This morning’s plan: Get up at 4:15. ✔ Leave for the airport with Casey at 4:30. ✔ Meet Robert back at my place. ✔ Go to breakfast at the Farmers’ Market Restaurant when it opened at 6:00. ✖ What really happened: Get up at 4:15. … Read more
My work day started off, once again, with a 9:00 meeting. That’s two for two this week. I attended a 1:00-2:00 meeting about the creation of web design guidelines for our organization. I was sitting in for my officemate (and teammate), who would’ve been there instead if she hadn’t have been out sick. I spent … Read more
I have a dream with this theme on and off, with the scenario of how it plays out being different each time. The recurring theme is that it’s the first day of the semester, or one of the first days, and I’ve gone to my first class. It’s over, and when I leave to go … Read more
Punk Rock HR Advice: Don’t Ask for a Raise Published March 19, 2009 HR , advice , human resources , punk rock Tags: consumerism, raises I just read an article called How to Get a Raise in a Recession. ::le sigh:: This article makes me sad. You’re not getting a raise in this economy. Instead of … Read more
I made a grocery store run for some cranberry sauce, black olives, and turkey gravy. While I was out, I made a pit stop at K-Mart to get some half-price wrapping paper for next year, and then did a quick run to Ten Thousand Villages in Cameron Village, where I picked up a little something … Read more
I thought about riding out to the outlet mall in Smithfield today, but decided to hit Kohl’s at Crossroads to see if I could get what I wanted there first, which would also help keep my gas usage down. I’m still above a half tank, and it’s coming up on two weeks, tomorrow, since I’ve filled … Read more