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Name: Kalisha
Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Metro: Ruston
Birthday: 11/19/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: I am interested in all kinds of things like food, tv, travel. I actually tivo stuff from the travel channel all the time (pathetic, I know). I'm dying to go to Europe and Asia (Catherine and Radhika, I'm so jealous). I love to read all kinds of books. Currently working on the classics. Yep....definitely a nerd.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Other
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Member Since:
11/9/2005
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| This weird weekThese past few days have been really weird. I can't seem to stop watching, reading, or listening to the news about the VA Tech shooting. What drives me crazy is thinking how easily that could have happened at my school or what I would have done in those students shoes. It just breaks my heart to know that all of them worked so hard to get into college or graduate school and to have it cut short by some stupid psychopath. I didn't know any of those people, but I want to cry when I see their names. Its sickening......heartwrenching and I don't even know them. I can't imagine what their families are feeling. I am so angry at the shooter. I feel such contempt and disgust every time they mention his name or show his face. I hope he receives his due reward.
Anyway, sorry this is such depressing entry. Its just what I'm feeling right now.
Well, nothing else is new in my neck of the woods. No movie star sightings, no Vin Deisel, no tan....sigh. However, my car is fixed from my second car accident. HA! I don't remember if I wrote this or not, but some stupid old woman re-ended me while Jerm and I were sitting at a red light. Again. We were just sitting there! She begged us not to call the cops, which we did anyway cuz she was acting really weird. Then the old fart refused to give us her insurance info, threw her personal info at us on a sheet of paper, and left. But, fortunately, she didn't damage us too badly. The cops went after her for her insurance info.
Also, I was almost a NASA engineer! I had a job interview with a NASA contractor and they LOVED me! They offered me the job on the spot and then emailed me my official offer that weekend. I was so excited. In the email, The guy who was recruiting me told me to come in monday to sign my papers and I could start in two weeks. That monday, I went into 3M and scheduled a meeting with my boss (for the next day) to hand in my letter of resignation. Well, my recruiter called me right before lunch and told me that good ol' uncle sam had pulled the funding for the project I was going to be working on. No project meant no job. He was so mad that this had happened. He told me that he had tried to call me earlier in the morning, but was so upset that he couldn't talk to me. I've been in contact with him since then and he says that he is still trying to get me on another project. Cross your fingers for me folks! I would LOVE to have a job there. We'll see.
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| LifeI hope that everybody is doing well! I started my new job at 3M. Its pretty cool! I have my first engineering project ever and its finally starting to roll. Its really not that big of a project, but its something and I hope I do well. Basically, all of our equipment needs to be calibrated and bad things can happen when stuff doesn't get calibrated. My job is to investigate and evaulate the impact to our product if un-calibrated equipment is used. Its one of those project that none of the other engineers want to do, so I get to do it! I think its good for me, and today my boss said that I'm doing a good job! Other than that, most of my tasks aren't very engineering-y. Thats ok though! Stepping stones...
Anyway, I almost saw a movie star...two actually. I was standing outside of a restuarant in Malibu. I was reading the menu when this group of people walked up and stood just to the left of me. I wasn't really paying attention and walked off to sit down on a bench. Jerm point to one of the girls in the group (she had her back to me) and told me I was standing next to Amy Smart (blonde chick from "Just Friends" and "butterfly affect"). I didn't even see her! A friend of ours confirmed that it was her. Figures. And the other day, Jerm and I were working out at the gym and he swears he saw this guy who was famous back in the 80s, but couldn't remember his name. Again, I didn't see the movie star. This is frustrating! Jerm always sees these people! Its ok though. Cuz I've already decided that I'm going to meet Vin Deisel. Yep. And we are going to go boost cars together and then race them on the freeway. It could happen.
