I got hired on at the USGS Core Research Center. I will be working close to full time between the semesters and part time during the semester. I will be handling rock core samples from around the country in the biggest rock core storage facility in the nation. The job itself looks very exciting for me, I love to nerd out over rocks. It is also just about two miles away from where I live, I can walk there every day if I so choose, but biking is the most likely option.

Added benefits are that my coworkers have contacts within the industry and other departments of the USGS. One of them is also a professor at the Colorado School of Mines. This position has opened up several opportunities for me and to say that I am excited about it would be an understatement. Right now I am in the paperwork phase and won't be expecting to do any actual work until Jan. Other great things about this job is that the medical insurance is pretty damn good. I plan on exploiting the fuck out of it, maybe we could eventually get an eye procedure for  cianthefur.

My time in the army will be considered for benefits such as vacation time and whatnot. I will find out more about that later after the new year. My prior service is what set the stage for me getting this position too, so all of that bullshit I went through for ten fucking years is starting to pay off. Things seem like they are starting to come together. :3