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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
How 'Bout That Dubya...
Yada, yada, yada...
While a lot of his speech was much of the same, Dubya did bring up several points that I would (begrudgingly) have to support.
The question is whether or not Washington will actually follow through with some of these initiatives...
Somehow I doubt this election year will be that fruitful. ¶ 9:15 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Yada, yada, yada... While a lot of his speech was much of the same, Dubya did bring up several points that I would (begrudgingly) have to support.
The question is whether or not Washington will actually follow through with some of these initiatives...
Somehow I doubt this election year will be that fruitful. ¶ 9:15 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Just 'nother J.O.B.
I'm sitting here at my desk just counting the minutes till I leave this place. At times, my hatred of this place has been overemphasized, but I would say that it is not without justifiable reason. But whatever!
I'm off to a new employer, and this one will be a nice breath of fresh air. I feel bad that some coworkers will be left here to pick up the slack, but they too will eventually find something better (Move to Oregon already!)
Most of the people here have been very nice and somewhat helpful, and the work has been relatively fun and interesting. At least it was a steady paycheck for the past 3 months. Actually, I've only been here for exactly 88 days!
Just another chapter... just another notch in my employment board.
On to bigger and better things! ¶ 2:54 PM 1 Comments Links to this post
I'm off to a new employer, and this one will be a nice breath of fresh air. I feel bad that some coworkers will be left here to pick up the slack, but they too will eventually find something better (Move to Oregon already!)
Most of the people here have been very nice and somewhat helpful, and the work has been relatively fun and interesting. At least it was a steady paycheck for the past 3 months. Actually, I've only been here for exactly 88 days!
Just another chapter... just another notch in my employment board.
On to bigger and better things! ¶ 2:54 PM 1 Comments Links to this post
A Sweet Find???
Most mornings I stop by the local bagel shop to pick up some breakfast and my morning coffee. It's usually pretty dark outside and my eyes are only half open until I get that first sip of coffee.
Yesterday I stopped to get some breakfast on my way to work, and as I pulled up I noticed that there was a case of cans sitting in a shopping cart next to my parking spot. There's a grocery store next to the bagel shop so the random dispersement of carts around the parking lot is the norm.
I parked and went inside (still thinking about the cart of cans). After getting my usual bagel and coffee I came out and put it in my car. Just for shits and giggles I decided to see what was in the cart.
It was a case of Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper!
Some don't like Dr. Pepper. Most don't like diet soda. I am fortunate... I like both Dr. Pepper and diet soda... matter a fact: I actually love diet dr. pepper. I think the diet cuts down on the strong Dr. Pepper taste. It's like Diet Mountain Dew... I love that stuff too.
So I timidly grabbed the case of soda while looking around to see if anyone was watching me. Who's looking? The soda is cold (as if it had been sitting out for a while) and it's like 6:50am! I was cautious though... it seemed rather suspicious to me. A free case of soda??? I guess someone forgot it.
I went by the same bagel shop this morning and remembered it cause it was still sitting in my back seat. For some dumb reason, I was half expecting someone to say something to me like, "you have MY case of diet cherry vanilla dr. pepper in YOUR car! I saw you steal it!"
Oh well, it's mine now! Finders Keepers! ¶ 8:58 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Most mornings I stop by the local bagel shop to pick up some breakfast and my morning coffee. It's usually pretty dark outside and my eyes are only half open until I get that first sip of coffee.Yesterday I stopped to get some breakfast on my way to work, and as I pulled up I noticed that there was a case of cans sitting in a shopping cart next to my parking spot. There's a grocery store next to the bagel shop so the random dispersement of carts around the parking lot is the norm.
I parked and went inside (still thinking about the cart of cans). After getting my usual bagel and coffee I came out and put it in my car. Just for shits and giggles I decided to see what was in the cart.
It was a case of Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper!
Some don't like Dr. Pepper. Most don't like diet soda. I am fortunate... I like both Dr. Pepper and diet soda... matter a fact: I actually love diet dr. pepper. I think the diet cuts down on the strong Dr. Pepper taste. It's like Diet Mountain Dew... I love that stuff too.
