The Good News Thread: I'm So Excited! And I Just Can't Hide It!

[Erandeni he/him]

I am planning to do a road trip with some friends in July, I am so excited.

[Erunion he/him]

8 hours ago, Mestiv said:

That's a good advice, however easier said than done also remember that they want to hire you, they'd love to be done with looking for someone to do the job, so just don't give them a reason not to hire you

May I ask for what job are you applying? 

Yeah! 
It's an 8 month paid intern position (I need one more paid intern, or co-op, to complete my degree - once that's done I graduate). The position is in R&D at Stemcell technologies (in Vancouver, Canada). I'd be supporting/assisting in designing, testing and improving in their robotics/automation department. 
Stemcell technologies equips biotechnology labs with equipment, growth media/etc. So essentially I'd be helping build/design automatic/robotic biotech lab equipment.

It's pretty sick for my long term career goals too. I want to work as a biomechatronic engineer, which this flirts with the edges of. It's biotech, so I get a foot in that field, and it's robotics, so I get a foot in that field too  
(Biomechatronics is the integration of mechatronic systems and biological systems. Working robotic limbs and exoskeletons. Medical Cyborgs, basically.)

[Mestiv he/him]

@Erunion that's super awesome! ^^

[Sunbird she/her]

I found a snake today. A BIG snake. Photos spoilered because I don't want to freak anyone out without advance warning.

Here's one where you can see the whole snake. I'm guessing he was 4 feet long (~120 cm), at least.

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Close-up of the head:

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And I took a shot of the tail so you can see the patterning a little better:

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After doing a little bit of Googling about snakes that live in Utah, I've come to the conclusion that this is a Gophersnake (link to Wikipedia page). Long story short, it's large and might scare your pants off with its rattlesnake impression, but it's harmless.

[Mestiv he/him]

@Sunbirb I envy you how much time you spend on fresh air and all the nature you experience that's a nice snake. Do you have any dangerous ones in your area?

[Sunbird she/her]

4 minutes ago, Mestiv said:

@Sunbirb I envy you how much time you spend on fresh air and all the nature you experience that's a nice snake. Do you have any dangerous ones in your area?

Oh boy. You bet we have some dangerous snakes in our area! Apparently there are 6 species of rattlesnake that can be found in Utah, all venomous enough to kill a person. I've never seen one, but my grandpa has lots of stories to tell about close encounters of the scaly kind.

[Mestiv he/him]

Ok, I don't envy that in Poland we are fairly safe. No dangerous spiders and only one kind of snake that's venomous, but not enough to kill a healthy grown up human. Stay safe on your adventures!

[Erandeni he/him]

@Erunion Seems like a really cool job. 

[Erunion he/him]

Interview went well, they'll 'make a decision by the end of the week'

[Sunbird she/her]

@Mestiv Yeah. I'm glad that at least since all the dangerous snakes in Utah are rattlers, IDing them on the spot isn't hard. XD

[Steeldancer he/him]

Just now, Sunbirb said:

@Mestiv Yeah. I'm glad that at least since all the dangerous snakes in Utah are rattlers, IDing them on the spot isn't hard. XD

You're still going by Sunbirb?

[Sunbird she/her]

@The Flash yeah, until I get bored of it.

[Steeldancer he/him]

So it's my birthday, and for the past few years I have had this one cake. I believe it to be the incarnation of deliciousness on planet earth. Nutella cake. Nutella frosting (nutella buttercream) topped with Ferre Rocher  (those little nutella candies). I... cannot describe how delicious it is. 

[StrikerEZ he/him]

1 hour ago, Sunbirb said:

@The Flash yeah, until I get bored of it.

Wow...I'm still kinda honored that you're still committing to my joke...

[Sunbird she/her]

@StrikerEZ LOL, you're not the only one who uses "birb." I actually picked it up from a humorous Facebook group about misidentifying birds. Apparently lots of parrot owners use it tongue-in-cheek too, sort of like "snek" or "kitteh."

[StrikerEZ he/him]

49 minutes ago, Sunbirb said:

@StrikerEZ LOL, you're not the only one who uses "birb." I actually picked it up from a humorous Facebook group about misidentifying birds. Apparently lots of parrot owners use it tongue-in-cheek too, sort of like "snek" or "kitteh."

Ah, I see. 

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

19 hours ago, StrikerEZ said:

Ah, I see. 

and so, his dreams of being unique and special were crushed, someone had done it before him...

[StrikerEZ he/him]

6 hours ago, Darkness Ascendant said:

and so, his dreams of being unique and special were crushed, someone had done it before him...

Nah, it's fine.

that happens all the time anyway

[Delightful]

WE HAVE NEWS

 

 

 

[Erunion he/him]

19 hours ago, Delightfully Smoak said:

WE HAVE NEWS

 

 

 

WUT! THIS IS AWESOME! 

Congrats guys  

[Erunion he/him]

Also, I'm going to be a terrible person and double post - cuz I GOT THE JOB!!!!!

The job I interviewed for on Tuesday? They just contacted me and I accepted the position
I'm going to be working for 8 months in the R&D department for Stemcell technologies (a Vancouver based Biotech firm; they do standardized growth media and high quality lab equipment).
Its a co-op, a full time, paid internship, and part of my degree - in fact the last part of my degree, the last requirement before I graduate!!!
So I'm pretty excited

(Not as excited as those in the above post, but still. Pretty excited  )

[A Budgie she/her]

@Erunion nice job! Ahem. No, I did not intend to make that pun.

[Silverblade5 he/him]

1 hour ago, Erunion said:

Also, I'm going to be a terrible person and double post - cuz I GOT THE JOB!!!!!

The job I interviewed for on Tuesday? They just contacted me and I accepted the position
I'm going to be working for 8 months in the R&D department for Stemcell technologies (a Vancouver based Biotech firm; they do standardized growth media and high quality lab equipment).
Its a co-op, a full time, paid internship, and part of my degree - in fact the last part of my degree, the last requirement before I graduate!!!
So I'm pretty excited

(Not as excited as those in the above post, but still. Pretty excited  )

Any chance they'll give you an actual job once you graduate?

[Erunion he/him]

7 minutes ago, Silverblade5 said:

Any chance they'll give you an actual job once you graduate?

I think that depends entirely on how much they like me...

[Erandeni he/him]

3 hours ago, Erunion said:

Also, I'm going to be a terrible person and double post - cuz I GOT THE JOB!!!!!

The job I interviewed for on Tuesday? They just contacted me and I accepted the position
I'm going to be working for 8 months in the R&D department for Stemcell technologies (a Vancouver based Biotech firm; they do standardized growth media and high quality lab equipment).
Its a co-op, a full time, paid internship, and part of my degree - in fact the last part of my degree, the last requirement before I graduate!!!
So I'm pretty excited

(Not as excited as those in the above post, but still. Pretty excited  )

Congrats!!