10/10/10

Look at the date, straight tens! In other news, I just got a job! I got hired as an entry-level geospatial analyst at a firm in Rockville, Maryland that does a lot of government contracting work. I'll be working with them on a worldwide mapping project using LANDSAT data, which could be for the government or firms like Google and Microsoft. The pay's pretty decent for an entry-level job ($19.50 an hour), plus I'm getting paid more to work evening shift but that means I'll no longer have my weekday evenings free. Everyone there seems really nice. It kind of has the same collegiate atmosphere as my geography classes back at GMU where it's casual and everyone works together. Unfortunately it may only be for a year or so as I work with them on this project, but when they project is over the company will try its hardest to keep me on board. The worst that can happen is I leave the place with a year's worth of experience and a security clearance which will make finding another job a whole lot easier.

In not-so-good news, I'm getting over a sinus infection. Sometimes I feel like one of those "Bug Out Bob" stress reliever toys as my sinuses push against my eyes and ears. I'm now on antibiotics, so hopefully I'll be feeling nice and healthy by the time I start work on the 18th!