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two thousand twelve, a year in review »
Friday, January 6th, 2012
Prospectus for twenty twelve? In a word: terrifying. However, who can really sum things up in a word?
Sure, there’s the anxiety associated with owning a residence, or horrific and joyous events, or, obviously, the realization of a prophecy from a long-dead culture woefully ignorant of religious and macroeconomic tendencies. (Whoever forgot to mention “The White Man” should be downsized, amiright?)
Any of those would send a goth up into a tree for days. (more…)
playing with The Android Argument »
Friday, October 7th, 2011
This is a great read. (Nice SEO-link-fodder title!) It exemplifies The Android Argument fairly well and is also hilarious. Here goes an unnecessary response-as-thought-experiment.
Essentially, the article says: the iPhone 4S is out of date despite not having launched yet. Dual-core processing, 8mpx camera, FauxG speed, and big storage are all on Android already.
Here are some highlights. (more…)
friday free for all »
Friday, January 29th, 2010
… As of yesterday, I’ve been working as a contractor for seven weeks. By Monday afternoon, I will have moved into three different cubes; spent about fifty hours on-bus; worked past 8p twice, on three different computers and three sites; and haven’t been paid. (You read that correctly.)
After a particularly long (cou*12 hour*gh) day, I received a pitch about the many benefits and great things about signing up full-time. I was not impressed and, as my newfound stability isn’t all that stable, am still unimpressed. (I’m scheduled for a check on the 15th, as their accounting system defaults to a 60 day wait.)
… (Speaking of unimpressed.) The Apple i[Tab] (what an incredibly terrible name) was introduced Wednesday and will ship in two months. Some people will find a use for it but until I can justify paying for books instead of the library (on top of some UX choices), I’m out. My next Mac will be the Mini that runs my television after the move.
… Yesterday was my sister’s twenty-second birthday. We went to the restaurant she suggested and had a pretty great time. Afterward, Girlfriend, two friend and I went to a show. After a drink or two and waiting in line for about fifteen minutes, the power went out.
About a half-hour later someone told us they were getting information for refunds; thirty seconds after that the lights went back on. Roma di Luna‘s (if you’re not listening to them, you should be) set was cut short for time and we left before the headlining act. I’m fully exhausted today.
… and finally:
This is the first FFFA since a month and a half after I was unceremoniously and involuntarily removed from my former place of employment. Since has been a whirlwind. I very much enjoyed my summer but didn’t enjoy the finance-related stress.
I’m now actively looking for work in Chicago and if any of the threes of you dear readers know of anyone that could help, please let me know. I’d love to find a local job board or hear about some specific places looking to hire.
Thanks in advance. You’re all glorious beacons of light in this dark, dark world. Well, most of you.
friday free for all »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
… My youngest sister will be back up in MSP next week. She will have two jobs, an internship and gets back to school in the fall. She’s already mocking me. (Sibling rivalry becomes all too real when you’re not getting paid.)
… To stave off a neuron puddle, I’ll be reading more. This includes blogs, non-fiction, magazines, subtitles, you name it. Hopefully I can keep myself mentally ready for any 9to5 that comes my way. (The literary urge may or may not have been sparked by receiving more books from the library than expected due to bad queue management.)
… Girlfriend and I had to make an emergency trip to the MOA Apple Store because her cool-kid-computer tweaked. A terrible idea, this. Not because we didn’t need to go, but I had time to play with the Macbook on display. Ugh.
Someone, (anyone!) let me know if your company is looking for someone to show them the ways of the internets. Hell, need a web designer that can maintain a brand message across dozens of social tools? Need a blogger with a flair for parenthetical thoughts? (No? Are you sure?)
Tell your friends, your parents, your toddlers, whoever. I’d love experience, something to do with my afternoons save for reading (which is too nerd chic for my tastes anyway) and financial stability.
friday free for all »
Friday, February 20th, 2009
… Yesterday, I attended Social Media Breakfast (MSP). It was quite enjoyable but for it being mostly about SXSW, which I can’t go to this year. I followed that up with a tutorial meeting on Google Analytics (which I’ve been using for three years) then a tutorial on a possible project routing program that’ll probably be shot down by those that don’t understand it. I’ll count it as a super productive and ultimately worthless day.
… We need to start electing leaders. The bickering among politicians and their constant skirting of responsibility is starting to get irritating.
… I’ve decided to do something with my portfolio. I will be building a site using Joomla! and will have posts like this one moved copied over there. (Eventually, they may be there exclusively.) I do this for those that would rather me not talk about social media or the implications and theories therein.
In other words, all you with no idea what I just said.