As some may know, I have been performing my co-op (cooperative education, a glorified internship giving me school credit) at the software/hardware corporate giant EMC². Here, without going into excessive detail, I basically test our top-of-the-line software for bugs and quality, to ensure our customers recieve the best software they can get.
Anyways, I had received an assignment from my project manager that I would also pick up another task and set of responsibilities. I would be coordinating with Israel and Bangalore, India to set up their lab environment here in Massachusetts for testing of software not yet out. This involves some tedious, yet fairly simple lab management, and to help me in my efforts I met a co-worker by the name of Erik.
Erik helped me learn the material, as he had helped out in this project before hand and I was basically inheriting his work. So, we eventually got to talking, and became the status of "friendly co-workers". It was during this time that he also went into detail about his baby issues, namely having dealt with a pre and post natal condition entitled "Preeclampsia".
It turns out he was affected by this disorder, and became very involved with the community because of it. Seeing as he is tech-savvy, he decided to become even more involved by volunteering as their network admin/network coordinator. He also happened to mention that he was looking for a bit of help with the volunteer work, and specifically mentioned that I would be a suitable candidate.
I've always wanted to help with charity or help other people (believe it or not) with no tangible rewards, so I found this opportunity delightful. Here, I could help people suffering, researching, and helping others cope with this Preeclampsia condition using my tech background/skillset. Although the job will primarily comprise of very easy tasks, such as managing user accounts and simple email administration, we are preparing for a website migration. I will be looking through proposals sent to us from web site developers and do our best to select the most cost efficient and effective proposal we can.
For just a little background information, Preeclampsia organization is a NON-PROFIT organization, depending entirely on donations made by grass-roots (individuals offering donations) or corporate donations. Using this budget we contribute to extensive funding for medical research and (hopefully) optimizing our site to spread the word about this medical condition.
For further knowledge, not that you might be interested, please visit the website at http://preeclampsia.org/ . There might be a chance that you may be affected by this in the future, or that you know somebody dealing with this. And please, feel free to donate!
Ok, that ends the serious talk. How funny would it be if that was one elaborate goatse? So you read all that and your heart was touched. You wanted to throw any money you can to aid these poor infants and families. You have your credit card in hand and you gather your family around to watch you contribute to a worthy cause - then BAM! Goatse all over your screen, scarring everyone's eyes.
Yeah, I laughed.
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