- I'm drumming up NYC clients for Netrist.com a web design company that my friend Kevin is running.
- I'm designing posters, and banners for Soul Joel Productions...
- I'm consulting on ShirtScuffle.com, helping them increase their site content and SEO.
- I'm doing web updates for Reesewaters.com and ContrinoTravel.com
- I'm working with TheBubbas.com, physically selling their Barbikyu (BBQ) on the weekends and marketing their product.
- I just completed a crazy freelance project for "elastic," which at best could be described as project management work.
- And I am helping out others where I can, when I can...
Friday, May 21, 2010
"What else have you been doing? "
I realize that I have to redo my resume again. Its been a year since Waterfront Media. Its a pretty big gap. But as you all know, I am not sitting home watching Oprah and Judge Judy. I'm all over the place.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Well...it was good while it lasted
Just found out my temp gig ends on Friday.
I'll miss the money, but not the insanity. You can imagine the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, chopping mailings right when they are ready to go to press...and then asking what happened to them. I don't get it. Money is being left on the table...and thrown out the window. And nobody will tell the queen what's what.
ANYWAY, My heart is not broken over this. I'll keep on truckin'. The headhunters are calling. I'm working towards landing a permanent gig! No Pepsi. I am ready for that Coca Cola!
I'll miss the money, but not the insanity. You can imagine the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, chopping mailings right when they are ready to go to press...and then asking what happened to them. I don't get it. Money is being left on the table...and thrown out the window. And nobody will tell the queen what's what.
ANYWAY, My heart is not broken over this. I'll keep on truckin'. The headhunters are calling. I'm working towards landing a permanent gig! No Pepsi. I am ready for that Coca Cola!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Another week...
Made it through another week at "elastic." I'm in much better spirits than last week...but nothing much has changed (except my attitude.)
Here's some good things to talk about.
1) My office supplies arrived (which is a small thing,but makes a big difference)
2) My first paycheck arrived...(which was not a small thing, and makes a HUGE difference).
3) The have a very nice rooftop cafeteria here, with a spectacular view.
4) My boss (who is fantastic) always has an assortment of chocolate in her office.
5) The "2 week job" is now going on week 4.
Its true...there is always a sunny side...sometimes you just have to look a little harder to find it.
Here's some good things to talk about.
1) My office supplies arrived (which is a small thing,but makes a big difference)
2) My first paycheck arrived...(which was not a small thing, and makes a HUGE difference).
3) The have a very nice rooftop cafeteria here, with a spectacular view.
4) My boss (who is fantastic) always has an assortment of chocolate in her office.
5) The "2 week job" is now going on week 4.
Its true...there is always a sunny side...sometimes you just have to look a little harder to find it.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Some days you need a good laugh...
Well, as many of you know, in my spare time I work for my friend, SOUL Joel, a local comedian, producer and radio host working his a** off to "make it happen." He's also my office mate at Panera...where I have been absent from for the past 3 weeks, thanks to my temp job (at a place that rhymes with "elastic").
Anyway...making a SHORT story way too LONG...
Through Joel, I met another up and coming comic, Reese Waters. Reese hired me to do some work on his website, and in the process, I found a funny clip of his on Unemployment. Thought I would share...
Hoped you enjoyed. A good laugh is good for the spirit.
Want to learn more about Reese and Soul Joel? Visit their sites at www.reesewaters.com and www.souljoel.com.
Anyway...making a SHORT story way too LONG...
Through Joel, I met another up and coming comic, Reese Waters. Reese hired me to do some work on his website, and in the process, I found a funny clip of his on Unemployment. Thought I would share...
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Hoped you enjoyed. A good laugh is good for the spirit.
Want to learn more about Reese and Soul Joel? Visit their sites at www.reesewaters.com and www.souljoel.com.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Steady as she goes...
Well if you are counting at home, I just made it through my 2 weeks at the temp job place. The people are great and couldn't be nicer. I don't know how long the gig is going to last, so I have to keep looking, (which is not easy when you are working full-time) but this week, I got an employee ID and they gave me the catalog to buy desk supplies...so I guess I am staying for a while.
What's changed since I have been away??? Well this company is running lean and mean, and I think this is typical to other companies as well. Everyone seems stressed. Even the bus ride to and from work has a different vibe. You pay more and get less...fewer buses and many times its standing room only! Stress...is everywhere. And for the first time in over a year, I'm feeling it too.
