job update

well then, three interviews. i guess i'm getting a little better at them. austin, sorry, but i actually told that group (software engineering) that i wasn't interested...before the second interview so's not to waste their time. he was...appreciative? i guess.

other two interviews were for straight up engineering firms...mostly end up doing lighting and power applications for public type stuff (wiring/lighting buildings/businesses). boring, but at least it involves some technical aspects. applied to another job called NovaSol which does optics and sensors. pretty cool stuff, and based in hawaii, nonetheless.

so the runners right now are the two engineering firms. one seemed to just have to figure out an offer for me *crosses fingers*, and the other seemed to have a big problem with my implications that i want to start a business someday and if they hire me, i won't be there 'till i die. a valid concern, i guess. it's a smaller company so i can see how it would be a problem.

ooooon the other hand. i'm never gonna borrow anyone else's surfboard ever again. i just have bad karma methinks. i mean, granted, i've dinged the shit out of my board, but i don't think it's THAT much of a big deal considering how much i go out in really shallow reefs. but yeah...dinged tam's board again yesterday 'cause ariel and dan wanted to go out and i was in town without a board...we ended up staying out way past sunset (near-full moon) and having a bit of a problem getting out of the water without being able to see th erocks. ariel got in fine, 'cause he knew where the channel was (went in before dan and i), dan tried to go up these rocks up a wall...a big wave came and washed him up the wall, snapping two of his skegs off, putting him in a chest high hole, and gashing his knee/shin. i went to look for the channel and found myself on a dry reef (dry meaning the water would completely drain off it between waves) with a set coming...which is where i dinged tam's board on the bottom :( not bad, but i felt horrible. AND she cut me off from borrowing her board 'cause it's her only one. at least until she gets a second, but still, never again. unless it's offered to me...or maybe even PUSHED on me. i just don't wanna deal with that anymore.

sooooo her board's drying (i repaired it), and after a sanding we're goin' surfing later today. tail end of this sweet south swell.



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