Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

Got my first job offer today. With the two other companies I'm in the process of applying to, I'll know in the next three weeks what I'm doing after graduation.

Caveat: People can do whatever they want in their dating life. Pray to Zoroaster, join a kibbutz, take a vow of celibacy, knock yourself out. So I did a decent job of ignoring General Conference. Besides the new appointees, which makes local and even NPR-level headlines, I don't consider it newswor...

Portia wrote:
I expect that with a linguistics background, you're also interested in computational linguistics?

Yeah. Ideally I'd be going into data analysis, specifically regarding language data, but there's a chance I could end up in query suggestion for search engines

mic0 wrote:I'm pretty much convinced there are more things I dislike about working at a tech startup than those I like. That was a mild rant...

What exactly do you dislike? There's a chance I'll end up at a tech startup, so it'd be nice to know some downsides before starting.

wait... MIRCROWAVABLE thermos? whaaaaa? that sounds genius It's more like a reusable coffee mug that you can put in the microwave, but it's seriously the best thing in the world. I've had hot chocolate every morning for this past week. This was the first day I actually microwaved stuff, and it was ...

I bought myself a microwaveable thermos so I could have hot chocolate or cider in the middle of the day. It was the best decision I've made.

I keep reading Shifty Canadian as, well, not Shifty.

Pilot G2-07 for like 8 years now

"I'm alive."

Had one of my first experiences with a panic attack that I actually identified as a panic attack (which makes me think I've had some in the past that I just didn't really register as a panic attack...) Not fun. Not fun at all.

There's a similar thing in Minnesota. Gotta have those kids working the family resorts so the families with money can bring their kids to goof off.

Yep. Like 50 percent of my friends have been or are homeless for one to two weeks this break because of contracts ending and starting so far apart

Volunteering to give a lesson in church today (because it's in between semesters and they didn't know who'd still be around) turned into giving a Sunday School lesson, a talk, playing the piano for sacrament meeting, and sight reading a musical number.

I'm a bit exhausted.

I know I'm behind, but I finally listened to Serial this week (it is in fact possible to get sick of watching Netflix). Why do these kinds of stories always fascinate me? I love stuff like "Forensic Files" and those kind of shows.

I'm starting to try to write creative nonfiction. Which means I started a blog. If you know me IRL you're welcome to shoot me a message of some sort if you'd like to read it

Love: Dancing. I loved doing DDR when I was in high school/middle school, and I love doing ballroom dance in college now. Apparently doing a quickstep is like running a fast-paced mile. I can believe it. Biking. I literally just got back from a bike ride up here in Park City, and I forgot how much I...

the anglophile wrote:I cleaned up my roommates' crap in the kitchen and living room for an HOUR. I get home, nobody says thank you or anything and then they have a bunch of people and cook a ton of food without cleaning it up. I am so done.

This will never end. Trust me.

Portia wrote:Pumped up my tire at my complex (I LOVE LIVING HERE). I'll have to have The Man look at what would work best for his Subaru. And he needs to fix his bike ... from a crash three years ago ...

Yeah, my tire has been flat since October/November...

If you bring your own bike, there are some great trails that you can ride. I second the window shopping as well. I personally like going to the Utah Olympic Park, unfortunately, the cheapest activity is about $10 (guided tour or unlimited scenic chair lift rides), but you could get a day pass for $...

If you bring your own bike, there are some great trails that you can ride. I second the window shopping as well. I personally like going to the Utah Olympic Park, unfortunately, the cheapest activity is about $10 (guided tour or unlimited scenic chair lift rides), but you could get a day pass for $...