So I timidly grabbed the case of soda while looking around to see if anyone was watching me. Who's looking? The soda is cold (as if it had been sitting out for a while) and it's like 6:50am! I was cautious though... it seemed rather suspicious to me. A free case of soda??? I guess someone forgot it.
I went by the same bagel shop this morning and remembered it cause it was still sitting in my back seat. For some dumb reason, I was half expecting someone to say something to me like, "you have MY case of diet cherry vanilla dr. pepper in YOUR car! I saw you steal it!"
Oh well, it's mine now! Finders Keepers! ¶ 8:58 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Monday, January 30, 2006
Another Addictive Time-Waster! (The Work Can Wait Till Later)
If you've ever used Flickr.com you already know the wonders of tagging all your photos. This game uses these tags in a guessing game. They flash photos up and you have to guess the tag that they all share.
Try it out here!
I don't think I've gotten past 30 or 40 points!
I'm glad that I'm being productive on my last 2 days at this job!
;n) ¶ 12:23 PM 2 Comments Links to this post
If you've ever used Flickr.com you already know the wonders of tagging all your photos. This game uses these tags in a guessing game. They flash photos up and you have to guess the tag that they all share.
Try it out here!
I don't think I've gotten past 30 or 40 points!
I'm glad that I'm being productive on my last 2 days at this job!
;n) ¶ 12:23 PM 2 Comments Links to this post
Chipotle Luvin'
I love Chipotle... it may be a McDonalds company, but I still love the stuff.
It's simple, it's filling... it's so good!
Every year about this time they do some free burrito promotion.
This year, Chipotle is doing a promotion where you buy a $5 gift card and then come back for a free burrito! Basically, it's a 2 fer one deal!
Check out the deal here.
Yo lo quiero! ¶ 8:34 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
I love Chipotle... it may be a McDonalds company, but I still love the stuff.
It's simple, it's filling... it's so good!
Every year about this time they do some free burrito promotion.
This year, Chipotle is doing a promotion where you buy a $5 gift card and then come back for a free burrito! Basically, it's a 2 fer one deal!
Check out the deal here.
Yo lo quiero! ¶ 8:34 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Happy Birthday to Moo!
Happy Birthday to my wonderful wifey!
She turns a big 26 today!
Stop by her page and wish her a happy birthday! ¶ 8:55 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Happy Birthday to my wonderful wifey!
She turns a big 26 today!
Stop by her page and wish her a happy birthday! ¶ 8:55 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Friday, January 27, 2006
Time For Another Change
After being at my current job for almost 3 months (yes, only 3 months), a new opportunity has come about that I just can't pass up!
This marketing position is with a large architectural and engineering firm. While this will be an amazing opportunity for me, it will also be a much better work environment.
I'm so psyched!
I found out yesterday that I got the job, and I gave my notice first thing this morning.
My current boss took it very well, and alluded to the fact that he knew it was going to be hard to keep me here. So he wasn't that surprised. Overall the conversation was very pleasant, and he definitely understood my reasons for leaving.
I offered the typical 2 weeks notice, but I told him that I'd like to leave earlier if possible.
He checked into it, and now my last day is Tuesday! So I'm gonna take the rest of next week off and starting the following Monday.
YAY... only two more days at this awful place! ¶ 2:03 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
This marketing position is with a large architectural and engineering firm. While this will be an amazing opportunity for me, it will also be a much better work environment.
I'm so psyched!
I found out yesterday that I got the job, and I gave my notice first thing this morning.
My current boss took it very well, and alluded to the fact that he knew it was going to be hard to keep me here. So he wasn't that surprised. Overall the conversation was very pleasant, and he definitely understood my reasons for leaving.
I offered the typical 2 weeks notice, but I told him that I'd like to leave earlier if possible.
He checked into it, and now my last day is Tuesday! So I'm gonna take the rest of next week off and starting the following Monday.
YAY... only two more days at this awful place! ¶ 2:03 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Something Spectacular Comes this Way!
