I’ve done a lot of work today, and yet, I don’t feel like I got anything accomplished.
I did some minor troubleshooting on my radio equipment, but my suspicions were incorrect. I really had hoped that I mixed up two cables, and that was the source of my problems, but that ended up not being the case.
I turned in a list of accomplishments for 2013, and a list of goals for 2014 for my annual review. I always hate writing those, because I hate feeling like I have to attend certain events just so they’ll be a line item on a document later. I’ve been doing a better job of documenting things this year too, as it is hard to remember everything I did throughout the last year. It’s all a blur.
After that, I did some more LabVIEW updates and installation. I found out that there was a new drivers update produced in February, so I (slowly) downloaded that and am installing it on a pilot computer first. I also had issues checking on port status using telnet to see why we can’t get certain computers licensed.
I ran a few errands at lunch. I’ve been trying to get my business off the ground, and I am at a dead end right now, not really sure where to proceed next. I have not a single customer thus far, so I’m a little discouraged.
After that, I did a few minor repairs on the department truck- new air filter, spray-cleaned the carburetor, and added some fuel additive. However, I noticed that the water pump is leaking coolant and that will have to be dealt with by Motor Pool.
I came back and continued my regiment of computer upgrades and installations, all the while checking InstaEDU hoping for some tutoring opportunities. There were maybe six all day, and I was too slow on the draw for all of them. I guess it’s spring break at a lot of schools, and next week is spring break at the rest of them, so these weeks will be slow. Hopefully, it will pick up around exam time.
I got a 100% on my satellite and radar meteorology midterm, so I was excited about that. I thought I did well, and there was only a question that I was not sure about, so hopefully, I can keep up this trend. I will have to figure out what to do for school next year- I really like the meteorology classes, but they are twice as expensive as taking classes here, and my funds are running low. Combine my meteorology education with my bachelor’s degree in engineering (which included switching from electrical engineering to materials engineering) and my electrical engineering grades keep me out of the running for any scholarships (grades from 1999-2001, if you can believe that).
Well, that is all I have for right now. I promise I will post photos from my east coast trip soon, but tonight, I wanted to get in a post before the end of the day (it’s already 11:10 pm here).
Good night!