Commenting
Ok, we'll see how this thing works. Thanks to Scott's hookup, I signed up for this thing that will let people comment on my blogs. It's pretty simple, click on the "Comment" link and a window will pop-up. If you leave comments, I will respond if appropriate, otherwise, I don't mind if you just want to read my blogs anonymously and snicker at how nerdy I am. Ideally, I would rather get an occasional message from a wide variety of people so there will be lots of different opinions, etc. You could even leave a message with a fake name, it's all good. But if it turns out that my fears are true, and only 1 or 2 people actually read my blog, then I will deal with it, I won't cry. The only thing is, don't be annoying and leave obnoxious messages. I don't want to have to remove the Comments feature some day down the road, that would be pretty sad if I had to.
If you have a blog and want to add the Comments feature, click on the "Haloscan" link on the side. There's not much around that is free anymore, but Blogspot and Haloscan deserve props for providing a pretty solid service without charging. I am seriously considering upgrade to Blogspot Plus but we'll see if that happens. But yeah, you actually can add the Comments feature without adding the button to link to Haloscan, I just thought it was nice that they didn't just force it on me:
"Step 3: (Optional)
We would appreciate it if you could place a link to us somewhere on your page. The following code will result in a button-link like what you see on the right hand side of this page (just copy and paste the code anywhere in your page): "
That's what they wrote, nice of them to ask, eh? Politeness works with me, and you see that I did indeed add their button to my Links. A Chinese saying goes "Li-duo, ren bu guai" which translated basically says that nobody would ever fault you for having too much manners. That's true, to a point. If you idolize Miss Manners or Martha Stewart, I would fault you for having no life.
Ok, this was supposed to be a short post but as always I managed to make it longer than it should've been. Feel free to leave me some comments now. (Nice, I like saying that)
Thursday, September 26, 2002
Good Stuff
The past couple of days, 2 especially good things happened. First, I woke up and found that this canker sore that's been bothering me for days is all but subsided. Second, I heard back from last friday's interview, and they are giving me a job offer! (exclamation mark sighting)
It's the first time I have actually been offered a job, I don't know how exactly to react. When I got my job at Jewel in high school, they basically called me in to "interview," asked me a couple questions like "do you steal?" and "wanna work here?", then they told me to show up on Monday for training. Not really a true "job offer" by any means.
So people who know me well probably know how they don't see me excited very often. I may not always show it, but certain things do make me happy and excited, and this was definitely one of them. It's the best piece of news I have heard in a really long time, I don't think I was really all that excited even when I got accepted into college or got my SAT/GRE scores back.
Some may be wondering about details:
Company: Northrop Grumman - One of the major corporations in the aerospace field supplying the nation's defense with fighter jets and tech components. Others in the industry include Boeing, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin. It's a big company based in Baltimore, but I will be working in the Electronic Systems division.
Location: Rolling Meadows, IL - About an hour drive during rush hour from my house, it's maybe 5 minutes north of Woodfield Mall. This is one of the best things about this job, that I get to stay in the Chicagoland area. I don't know if I will have to eventually move to live closer, but for now I will live at home and see how it goes from there. I visited their facility for the interview, and it is like a miniature city in there.
Start Date: 10/7/02 - Tentatively scheduled for the Monday following the next. That gives me a week and a half to get ready. I might need to buy some shirts and pants or something. Most of all, I will need to get a car so that I don't have to drive the minivan up and down 355 every day.
Overall, I'm really happy with how this all worked out. The job sounds actually pretty cool, I will get to work on a lot of different projects so I'll be exposed to a wide range of things, not exclusively focused in software or hardware. At the interview, I met with about 6-7 people and most of them seemed cool. I didn't notice a lot of people my age there, but I am pretty sure they are around and I will meet people who are under 30. I hear that the employees like to play softball too, that would be pretty sweet.
Hopefully when I get the chance, I will get to post some more in depth thoughts about the whole experience, from graduation, to working for my dad, to where I am now. I'm sure you are all dying to read another long, drawn out sappy entry.
The past couple of days, 2 especially good things happened. First, I woke up and found that this canker sore that's been bothering me for days is all but subsided. Second, I heard back from last friday's interview, and they are giving me a job offer! (exclamation mark sighting)
It's the first time I have actually been offered a job, I don't know how exactly to react. When I got my job at Jewel in high school, they basically called me in to "interview," asked me a couple questions like "do you steal?" and "wanna work here?", then they told me to show up on Monday for training. Not really a true "job offer" by any means.
So people who know me well probably know how they don't see me excited very often. I may not always show it, but certain things do make me happy and excited, and this was definitely one of them. It's the best piece of news I have heard in a really long time, I don't think I was really all that excited even when I got accepted into college or got my SAT/GRE scores back.
Some may be wondering about details:
Company: Northrop Grumman - One of the major corporations in the aerospace field supplying the nation's defense with fighter jets and tech components. Others in the industry include Boeing, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin. It's a big company based in Baltimore, but I will be working in the Electronic Systems division.
Location: Rolling Meadows, IL - About an hour drive during rush hour from my house, it's maybe 5 minutes north of Woodfield Mall. This is one of the best things about this job, that I get to stay in the Chicagoland area. I don't know if I will have to eventually move to live closer, but for now I will live at home and see how it goes from there. I visited their facility for the interview, and it is like a miniature city in there.
Start Date: 10/7/02 - Tentatively scheduled for the Monday following the next. That gives me a week and a half to get ready. I might need to buy some shirts and pants or something. Most of all, I will need to get a car so that I don't have to drive the minivan up and down 355 every day.
Overall, I'm really happy with how this all worked out. The job sounds actually pretty cool, I will get to work on a lot of different projects so I'll be exposed to a wide range of things, not exclusively focused in software or hardware. At the interview, I met with about 6-7 people and most of them seemed cool. I didn't notice a lot of people my age there, but I am pretty sure they are around and I will meet people who are under 30. I hear that the employees like to play softball too, that would be pretty sweet.
Hopefully when I get the chance, I will get to post some more in depth thoughts about the whole experience, from graduation, to working for my dad, to where I am now. I'm sure you are all dying to read another long, drawn out sappy entry.
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