Thanks to Justin Bieber's concert being in town, we were told we can go home early today so we don't end up in all that awful traffic. To celebrate, here is a video:
Friday, November 2, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Life is moving too fast
Today was quite a day. Actually the past two weeks have been... something else. I do certainly still love my job but it's even more obvious that there is still a steep learning curve and that everything is just accelerating even more. Timelines are tight, technology sometimes hates me (thankfully my work computer is zippy!) but more realistically it's not the technology that hates me, it's the user that needs to hone in more skills.
SAS is not for the weak.
I hope I'm strong enough! My brain is in for more of a work out for sure.
Also, I need to just slow myself down. I know that when I get stressed I just go ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM and sometimes that is not good... not necessarily all bad, but I need to get better first. Hopefully I can spend some time next week figuring out how to build good macros/arrays with SAS. I have a basic understanding but very basic... At least I know I have no major qualms about working long hours because I think I've been in the office about 10 hours a day this week and a couple more hours in the evening spread out. But, I'm mostly satisfied with how things turned out this week although I am a bit of a paranoid person by nature. Our VP is so brilliant! sometimes I wonder how I am perceived. I came out feeling a little stupid but I suppose that just means I have much to learn! (though, I knew this). Good thing I like to learn. I just hope I can keep up! Definitely going to try.
It was nice that we had a baby shower for a colleague yesterday. It was a nice temporary break for my brain. Probably much needed. We played games and I discovered I'm pretty decent at children book names and baby facts. I think I was the only one who knew that babies have no knee caps! Apparently I have a decent gauge on finances because I answered correctly to the cost of raising a child up to one year of age (excluding medical) and was close in guessing number of diapers changed in 2 years. Woo. It's the little things in life, right? of course the big things are fabulous too.
Josh should be here in the near future. HOoray! Planning on going Kart racing tomorrow :). Lasagna in the oven just waiting for his arrival! I think Molly is coming too! woof woof :)
SAS is not for the weak.
I hope I'm strong enough! My brain is in for more of a work out for sure.
Also, I need to just slow myself down. I know that when I get stressed I just go ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM and sometimes that is not good... not necessarily all bad, but I need to get better first. Hopefully I can spend some time next week figuring out how to build good macros/arrays with SAS. I have a basic understanding but very basic... At least I know I have no major qualms about working long hours because I think I've been in the office about 10 hours a day this week and a couple more hours in the evening spread out. But, I'm mostly satisfied with how things turned out this week although I am a bit of a paranoid person by nature. Our VP is so brilliant! sometimes I wonder how I am perceived. I came out feeling a little stupid but I suppose that just means I have much to learn! (though, I knew this). Good thing I like to learn. I just hope I can keep up! Definitely going to try.
It was nice that we had a baby shower for a colleague yesterday. It was a nice temporary break for my brain. Probably much needed. We played games and I discovered I'm pretty decent at children book names and baby facts. I think I was the only one who knew that babies have no knee caps! Apparently I have a decent gauge on finances because I answered correctly to the cost of raising a child up to one year of age (excluding medical) and was close in guessing number of diapers changed in 2 years. Woo. It's the little things in life, right? of course the big things are fabulous too.
Josh should be here in the near future. HOoray! Planning on going Kart racing tomorrow :). Lasagna in the oven just waiting for his arrival! I think Molly is coming too! woof woof :)
Monday, September 17, 2012
Miami University ranks in Top 10 ‘party schools’
Miami University ranks in Top 10 ‘party schools’
Eeeeep. Work hard, play hard. Hope they don't fall too far down in rankings though...
Eeeeep. Work hard, play hard. Hope they don't fall too far down in rankings though...
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Finding my place and loving it!
You know it's been a while since I've written a post when once again, the layout of blogger changes....
I've been here working for nearly 3 months now and it's been quite an experience... I'd say 95% Great and 5% Anxiety. Which, if you know me well... that is really good that it's only at 5% for my Anxiety. The job is stressful but I'm learning to channel this stress towards good and exploring the data and just diving in. Apparently that's one of my personality traits according to the Predictive Index. Essentially I am
1) Dominant (the most under my manager, haha) which demonstrates that I am independent, assertive and a self-starter
2) Mildly patient (I don't see how this is, but maybe I'm patient about the process of how things work).
