Oh, Well Hello There...

I suppose I haven't posted an update recently, and I'm sure you've been missing out on some 'Jessica Time'. So what's been going on recently?

Well not a whole lot, really (which I suppose is why I haven't posted). I thoroughly enjoyed my time at home with my family for the holidays, and was a little sad to come back to CA. But being back means more snowboarding time (yay!) and I must say I'm getting rather good.

Since the holidays, I've officially become a published author, which is pretty rad. The book is called Stamps in Class 'Mini Projects' and it's a collection of projects and things that I've put together since working at Parallax. You can take a look at it for free on this page.

I also start graduate school next Tuesday, which I really could not be more excited about! I do my most amazing work when I'm juggling a million different things, so I'm excited to get back 'in the zone'. In undergrad I worked 30+ hours a week as an Applications Engineer while going to school full-time, and I got better grades while holding that job than when I was working 20+ hours at New Balance!

School really is what I'm best at, where I've always excelled. Some kids were good at sports, some good at dance or student government, and while I am a pretty decent singer, school was my talent. I should have never bothered with dance lessons or playing soccer or swim team - I should have joined the Mathletes or something because I was in the business of getting A's. If only I had the courage to accept my nerdiness back then...

I mean really, is there anything better than well-organized notes, highlighted passages in books or color-coded and labeled Post-It notes marking important pages?

I didn't think so.

Plus this time I have the Smart Pen on my side - an amazing device which records audio and syncs it with what you're writing. That means, if I miss the professor saying something, I can just tap the paper and fill in my notes accordingly. 

I am so so so so so so excited!!!