last day.. 1.5 hours left

Last day of work. Last time i'm probably going to be updating this blog in awhile. I wonder if i still have any faithful readers?

I think I will definitely miss this internship, the people here were awesome, the atmosphere was fun and the other interns made it really fun. It's kinda surreal that school is starting next week.. orientation on monday.. blehh.

Some things other things i will miss about work:
- biweekly paychecks =[
- gchat 24/7
- being up to date on the latest slickdeals and dealnews
- being up to date with the latest sports updates
- intern hangouts
- free time after 5pm
- consistent sleeping habits
- getting paid to use the bathroom, gchat, research and all that
- lunchtime naps
and did i mention getting paid?

see you guys at school.
thanks to all my faithful followers for reading this blog and being somewhat interested at what we do at work... haha

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just something fun. kinda nerdy.

hope you guys get it

2nd to last day -> 2nd to last post?

I had my presentation yesterday. it was okay. haha i dont know how well it actually went...
Ryan, the other intern in the department, (now that I've given you his name he's almost stalk-able), presented after me and I thought he did a very good job.

Last night, we had our last intern hangout (at least during my internship career here) celebrated the end of presentations and went to cheeeezeboard for great pizza and good convos. We actually ate at Ryan's "new" apartment in berkeley. It's "new" cause he just moved in. He's going to be working part time during the school year, half tuesdays and all thursdays. He's taking a grad law class at BOALT, which i think is really cool. Technically I could work Wednes and Fridays all day but I decided to not because people keep telling me that the next 30 years or so of my life will be dedicated to work so why rush? Also its kinda sad to see Jonny working full time now, haha don't want to be like him YET. Waking up at 8am EVERY MORNING will suck too. So now I'll just have my Tues/Thurs schedule with free MWF to enjoy my last year of college.

Some things I am looking forward to this school year...
-four day weekends
-cal football
-cal basketball
-sf giants game
-fun friday nights
-new laptop-new video games
-some of my classes (yeah!, im actually excited for the classes im taking)
-urbana

Hopeful adventures in the near future...
-dim sum
-gijoe
-bonfire?? =]

Intern luncheon tomorrow
Orientation monday (find me afterwards)
First day of classes - Thursday

Last week...

as in this is my LAST week of work.

This summer went by fairly quickly. This is potentially the last monday i'll spend here at CCWD. And no I don't have any crazy stories like Christine. I'm just working on my final presentation--which I've learned is a pretty standard thing for internships. Christine had to make one and so does Simon. I'm almost done with mine though, I worked out all the slides I just gotta figure out what I'mma say.

in about a week or so, this blog will probably be on hold till next summer. In a couple of days I will post my concluding thoughts, until then I have a plethora of work appointments/meetings.

- FREE luncheon tomorrow thanks to the CURB YOUR KILOWATTS campaign here at work. YEAHH INTERNS! 15% energy reduction success.
- Grant Research meeting tomorrow.
- 5-10 minute Presentation on Wednes @ 2:30.
- Followed by a Construction Staff meeting till 3:30.
- Intern Brown Bag luncheon on Thursday
- Coworkers lunch on Friday (LAST DAY)
- CEE Master's orientation on Monday
- Classes start on Wednes

I need to go buy books soon...

this was on slickdeals...made me LOL

in the forums..

Official Yahoo Iphone Fantasy Football App - Sept 8!!! Free!?
Link [shareholder.com]Hot off yahoo shareholder press! Seems it is free as it is within Yahoo! Mobile app. Free StatTracker, now this... yahoo has me won.This year, Yahoo! fantasy football enthusiasts will be able to track their favorite team's success right in the palm of their hands. On September 8th, Yahoo! Fantasy Football goes mobile, launching three different ways to stay on top of their game. Included in the Yahoo! Mobile offering will be an iPhone app, a BlackBerry app, and a version for the mobile web. With mobile fantasy football you can get real-time scores and player stats, the ability to bench and start different players, and even the ability to trade with others in your league - all through your mobile device.

While it's not like the BEST slickdeals, the comments after it made me laugh.

"Now I can set my lineup in church sunday mornings!"
A reply to the above ^^
"And don't forget to pray to God that your players won't get injured. "

Yeahh.. this is how bored I get at work...

that means we can all update our fantasy sports during small group as well!! =]
(though as a former sg leader i highly discourage it)

take a picture trick.

work blog disclaimer: this has nothing to do with work this only applies to this blog cause i'm at work right now.

shoooot look what I found...
http://www.tanga.com/deals/current/tshirt

I'm seriously contemplating getting one, but the sane professional non-nerdy side of me says hellll nahhh.

too bad swim trunks and flippy floppies are sold seperately.

hey val, if we're really going to shoot a music video... *elbow elbow*

for the record, i've been on a boat on at least 3 seperate occassions this summer already..
1. chapter camp
2. kayaking the bay
3. whitewater rafting the american river

He knows our name

But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! (isaiah 43:1)

Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. (luke 12:7)

i read this article today that i liked a lot. it's quite long. but i thought it was really well written. & even though the author is talking about her doubts about God, it's also an article on her doubts with her doubts about God:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/08/11/o.faith.doubters.dilemma/index.html

since you guys will most likely not want to read the whole thing, i'm just going to copy here the three paragraphs i liked from her article. well i really only like the last one, but the other two are needed to understand the context i guess:

As it is, I relish the fact that I am one of 6 billion people the way my mother revels in Pavarotti's recording of the Ave Maria. Being one in 6 billion means my life can't possibly matter to anyone but me and my little flock -- which means that all my mistakes and failures and anxieties are utterly inconsequential.

When I forget this, when things begin to matter too much and I find it hard to get a good, deep breath, I close my eyes and imagine flying over houses, lifting off the roofs and seeing all the people whose existence is concurrent with mine. I imagine them arguing, cooking, hugging, suffering and laughing, living and dying. Each of us a little bitty fish in an inconceivably large pond, swimming in circles, nothing to do but enjoy the water.

But maybe that's an incomplete picture. Maybe there's something between and around and inside all 6 billion of us, and maybe that something knows every hair on each of our heads. Maybe we are not anonymous. Wouldn't that be outrageous? And beautiful?

sigh. reading that was a lovely reminder that yes, we are not anonymous. He knows our names. &that IS indeed quite outrageous, outrageously beautiful. :)
&aren't we just so very blessed to know this fact?

that is all! have fun at work! :)

2 mo weeks.

I'm the only one at work now.
Well technically Andrea is too but she never updates. Haha.

Another dull day at work. Even more so now cause I have no online buddy to share in my pain and agony. Tim responds to my emails however, haha, I'm grateful for that.

The seniors invited the interns to happy hour on Wednes. Someone is coming back from a long vacay but I don't know the guy so I don't know if I will go. We'll seeeeee.

ITS LUNCH TIME. FINALLY.

the good thing about this week is that i get paid. whooo000000OOOOts!

GIANTS AND DODGERS showdown starting tonight. EPIC.

On a fun note, I went whitewater river rafting this weekend at the American River up in Sactown. That was hella fun. I'd hella do it again.

Who wants to go dim sum this weekend or watch GIJOEE? Mike wants to visit SJ....