The Summer Obsession

My Web Pride..

Carebears — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:11:46 +0000

I used to have this pride about my blog, that so many people would read it and comment. I got to know some of the more frequent visitors, and I had real pride in my stories, and my blog’s design. It was really great for me.

But my web pride no longer lies within my blog. I’ve do so much more with what I’ve learned. Mostly, my web pride lies within the first website I coded all on my own. As the web designer for a student organization, The IEEE Robot Team, I redesigned their entire website and I have great pride in that.

My pride lies here: uwrobotics.org - Below you can see the final product on the left, and what I started with on the right.

Long Time..

Carebears — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:46:36 +0000

Well I happened to stop by WordPress when a friend of mine started using it on her study abroad trip. She’s in Jordan right now! It’s totally crazy to me. Another friend is studying abroad in Trinidad this semester, also.

Since I hadn’t been back in awhile and noticed that a few people had stopped in to check on me – I thought they deserved an update if they came back again. Things have been really crazy since my last post – and continue to stay very busy.

In my last post I was just starting my work of that summer. I ended up getting 4-5 jobs that summer to keep me busy and working at least 40 hours a week until I moved into my apartment on campus. Once on campus, I had to leave all of those jobs except the catering job I did with my brother. I’m still employed there over the summer and on a few weekends here or there.

That year was a pretty rough one, the classes at The Universtiy of Wisconsin were soooo much tougher than the ones I had at The Universtiy of Minnesota. I never knew how much harder they would be. I had a pretty crazy social life my first semester, and felt kind of like a freshman again. I was going out every weekend for awhile and making some pretty bad decisions. That halloween I went out one night and met a guy. He seemed really smart and great, and eventaully we started dating. We’ve been dating for over a year now – and it’s been great.

I have gone through a few jobs on campus. First I worked at the “DoIT Help Desk” where I took phone calls from students and staff about computer issues. I answered their questions about their computers, and helped reset passwords. I learened a lot from the job but eventually I wasn’t learning anything knew – and they were not paying me enough for tech support (and to keep paying for my own tutition and rent). At the end of last year, I saw a sign in the library that they were looking to hire tech support people – so on a whim, I applied. They called me in for an interview, and I got the job! They pay much more, and I get to do real hands on work. I’ve also worked on the website and have learned a boatload about HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL.

Then on another whim, I saw an ad online for a job working in education and outreach for Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. It was just a job creating educational materials and doing outreach – but it sounded like a good job for a future biology teacher, so when they offered me that job, I took it too! So now I’m sitting on two high paying campus jobs – and feeling very happy and lucky.

As for school, I’ve just applied for the School of Education. I won’t find out until the summer if I get in. I really hope that I do! The last semesters have been rigourous. This semester seems to have a lot more time avaialble – and that’s why I decied to write a short blog again. I won’t be able to stop in everyday, but I’ll try to put some major events up! =)

Update..

Carebears — Tue, 22 May 2007 00:51:25 +0000

The interviews went well. I got both jobs, if I wanted them. I already turned down the day care job because they were only going to pay me 7.50/hour to work as an assistant teacher for a group of two year olds.. and I would have to work 9 hours everyday Monday-Friday. Thats too much of a commitment for me this summer. I keep missing the woman at the data entry company. I’m sure that job will work out. My aunt also talked about an office job she might be able to get me – and the office is located right near my apartment I’m moving into in August for school.

And thats the job update… I’ll tell ya about the weekend’s party in my next entry.

Job interviews already?

Carebears — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:56:28 +0000

I got down and busy yesterday and I sent out my resume to a couple companies online (in the wee hours of the morning – before I went to bed for the previous day) and then I went out to a few other places that I knew were hiring. I submitted applications to Curves and the YMCA Child Care center.

As soon as I got done turning in my applications, I got a phone call from one of the companies I e-mailed my resume to. Its a company that does data entry – so basically I would sit at a computer and enter stuff into a database. They asked me in for an interview for the following day (today). I got up bright and early to get ready for my interview. Shortly after getting out of the shower and I got a phone call from the other place I sent my resume to, a day care. We scheduled an interview for later today too.

My first interview went really well. They offered me the job, and even may give me a more important (and higher paying) position. The only problem with this job is that its kind of far away from my house and doesn’t pay a whole lot. So with gas prices as they are, it may not be the most economical choice.

I leave in about two hours for my second interview at the day care. I love kids – so this could be a really amazing opportunity for me! Wish me luck! =)

A new job..

Carebears — Tue, 15 May 2007 21:05:29 +0000

I went in to “sign up” for my new summer job. My cousin runs a catering business, and gave me a job for the summer (along with my twin brother – Cubbie, and close friend – Rachel). Basically all we had to do was go in and fill out a bunch of paper work.

I have to pretend like I don’t know her. Or my other two cousins that work there. That’s going to be really hard, but I think they just don’t want us to be treated differently than the other employees.

I’m really excited for my first week of work that has a total of about 30 hours! This is probably the first time I’ve ever had a 30 hour work week, and I probably shouldn’t be so excited about so much work.. but I really need the money. I’m a poor college student after all.

Unfortunately the job probably wont be able to offer 30 hours to me every week so I have to try and find another job. I could have had a full-time job at CapTel (a company that types up phone messages for phones owned by deaf people).. but I decided that it’s just a little too far from home and a huge commitment because they want me to continue working there throughout the school year.

So.. I’m still searching. I really should start searching more actively. Any ideas for good places for a college girl to work over the summer?

** PS. I added a new side box – for song of the day, check it out daily!

And the grades roll in..

Carebears — Tue, 15 May 2007 07:23:04 +0000

I got my last grade in today, I knew I had nothing to worry about. I managed an overall grade of about a 98% in my Journalism class.

Which puts me at a 4.0 for this semester. I never thought it was possible, straight As in college. Now that I’ve done it once, I guess there’s no turning back!

So take that.. Biology, Psychology, University Writing: Contemporary Public Issues, Journalism, and Career Explorations! All 17 credits! Woo!

As sad at it is..

Carebears — Tue, 15 May 2007 06:42:29 +0000

I’ve realized that blogdrive has officially died. New technology has surfaced, and this new website well.. it pretty much rocks. There really is no other way to describe it. From now on, I will blog here.

So new lifestyle, and new blog. This should be fun!