I got some incredible news today, but I'm hesitant to post it on here just yet.
(Certain potential readers may be affected and upset!)
In some ways I shouldn't care (cause I'd be the first in line with a blowtorch) but bridges not be burned just yet.
So for now, I shall keep my mouth shut.
Hopefully I shall be posting some news tomorrow! ¶ 11:45 AM 2 Comments Links to this post
(Certain potential readers may be affected and upset!)
In some ways I shouldn't care (cause I'd be the first in line with a blowtorch) but bridges not be burned just yet.
So for now, I shall keep my mouth shut.
Hopefully I shall be posting some news tomorrow! ¶ 11:45 AM 2 Comments Links to this post
Monday, January 23, 2006
Robot Bartender...
A man enters a bar and orders a drink. The bar has a robot bartender.
The robot serves him a perfectly prepared cocktail, and then asks him, "What's your IQ?"
The man replies "150" and the robot proceeds to make conversation about global warming factors, quantum physics and spirituality, biomimicry, environmental interconnectedness, string theory, nano-technology, and sexual proclivities.
The customer is very impressed and thinks, "This is really cool." He decides to test the robot. He walks out of the bar, turns around, and comes back in for another drink. Again, the robot serves him the perfectly prepared drink and asks him, "What's your IQ?"
The man responds, "about a 100."
Immediately the robot starts talking, but this time, about football, NASCAR, baseball, supermodels, favorite fast foods, guns, and women's breasts.
Really impressed, the man leaves the bar and decides to give the robot one more test. He heads out and returns, the robot serves him and asks, "What's your IQ?"
The man replies, "Er, 50, I think."
And the robot says... real slowly... "So............... ya gonna vote for Bush again?
... I couldn't resist! ¶ 10:21 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
The robot serves him a perfectly prepared cocktail, and then asks him, "What's your IQ?"
The man replies "150" and the robot proceeds to make conversation about global warming factors, quantum physics and spirituality, biomimicry, environmental interconnectedness, string theory, nano-technology, and sexual proclivities.
The customer is very impressed and thinks, "This is really cool." He decides to test the robot. He walks out of the bar, turns around, and comes back in for another drink. Again, the robot serves him the perfectly prepared drink and asks him, "What's your IQ?"
The man responds, "about a 100."
Immediately the robot starts talking, but this time, about football, NASCAR, baseball, supermodels, favorite fast foods, guns, and women's breasts.
Really impressed, the man leaves the bar and decides to give the robot one more test. He heads out and returns, the robot serves him and asks, "What's your IQ?"
The man replies, "Er, 50, I think."
And the robot says... real slowly... "So............... ya gonna vote for Bush again?
... I couldn't resist! ¶ 10:21 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Google Tips
It's amazing how google has become the search engine. While just entering in a few keywords will usually allow you to find what you're looking for, these are some tips to make your search a little easier. I'd like to take credit for putting this list together, but I got it from here.
Happy googling!
Basic Usage:
Use quotation marks ” “ to locate an entire string.
eg. “bill gates conference” will only return results with that exact string.
Mark essential words with a +
If a search term must contain certain words or phrases, mark it with a + symbol. eg: +”bill gates” conference will return all results containing “bill gates” but not necessarily those pertaining to a conference
Negate unwanted words with a -
You may wish to search for the term bass, pertaining to the fish and be returned a list of music links as well. To narrow down your search a bit more, try: bass -music. This will return all results with “bass” and NOT “music”.
General Tips:
site:www.cyberwyre.com
This will search only pages which reside on this domain.
related:www.cyberwyre.com
This will display all pages which Google finds to be related to your URL
link:www.cyberwyre.com
This will display a list of all pages which Google has found to be linking to your site. Useful to see how popular your site is
spell:word
Runs a spell check on your word
define:word
Returns the definition of the word
stocks: [symbol, symbol, etc]
Returns stock information. eg. stock: msft
maps:
A shortcut to Google Maps
phone: name_here
Attempts to lookup the phone number for a given name
cache:
If you include other words in the query, Google will highlight those words within the cached document. For instance, cache:www.cyberwyre.com web will show the cached content with the word “web” highlighted.
