Another first:

Today, I used a CAD program for the first time, and it was awesome.

I all-but-completely mapped one of the sites my uncle and I surveyed last week, and I only had to redo one part of it-- the fence line, in case anyone cares, because I forgot to put text in it. I think it's mostly done, save a few labels here and there, unless the boss wants the topography on there too. The program itself was pretty easy to use, once I got a feel for the ten (... or more?) different tool sets available. I should have most of the operations pretty much down within another day, I think.

Once given the opportunity to experiment and accomplish specific tasks, I pick up new technology very easily. I'm not sure if it's an innate talent or just the result of the early grounding in computers I received in elementary school, but I'm grateful for it either way.

Not, however, as grateful as I am to my uncle for giving me this opportunity, or for the fact that I love my job.

Nepotism: it makes the world go 'round.

Another first:

Today, I used a CAD program for the first time, and it was awesome.

I all-but-completely mapped one of the sites my uncle and I surveyed last week, and I only had to redo one part of it-- the fence line, in case anyone cares, because I forgot to put text in it. I think it's mostly done, save a few labels here and there, unless the boss wants the topography on there too. The program itself was pretty easy to use, once I got a feel for the ten (... or more?) different tool sets available. I should have most of the operations pretty much down within another day, I think.

Once given the opportunity to experiment and accomplish specific tasks, I pick up new technology very easily. I'm not sure if it's an innate talent or just the result of the early grounding in computers I received in elementary school, but I'm grateful for it either way.

Not, however, as grateful as I am to my uncle for giving me this opportunity, or for the fact that I love my job.

Nepotism: it makes the world go 'round.