what month is it?
so
my calendar, the month-by-month one hanging on my wall, still says "july". whoops.
i was supposed to have a week of vacation between jobs, but please note the "supposed" word. this past week ended up more hectic than most, and i dashed around like a madman between msi stuff, galileo meetings, stupid tutoring sessions, phone calls, errands, and vacuuming the shit out of the house. no worries, i'm still sane. barely.
on thursday, i spent an entire day (no really, a FULL day) in a debrief meeting in oakland where all the big honchos/main-office-folk (me too!) discussed the previous year's successes and concerns and the upcoming year's improvements and goals. in reality, it was a pretty awesome meeting, though a bit tiring. but it was inspirational, i learned a lot, and i'm still really excited. good enough, right? it was funny; i emailed my sister sometime last week to say hi and explain my new position, and she responded with a -- "man, i wish there were adult programs that offered awesome classes like lego robotics, programming, rocket science, and whatnot". haha. actually, me too, i wish that too. it'd be amazing. i'd take every single one.
last thursday was also mit's annual fall career fair. a TON of people from california flew back east for it -- as reps for their respective companies this time around. so essentially, they were on the opposite side of the table as recruiters, not as feeble candidates. i hated career fairs, but that's because most of them never catered to anything besides finance, consulting, comp sci, ee, and maybe mech-e (that'd be courses 14, 15, 6, and 2). those of us who majored in anything else ended up wandering around aimlessly, dropping off resumes, saying hello to alums, and growling at everyone else who was sucking up. career fairs also seemed like such a superficial way to "get to know" someone. but i do understand how they're helpful -- some candidates really do come across strong, some companies are able to get their name out into the subconscious of the students, and on-campus interviews are a good way to start the application process. and these days, not only gigantic corporations end up there; smaller start-ups and medium-sized organizations find their way into the mit realm of hiring too. so that's good.
anyway, in the past few weeks, i've sorta come to miss boston a lot. i'm not entirely sure what instigated this feeling... maybe it's the red sox, maybe it's the month of september, maybe it's just been 2 years since new england and college and all that jazz. oftentimes, i wonder if i miss boston the city or mit the place... or in reality, the combination of boston-the-city, mit-the-challenge, and people-i-love. but once people begin to leave, which has obviously already happened, things change. and we move on. onward-ho!? but one of these days, i do wonder if i'll return to the northeast.
california, though, is quite wonderful. and guess what, IT'S RAINING! holy shit, it hasn't rained since.... like.. february? maybe march. definitely a good 6 months. i like the smell of rain. i went running in the post-rain, humid but cool atmosphere. mmm :) and now i stink, so i'm gonna go take a shower. g'bye!
my calendar, the month-by-month one hanging on my wall, still says "july". whoops.
i was supposed to have a week of vacation between jobs, but please note the "supposed" word. this past week ended up more hectic than most, and i dashed around like a madman between msi stuff, galileo meetings, stupid tutoring sessions, phone calls, errands, and vacuuming the shit out of the house. no worries, i'm still sane. barely.
on thursday, i spent an entire day (no really, a FULL day) in a debrief meeting in oakland where all the big honchos/main-office-folk (me too!) discussed the previous year's successes and concerns and the upcoming year's improvements and goals. in reality, it was a pretty awesome meeting, though a bit tiring. but it was inspirational, i learned a lot, and i'm still really excited. good enough, right? it was funny; i emailed my sister sometime last week to say hi and explain my new position, and she responded with a -- "man, i wish there were adult programs that offered awesome classes like lego robotics, programming, rocket science, and whatnot". haha. actually, me too, i wish that too. it'd be amazing. i'd take every single one.
last thursday was also mit's annual fall career fair. a TON of people from california flew back east for it -- as reps for their respective companies this time around. so essentially, they were on the opposite side of the table as recruiters, not as feeble candidates. i hated career fairs, but that's because most of them never catered to anything besides finance, consulting, comp sci, ee, and maybe mech-e (that'd be courses 14, 15, 6, and 2). those of us who majored in anything else ended up wandering around aimlessly, dropping off resumes, saying hello to alums, and growling at everyone else who was sucking up. career fairs also seemed like such a superficial way to "get to know" someone. but i do understand how they're helpful -- some candidates really do come across strong, some companies are able to get their name out into the subconscious of the students, and on-campus interviews are a good way to start the application process. and these days, not only gigantic corporations end up there; smaller start-ups and medium-sized organizations find their way into the mit realm of hiring too. so that's good.
anyway, in the past few weeks, i've sorta come to miss boston a lot. i'm not entirely sure what instigated this feeling... maybe it's the red sox, maybe it's the month of september, maybe it's just been 2 years since new england and college and all that jazz. oftentimes, i wonder if i miss boston the city or mit the place... or in reality, the combination of boston-the-city, mit-the-challenge, and people-i-love. but once people begin to leave, which has obviously already happened, things change. and we move on. onward-ho!? but one of these days, i do wonder if i'll return to the northeast.
california, though, is quite wonderful. and guess what, IT'S RAINING! holy shit, it hasn't rained since.... like.. february? maybe march. definitely a good 6 months. i like the smell of rain. i went running in the post-rain, humid but cool atmosphere. mmm :) and now i stink, so i'm gonna go take a shower. g'bye!
posted by steph at 2:01 PM
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