"In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." –John 16:33

San Pedro Garza Garcia

Day: October 1, 2013

Irony and ambivalence

My buddy John at work told me to go look at donotcall.gov.  The image below is what was there.  Make sure you do not call donotcall.  They are shut down.  On the one hand, it gives great joy that the government is shut down so they do not waste as much of my money nor spend it on evil and objectionable things.  Shutting down the government is about the only thing Barack Obama, Harry Reid and the Democrats have ever done for which I have been thankful.  I wish the Republicans would have thought of doing this.  On the other hand, this is one of the few government services that was actually worth it.

Do not call, do not call.

The career fair at Big State U is your friend

Day 771 of 1000

Kelly went to her first job fair at NCSU last year.  She was not wildly excited about the idea as she said none of the other students took it too seriously.  Actually, she pretty seriously drug her feet, but in the end she dressed up very professionally, we updated and beautified her resume, and she went.  When she went, she was wiped out–it really is hard work to work a big job fair.  She said she was a little skeptical, but that changed to outright enthusiasm after she got four interviews and three job offers.  This year, she does not need the job fair as badly as last, because she has a standing offer for internship work at the JHU-APL.  Still she plans to spend some quality time there.

Kelly’s experience helped Christian a lot.  He is pretty fired up.  Last summer, he did research, so he was not looking for an internship.  This year, he wore his suit to school today, has an armful of updated resumes, and plans to spend several hours working the floor.  I am looking forward to hearing how it goes.

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