Archive for October 8th, 2009

My 2nd Anniversary at Convergys

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

convergys_logo2I just finished my second year working nights at Convergys for NetApp. It has been a good experience most of the time, supposing that challenges are going to take place no matter where you work. I spend time there with some great people, which makes the experience of working at night more tolerable and sometimes downright entertaining. NetApp has a lot of great products that we support, and it is a pleasure speaking with NetApp customers. Occasionally we are called for issues that are not ours but we try to help the customer see where the issue is so it can be resolved.

What an Incredible Universe

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Galaxy viewed from space

Galaxy viewed from space

This photo is a view of the nearby barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672 taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope. It is the featured photo of the day on Wikipedia, and was a candidate for picture of the year in 2007. It was also the picture of the day one day in 2007. We live in a place that is so beautiful! Photos like this one are so amazing to me. I have always been fascinated by the stars and constellations in the skies. In junior high school I was a member of the astonomy club, hosted by Mr. Miller. Many of my friends were also in the club. I have seen the planet Saturn through the telescope at the University of Utah. The rings were so amazing to see. Photos taken in recent years of Saturn and its moons are just amazing to me. I have a few friends who have timers that will allow them to take time exposure photos of the moon and stars, which will keep the camera in place while the earth moves. This makes it possible to take photos of celestial objects over time with clarity. A time exposure of the moon becomes a stripe of light without such equipment. We live in a fascinating world.