info:
The query [info:] will present some information that Google has about that web page. For instance, info:www.cyberwyre.com will show information about the CyberWyre homepage. Note there can be no space between the “info:” and the web page url.
weather:
Used to find the weather in a particular city. eg. weather: new york
Advanced Tips:
filetype:
Does a search for a specific file type, or, if you put a minus sign (-) in front of it, it won’t list any results with that filetype. Try it with .mp3, .mpg or .avi if you like.
daterange:
Is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.
allinurl:
If you start a query with [allinurl:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the url. For instance, [allinurl: google search] will return only documents that have both “google” and “search” in the url.
inurl:
If you include [inurl:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the url. For instance, [inurl:google search] will return documents that mention the word “google” in their url, and mention the word “search” anywhere in the document (url or no). Note there can be no space between the “inurl:” and the following word.
allintitle:
If you start a query with [allintitle:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the title. For instance, [allintitle: google search] will return only documents that have both “google” and “search” in the title.
intitle:
If you include [intitle:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the title. For instance, [intitle:google search] will return documents that mention the word “google” in their title, and mention the word “search” anywhere in the document (title or no). Note there can be no space between the “intitle:” and the following word.
allinlinks:
Searches only within links, not text or title.
allintext:
Searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title.
bphonebook:
If you start your query with bphonebook:, Google shows U.S. business white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, [ bphonebook: google mountain view ] will show the phonebook listing for Google in Mountain View.
phonebook:
If you start your query with phonebook:, Google shows all U.S. white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, [ phonebook: Krispy Kreme Mountain View ] will show the phonebook listing of Krispy Kreme donut shops in Mountain View.
rphonebook:
If you start your query with rphonebook:, Google shows U.S. residential white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, [ rphonebook: John Doe New York ] will show the phonebook listings for John Doe in New York (city or state). Abbreviations like [ rphonebook: John Doe NY ] generally also work.
From: CyberWyre » Data Mining using Google ¶ 8:18 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Happy googling!
Basic Usage:
Use quotation marks ” “ to locate an entire string.
eg. “bill gates conference” will only return results with that exact string.
Mark essential words with a +
If a search term must contain certain words or phrases, mark it with a + symbol. eg: +”bill gates” conference will return all results containing “bill gates” but not necessarily those pertaining to a conference
Negate unwanted words with a -
You may wish to search for the term bass, pertaining to the fish and be returned a list of music links as well. To narrow down your search a bit more, try: bass -music. This will return all results with “bass” and NOT “music”.
General Tips:
site:www.cyberwyre.com
This will search only pages which reside on this domain.
related:www.cyberwyre.com
This will display all pages which Google finds to be related to your URL
link:www.cyberwyre.com
This will display a list of all pages which Google has found to be linking to your site. Useful to see how popular your site is
spell:word
Runs a spell check on your word
define:word
Returns the definition of the word
stocks: [symbol, symbol, etc]
Returns stock information. eg. stock: msft
maps:
A shortcut to Google Maps
phone: name_here
Attempts to lookup the phone number for a given name
cache:
If you include other words in the query, Google will highlight those words within the cached document. For instance, cache:www.cyberwyre.com web will show the cached content with the word “web” highlighted.
info:
The query [info:] will present some information that Google has about that web page. For instance, info:www.cyberwyre.com will show information about the CyberWyre homepage. Note there can be no space between the “info:” and the web page url.
weather:
Used to find the weather in a particular city. eg. weather: new york
Advanced Tips:
filetype:
Does a search for a specific file type, or, if you put a minus sign (-) in front of it, it won’t list any results with that filetype. Try it with .mp3, .mpg or .avi if you like.
daterange:
Is supported in Julian date format only. 2452384 is an example of a Julian date.
allinurl:
If you start a query with [allinurl:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the url. For instance, [allinurl: google search] will return only documents that have both “google” and “search” in the url.
inurl:
If you include [inurl:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the url. For instance, [inurl:google search] will return documents that mention the word “google” in their url, and mention the word “search” anywhere in the document (url or no). Note there can be no space between the “inurl:” and the following word.
