> > Well, I don't want to pat myself on the back (mainly because I have short arms) but I just got notice that the company I have been interning for over the summer has decided to keep me for the school year. I will become an official co-op student. I am very excited, and have been waiting quite a while to hear about this.
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> > I just thought I'd share my excitement with you. I'm sure I'll be in a great mood for days to come.
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> I'm very happy for you, dear! I'd like to be the first one to congratulate you! 'Course, I've already screwed *that* up, so I guess I'll have to settle for being number two with a bullette. Congratulations! :-}

Those intern to co-op things sometime turn into a carreer. I know it happens at the big government think-tanks over at Oak Ridge. (TN) Congrats and good luck. I know it will give real meaning to your studies.
Howard