Aww last day of internship. I'm gonna miss such an easy internship. Everyone was so fun to work with. I'm especially gonna miss my supervisor Le Juan.

"If you ain't black, then you ain't allowed to rap here. White Boy (Rob) go sing us some Kelly Clarkson."

Tired. It was an unusually jubilant weekend with short increments of grief. And I admit, this has been the only time in my life that I have ever felt part of an extended family. With criticism and judgment all put aside, its quite easy to get along.

Malpractice. What a horrible word to think about. When it comes to yearly physical exams, I'll go to a doctor who fully checks my body regardless of how uncomfortable some procedures may be. If the doc needs to do cervical exams, MRIs, etc, then dammit I'll let the doc do it! And if the doctor is being lazy and wants to give me a half ass exam, then I'm gonna find myself a new doctor. Half ass exams may make your day more comfortable, but that shit is malpractice and you can have tons of unseen problems without ever knowing it.

This is so... strange. I almost have no words. My great uncle died today, the one who lived in The Pines across the park from Amy. He was one of my more favorite relatives. That says a lot, cuz there's not many relatives I can say that I liked, but I geniunely liked him and his wife and kids.

His family is unlike the rest of my extended family. They live a humble lifestyle, the kids went to Rancho, MHS, UC Davis, and got good jobs with good families of their own. He was in great physical shape, running every morning, watching his diet, always joking around and having a great time. Just a very normal, grateful, well-rounded, easy-going, close-knit family that my own family always looked up to.

My mom always compared us to them. No millionaires, no extravagent lifestyles, no internal family drama, just... regular and happy to be around each other. He set the example, so who's gonna set it now?

A month ago, I started a Monster.com resume. Anyways, 3 employers found my scanty undergraduate resume' and requested interviews. There's no way I can work a full-time REAL world job while going to school, so I'm taking my resume' post off Monster. But the offers are crazy! Examples:

"We are seeking to fill the position of Outside Sales in the Sacramento area. After reviewing your resume, I see that you have some of the necessary qualities to be a candidate for a position with us. Annual first year average income is between $54,000 and $128,000 depending on performance [...] Please call my office as soon as possible at 916-***-**** to set up an appointment for an interview.
Sincerely,
Larry"

"I have been trying to contact you about your resume I received online. I am looking to expand here in Northern California and I am interviewing for two positions, one in the sale of health insurance, the other in our sales management program. I would like to talk to you about these positions. First-year sales income ranges from $60K to $100K, and management opportunities of up to $150K per year are available. I would like to meet with you this week. Please call me at (916) ***-**** to schedule a time. I look forward to meeting you.
Sincerely, Gary"

"Employwave is a brand new customized solution for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical job marketplace to connect the opportunities of the future with leading talent. You will have the opportunity to be highly visible to top tier companies who are also very excited to have an industry specific career site. Based on your search criteria, you will then receive daily or weekly scrapes matching your skills with newly posted positions from leading companies. Kirstin"

If you're a Biology major and can't find a job after graduation, then you're obviously not trying.

First day at work was awesome. My co-workers can't get any better. So basically, I work for 1 1/2 hours, maby eat some free DC food with the other lab assistants and med students, then surf the web for 2 more hours, and clock in 10 hours for 1-3 hours of work a week. Or at least, thats what my trainer and other employees suggest. Its absolutely fabulous.

My first big paycheck is gonna be spent on paintings. And I aint kidding either. I really dig this Nathaniel West guy's style. Basf and Zoa got that raw, dark, colorful thing going on too. Just another reason to love eBay. All these new artists come out with affordable quality pieces.

Everytime I go to SF galleries, I wish I could buy some original pieces but everything is like $1000+. Oh well, I can always duplicate paintings myself...

OMG OMG!!! I got the Dermatology job! Plus its more than clean up duty, it's also making chemical reagents and working with biochem machines. On campus job right next to my classes. Start work this week and I'm soooo excited.

First day of Summer Session II Physics was gross. My TA is an anal New Yorker. He kept us back 10 minutes during Discussion/Lab, maby even longer. I had to sneak out of the class to catch the bus to make it to my internship. Dammit. Now he's gonna give me a low pass for not sticking around 15 minutes AFTER class ends. Hopefully I can switch into another class tomorrow.

As for my internship, my supervisor asked me if I wanted a full-time position at the Optical Lab. Unfortunately I can only do part-time with summer school. He's only looking for full-time, so... no job for yours truly. The Public Health Dept. is still considering me for their research aide position, even though I never replied to their follow up inteview, or gave them any references. They must have scared away a lot of applicants with their cold hippie cubicle workplace.

I love going back home, especially to relax after taking a final. Had a packed weekend with tons of stuff going on. Donkey Kong Jungle Beats, sashimi, swimming, bbqs and beer always makes a happy Christine.



There's probably 3 pictures of that woman using a feeding utensil to kill me, or visa versa.

20 minutes before our finals review, my professor announced that he was treating everybody to free ice cream. So the lecture hall of 200-300 students all walked over to our school coffee shop with him and got as many scoops of Dreyer's ice as we pleased. He wasn't gonna start reviewing until everybody got their ice cream and ate it, too.

My ochem professor is the sweetest man ever. He always reminds us that we're "Precious 'lil things that your grandparents love dearly. So don't drop out of school or loose an arm in lab." And calls Hydrolysis "making baby sugars" and every reaction's purpose seems to be "to make you look cute". I think he has some obsession with ice cream cuz everytime May or Christina go to Baskin Robbins they always see him eating ice cream.

What a great guy. He makes Indian students so proud to be Indian that they even started a fanclub for him.

Nancy came up with an awesome way to study ochem with me:



With the help of General Electric.

My Research Aide for the Dept. of Public Health interview was today. Man. It was so cold. That nose piercing and hippie attire tricked me at first impression. The interviewer is dead serious about the environment and wasn't too approachable. I kept attempting to sound interested in a cubicle job that only involved punching numbers into a computer system. I don't know anymore...

Anyways, I just got a call for another job interview. This one is for the Dermatology Department. The guys on the phone were laughing their heads off and cracking jokes with me. Its for a Student Assistant position, in other words: clean up duty. If there's anything I know about working, its that the workplace environment matters more than the position.

My sanity is worth much more than a pretty title on my college resume.