Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tie wednesday?
Thats right. But before you start looting and running for the hills trying to avoid the terrible Apocalypse you fear will rain down upon us as a result of this tie Wednesday, let me explain. Monday I was stoked about tie Tuesday coming up, so Tuesday morning I threw on my tie and was off to work. By the time I got to work however, I had realized that yesterday was Tuesday not Monday. DO'H!
Oh well. Happy tie Tuesday anyways.
PS. sorry if I offended anyone in my post a few weeks ago. I just needed to trow a few people off of my sent.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Grain of salt
Gratitude is something that I have been trying to work on this year. I've been thankful for the snow even though it adds another 45 minutes to my commute. I've even been thankful for my dog even though he went crazy the other day and tore up the house. But right now I having trouble being thankful for my job. Sure its employment when there are so many people out there looking for a job. Sure it gives me something to do during the day, and I've been able to meet some really nice people. And sure it allowed me to bring back tie tuesdays.
The part that I'm having a hard time with though is the fact that in the 3 months that i have worked here, I have only done 10 projects that relate to the position I was hired for. The rest of the time I have been working on uploading content for the new website. Which don't kid yourself, is way more boring than it sounds.
Imagine creating a constant blog of over 50,000 real estate listings. Uploading prices, number of bedrooms, bathrooms, sq footage, stories, available upgrades, local amenities, pictures of the outside and inside, and a hundred other little things. Sounds fun I know.
But even that was not enough to keep me from being grateful. Although it did make it a little difficult some days. What really set me off is the fact that even after the website launched, I am still down here in a computer lab making changes and corrections to the website and don't forget, I'm a PRINT designer. PRINT.
Today after finishing my stack of corrections, I surfaced from my computer lair and asked my boss (the guy who actually hired me to do print design) if there was anything I could help him finish up. His answer was "not really. We brought in a freelancer to help us with the workload so I think we are doing okay right now."
What? WHAT?! Let me get this straight. You hire someone to do print design. Then make him do data entry, a job that any brain dead high school dropout could do, and then hire a freelancer to do that persons design work? And pay the freelancer more? Is it just me or is that messed up? Why in the world would you hire someone to replace the person you just hired to do the job you hired them to do because your having them do something else?
I'm sorry this post is getting so long and I've probably lost a few of you on the way, or scared you away from reading it in the first place. After reading back thru this, I realize that I am maybe making too much of this. Maybe its because I'm tired and want to go home that its getting under my skin. So feel free to take this as a grain of salt and let me just end by saying this. I've learned a lot because of this job, and for that I'm thankful. As for the rest of it. . . the hell with it.
The part that I'm having a hard time with though is the fact that in the 3 months that i have worked here, I have only done 10 projects that relate to the position I was hired for. The rest of the time I have been working on uploading content for the new website. Which don't kid yourself, is way more boring than it sounds.
Imagine creating a constant blog of over 50,000 real estate listings. Uploading prices, number of bedrooms, bathrooms, sq footage, stories, available upgrades, local amenities, pictures of the outside and inside, and a hundred other little things. Sounds fun I know.
But even that was not enough to keep me from being grateful. Although it did make it a little difficult some days. What really set me off is the fact that even after the website launched, I am still down here in a computer lab making changes and corrections to the website and don't forget, I'm a PRINT designer. PRINT.
Today after finishing my stack of corrections, I surfaced from my computer lair and asked my boss (the guy who actually hired me to do print design) if there was anything I could help him finish up. His answer was "not really. We brought in a freelancer to help us with the workload so I think we are doing okay right now."
What? WHAT?! Let me get this straight. You hire someone to do print design. Then make him do data entry, a job that any brain dead high school dropout could do, and then hire a freelancer to do that persons design work? And pay the freelancer more? Is it just me or is that messed up? Why in the world would you hire someone to replace the person you just hired to do the job you hired them to do because your having them do something else?
