Archive for June, 2005

A Tale Told by an Idiot »

Blogging has become an exercise in withholding more than I tell.
Which more-or-less mirrors the reality of my day-to-day interactions with people as well.
My boundaries are flexible, inconsistent and unpredictable when it comes to the kinds of things I’m willing to share about myself, both publicly and personally. And they are always contingent upon my sense [...]

All That Noise, and All That Sound »

Couple of quick notes.
Christopher and Scott are building an empire it seems. They’ve just launched a new blog for film geeks with money.
Sarah F. of Atlanta is venturing into the world of 3-dimensional art with a few software acquisitions, including Poser. The progression of her experimentation/education in that arena is happening here.
AKMA has started a [...]

Shock Absorbers »

After staring at my bike for three days I made myself a pledge to get out and ride it over the weekend. I found a bike shop up the road, had her tuned and given the once over by people who understand today’s convoluted shifting systems (my last bike was a 12-speed road bike purchased [...]

Assortment »

Cool stuff they gave me for getting hired:
A company t-shirt.

A company coffee mug full of assorted Jolly Ranchers.

A signed copy of the book written by our president.

A Starbucks gift card, also from our president (it sounds so formal to keep calling her “our president” but you know, blogging).

Lunch with my boss.

Business Cards.

Super-fast turn-around on that [...]

It’s the Little Things »

My first official day at work as an employee was Monday. At about 1 p.m. I filled out and turned in my tax forms and direct deposit info. Today, payday, there is already a direct deposit in my account covering my first two days of work. That is the fastest turn-around I think I’ve ever [...]