Been a While

Well, it's been a while since my last post, so here I am, updating the world (potentially) on all of the latest exploits in the Adventures of Justin. Tell me, does that sound like:

A. a B-movie
B. a drug store brand comic book
C. a self-published, two-copy selling book

Just curious.

So I've gotten a few things accomplished in the last few days. I finally was able to sign up for a new A-Chem Lab section, and I'm actually warming up to the idea of having it on Thursday. I thought having a totally open Wednesday afternoon would be terrible, but there's actually a big perk to it. Historically, the Biochem tests have been given during the Wednesday evening section. So, instead of worrying about a potentially GPA-wrecking test all throughout lab, I can seclude myself somewhere with my most excellent study group and hit the books. I'm also glad that all the members of said study group got into the same lab section.

I also went down to the DMV today, prepared to take the test and get my license. A funny thing happened. I didn't have to take the test. I handed the lady a form, my old license, and twenty bucks, and she sent me down to the other end of the counter, where my picture was taken and I got a new license. Odd, I thought, but hey, I told them I got two speeding tickets; it said so right on my form that I turned in to her. So it's not my fault that they screwed up. It worked out in my favor. My picture now looks like me, the signature somewhat resembles my true signature (damn near impossible to write on that mangled pad), and my SSN no longer appears on the license. They still didn't update my height...even though I told them it had changed...and that annoying red lettering is there saying "Under 18 until Oct. 23, 2003." I would've thought that would've gone away, but whatever. I don't care.

Four more days of work. That's right, four. I volunteered to come in on Saturday for some sweet, sweet overtime $. We have additional testing we're running for ten days, and it has increased the workload almost to the breaking point of the lab. We're all tearing our hair out with new methods for samples we've never tested before. It keeps things interesting, I suppose. And I've had no difficulties. I ran something extra today for the hell of it, and it ended up helping. I concluded that the orange color in the Filter Backwash was a result of high organic content, not from ferric chloride, so we could determine a dilution factor for the TKN/PO4 test.

That meant nothing to anyone but me.

It felt good to help at a time when pretty much everyone was at their wit's end, and I happened to interject with the fact that I had some useful information. I wasn't required to run volatiles on the sample, but something in the back of my brain told me to run it. I'm glad I listen to the voices in my head ;)

I guess that's it, just figured I would keep my loyal readers posted on all my latest exploits.

Can't wait to get back to the 'burg - just over a week. VT here I come!