Summer Class Ends, Job Begins?
Last Thursday was my last day of class for the summer, and I'm glad to be finished with this Matrix Methods and Applications class. I was really looking forward to the applications, but it turned out to be all methods. Once again, I've learned a lot of math techniques and I'm left with no idea when they're useful. Brilliant. I don't have my grade back, but I'm pretty sure I passed at least.
A couple of weeks ago, Ashley and I and some friends took a camping trip up to Kelly Dahl campground near Nederland. We did a lot of catching up, and a little hiking and geocaching. You can check out our photos on Picasa. We took Apollo, and he had a blast.
It was great to get outdoors and remember that I can tear myself away from computers when I need to. I spend a lot of my time using my computers. Even when I go out around town, I have my G1, which has more processing power than our family's first computer, and constantly keeps me connected to the internet. When I think about it, I realize that my children will probably never know a life without computers or the internet; it will always be a part of their lives, and probably a daily part, at least as soon as they start learning to read. Will they know how to moderate themselves? Will they know how to get away? Only if I teach them, I guess.
Anyway, I've had a couple of "interviews" for programming gigs, though neither of them was a formal interview. One of them is a short-term contract that involves revamping a website with educational programs; the other is a startup company in Boulder that has a great idea for a new website. I don't know if either gig will hire me at this point, but I'm still crossing my fingers!
A couple of weeks ago, Ashley and I and some friends took a camping trip up to Kelly Dahl campground near Nederland. We did a lot of catching up, and a little hiking and geocaching. You can check out our photos on Picasa. We took Apollo, and he had a blast.
It was great to get outdoors and remember that I can tear myself away from computers when I need to. I spend a lot of my time using my computers. Even when I go out around town, I have my G1, which has more processing power than our family's first computer, and constantly keeps me connected to the internet. When I think about it, I realize that my children will probably never know a life without computers or the internet; it will always be a part of their lives, and probably a daily part, at least as soon as they start learning to read. Will they know how to moderate themselves? Will they know how to get away? Only if I teach them, I guess.
Anyway, I've had a couple of "interviews" for programming gigs, though neither of them was a formal interview. One of them is a short-term contract that involves revamping a website with educational programs; the other is a startup company in Boulder that has a great idea for a new website. I don't know if either gig will hire me at this point, but I'm still crossing my fingers!
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