. :-) 3 Boston interviews is more than the total number of interviews I've had for Boston jobs since I started looking for them (and it's equal to the number of interviews I've had this year, i.e., since January). I think being in Boston is going to help the search tremendously, as was my suspicion all along.
I guess I should some job-searching done today while I'm so happy. :-)
- Lizzardie, at 3:45 PM
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Thursday, June 03, 2004
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My first full day of living in the Wyatt House is over. Weird.
But let me back up. I had a great time Graduation weekend. Herb got into town late Friday afternoon, so I spent a lot of time with him and Liz Hartman throughout the weekend. Saturday there was Clinton (which I guess I have to talk about, in a minute), wine tasting, a concert and a toast. Sunday there was Graduation and dinner. Monday there was moving and Adam and Liz Hartman's graduation party. Yesterday (Tuesday) there was so much driving. And today there was settling in.
So the good parts. The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton spoke at Convocation this year. It was a zoo. We left my apartment at about 7:30am, went to go for breakfast except there was a line OUTSIDE CTB, so we settled for Tops Express snacks. Then the line to get into the Stadium was pretty far down Campus Ave.... took us 45 minutes to get inside the Stadium. From there it was another hour before Convocation started. And it was cold in the Stadium. Anyway, the speech was okay - I thought it was far more political than it should have been, but others disagree with me. I have 3 minutes of video, but not from the political parts (from where he was talking about Cornellians he's known).
Graduation itself was great. I mean, I had to wear the silly Masters stuff, but I got over that. My aunt and her new fiancee came up to see me, which was nice. They got to meet a lot of my friends, since I took pictures with all of the frat people. And then we went to Boatyard Grill for dinner (easy to get in on Graduation day because they don't take reservations!). Herb and Bolcar joined us for dinner - I hope they enjoyed themselves. Herb and my aunt both thought President Lehman's speech was excellent, though I kinda zoned out at some point, which served to confuse me. So yeah, great day. :-) And I'm done with school now! Woohoo!
Monday was loading cars and cleaning. Very tiring, though I guess I shouldn't complain because Herb did most of the work. :-) We then drove to Rochester, where we met up with Adam and his fiancee Catherine and Bolcar for a meal. Then Liz's party. Her family and their friends are nice. Jeff was there, so I didn't feel like Liz and Herb were the only people I knew there. Towards the end of the night, Herb almost lit himself and my hair on fire, threw a wine bottle at me, and stole my pillow. I should not be surprised by that.
So yeah, now I live in Somerville, MA, after a long drive yesterday. I'm feeling pretty comfortable here, as I'm already pretty well moved in. And I've been driving around so I feel more comfortable with the area. I'm going to start massive job-hunting tomorrow!
- Lizzardie, at 12:16 AM
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