3) Mildly Introverted (thinking things through).
4) Creative/Innovative
5) Apparently I'm not afraid of failure/rejection and keep pushing forward I think I am somewhat apprehensive as of late because I'm not used to this kind of position.
I mean, until now, I was used to just being told what to do and having my new ideas go nowhere because people didn't want to pursue new things. Now, I can actually really get engaged with the team, contribute, let my ideas flow, and actually see things happen!
Even though the timelines given are sometimes really fast and sometimes I think they're cutting it really close... I'm learning that because of that it is crucial to get a handle on all things data and SAS to get things done efficiently because you never know what kind of things need to be done to get the data organized and coded in a useful manner. It's cool that we can use this to our advantage in terms of management and working together as a team to really put us out there in the organization. Data can show some really cool things and I'm learning a lot on the way. .... I also love my coworkers.
They are so awesome. I'm pretty close to two of them as we are young, lol. I'm still the youngest but I don't want that to be my disadvantage. If anything, I will try to put it to my advantage because I've got the energy to just throw myself into any project and I'm hoping that I truly will be independent/competent in a few months. I love my job and I hope I can continue feeling that way. I'm really getting used to my new life/routine although sometimes I do get a little lonely and I wish I had somebody here to motivate and encourage me... or at least make me do things that are not work. hah.
Life is good. I have a great family, great guy, great friends, great job. The rest, even if they are annoying... are just little blips. No big deal. I just have to adapt, be resilient, and enjoy life to the best of my ability. At least I've been doing better about being healthy. I've been eating better, I try to move around more, and I try to keep my spirits up. Looking forward to whatever the future holds but at the same time I want to revel in the present because I'm realizing time goes by too fast! was looking over old photos with the fam of Luke for his school assignment and he was suuuuch a cutie and I miss his baby-ness. He's still super cute and I'm really upset that he had a bully in preschool but he's such a sweet kid... hope kindergarten is a lot better. He is pretty awesome.
1) Dominant (the most under my manager, haha) which demonstrates that I am independent, assertive and a self-starter
2) Mildly patient (I don't see how this is, but maybe I'm patient about the process of how things work).
3) Mildly Introverted (thinking things through).
4) Creative/Innovative
5) Apparently I'm not afraid of failure/rejection and keep pushing forward I think I am somewhat apprehensive as of late because I'm not used to this kind of position.
I mean, until now, I was used to just being told what to do and having my new ideas go nowhere because people didn't want to pursue new things. Now, I can actually really get engaged with the team, contribute, let my ideas flow, and actually see things happen!
Even though the timelines given are sometimes really fast and sometimes I think they're cutting it really close... I'm learning that because of that it is crucial to get a handle on all things data and SAS to get things done efficiently because you never know what kind of things need to be done to get the data organized and coded in a useful manner. It's cool that we can use this to our advantage in terms of management and working together as a team to really put us out there in the organization. Data can show some really cool things and I'm learning a lot on the way. .... I also love my coworkers.
They are so awesome. I'm pretty close to two of them as we are young, lol. I'm still the youngest but I don't want that to be my disadvantage. If anything, I will try to put it to my advantage because I've got the energy to just throw myself into any project and I'm hoping that I truly will be independent/competent in a few months. I love my job and I hope I can continue feeling that way. I'm really getting used to my new life/routine although sometimes I do get a little lonely and I wish I had somebody here to motivate and encourage me... or at least make me do things that are not work. hah.
Life is good. I have a great family, great guy, great friends, great job. The rest, even if they are annoying... are just little blips. No big deal. I just have to adapt, be resilient, and enjoy life to the best of my ability. At least I've been doing better about being healthy. I've been eating better, I try to move around more, and I try to keep my spirits up. Looking forward to whatever the future holds but at the same time I want to revel in the present because I'm realizing time goes by too fast! was looking over old photos with the fam of Luke for his school assignment and he was suuuuch a cutie and I miss his baby-ness. He's still super cute and I'm really upset that he had a bully in preschool but he's such a sweet kid... hope kindergarten is a lot better. He is pretty awesome.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Life in Kentucky is pretty good. Crazy.