allintitle:
If you start a query with [allintitle:], Google will restrict the results to those with all of the query words in the title. For instance, [allintitle: google search] will return only documents that have both “google” and “search” in the title.
intitle:
If you include [intitle:] in your query, Google will restrict the results to documents containing that word in the title. For instance, [intitle:google search] will return documents that mention the word “google” in their title, and mention the word “search” anywhere in the document (title or no). Note there can be no space between the “intitle:” and the following word.
allinlinks:
Searches only within links, not text or title.
allintext:
Searches only within text of pages, but not in the links or page title.
bphonebook:
If you start your query with bphonebook:, Google shows U.S. business white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, [ bphonebook: google mountain view ] will show the phonebook listing for Google in Mountain View.
phonebook:
If you start your query with phonebook:, Google shows all U.S. white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, [ phonebook: Krispy Kreme Mountain View ] will show the phonebook listing of Krispy Kreme donut shops in Mountain View.
rphonebook:
If you start your query with rphonebook:, Google shows U.S. residential white page listings for the query terms you specify. For example, [ rphonebook: John Doe New York ] will show the phonebook listings for John Doe in New York (city or state). Abbreviations like [ rphonebook: John Doe NY ] generally also work.
From: CyberWyre » Data Mining using Google ¶ 8:18 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Friday, January 20, 2006
Why is Bush So Awesome?
Ya didn't think you'd see that headline on my site, did ya?
Of course this is not one of my direct quotes, but it is the question being asked on today's Rocketboom video....
Checked out Amanda Congdon on Rocketboom.com
The show is pretty funny.
It's available via iTunes video podcast. ¶ 11:40 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Of course this is not one of my direct quotes, but it is the question being asked on today's Rocketboom video....
Checked out Amanda Congdon on Rocketboom.com
The show is pretty funny.
It's available via iTunes video podcast. ¶ 11:40 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Bush on Global Warming
This is pretty funny!
(Opens windows media video file) ¶ 8:17 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
(Opens windows media video file) ¶ 8:17 AM 0 Comments Links to this post
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Wasted Hour of Our Lives
I started to write this entry last week, but never seemed to finish it. I think it was one of those "rare" ;n) occasions that I actually fell asleep in front of my computer...
Last night, my wifey and I went to see an economist speak. She had to go for work, and so I offered to go with her. It could've been somewhat interesting.
Two things should have tipped me off that I was not going to enjoying the evening:
1. The lecture was being held at a church up in Scottsdale
2. The speaker/author is a Republican
We got to the church, and surprisingly the place was swarming with people everywhere... we thought there must have been other things going on simultaneously.
We gave the guy at the door our tickets, and stepped inside the church. Immediately I knew I was in trouble.
The place was huge, equipped with big projection screen, sound systems and mysteriously a drum set behind a glass cage (which seemingly had no current use).
As we sat down (in the second to last row - by choice) an older gentleman was giving a few announcements from behind the microphone.
I immediately started getting aggravated when he started promoting a church program of sexual security... not a rape prevention course - this was a course to promote heterosexuality. I think I actually laughed out loud at one point. Shortly afterwards a man sitting behind us moved... I wonder if that was because of me? ;nP
The speaker's name was... well, lets call him "Assmunch" (it's actually close to his real name.) The older gentleman came out to huge fanfare... one elderly couple actually stood amongst a sea of hundreds and applauded him as he entered the stage.
He began his presentation with a general overview of the night's program and quickly jumped into some major points concerning the economy.
Within 20 minutes I was about to scream in disgust over his comments. "Mysteriously", his whole presentation became a word for word recital of Republican talking points. He started praising Dubya for his economic prowess while also beginning to take jabs at the Democrats.
He immediately followed that up with:
1. The case for lowering taxes (no mention of fiscal responsibility)
2. Personal retirement savings accounts
3. His ideas for employer subsidized high deductible catastrophic healthcare coverage while services under $5,000 came out of your own pocket. (What about the poor who can't even afford those bills under $5,000?)
