Good: Got first big chunk of big project delivered on time and more or less working as desired. Business folks are generally happy with what our team produced in the limited time available.
Bad: Had to miss the holiday party at German class in order to get there, so no Sekt and no beer for me.
Good: It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! We have the tree up and decorated, presents wrapped, and I cashed in some iTunes credit to pick up the new Twisted Sister Christmas CD (so deliciously, horribly addictive, it transcends awfulness, leapfrogs novelty, and lands, perhaps a bit teeteringly, just within the realm of totally kick-ass). Here’s what I’ve basically been doing since then: \m/ >_< \m/
Bad: Thanks to global warming (or a giant cloud of liberal claptrap, take your pick), it sure doesn’t look like Christmas… It’s December in Cleveland; should we be having temperatures close to 60 degrees? I’m not the biggest fan of snow–especially when I have to deal with idiots who don’t know how to drive in it–but do we really only get one week of winter this year?
Good: The Lost Room. Check it out in reruns or the inevitable DVD if you missed it.
Bad: The Lost Room left the door wide open (yes, a deliberately awful pun, deal with it) to become a full-fledged series. I’m not sure I have time to be obsessed over another long-form serial.
Good: New firmware for my router, maybe it’ll solve my streaming audio throughput issues!
Bad: New router firmware makes streaming audio around the house even worse. My (admittedly venerable) SliMP3 now chokes after 9 seconds instead of 37. Bah, humbug!
Good: My tire was repairable, and still under warranty to boot, which means it was free! Yay!
Funny: I got a job offer from a headhunter today, very excited that I had Python experience. Turns out he’s trying to place me into the company where I already work. (Woops!) After quite nearly LMAO, I shot back a polite rejection. I wonder what my boss would say if a headhunter slipped her my resumé…
Speaking of my resumé… where exactly should I list being named Time’s Person of the Year?
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Dear Sir/Madam!
My name is Maksim Goncharov.
I am participant of Work and Travel exchange program, sponsored by Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) (http://www.ciee.org/).
This program allows students from European countries to come to US during their summer vacation for a period of up to 4 months and LEGALLY work.
CIEE is providing me with all necessary papers to be eligible to work in US, including Social Security Number.
My employment dates are:
First day available to work - May, 29 2007
Last day available to work - close of September 2007
I’m looking for any position.
Maksim Goncharov
Date of Birth: 29/07/86
Place of Birth: Lipetsk
Nationality: Russian
Marital status: Single
E-mail goncharov_max@lipetsk.ru
Work experience
06/2006-09/2006 cafe Shokolad, Lipetsk, waiter
06/2005-08/2005 club Tornado, Lipetsk, bus boy
07/2004-09/2004 pizza Karusel, Lipetsk, kitchen staff
Education
2003 - present Lipetsk State Technical University,
Faculty of Automation and Computer Science
Field of study Automated Systems of Data Processing and Managing
Language
Good knowledge of English
Fluent Russian
Additional Skills
Advanced level skills in Computer Science
Driving license
Interests
I enjoy running, swimming and writing electronic music.