I hope you enjoyed your visit to Memphis. Thank you for your interest in Medtronic Sofamor Danek. Although your qualifications are impressive, unfortunately, at this time we only have one available position to fill. With consideration of the candidates' qualifications, we selected another individual whose background more closely meets our requirements relative to design and development of our medical devices. As Medtronic Sofamor Danek is currently enjoying tremendous growth, it is likely that there will be other available positions. We will retain your resume in our files for the next six months for possible future employment opportunities.
Again, I appreciate your interest in Medtronic Sofamor Danek and for taking the time and effort to visit and interview with us here in Memphis. I wish you only success in your future career endeavors.
Sincerely,
Arnold Malone
Group Director, Human Resources

I have no idea what that means, you'd think with new positions being likely, they would have more then 1 position. oh well. (that came this afternoon)

on the subject of quizzes... i dono if chudge is good for tomorrow, so that may not be the correct answer, however the squirrel option is positive. i hadn't thought of permantly associating smoking with going to bars as i don't, and most people i know don't. with the exception of val's friend michelle, who will drink water at a bar, and smoke 3/4 of a pack over the course of the glass. its very odd, i guess she's just there for the social aspects.

i could make a list of beers i should drink, but generally any i know about i can buy, (since i rarely read about beers, i need to try mickey's malt liquor again, i tried it, but mitch drank my can. (its much better tasting then you'd think something $.96 a 14oz (i think) can would cost. trust me))

everyone else knows the nastiest beer is a tie between old crusty, and that damned smoked beer from the hyde park brewery. yech. (at least they should, this is important to know)

i realized i walked up and down nearly half the height of cleveland's tallest skyscraper. (at 50ish stories) i left the house 6 times today, so that's about 3 1/2 flights each time each direction. yech!. this could explain why my knees hurt.

on the subject of happy hours, depending on spring break i may make it up to NH sometime, we'll have to cross check schedules. i keep getting stuck on newcastle lately. the best deal's on 'real' beer i've found here at 2.25 pints, but they always end at like 9, which is just too early to go out in my view, and too late for like a dinner beer. books i should read are textbooks. i can't choose books besides that until i've at least read some required reading first in theory.

why fishkill sucks will occur when i'm in fishkill. that's more fitting.

most overused cliche type thing works:
1. black ice
2. goodmorning sunshine
3. axis of evil
4. when montery jack meets pepper jack (watch a recent taco bell commerical)
5. alpha-hydroxy

there's too many damn advertising ones to think of at the moment, and i'm tired. but hey, that's how it works. so time for sleep.

i can't think of anything else i'd like for my birthday, this is problematic. losing 2 more lbs would be nice, that'd make an even 10 to start with. anyone having good bday suggestions they don't want to get me should offer them here. then we can have a present idea swap meet. it'll work out well.