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9th February 2010
8:49am: More LJ, Less Not-LJ
Winterfest was this past Saturday, and I volunteered there as their photographer/videographer. At the end of the event, they had a great fireworks display, and it got me thinking about where I had been the last few 4ths of July. I could not really remember too well, and it made me realize that I should get back to posting to LJ since I likely do not have any record of many things I have done in the past couple years since I dropped off on here. I am still pursuing the new job in financial planning. I had one small thing to clear off of my credit report before they could move forward. Coming up with the $2700 to do that proved less difficult than getting the proof to the new company that I had done it. Now, however, all the letters have been sent to all the right places. Now it is just a matter of waiting, and by "waiting", I mean calling them until I get in touch with the person I need to talk to in order to make sure they have the letter. I think it also might not be a bad idea to look at other jobs in the same field. The one I am looking at is definitely excellent, but only if I get it, and it seems like getting a few other irons warming in the fire is not a bad strategy in the job search world. I watched the Superbowl on Sunday. I did not get to Micah's party as I had hoped, but I did get a private halftime show from Annie, so I would say that all in all it was a pretty good time. Actually, it was pretty close to the ideal football watching experience. I watched the game, my girlfriend brought me snacks, I got the private halftime show upstairs, then back to the game in time to see the incredible onside kick (which I had to look up the rules for since I had never actually seen one). Being with Annie, I believe that I can say a winnar is me!!! This weekend is the Flea. Annie and I have a new friend, who I shall refer to here as LittleWho for now. We will be bringing her with us. She has never been to such an event, and we like to help educate folks in the finer ways of the world, so it should be good time had by all. Wicked Faire is in two weeks. We are hoping to bring LittleWho with us to that as well if I can figure out how to pay for her hotel room. It's times like this that I wish I had the income I should be making. I should go find a job. Fortunately, such a process is underway, and I have a few crafty ideas that may take care of our more immediate needs. There we go. Now when I look back years from now I can say, "Oh, look, another time when I resolved to start posting more... then failed again." ;)
Current Mood:  hopeful
25th January 2010
8:30am: I should do that posting thing sometimes
In just a few minutes, I have my phone screening for the financial planning job. I have a good feeling about this one. I have applied to many jobs in my time, and have gotten very few, but this seems like a good company that is really dedicated to finding and hiring the best people. By best, they mean people who are hard working and dedicated, as opposed to people who fit exactly into the peg hole of what they think is best. (Being a bit non-tradtional in most respects makes my resume have trouble fitting into some peg holes.) This past weekend, we held the 24-hour Game-A-Thon at Worlds Apart to support Warmer Winters. It was a huge success. We had 32 people onsite at peak, and half a dozen made it to the morning. We raised about $100 for Warmer Winters and produced about 7 items. We have also gotten many of the Worldsers into knitting, so there are now some partial items in the store for people to work on as they find themselves inspired. The Valley Advocate Best Of ballots are out, and there is a Board Game Store Category, which will be ours! Please go to The Advocate Web Page and vote for us. We are also a non-profit, so you could also vote for Worlds Apart Games for best non-profit if you were so inclined. Thank you. Well, it is nearly time for the call, so I should stand ready!
24th January 2010
8:34pm: Sharing the Love
"2009 is past and now it is time to make 2010 better. One way we might make 2010 a bit better is to spread some love around. So if you care to reply to this post I will give you a response of something I like about you. If you like participating in these sorts of things and want to repost this in your LJ that'd be fun, too."
Current Mood: amused
8th January 2010
10:30pm: Reposted from VU13
Hi, just wanted to save this for the future. Thought some of my food diet friends might find interesting. Since the 90's the myth has been spread that iceberg lettuce has no nutritional value. This is actually false: For as little as 10 calories a serving is gives you a ton of stuff including folate (a B vitamin), vitamin B6, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and thiamine. It’s made up mostly of water (which is actually a good thing) and dietary fiber providing necessary roughage for our digestive system. It’s alkaline, clarifies your blood, and a nerve strengthener. It also contains the the cancer fighting carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin. Iceberg lettuce has been linked to preventing cancer better than any other lettuce (for some reason the body more readily uses the cancer fighting vitamins from iceberg than other sources) Yes mixing your lettuces is your best bet, but iceberg does have it's place in a healthy diet.
