Greetings from Kansas!
Mar. 16th, 2007 10:03 amHi Everyone!
Okay, so I know I haven't been posting lately. To say that I've been busy and exhausted would be the understatement of the year. The super-quick update:
- I'm job-hunting. In my current job, I'm completely essential to the running of the entire department. I'm the manager for a lab of 120 research scientists. My previous supervisor was transferred to another department, and I'm doing his job AND my old one... without a raise. No health insurance. It's bullshit. So, I'm taking my talents elsewhere. The Broad Institute of MIT wants to hire me. I'd manage the lab AND be one of the scientists on a major genome sequencing project. VERY exciting. Here's hoping that I get the job.
- Took a couple of weeks off from Iaido, but I'm going to get back to it. I love it too much. I've just been too tired.
- My pool team won our league championshits. YAY! But then, one of my teammates on my pool league got arrested. So now, every team member is even more essential.
- Writing. Yes, writing. I've finished the first chapter of "Convergence", but I haven't gone through the work the beta's did, and I haven't posted it. However, I've begun work on the second chapter, and it's coming along nicely. I'll actually try to post the first installment this weekend.
And... that brings us to... THIS WEEKEND! I'm currently just outside of Kansas City at my girlfriend's (![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fiona_fawkes) house. I'll be here until Monday. I was supposed to be here early yesterday morning, and my flight got cancelled, so I had to spend the entire fucking day in an airport instead of in my girlfriend's bed. Sucky, yes? Thank Merlin for the USO. Still being in the Army has certain privilages. They had a huge widescreen TV on which I watched Stargate, amazing reclining leather armchairs on which I napped, and free food (sandwiches, cookies, cinnamon buns and cakes, orange juice, coffee, and soda), and just really friendly people. The volunteers were so kind-hearted, and it was nice to interact with other soldiers in a non-training environment. Despite my bitching about the Army as an organization and the politics involved, I want everyone to know that Soldiers are GOOD PEOPLE. And by nature, we all care about each other. So, considering that I was trapped at the airport for over 8 hours, it wasn't too bad.
Anyway, now I'm at my girlfriend's house. Happy, squee, bliss, YAY! Did I mention that I'm in love? Oh yeah, in case I didn't mention it... I think I'm in love. She's so awesome. *grins like an idiot* And seeing as I'm in Kansas... are there any more fandomers in the are who might want to meet up? Kareoke anyone?
Well, I must be going. Squee! I'm on VACATION!!!
*snogs all*
~Mijan
PS.... OOOH, Fiona is giving me a backrub. Did I mention that I love this woman?
Okay, so I know I haven't been posting lately. To say that I've been busy and exhausted would be the understatement of the year. The super-quick update:
- I'm job-hunting. In my current job, I'm completely essential to the running of the entire department. I'm the manager for a lab of 120 research scientists. My previous supervisor was transferred to another department, and I'm doing his job AND my old one... without a raise. No health insurance. It's bullshit. So, I'm taking my talents elsewhere. The Broad Institute of MIT wants to hire me. I'd manage the lab AND be one of the scientists on a major genome sequencing project. VERY exciting. Here's hoping that I get the job.
- Took a couple of weeks off from Iaido, but I'm going to get back to it. I love it too much. I've just been too tired.
- My pool team won our league championshits. YAY! But then, one of my teammates on my pool league got arrested. So now, every team member is even more essential.
- Writing. Yes, writing. I've finished the first chapter of "Convergence", but I haven't gone through the work the beta's did, and I haven't posted it. However, I've begun work on the second chapter, and it's coming along nicely. I'll actually try to post the first installment this weekend.
And... that brings us to... THIS WEEKEND! I'm currently just outside of Kansas City at my girlfriend's (
fiona_fawkes) house. I'll be here until Monday. I was supposed to be here early yesterday morning, and my flight got cancelled, so I had to spend the entire fucking day in an airport instead of in my girlfriend's bed. Sucky, yes? Thank Merlin for the USO. Still being in the Army has certain privilages. They had a huge widescreen TV on which I watched Stargate, amazing reclining leather armchairs on which I napped, and free food (sandwiches, cookies, cinnamon buns and cakes, orange juice, coffee, and soda), and just really friendly people. The volunteers were so kind-hearted, and it was nice to interact with other soldiers in a non-training environment. Despite my bitching about the Army as an organization and the politics involved, I want everyone to know that Soldiers are GOOD PEOPLE. And by nature, we all care about each other. So, considering that I was trapped at the airport for over 8 hours, it wasn't too bad.Anyway, now I'm at my girlfriend's house. Happy, squee, bliss, YAY! Did I mention that I'm in love? Oh yeah, in case I didn't mention it... I think I'm in love. She's so awesome. *grins like an idiot* And seeing as I'm in Kansas... are there any more fandomers in the are who might want to meet up? Kareoke anyone?
Well, I must be going. Squee! I'm on VACATION!!!
*snogs all*
~Mijan
PS.... OOOH, Fiona is giving me a backrub. Did I mention that I love this woman?
