Internship pondering

In less than two weeks, I will be going to my internship that I am very excited for. Some of the skills that I anticipate to use are assembling computers and problem solving in Windows 7. A question that’s been on my mind as I approach internship will be my commute. I hope that on the dry run to my internship, that I have no problems getting there. Another question I’ve wondered about is what kind of tasks will I have on my first day and if I will have training.

I hope to work in a business casual and friendly environment that is fast paced but not frenetically so. The kind of manager I hope to work under is attentive to detail and provides feedback that helps me grow.

I plan to stand out at my internship by being accountable by delivering my best every day and showing I have initiative and a hunger for learning all that I can. My plan for after my internship is to have hopefully earned a position but if not, I want to go back to college with a renewed direction and motivation that I’ve earned at Year Up.

What goal?

I have been saving up money for a new computer ever since spending everything I had on a very entertaining concert on October 25th. Rest assured, this was a very necessary upgrade, as my previous computer was over 8 years old. It has been quite the process with a lot of research. Initially, I had decided on a pre built till I saw how much money I would save by just getting the parts and building it with my brother. I was also influenced in part by some of my more tech savvy colleagues.

Getting all of the parts was a bit of a hassle but that's to be expected when dealing with multiple delivery companies. Thankfully, FedEx didn't hurl the box on my patio or in my face. Everything else went rather well. I got more and more excited when each package got here over the period of a few days.

When my brother and I actually got to building it, we ran into a few tricky problems. The CPU cooler and the RAM wouldn't fit together. I was just about to just install 1 fan instead of 2 when my brother made it work by moving the fan up the heatsink a few notches. Besides some annoying cable management and hard to get places for screwing in the motherboard, I learned a lot and enjoyed it. It was an amazing feeling when it booted up.

What I didn't enjoy however, was trying to install Windows 7. I tried using the free student version of Win 7 Pro that I got from CCSF but there was a very headache inducing device driver problem that almost made me tear my hair out. It didn't seem like the download from CCSF was complete, so I had to get another copy, burned it to a DVD and voila! Worked first time.

Gaming with max settings on a 1920x1200 resolution might very well convert me from consoles. Besides that, what's a new computer without a nifty new executive chair? Had to get that too.

Sick since the 26th

This break was all well and good till about after Christmas. Don't get me wrong, though. It's been very relaxing, even if I've been confined in a bed for most of the time. However, I can't let whatever I have bring me down, as it sure wasn't the highlight of my break. I downed as much swill they call cough syrup and cough drops to get what needed to get done, done.

For one thing, I ordered a lot of packages this break, as I had finally reached a goal of mine.

Christmas in Hercules

It was great being able to see my mom's family in Hercules on Christmas. Due to car problems, my dad was only able to drop my mom, my brother and I off. I'm glad I went though, since it was reasonably entertaining. Hanging out with my cousins, who are 2nd or 1st once removed or something was fun. We played a funky form of charades with the adults.

My aunt Delores got all of the women matching leopard print pajamas, which she wanted them all to wear and take pictures in. That kind of weirdness was worth it alone, along with the amazing leche flan.