31st December 2009
9:39pm: 2010 Theme - Faith, Not Fear
End of the year and time to post the retrospective. 2009 has not been one of my best years. It's not that it was a particularly bad year, it's just that things were unsatisfying, draining, and ultimately depressing. I have been battling long term depression for a while because of an unsatisfying job and a lack of sense of purpose. This is not to say that 2009 was miserable. There were certainly some very good times, and the last three months have been a period of fairly constant improvement, mostly thanks to Annie's influence. Nexus Faire and MaulCon I were in 2009, and they were both quite good. MaulCon was fairly small, and the second one was even smaller, but they were a good time. Nexus Faire was fantastic even though it lost over $1000. It was totally worth it and I would gladly spend $1000 to do it again, although I would much prefer not to lose the money again. I got together with Annie in early September, and we will be moving in together fairly soon. She gave me the gentle kick in the butt that I needed to get moving on making my life more to my liking. Thanks to her, I have gotten set up with PVDS which is quite pleasing to me. She is also helping to turn our apartment into the kind of place where we can invite adults over. The malaise which I had spent quite a bit of time in is now over. Every year, there is a theme for the year. Here are the past ones: 2006: Make it happen 2007: Show me the money 2008: Whatever makes me happy 2009: Yes Sometimes, they work out well, sometimes they are incredibly ironic, like 2008. This year, the theme for the year shall be 2010: Faith, Not FearFor too long, I have been afraid to take action. Afraid to move off of the narrow path that I was walking on, even though that path was going nowhere in particular. In 2010, I will act from faith, not fear. Faith that there is a path for me where I will find success, happiness, and fulfillment. In 2010, I will lift my foot and move forward in faith that God will see to it that it lands on the path. A happy new year to you all, and may your path also lead to success, happiness and fulfillment.
Current Mood: hopeful
22nd December 2009
11:56am: No money but good muscles
I just spend two hours at the gym today. I have no hours of work this week. Doing out the math, 0 times my hourly rates is... ZERO. That is the number of dollars I will be making this week (after taxes, of course). So, I figure if I am going to be dirt poor because of my unreliable job, I can at least get all muscular and sexy! And I don't want to hear any of that claptrap about not being able to lose 25 pounds and gain definition in a week. I've never let reality get in my way before, and I damned well do no intend to start now ;) But seriously, I expect that I shall have better, stronger, faster, deeper employment soon. I am expecting a call back from a local company for whom I might be a store general manager, and if that falls through, there is a great local driving school which can give me reliable work close to home working with local folks. I would even get to teach classroom, which I believe I would enjoy immensely. So, my current poverty is only temporary if terribly ill-timed. Well, Mr. Smarty-with-money-pants, since you are so smart with money, why don't you have any savings to get you through the lean patch?An excellent question. I know quite well the value of savings. Unfortunately, I have to pay $550 per month in debt payments for Phoenix. Add to that my job paying $25K instead of the $50K I was promised and planning for, and you may understand why saving was not an option. This may also help you understand why staying at my current job is not an option either.
Current Mood: pleased
13th December 2009
11:46pm: Frost/Nixon
I just finished watching the movie Frost/Nixon. It is very much my kind of movie in that I can connect very well with it. It is a story about a talk show host named David Frost who decides to interview Nixon after he is pardoned. More than that, it is a story about a wild-eyed dreamer who believes that anything is possible over-reaching far beyond his grasp. You may understand why such a story would resonate with me. The difference is that, unlike my over-reaches, his turned out well in the end. If you have not seen the movie, I highly recommend it. It is very well made and quite interesting to watch.
9:34am: Seeking the Truth Episode II
In this show, I discuss Jesus as a man and as a teacher and why he is very interesting to study whether you believe him to be the Messiah or not.
2nd December 2009
4:02am: Feeling Good
I have a strange sensation tonight. I feel good. This is not to say that I have lived every day in a state of abject misery until now, but I have been quite legitimately depressed for quite some time now. This is likely not news to most of you reading this, but it was a low grade thing and I just kind of put up with it. Finally, Annie convinced me that I should get out there and start looking for jobs. The more I looked, and the more real the idea of getting out my old job became, the better I felt. I have an interview next Monday, and I have also been thinking of applying at local driving schools to teach teens, which I like a great deal more than what I currently do. All this has really started to get me feeling good. The clouds have parted, and the sun is shining through. This job has really broken me down, and I thank God that I realized it before I got so far down I would not be able to climb out again.
Current Mood: hopeful
14th November 2009
1:07am: NaNoWriMo Story
Word Count: 15,811 Goal: 16,000 RetCon: The date that the story takes place has been changed to Friday, November 13th, 2009. I did not want to set it there when I started because it seemed back luck to set this story in the future, but now that date is in the past, so I am safe. ( A song comes unbidden into my head. “Let )
12:49am: Video Blog
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12th November 2009
10:08pm: Beating the Pig
I am fairly sure that I had the Swine Flu. Can't be entirely sure, but everyone in the area got the same thing, and a few of them did actually get tested for Swine Flu. I'm pretty much better now, although I still have a most unpleasant cough. It's getting less over time. This weekend is JiffyCon, which is quite exciting. It will be in Greenfield at the church all day Saturday. Sunday is the start of the L5R Tournament. Life is good.
11th November 2009
1:50am: NaNoWriMo Story
Word Count: 10,643 Today's Goal: 10,000 Words per day to target: 1968 Target: 50,000 ( next installment )
Current Mood: accomplished
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