Mountain lake
Here's a pretty little lake up in the mountains near -- you guessed it -- Clark's Fork. Part of my famous Camping series.
Greetings from the conference room! Drove to work today. As mentioned earlier (yesterday?), there's a Team Dinner tonight that precludes my use of mass transit. Since there's no train-based post possible, I'm meeting-room blogging today in the hope of not disappointing my distraught Loyal Readers.
We had some discussion this morning on Lessons Learned. The group pretty much decided that term is overused and carries connotations we weren't anxious to imply. We needed another name. I suggested "Incidents and Accidents." I believe the term comes from an old Paul Simon song, although for the life of me I can't remember which one. A little help, Loyal Readers?
Nobody liked my idea.
By the way, did anybody ever come up with Loyal Reader Number Five's movie quote from the other day? Was the promised money delivered?
Slight disaster early this morning. I decided to drive the Miata - it's a perfect day for open-air motoring. Got my briefcase into the Miata's trunk, got myself into the Miata's seat, got my iPod plugged into the Miata's stereo and playing music, and turned the key. Nothing happened.
Well, that's not entirely true. One thing did happen. The electrical system went utterly and completely dead. Not just regularly dead, no. Automotive death was utter and complete.
I suspect it's the battery. We'll find out for sure on Friday, which is my Really Off Friday.
Otherwise, all is well. See you tomorrow.
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posted by Michael at 9:10 PM
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My mourning at the news of the Miata's troubles can only be compensated for by my joy at what went on tonight. I went to a meeting of the BYU CocoaHeads club - a group of Mac OS X programmers. At the end of the meeting, I met an on-campus employee of Apple and asked him what my chances were of getting an internship as a freshman. Basically, he said that if I got involved and had the right connections and experience, my age and year in school wouldn't matter. I just had to want it badly enough. I am incredibly excited and so glad that I've been going to all of the CS and Apple-related events. Awesome things keep on happening!
Back to studying.
Good work, Andy! Keep up that networking!
I loved the article about the Miata battery replacement written by a Miata Club member--who also happens to work for the company who makes the battery he recommends! Great way to advertise!
I answered LRN 5's movie quote question, but I didn't receive payment because I didn't see the question on the blog. For the record, the movie is Death to Smoochy.
Today's blog a pleasant surprise as Wednesday blog expected.
More networking! I went tonight to an Apple campus event - kind of a pre-recruiting. They were there explaining about working for Apple and accepting résumés. Unfortunately, I don't have an adequate one currently prepared. It has to be finished by Wednesday for the Career Fair. I'll probably need Dad's help in revising it. I have, however, met a number of other rather important Apple employees, including the official campus recruiter. She said that a member of the Cocoa team will be at the career fair and I will be able to talk to him. Furthermore, I now know Quinn, a BYU student who's leaving in three months to work at Apple. He told me of several friends who work on the Cocoa team who I will have the opportunity to talk to. Basically, all the responses I'm getting are boiling down to the same thing - if they think you're qualified, which it sounds like you are, you have a chance. I'm really, really excited.
Correction: As Wednesday blog UNexpected.
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