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I just realized that I hadn't written since before my great aunt's funeral. I had the honor of being a pall-bearer for her, and I managed to sprain my wrist and elbow pretty painfully in the process (I think I was the only one on my side actually lifting). We gave her a good funeral. The weather was stormy, but we still packed the little church where it was held and were rewarded by the sun coming out as we reached the cemetery.

The other big thing to happen lately was an interview with Portland General Electric yesterday for an energy efficiency engineer. It was not my best interview, but I also wasn't expecting to land an interview for the position in the first place, so we'll see if they call me back in for a second round.

Right after I got home from that, I got an email from Shock System telling me I hadn't been chosen for their open position, although they are considering creating one more opening. Then the email after that was a rejection notice from a company in Hillsboro that makes fuel cells. I guess as a younger company they haven't learned yet not to extend applicants the very basic courtesy actually responding to an application. Large organizations like Boeing or the Army Corps of Engineers know better than to respond in the first three months, if ever. Better to let them think their resume was thrown in the trash without even a glance, so as to discourage them from applying to future openings.

My outdoor soccer season came to a quiet close when our final opponent showed up short-handed, allowing us an easy 5-0 win. That left us in 4th place out of eight teams in our division. I also played an indoor game last night for my former housemate's office team. Unfortunately, I forgot my socks, which complicated things.