So, first off... I Love My Job! :)
I love the fast-paced work, the brilliant coworkers, the amazing technology, and of course the perks of working for Humana. This place fits me well and the people I am surrounded by inspire me to be great in my professional development. I feel challenged. It is exciting work and I actually see results and actually make a difference in health behavior, predictive modeling, and of course a major company's bottom line which also increases my cost shares, haha. Learning a lot about how everything in health comes together... pharmaceuticals, risks, costs, types of insurance, health risks, incentives, health behaviors, drivers of health behaviors, how companies are run, politics, etc. So much going on all the time! Get to talk to people from all over... I can't wait to learn even more and become more autonomous/independent/innovative. I think I'm on track.
Living in Kentucky is pretty good so far apart from the terrifying drivers and experiences as a pedestrian in this city.... and the storms... hail... yea...
Otherwise, it's peaceful, I really like my apartment... Although, life is expensive but the reality of it is that that is how life is and if I have to live alone I want to be somewhere nice and safe. That, and as Josh says... I'm not exactly the simplest of person in terms of living. But, I'm not impractical as I am actually very good with money....hah. It doesn't help that coworkers want to go out to eat at lunch and sometimes dinner... and sometimes I will indulge because I want to get to know people better because when we are at work we are all pretty absorbed because some of the work is intense. But... these two weeeks is OFFICE OLYMPICS! My Team (Team Delta) has not won any events so far though. My paper airplane flew really well in practice but it just couldn't handle the pressure. And... playing backgammon with strategic people while I have no real experience...was not successful but I only lost by one chip-thing so that's not bad, really. Hopefully other events prove to be more successful. Darts, Chariot Races, Trivia, paper toss, etc.... of course this happens around lunch so we don't lose work time but we do get to build relationships with each other! our VP is really cool. She bought us backgammon for our olympics, and she gave me tips on how to play. I love that these people work really hard, and are brilliant, but yet have lives and personalities. Very encouraging indeed.
Josh likes it here when he visits so far which is good. Haven't quite hashed out exactly what is going to happen in the future but we are both pretty flexible. I get really good PTO, get paid well, and once I get better at what I do I'll have a little more freedom. It's pretty much touch and go from here but I'm not too worried. I'm pretty sure I'm resilient and adaptable.
Although, my manager did ask me if he plans on moving here. We'll see. We've discussed it but there's no rush and there are too many things to figure out in the mean time and we are both very busy.
There are so many other things going on lately too, but right now I'm just happy that life is good for the most part. :)
I love the fast-paced work, the brilliant coworkers, the amazing technology, and of course the perks of working for Humana. This place fits me well and the people I am surrounded by inspire me to be great in my professional development. I feel challenged. It is exciting work and I actually see results and actually make a difference in health behavior, predictive modeling, and of course a major company's bottom line which also increases my cost shares, haha. Learning a lot about how everything in health comes together... pharmaceuticals, risks, costs, types of insurance, health risks, incentives, health behaviors, drivers of health behaviors, how companies are run, politics, etc. So much going on all the time! Get to talk to people from all over... I can't wait to learn even more and become more autonomous/independent/innovative. I think I'm on track.
Living in Kentucky is pretty good so far apart from the terrifying drivers and experiences as a pedestrian in this city.... and the storms... hail... yea...
Otherwise, it's peaceful, I really like my apartment... Although, life is expensive but the reality of it is that that is how life is and if I have to live alone I want to be somewhere nice and safe. That, and as Josh says... I'm not exactly the simplest of person in terms of living. But, I'm not impractical as I am actually very good with money....hah. It doesn't help that coworkers want to go out to eat at lunch and sometimes dinner... and sometimes I will indulge because I want to get to know people better because when we are at work we are all pretty absorbed because some of the work is intense. But... these two weeeks is OFFICE OLYMPICS! My Team (Team Delta) has not won any events so far though. My paper airplane flew really well in practice but it just couldn't handle the pressure. And... playing backgammon with strategic people while I have no real experience...was not successful but I only lost by one chip-thing so that's not bad, really. Hopefully other events prove to be more successful. Darts, Chariot Races, Trivia, paper toss, etc.... of course this happens around lunch so we don't lose work time but we do get to build relationships with each other! our VP is really cool. She bought us backgammon for our olympics, and she gave me tips on how to play. I love that these people work really hard, and are brilliant, but yet have lives and personalities. Very encouraging indeed.
