Meeting!!
Oooo! Also, today I met with Renee about ATSC (refer to a few posts back). She was more than happy to talk about them and sent them an email to set up a meeting for us. The CEO, Vicki, replied back saying they would be more than happy to meet with me and that they would probably have a great opportunity for me around the time of my graduation. Right now, I still have responsibilities at OCS, but maybe I'd be able to do something part time with ATSC, paid or not. I'm very excited!
Renee also mentioned a few other possibilities and is trying to see what else will come up. We only talked about stuff around Norman, so there are numerous other things that are out there. Please be praying that I have wisdom in my decision on what to do.
Das Wetter ist schoen!!
This morning was great: I was able to bike to work and was actually COLD (even though it was only 65.) Now, I hate being cold, but it's much nicer to arrive at work not sweaty. I've had quite a nice workout today: I biked to work (2.2 miles), down to the tennis courts (1 mile), played tennis for an hour and a half, then biked the 3.2 miles home. Whew. My ankle is slightly injured from running last night and tennis today, so I decided to skip the running this evening. I'm going to try to start running in the mornings before work. It's easier to avoid snakes and june bugs that way. And it's easier to keep track of the time.
Back to the weather... The east is having all the rain that we need. My family lives in the DC area and one of my aunts said that her neighborhood nearly lost their cars due to flooding. Various buildings in DC have had to shut down and mass transit has also been affected. The city is not built to sustain substantial flooding. My aunt said they had 7 inches last night alone. Eeek! It's just not a good situation. Please keep everyone there in your prayers. It is dangerous and it is not expected to end for nearly a week.
Nicht Alleine?
I have really been struggling with not having a male figure in my life. Some days, you just want to be able to go home and get a hug, whether it be from a boyfriend or dad. I know we are to desire intimacy because it reflects how our relationship with God should be. But not even having a dad that I can run to in my time of need makes things so much more complicated. It's so easy to say that at those times I should go to God, but it seems so much easier for those people because they have someone to go to in real life as well. There is just something about a male presence in your life that helps make you feel like everything is okay - restores security.
But I've also been thinking, if I feel like this for lacking intimacy in this world, then how much more should I feel for separation from God, and MUCH more how Jesus felt!! It kind of makes my longings insignificant and misplaced. Luckily, I've been so incredibly blessed with a great church family that is there for me when I need them. Someday, I won't have to worry about any of this - and man, is that great to think of!
Car?
Anyone want to buy my car? Let me know if you are interested...
1"
Yay! It rained last night! This is good for the state, of course, but it is especially good for me because the WXT510s that I am using for my capstone project are finally installed and recording data!
Here's a pic of the setup:
UPDATE: More rain!! Nearly another inch, with more rain to fall. Yay! :-)
Potential future job?
Relating to my previous topic, I was asked by a coworker earlier today what I wanted to do with my degree. I told him something with instrumentation, and he proceeded to list of a million options, some of which i already knew. Though there was one that stuck out: ATSC. He said that it was in Norman and bid for projects and that I should talk to Renee (acting director of OCS) about it. So I emailed her and she replied. Apparantly this place is in charge of the ARM site in Lamont and several other projects. She said she would introduce me to the CEO and some other people there. Very exciting! Maybe I will get a new job sooner than I thought...
http://www.atscwx.com/
Post-grad brainstorming
It seems that everyone lately has been asking when I graduate and what I will be doing. For my own sake (and anyone who reads this), I am making a list of my options. Here we go:
- Graduate School
- University of Oklahoma
- Work with Petra (unlikely due to funding)
- Work with Jeff (possible)
- University of Utah
- NC State
- University of Maryland
- Could possibly move in with family
- University of Hamburg?
- Not sure if my gpa will be good enough
- Smaller programs might be easier to get into
- Can do well on GRE and make up for bad gpa
- Air Force
- Reserves
- Can start this now (I think)
- Will help pay for school
- Smaller time commitment
- Officer Training School (OTS)
- Hard program
- Leads to forecasting
- Enlist
- Go into the work force
- Civilian military job
- Aberdeen proving grounds (Maryland)
- Close to home
- Meteorological instrumentation
- Dugway proving grounds (Utah)
- Meteorological instrumentation
- Oklahoma Climate Survey
- Mesonet Technician?
- Urban Micronet?
- Instrumentation
- Air Pollution Meteorology or forecasting/modelling
- Aviation Forecasting
- Other various private sector jobs
Any ideas or comments??
