I'm home sick from work (yeah, I work saturdays), and I've been watching the trinity broadcasting network just now. It had a reasonably entertaining kid's show where "bible man" was saving a girl from her old friends and a minion of satan who was tempting her through a computer hacking website.

I went to the dentist, whom I have been avoiding ( Read more... )

Work. I answer phone calls from people who's appliances are on the fritz, and generally ones who have a protection agreement or a warranty. Not the most thrilling job on earth, but I have three days off a week, and two are in the middle of the week - prime job hunting ( Read more... )

I got another call for a potential job, so I don't feel too stupid for holding out and passing up the offer for a 60% pay raise (but with more uncertainty and no benefits). Not sure what it's about yet, but it's always a nice ego boost ( Read more... )

So much for that job. :( I ended up getting "let go". Turns out my boss would rather go back to doing all the work himself rather than underpaying me to come out and do it ( Read more... )

I had a blech day at work, and I'm trying desperately to get over it. My boss moved up a major deadline and wanted a rough draft today, and I feel like I totally flubbed on it as our ideas completely mis-matched. He's really great and completely supportive, and helped me on the parts I wasn't clear on, while assuming the blame/pressure for the ( Read more... )

I got my first big solo project at work today. I'm supposed to present a draft proposal next wednesday for a site that would be able to handle live training sessions (the technical stuff is done elsewhere, I'd be setting up the portal end for trainers to set up the info about courses and participants to sign up, download material, etc) and ( Read more... )

I know I've been totally absent lately, but I have a good excuse. I've been super-busy getting my life back on track, having gotten a BAD-ASS NEW JOB!!! I'm working out in Elgin (which for those of you who don't live around Austin is out in farm land down 290 East (headed towards Houston) by about a half-hour commute. Fortunately it's AGAINST ( Read more... )

We both just got an email asking for our SSNs, and our temp terms expire 2/18. I'm trying not to jinx it, or get to a point where I'll be crushed if it doesn't happen (I'm willing to go for just continuing as a temp). But it's still a wonderful way to start the week.

It took all of ten minutes to vote, I was second in line when I got there after work. It took an additional twenty minutes of patient listening to the 60+ year old poll worker who had learned all about the electronic vote backing-up process and wanted to explain it to someone before I could leave. I have to give the guy credit though - he really ( Read more... )