Josh likes it here when he visits so far which is good. Haven't quite hashed out exactly what is going to happen in the future but we are both pretty flexible. I get really good PTO, get paid well, and once I get better at what I do I'll have a little more freedom. It's pretty much touch and go from here but I'm not too worried. I'm pretty sure I'm resilient and adaptable.
Although, my manager did ask me if he plans on moving here. We'll see. We've discussed it but there's no rush and there are too many things to figure out in the mean time and we are both very busy.
There are so many other things going on lately too, but right now I'm just happy that life is good for the most part. :)
Thursday, May 17, 2012
My body hurts and these calls don't help
Yesterday morning starting at 8AM I started receiving calls constantly until about 5-6PM. Unsolicited calls. I had just woken up.
They say they want to help me due to my auto accident, want to offer their medical services such as chiropractor and their legal services such as an attorney. I keep telling them I already have a chiropractor but they use the same tactics as a telemarketer (which I'd know, haha) so I figured out pretty quickly that they have nothing to do with the other guy's insurance company and would give me something ambiguous when I asked how they know about me, and who they are with. After the first two calls I quit answering because they would make themselves sound as legit as they could as if "third party" is just a term used loosely. No. I don't need more people confusing my life.
THen I called the guy's insurance company and she explained what was going on and I made sure I knew what numbers NOT to ignore because I'm not trying to be rude but I want to screen these calls. I've been having to save more people's numbers into my contact list because of this.
By 5-6PM I had received over 30 calls and probably 10-15 voicemails. Thankfully with my smartphone I can tell who calls and choose which voicemails I want to listen to and delete them pretty quickly without much of a hassle.
Anyway, this morning I talked to Josh's mom to make sure it's ok that Melissa n I come by Saturday to drop the dog off. Dog can't go in rental car.
Which, btw, the rental car is actually pretty cool except it has terrible visibility especially since I can't move my neck much to see around me. So, it is not a very pleasant driving experience and I am so floaty in the head that I don't want to drive at all. Only reason I am driving that car is to get me groceries and to the chiropractor.
My chiropractor appointment went rather well today. Construction getting there was a pain though.
He took x-rays of my neck, did some light alignment (which still hurt really badly even though I am medicated). I will try to lay off on the medication so when I see the chiropractor again on Friday he will have a better idea of what my state is. Before this accident I was in near perfect condition, he couldn't really find anything wrong with me and I was very lined up. Now I am not and he didn't seem too pleased with what my spine and stuff look like now. He would cringe occasionally as he was checking out my neck, back and how much I could move. That isn't good because before this I'd always been a very flexible person with a rather strong back which I am aware of because of how much I can do with my back muscles on weight machines. Good thing I have decent muscles to begin with. It will take some time for me to get back to my original condition. I would also like to stop feeling so weak/floaty/sleepy all the time. Although I am awake now because my body aches which woke me up.
The claims person from the guy's insurance is going to come see me in like 5 hours or so to talk to me in person. We'll see how that goes. I don't want to settle. Not because I want a lot of money, I just don't know how long it will be for me to be 100% again and what it will take.
Good thing is that as soon as the body shop gets the parts the baby FIAT can be fixed in 4-5 days.
Ugh, I just want everything to be normal and dealing with work from home and trying to make myself concentrate on my culminating when I am feeling so floaty and not hearing back from my advisor and second reader yet is frustrating.
Blah.
They say they want to help me due to my auto accident, want to offer their medical services such as chiropractor and their legal services such as an attorney. I keep telling them I already have a chiropractor but they use the same tactics as a telemarketer (which I'd know, haha) so I figured out pretty quickly that they have nothing to do with the other guy's insurance company and would give me something ambiguous when I asked how they know about me, and who they are with. After the first two calls I quit answering because they would make themselves sound as legit as they could as if "third party" is just a term used loosely. No. I don't need more people confusing my life.
THen I called the guy's insurance company and she explained what was going on and I made sure I knew what numbers NOT to ignore because I'm not trying to be rude but I want to screen these calls. I've been having to save more people's numbers into my contact list because of this.
By 5-6PM I had received over 30 calls and probably 10-15 voicemails. Thankfully with my smartphone I can tell who calls and choose which voicemails I want to listen to and delete them pretty quickly without much of a hassle.