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| New Job!It has finally happened! I am finally getting another job! In a few weeks, maybe sooner, I'm going to start an engineering internship at 3M pharmaceuticals. They make drug delivery systems like inhalers and transdermal patches and such. I've really excited about it! I'm getting paid more and I'll actually get engineering projects. The facility seems really nice and the oppurtunities for advancement are good. This couldn't have come at a better time. My current job has been horrible for the past couple of weeks and I have been praying long and hard to get out of there. My bosses have been real jerks and I've had more bad behavior from fellow co-workers and bosses alike. I really don't know how half of the people I work with survive. They are so immature and tempermental. It was good for me though. Now I know how not to behave. Plus, I get to put some good stuff on my resume. I was actually interviewing for an engineering job there, but I think I'll take my chances else where.
Anyway, Jerm and I are looking for a new apartment maybe. Our lease is up on our current one so we are trying to look for something a little cheaper. Today, we went to a few places...one was up in the mountains. I thought it was a really cute town.....a little on the small side though......ok, downright microscopic. But the view was beautiful. We went and spoke to a realty agent. She was nice, but kept talking about snow cutting us off from civilization and mountain lion attacks. Don't worry though! The mountain lions only attack pets! Hmmm. Jerm didn't like all that snow talk so I think we'll keep looking. There is another town about 10 min. north of us that has a little of a trailer trash/meth lab feel to it, but it would be cheap. We'll see. There are a few really nice areas up there around it so maybe we'll find something. When we were looking today, we got to drive around to the outshirts of LA county and Kern county....There is some really pretty country side up there. I actually enjoyed driving around...It was kinda relaxing. | | |
| I hope my new year gets off to a good start. Things haven't been going well at work, but I've been applying to a bunch of different places with my brand new awesome resume. I really hope I at least get an interview soon because I don't think I can stand it any longer. I am so disappointed with where I work. When I started there I had such high hopes. But things have gotten progressively worse over the past few months...... this company is nothing like I thought it was going to be. I see management and engineers treat subordinates with such disrespect.....There is such an attitude of "I'm better than you" that it's laughable. I don't understand how normal adults could treat people like that and not feel guilty. I feel like my whole life is on hold until I can find something better. Sorry, I feel bad about complaining about it.....I'm just lucky to be employed right now.
Well, I went shopping at bath and body works today and got this really great smelling shampoo and conditioner. I love it when shampoo and conditioners have the same scent and then your hair smells good all day! Why does buying beauty products always makes me happy? Isn't that weird? Shoe shopping does the same thing. If I'm feeling bad or something, I go shopping....or eat.
Ok, this is really weird.......My husband just bought this PS2 game, the icredible hulk. And the Hulk jumps around alot, but everytime Hulk jumps, my stomach lurches like I'm in a rollercoaster or something. Sigh...I quit. Its past my bedtime. | | |
| AdventuresFor a gal who didn't get to see her family for christmas, my holiday wasn't that bad! It didn't really feel like christmas, but I still had fun.
On friday, I got up earily and went to Edwards Air Force base/NASA with Jerm to see if the space shuttle would land. Unfortunately, it landed in stupid florida, but Jerm's fellow engineers fired up the fighter jet F-18 simulator for me and I got to fly it! NASA designs and builds these flight simulators for the pilots to practice taking off and landing. I only crashed twice, but successfully landed 4 other times. Jerm was jealous. That night, we went out to dinner with some friends and saw Apacalypto and Night at the Museum. Both were good, but Apacalypto is not for the faint of heart. On Sat, Jerm and I went to Disneyland with a friend. OMGOSH!!! I want to live there (minus screaming children)! On the way there, we saw santa honest to goodness. He drives a blue ford explorer and drives like an old man. He was dressed in red, and smoking a pipe. His santa outfit was hanging in the back.....no reindeer were present, but that's not surprising considering this country is mostly desert. Not really sleigh compatable.
And Sunday, Monday, Tues, Jerm and I didn't leave the house and just watched tv all day. Awesome. | | |
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