At this point, I leaned over to my wifey and said, "if he starts talking about drilling in Alaska, we're outta here!" She agreed.
No sooner did he go into the drilling issue and began to make fun of democrats by referring to them as "Drillocrats."
Up until this point she was kinda berating me and telling me to behave, but she had had enough of this ass too.
We picked up and left.
We gave "Assmunch" an hour to economically enlighten us, and it just turned into a GOP lecture. I tried to give the jackass the benefit of the doubt and would've listened to most of his lecture. Facts with some opinion is fine, but when you start making fun of other people (i.e. Democrats, French, etc) that's my queue to leave. You would've thought he would've known better since he was standing in a church.
It's funny... no mention of the war! I wonder why??? ¶ 8:47 AM 1 Comments Links to this post
Last night, my wifey and I went to see an economist speak. She had to go for work, and so I offered to go with her. It could've been somewhat interesting.Two things should have tipped me off that I was not going to enjoying the evening:
1. The lecture was being held at a church up in Scottsdale
2. The speaker/author is a Republican
We got to the church, and surprisingly the place was swarming with people everywhere... we thought there must have been other things going on simultaneously.
We gave the guy at the door our tickets, and stepped inside the church. Immediately I knew I was in trouble.
The place was huge, equipped with big projection screen, sound systems and mysteriously a drum set behind a glass cage (which seemingly had no current use).
As we sat down (in the second to last row - by choice) an older gentleman was giving a few announcements from behind the microphone.
I immediately started getting aggravated when he started promoting a church program of sexual security... not a rape prevention course - this was a course to promote heterosexuality. I think I actually laughed out loud at one point. Shortly afterwards a man sitting behind us moved... I wonder if that was because of me? ;nP
The speaker's name was... well, lets call him "Assmunch" (it's actually close to his real name.) The older gentleman came out to huge fanfare... one elderly couple actually stood amongst a sea of hundreds and applauded him as he entered the stage.
He began his presentation with a general overview of the night's program and quickly jumped into some major points concerning the economy.
Within 20 minutes I was about to scream in disgust over his comments. "Mysteriously", his whole presentation became a word for word recital of Republican talking points. He started praising Dubya for his economic prowess while also beginning to take jabs at the Democrats.
He immediately followed that up with:
1. The case for lowering taxes (no mention of fiscal responsibility)
2. Personal retirement savings accounts
3. His ideas for employer subsidized high deductible catastrophic healthcare coverage while services under $5,000 came out of your own pocket. (What about the poor who can't even afford those bills under $5,000?)
At this point, I leaned over to my wifey and said, "if he starts talking about drilling in Alaska, we're outta here!" She agreed.
No sooner did he go into the drilling issue and began to make fun of democrats by referring to them as "Drillocrats."
Up until this point she was kinda berating me and telling me to behave, but she had had enough of this ass too.
We picked up and left.
We gave "Assmunch" an hour to economically enlighten us, and it just turned into a GOP lecture. I tried to give the jackass the benefit of the doubt and would've listened to most of his lecture. Facts with some opinion is fine, but when you start making fun of other people (i.e. Democrats, French, etc) that's my queue to leave. You would've thought he would've known better since he was standing in a church.
It's funny... no mention of the war! I wonder why??? ¶ 8:47 AM 1 Comments Links to this post
Friday, January 13, 2006
Poor Lil Cy
Cy, short for Cyclopes, a kitten born with only one eye and no nose, is shown in this photo provided by its owner in Redmond, Oregon, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005. The kitten, a ragdoll breed, which died after living for one day, was one of two in the litter. Its sibling was born normal and healthy. ¶ 3:53 PM 1 Comments Links to this post
Cy, short for Cyclopes, a kitten born with only one eye and no nose, is shown in this photo provided by its owner in Redmond, Oregon, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005. The kitten, a ragdoll breed, which died after living for one day, was one of two in the litter. Its sibling was born normal and healthy. ¶ 3:53 PM 1 Comments Links to this post
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Office Day Dreamin'
I should be working, but I'm lost in some reminiscent day dreaming.
