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Yep, finally put it together and put up a post. I'll probably not be posting again here, so if you still wanna follow me, you'll have to go here.

Yep, going to a nearby, smaller convention today and tomorrow. Oh, and I'm probably going to be shutting down this journal too. I think I'll get another one elsewhere and post a link when I do.

After 3 weeks of doing absolutely nothing, they've finally got me doing actual DBA stuff. Despite the initial plan to get me on the Oracle system, that is developing far too slowly, so I'm learning on the Sybase side, which means working primarily from a Unix workstation. But my only actual responsibilities are monitoring and maintaining the systems... so more or less I'm a highly paid, glorified babysitter. Not that I'm complaining since at least I don't have to deal with end users directly as much anymore.

The one drawback though is that it looks like I'll be stuck on swing shift for the foreseeable future, which is 2:30-10:30pm, meaning most of my afternoons/evenings are shot. However, it does lead to a 5% increase in pay, which is pretty nice I suppose. Not sure if it's worth all that free time, despite the face that it does happen to match my sleep cycle perfectly. ^^;

I really need a new computer project though.. After building my tower last summer and converting the old one to a server in the winter, I don't have a lot of computer things to do - especially since I'm no longer programming for classes. I wanted to rebuild the anime club's website, but I want to do something that might be at least mildly useful, and given the fact that the club is in limbo I'm hesitant to dive headlong into that. Not to mention the previous admin has been incommunicado for over a year now, so there's no telling what I'd have to do to get all that done.

Ah well, I've started relearning hiragana and katakana again since I've forgotten virtually all of it over the semester, though I seem to be retaining it better than I would've thought. Maybe I'll actually eventually get to words. O_O

I'd previously been somewhat concerned about my possible final grade in my ECE course (failure would prevent me from graduating) since I didn't do too hot on the second exam and was slacking in the labs and homeworks in the last half of the semester, but I need worry no more. Grades were posted, and I came outta there with a B. ^w^ Combined with an A in Senior Project and Walking and another B in Graphics, I am officially done~

All of one day after I post my last message, I get a call from the company with a job offer. Pretty effin' sweet. Okay benefits, but a huge pay raise over my current temporary student position. Most importantly, I'm set for after graduation now and don't have to worry about it. >w<d

I have 14 scheduled work days remaining over the next 5 weeks (including about 4 days off) before I graduate. It's crazy to think that I'm -this- close to being done with school...

Still haven't heard about that job just yet, but knowing the nature of the beast I'm not surprised, though I'm expecting a response within the next week or so.

I've also decided on my next computer project: turning my old tower into a file server. I'm probably going to take my copy of XP Pro and put it on there and make the transformation.

Still no job lined up after school, but I'm feeling pretty good about my chances with the latest company I put in for. I met with a couple of reps who came to the school last night, and when I talked about it today at work I find out that one of my co-workers worked there before he came to my current place, so he's going to hand my resume to some of his friends. Combined with my own application put in through their website, so I'm hoping my name gets enough recognition for them to offer me a job ^w^

Beyond that, school is going okay, think I'm still in decent shape to pass all my classes, though graphics will take a little more work. And on the computer front, after the intial wewt-ness of Ubuntu has worn off, I find myself just getting frustrated. I'm really tempted to go back to XP Pro now. ._.

Well, at least for now. Haven't really had too much work thus far, but I imagine that'll change quickly. I've kinda got some applications out there, but just started recently. Mostly applying to places in the area, and if necessary I could probably get a position with a former co-worker at AT&T. I'm gonna talk to him and ask him what their pay/benefits packages are like soon, if I remember... ^^;

Finally built me my own computer from scratch. I'm rather content with how it turned out. It's one of those with a fancy case, y'know, clear side, blue LEDs all over, good stuff. Also put Ubuntu Ultimate on it, so now I no longer have to be stuck with Windows only. Take that, Bill Gates~. (Though I have to keep it on my other tower/lappy for the time being for school purposes. >_> ) Still got a few things to figure out, but pretty much good to go though. ^^

Just watched School Days yesterday... damned if it didn't depress the hell out of me... I was actually eagerly awaiting the final episode for its violent conclusion to get away from all the shit he put Kotonoha through... That show disturbed me on so many levels... which is further compounded by the fact that I also saw Dark Knight on Friday, one of the darkest movies I've seen in a while (thanks in large part to an incredibly twisted performance from Heath Ledger)...