Heading two timezones west and then staying up until 3 or 4am in that timezone does a work on one’s sleeping habits.  I laid down at midnight – about an hour late with respect to my pre-L.A. sleep schedule – and woke up at 1am ready to go at it.  I know I’ll hate myself in the morning, but since I don’t head into work tomorrow until about 10am, it’s not too big a deal, so here I am. 

In other news, we’re gearing up for the President’s day (or if you’re a girl, the Valentines Day) ski trip that is right at a week away.  We’ll be heading out in Deran’s Bronco at about 6:00PM next Thursday, and, barring any weather-related driving issues, should arrive at Wolf Creek with enough time for a good nap before hitting the slopes Friday.  In preparation, and just because I needed one, I bought a new jacket tonight.  The one I got last year is just too big, and Beau is going to take it off my hands for about half of what I paid for it.  I should be getting the new one sometime Monday.  I had it shipped to work second-day air to avoid any delivery isues, so depending on how fast SierraTradingPost ships things, I’ll have it either Friday or Monday, but more than likely the latter.

Still looking for a job.  Have a few promising leads but nothing concrete yet.  I would love more than anything to get a good interview.  Unfortunately, many of the companies out there care more about the gpa than about how good of an engineer someone is.  Companies should start caring more about what a potential employee really can do for them, and not just mask off tiers of people just because one number.  I’ve known too many smart people with good GPA’s that didn’t know how to solder or know the difference between FR4 and Polyamide, let alone how to design, capture, and layout a circuit and pcb.  I’m a damn good electrical engineer (and humble too), and a 3.21 cum isn’t bad in itself, especially for someone that worked his way through most of college. 

The bottom line: If you’re a recruiter and you happen to be reading this, take a chance and give me a call; I won’t let you or your company down.