I'm sorry this post is getting so long and I've probably lost a few of you on the way, or scared you away from reading it in the first place. After reading back thru this, I realize that I am maybe making too much of this. Maybe its because I'm tired and want to go home that its getting under my skin. So feel free to take this as a grain of salt and let me just end by saying this. I've learned a lot because of this job, and for that I'm thankful. As for the rest of it. . . the hell with it.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Extreme Tie Tuesday
Image taken at 8:45 - Glass is half full. Optimistic about the day and rocking out to Kings of Leon, Silversun Pickups, and Greg Laswell.
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11:12 - Still slightly optimistic, currently listening to spoon. Can't wait for their concert in April. Its gonna rock. I wonder whats for lunch today.
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Image taken at 11:45 - Trying to get comfortable. I figure that wearing a tie, makes up for not wearing shoes. The glass is definitely reaching half empty.
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12:45 - Finishing up my lunch break. I enjoyed a massive Cobb salad which came right as I was about to curl up into the fetal position and cry. Now I am so stuffed I probably wont accomplish much for the next hour but atleast I don't want to cry. . . right now.
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1:05 - Someone Finally asks me, "wait. did you change your tie?"
Me: "No."
"Are you sure. I swear you had a different tie!"
Me: "Yeah I did. Just wanted to see if anyone would notice."
"Yes! I knew it! Thats why I'm a graphic designer. I notice the detail. You just made my day."
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Image taken 2:00 - Is this really worth the effort?
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2:45 - I feel like that poor robot built with human emotions. "I've been doing the same thing over and over and over and over again. What kind of existence is this? Why was I programed to feel? Dang it! I can even hit my own shutdown button. Can some one please shut me down?"
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3:07 - "Is that they tie you had on this morning?" "Did you change shirts too?"
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Image taken 3:40 - What I have drank so far today.
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4:25 - I couldn't take it any more so I went for a walk. Upstairs, downstairs, to my desk, grabbed my macbook, around the building and back. Only 5 and a half more hours. Ug.
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5:00 - server goes down. Found this wicked commercial for Peugeot.
Peugeot Alchemy from stephane pivron on Vimeo.
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6:40 - Changed tie. Ate Dinner. By this time, everyone knows what I have been doing today, but still takes them a while to notice, and are wondering how many ties I actually brought today.
8:55 - Still here, but the glass is most definitely broken.
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9:50 - I'm tired, my head hurts, and I'm out of here. peace out.
ps I probably will not be doing another post for a while.
Monday, February 1, 2010
For the record
This post is to be read in a light hearted tone. It is not my intention to upset anyone. Any reference to any person, real or imaginary, is purely coincidental
I would just like to take this opportunity to clarify a few things. Lately I have been hearing some rumors about Linda and I expanding our family. While we are flattered that people think we are so cool that they feel the need to 'put the pieces together,' I think its time they found a new game to play.
That being said, yes, it is true that Linda is taking prenatals. However, that does not mean that we are planning on anything other than being more health conscious. You see I myself am also taking vitamins for a healthier, shiner coat and stronger nails. And yes, I have been in discussions with my work about getting health benefits, and looking for another job that would offer them. This is not because we need the coverage or are planning on needing the coverage within the next 9 months. It just simply means that I feel that a college grad like myself, deserves more at this time in my career, than a temporary contract employment with the same benefits as a teenage, high school drop-out.
I would just like to take this opportunity to clarify a few things. Lately I have been hearing some rumors about Linda and I expanding our family. While we are flattered that people think we are so cool that they feel the need to 'put the pieces together,' I think its time they found a new game to play.
That being said, yes, it is true that Linda is taking prenatals. However, that does not mean that we are planning on anything other than being more health conscious. You see I myself am also taking vitamins for a healthier, shiner coat and stronger nails. And yes, I have been in discussions with my work about getting health benefits, and looking for another job that would offer them. This is not because we need the coverage or are planning on needing the coverage within the next 9 months. It just simply means that I feel that a college grad like myself, deserves more at this time in my career, than a temporary contract employment with the same benefits as a teenage, high school drop-out.
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