Musings of Lanna Lee Maheux

So, I am almost at the end of the fourth week at my new job. Yes, I got a new job! (If you follow me on twitter (look to the left), you probably already know this.) I am working as a Jr. Programmer/Analyst at a marketing research firm in Kennebunkport. Well, I am working for Aquent, a staffing agency for marketing companies, and my assignment is a temp-to-permanent. And I want to tell you a secret: I love it! Love it!

I still haven't figured out everything I will be doing, but the things I have been doing, learning Wincross, coding for both SPSS and Wincross, creating tons of crosstabulation tables (working on a project that had 241 tables for one version of the survey and 344 tables for the other version.) It's challenging, fun, and it's the kind of work I love, the kind with a finish point. When I complete a project, I can just move to the next one. Well, the way it will work, when I get totally up to speed, is that I will have many projects going at the same time.

That project I have been working on, wow, it has been very hard, and frankly, probably should have gone to one of the more experienced programmers. However, it fell through the cracks and it wasn't on anyone's production schedule, so I was asked to pick it up. I am so glad I got to do it. Because now, any other project will seem easy in comparison!

Oh, the picture above is from this February's Boskone. I brought my art to sell and I sold 2 pictures! (I realized I didn't mention it on the blog earlier.) (And I wanted to use a picture.) (So now I have.) (times two.)

How are you doing, internet?

Labels: geek, new job, programmer, yeah

Maybe I'll blog more? (heh, heh!)

BTW, look for an updated lannaleemaheux.com sometime in the next millenium! Sweet!

We now have a clean bathroom.

Fear me.

(And don't you love our new shower curtain?)

Labels: clean bathroom

Well, I am not doing NaNoWriMo this year. Not enough time. But, in solidarity with my NaNo friends, I will participate in NaBloPoMo!



Last night I helped my parents with their trick-or-treaters. This lovely pumpkin greeted each child:



Sweet, Huh?

We had 62 trick-or-treaters. Most of them liked the pumpkin.

No. I am not going to show you any pictures.

Aristophanes' The Clouds is pretty naughty. (The link is so you can read its naughtiness.)

It was time to leave the mall. I started my car. The sun was out, and since my car was parked in the sun, it was hot inside. So, like people do, I proceeded to roll down the power window.

Click.

Huh?

Driver's side window wasn't working. Click. Tried passenger side. Click. Back-window vents. Click.

Shit.

Maybe it was a fuse. I got out my trusty instruction manual. My power windows are on the same fuse as the ignition, yet my car was running. So...

I turned my car off.

I turned it back on.

My window worked.

Seriously, I rebooted my car!

I know I am behind the 8-ball on this. I mean a few months behind! Gah.

From i can has cheezburger.