I'm sitting in my office cubicle with my ipod on random shuffle, and it came across the cheesy song "Keep on Moving" (by 5ive). The song is a crappy boy band song, but it brings back some vivid memories from New Zealand.
Revisit my New Zealand Trip Site
I should be working, but I'm lost in some reminiscent day dreaming.
I'm sitting in my office cubicle with my ipod on random shuffle, and it came across the cheesy song "Keep on Moving" (by 5ive). The song is a crappy boy band song, but it brings back some vivid memories from New Zealand.
Revisit my New Zealand Trip Site
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Finally Fixed a Few Things
I finally fixed a few things that were bugging me about my site...
My Photos section has been fixed and is now better formatted...
Check them out by clicking "Photos" above.
Additionally, I finally got my Video Section fixed too.
Check them out by clicking "Videos" above. ¶ 9:21 PM 2 Comments Links to this post
My Photos section has been fixed and is now better formatted...
Check them out by clicking "Photos" above.
Additionally, I finally got my Video Section fixed too.
Check them out by clicking "Videos" above. ¶ 9:21 PM 2 Comments Links to this post
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Curious George
Jack Johnson has quickly become one of my favorite artists out there today. Perhaps a tad quiet and simple, his songs are perfect for most of my moods.
Judging from the first song/single "Upside Down" (which is briefly played in the movie trailer) it sounds like this album is going to be pretty freakin cool.
Check out the trailer too... it seems like a cute movie (eventhough Curious George looks kinda different.)
www.curiousgeorgemovie.com ¶ 10:57 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
"Could Jack Johnson get any cooler and more laid back?
Apparently so. Now everybody's favorite sheepish, surfing troubadour is providing the music conscience to everyone's favorite meddling monkey Curious George."
Jack Johnson has quickly become one of my favorite artists out there today. Perhaps a tad quiet and simple, his songs are perfect for most of my moods.Judging from the first song/single "Upside Down" (which is briefly played in the movie trailer) it sounds like this album is going to be pretty freakin cool.
Check out the trailer too... it seems like a cute movie (eventhough Curious George looks kinda different.)
www.curiousgeorgemovie.com ¶ 10:57 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Monday, January 09, 2006
Friday, January 06, 2006
Sniffle... Sniffle
I'm sick...
My wifey gave it to me. It's her fault.
At least it's just a cold and not the flu... or better yet: at least it's not the bird flu.
I forgot my dayquil this morning - I had to leave by like 11:30.
I felt like crap.
I got home. Popped two dayquil and I took a very brief nap.
So far so good... but I do feel a little run down.
I need to go to bed. ¶ 12:17 AM 1 Comments Links to this post
My wifey gave it to me. It's her fault.
At least it's just a cold and not the flu... or better yet: at least it's not the bird flu.
I forgot my dayquil this morning - I had to leave by like 11:30.
I felt like crap.
I got home. Popped two dayquil and I took a very brief nap.
So far so good... but I do feel a little run down.
I need to go to bed. ¶ 12:17 AM 1 Comments Links to this post
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Work Changes
Today was my third day back to work since the holidays, and it seems that work has taken a turn into a totally new direction. Up to this point, we have been working solely in the Powersports division. The owners wanted to try and capture some of the holiday retail sales.
Now that the holidays are over, we have been realigned to focus each of our attentions toward the individual divisions of our company. Currently there are only two of us within the marketing department (they just started the marketing department when they hired myself and my coworker Wendy.) Determined by our skills and experiences, they gave the powersports group to Wendy. Meanwhile I got the Technologies group and the Aviation group.
I have some slight mixed feelings about this:
In some ways I'm dissapointed because the powersports group is inherently more fun. The products are fun and the customers are very casual. Additionally, some of these events are a lot of fun. But the aviation and technologies industries are very interesting too (in a different way.) There is a lot of reading involved in getting acquainted with the industry.
Then there is the issue that I have two very large groups while my coworker only has one. I'm not really sure what to make of this. For now, I'll treat it as a compliment that they think I can handle more work than her. In the future, if it amounts to a lot more work, then I may need to talk to them about commensurate compensation.