Anyway, this morning I talked to Josh's mom to make sure it's ok that Melissa n I come by Saturday to drop the dog off. Dog can't go in rental car.
Which, btw, the rental car is actually pretty cool except it has terrible visibility especially since I can't move my neck much to see around me. So, it is not a very pleasant driving experience and I am so floaty in the head that I don't want to drive at all. Only reason I am driving that car is to get me groceries and to the chiropractor.
My chiropractor appointment went rather well today. Construction getting there was a pain though.
He took x-rays of my neck, did some light alignment (which still hurt really badly even though I am medicated). I will try to lay off on the medication so when I see the chiropractor again on Friday he will have a better idea of what my state is. Before this accident I was in near perfect condition, he couldn't really find anything wrong with me and I was very lined up. Now I am not and he didn't seem too pleased with what my spine and stuff look like now. He would cringe occasionally as he was checking out my neck, back and how much I could move. That isn't good because before this I'd always been a very flexible person with a rather strong back which I am aware of because of how much I can do with my back muscles on weight machines. Good thing I have decent muscles to begin with. It will take some time for me to get back to my original condition. I would also like to stop feeling so weak/floaty/sleepy all the time. Although I am awake now because my body aches which woke me up.
The claims person from the guy's insurance is going to come see me in like 5 hours or so to talk to me in person. We'll see how that goes. I don't want to settle. Not because I want a lot of money, I just don't know how long it will be for me to be 100% again and what it will take.
Good thing is that as soon as the body shop gets the parts the baby FIAT can be fixed in 4-5 days.
Ugh, I just want everything to be normal and dealing with work from home and trying to make myself concentrate on my culminating when I am feeling so floaty and not hearing back from my advisor and second reader yet is frustrating.
Blah.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Baby Fiat is Injured. and in shop.
I don't think I am a lucky person. AT ALL.
Coming back from the mall... I was sitting at the light at 270/Wilson-ish. Had just gotten off Exit 10 onto Roberts Road. Got rear ended by an oldsmobile. Thankfully that car is short and went straight for my bumper and not the rest of the car. My car is ok-ish. Just the bumper jacked up and falling off. And my leg hurts and I smacked my head. I hobble.
His car was in TERRIBLE shape. Totally smashed up front, window totally shattered. He was beating the inside of his car and hitting the horn in anger and his horn went for so long it died. THen he had to kick the door to get himself out. I was a sitting duck. He was searching for his wallet when it happened? so essentially he was too close to me, wasn't looking, and the light was RED. he would have probably run it if I wasn't there.
So... cop was very nice. I immediately called 9-11, my road-side assistance with FIAT which sent a tow truck in like 40 minutes. By that time I had talked to my mother, father, and Trish. And the medics who think I should be ok but my leg hurts/sore.
By the time I was in the tow truck headed towards bob boyd collision center the other guy was still waiting for tow truck and Trish was on her way to meet me there to take me home. She is awesome.
She also helped me walk Molly (who is also limpy). We are quite a pair.
Antonio will pick me up for work tomorrow thankfully.
Life. Expect the unexpected.
I am sore.
Coming back from the mall... I was sitting at the light at 270/Wilson-ish. Had just gotten off Exit 10 onto Roberts Road. Got rear ended by an oldsmobile. Thankfully that car is short and went straight for my bumper and not the rest of the car. My car is ok-ish. Just the bumper jacked up and falling off. And my leg hurts and I smacked my head. I hobble.
His car was in TERRIBLE shape. Totally smashed up front, window totally shattered. He was beating the inside of his car and hitting the horn in anger and his horn went for so long it died. THen he had to kick the door to get himself out. I was a sitting duck. He was searching for his wallet when it happened? so essentially he was too close to me, wasn't looking, and the light was RED. he would have probably run it if I wasn't there.
So... cop was very nice. I immediately called 9-11, my road-side assistance with FIAT which sent a tow truck in like 40 minutes. By that time I had talked to my mother, father, and Trish. And the medics who think I should be ok but my leg hurts/sore.
By the time I was in the tow truck headed towards bob boyd collision center the other guy was still waiting for tow truck and Trish was on her way to meet me there to take me home. She is awesome.
She also helped me walk Molly (who is also limpy). We are quite a pair.
Antonio will pick me up for work tomorrow thankfully.
Life. Expect the unexpected.
I am sore.
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