I'm thankful for the job and the money it brings to pay my bills, but I am feeling stress. I realized this by accident, when venting to a friend on IM. He was doing his best to point out the bright side of the situation (at least I am making money)...and as I typed the words, " I know, but I feel like my life has been off track over a year." I started tearing up.
I don't have my head around it totally, but there is a sense of relief to be able to tell friends and family that you are working again, but then the temp status of the work (in this case I was only promised 2 weeks), has me in a state of limbo, which is stressful.
The whole experience reminds me of a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon that I did with my friend Suzanne after college. We lived like rafting queens on the water for 5 days. The guides fed us and did all the work. All we had to do is bail the water out of the raft after a rapid. On the last day, the guides gave us peanut butter sandwiches and sent us to hike out of the canyon. We started out at 6 am, and by noon, we were hiking in the summer sun doing switch-backs for 10 miles. I could see the end of the hike, but it took FOREVER to get there. I keep dreaming of an ice cold "Coca-Cola." The red and white logo actually flashed in my mind as I trudged on to the top. When I finally got to the end of the trail, all they had was water. And when I found a vending machine, all they had was Pepsi.
This "temp" job is like Pepsi to me. I'm looking for a Coke and a Smile.
Well...thanks for letting me vent. I feel better now. I know things will get better. I just have to get back to my positive self, and things will fall into place. They always do.
Top 10 quotes on Beating Stress
"Don't sweat the small stuff... and it's all small stuff." - Richard Carlson, PH.D.
When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter in 5 years from now? If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go. ~ Catherine Pulsifer
“In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” Lee Iacocca
“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.” George F. Burns
Give your stress wings and let it fly away. ~Terri Guillemets
Releasing the pressure, it's good for the teapot and the water. Try it sometime. ~Jeb Dickerson
Stress is the trash of modern life - we all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life. ~Terri Guillemets
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. ~Doug Larson
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." - Mother Teresa
"Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight." -Benjamin Franklin
What's changed since I have been away??? Well this company is running lean and mean, and I think this is typical to other companies as well. Everyone seems stressed. Even the bus ride to and from work has a different vibe. You pay more and get less...fewer buses and many times its standing room only! Stress...is everywhere. And for the first time in over a year, I'm feeling it too.
I'm thankful for the job and the money it brings to pay my bills, but I am feeling stress. I realized this by accident, when venting to a friend on IM. He was doing his best to point out the bright side of the situation (at least I am making money)...and as I typed the words, " I know, but I feel like my life has been off track over a year." I started tearing up.
I don't have my head around it totally, but there is a sense of relief to be able to tell friends and family that you are working again, but then the temp status of the work (in this case I was only promised 2 weeks), has me in a state of limbo, which is stressful.
The whole experience reminds me of a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon that I did with my friend Suzanne after college. We lived like rafting queens on the water for 5 days. The guides fed us and did all the work. All we had to do is bail the water out of the raft after a rapid. On the last day, the guides gave us peanut butter sandwiches and sent us to hike out of the canyon. We started out at 6 am, and by noon, we were hiking in the summer sun doing switch-backs for 10 miles. I could see the end of the hike, but it took FOREVER to get there. I keep dreaming of an ice cold "Coca-Cola." The red and white logo actually flashed in my mind as I trudged on to the top. When I finally got to the end of the trail, all they had was water. And when I found a vending machine, all they had was Pepsi.
This "temp" job is like Pepsi to me. I'm looking for a Coke and a Smile.
Well...thanks for letting me vent. I feel better now. I know things will get better. I just have to get back to my positive self, and things will fall into place. They always do.
Top 10 quotes on Beating Stress
"Don't sweat the small stuff... and it's all small stuff." - Richard Carlson, PH.D.
When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter in 5 years from now? If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go. ~ Catherine Pulsifer
“In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” Lee Iacocca
“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.” George F. Burns
Give your stress wings and let it fly away. ~Terri Guillemets
Releasing the pressure, it's good for the teapot and the water. Try it sometime. ~Jeb Dickerson
Stress is the trash of modern life - we all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life. ~Terri Guillemets
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. ~Doug Larson
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." - Mother Teresa
"Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight." -Benjamin Franklin
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