I do think that overall this is a very good thing for me. I'll have a lot to learn. I'll be very busy. And most importantly: marketing experience in Aviation and Technologies (manufacturing) will be very marketable in my marketing career. ¶ 11:33 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Now that the holidays are over, we have been realigned to focus each of our attentions toward the individual divisions of our company. Currently there are only two of us within the marketing department (they just started the marketing department when they hired myself and my coworker Wendy.) Determined by our skills and experiences, they gave the powersports group to Wendy. Meanwhile I got the Technologies group and the Aviation group.
I have some slight mixed feelings about this:
In some ways I'm dissapointed because the powersports group is inherently more fun. The products are fun and the customers are very casual. Additionally, some of these events are a lot of fun. But the aviation and technologies industries are very interesting too (in a different way.) There is a lot of reading involved in getting acquainted with the industry.
Then there is the issue that I have two very large groups while my coworker only has one. I'm not really sure what to make of this. For now, I'll treat it as a compliment that they think I can handle more work than her. In the future, if it amounts to a lot more work, then I may need to talk to them about commensurate compensation.
I do think that overall this is a very good thing for me. I'll have a lot to learn. I'll be very busy. And most importantly: marketing experience in Aviation and Technologies (manufacturing) will be very marketable in my marketing career. ¶ 11:33 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
Welcome to 2006
So it's another year and so far 2006 has been somewhat interesting...
We obviously got home from NJ (but not without problems).
We were supposed to have a simple Sunday morning. We had to take the car to the rental company and then make our way to the plane (I love how Newark is setup for parking and rental car access.) The morning was pretty nice, but I knew Barbara would be cold. So I went out to the car to warm it up and start packing the car. I opened the trunk and then I leaned into the driver side door and started the car up. I closed the door and headed inside. I made it to the passenger side door of the car, and I made a horrible discovery: I locked the keys in the car!
How the hell did this happen?
Well, the short story (after talking to a Hertz rep) is that the car is fitted with this function. Once the engine is started, the doors lock. What a fuckin retarded design!!!
I tried to get into the car from the trunk... there was no way to get in.
Meanwhile we had to make a flight in a few hours and also the car was running.
We called AAA, and luckily they came out within an hour of the call (not too bad considering it was Sunday and New Years Day.) The guy got into the car in about 5 minutes.
We made it to the gate 5 minutes before they started to board the plane.
Besides the kicking kid sitting behind us on the plane and our awful shuttle ride home from the airport, our trip home wasn't too bad.
Besides our troubles getting home, this year's holiday trip was great.
Oh, and BTW...
of course there's plenty of photos for your viewing pleasure. ¶ 6:26 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
We obviously got home from NJ (but not without problems).
We were supposed to have a simple Sunday morning. We had to take the car to the rental company and then make our way to the plane (I love how Newark is setup for parking and rental car access.) The morning was pretty nice, but I knew Barbara would be cold. So I went out to the car to warm it up and start packing the car. I opened the trunk and then I leaned into the driver side door and started the car up. I closed the door and headed inside. I made it to the passenger side door of the car, and I made a horrible discovery: I locked the keys in the car!
How the hell did this happen?
Well, the short story (after talking to a Hertz rep) is that the car is fitted with this function. Once the engine is started, the doors lock. What a fuckin retarded design!!!
I tried to get into the car from the trunk... there was no way to get in.
Meanwhile we had to make a flight in a few hours and also the car was running.
We called AAA, and luckily they came out within an hour of the call (not too bad considering it was Sunday and New Years Day.) The guy got into the car in about 5 minutes.
We made it to the gate 5 minutes before they started to board the plane.
Besides the kicking kid sitting behind us on the plane and our awful shuttle ride home from the airport, our trip home wasn't too bad.
Besides our troubles getting home, this year's holiday trip was great.
Oh, and BTW...
of course there's plenty of photos for your viewing pleasure. ¶ 6:26 PM 0 Comments Links to this post
