Work

[vilakins]

I have a 3-week contract starting Friday at NIWA, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. They have a Cray T3E but I doubt I'll be let anywhere near it. I note they have some stuff on their site about the horrible summer we've had (extremely hot, then cold, wet, windy, and wild) which has only come right since Sunday.

I hope I get some more work after that to help pay for my ticket to the UK. I even did 5 hours work (in Excel) for someone yesterday. The big IRS refund for the last tax year should help though. I was up for a full-time job I really fancied (sole-charge, just my thing) this week but they hired someone before they even interviewed me.

Anyway, I must use today and tomorrow well, and catch up with e-mails and writing. Yeah, I keep saying that.

Comments

[spacefall.livejournal.com]

Congrats. Hope they let you peek at the Cray.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I'm not even sure if it's in the building I'll be working in; it could even be in Wellington. The agency warned me that I'd be working with odd people, engineers etc, and I said, "Sounds like fun!" :-)

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the new contract.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks! So far I've had three and had excellent feedback from each. I just need longer ones.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

Gina