Category: pets

07/03/10 01:12 - 77.ºF - ID#52087

blinky

i miss her.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY
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Category: work

07/01/10 07:40 - 54.ºF - ID#52073

i'm legal!

I got my official spousal visa for the UK yesterday! I'm legal to reside, work, and come and go as I please from the UK for the next 2 years :) Then I get to take a 'Life in the UK' test and apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain. Woohooo! Another major piece of the puzzle placed!

Also, very-very proud of Rory for reaching his 2 year anniversary of quitting smoking!

Your Quit Date is: 7/1/2008

Time Smoke-Free: 730 days, 14 hours, 27 minutes and 9 seconds

Cigarettes NOT smoked: 14,612 (holy smokes!)

Lifetime Saved: 3 months, 21 days, 14 hours

Money Saved: 5,110.00 QR = in US equivalency around $3,650

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY
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Category: dream

06/21/10 08:22 - 67.ºF - ID#51982

martha's new book

I had a dream that I was standing in Martha Stewart's kitchen trying to convince her that she should publish a book on crime scene cleaning. What's that all about?

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Last Modified: 06/21/10 08:22

Category: job

06/19/10 12:32 - 81.ºF - ID#51958

I got the job!

So we're moving to London! We've already got the kitty sent ahead of time so she can start 'doing her time'. Poor thing, her only crime was to be born here. Now she has to spend 6 months in lock up. At least we'll have her back in time for Christmas :)

Totally stoked about the new job! I start September 1st. Awesome location and yet another chance to be part of a brand new office and create the program. I guess that's going to be my career trademark.

Hopefully folks will actually hop the pond and visit this time! Can't offer you a place to stay since it's a central London flat (ie extremely small) but there are youth hostels and cheaper hotels to be found.

Check it out!

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY
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Category: job

06/15/10 04:04 - 59.ºF - ID#51892

London calling

I got the job!!! Thanks everyone for your good vibes :)

Happy Birthday Josh & Jason!!

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Last Modified: 06/15/10 04:04

Category: potpourri

06/08/10 09:14 - 57ºF - ID#51823

round 3

3rd round interview with the folks in London tomorrow night! They said they were impressed with me after the phone interview, so maybe this is the formality to make sure I don't look like a spaz nut. I've never done a video interview before. First time for everything :) Stoked!!!

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: potpourri

06/02/10 09:17 - 69ºF - ID#51784

salman rushdie

Was the opening plenary speaker at NAFSA last night. He was amazing! It felt so good to hear someone speak about human rights and literature. Plus who knew he's such a funny guy!

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: work

05/20/10 04:28 - 52ºF - ID#51686

5 ways to ensure mediocrity

This article perfectly describes what is happening at my workplace right now. Numbers 2 and 5 hit the nail on the head. Someone give me the A Team theme song so I can play it on my way out the door!

metalpeter writes at 05:53:13 05/20/10 - Comment #56362: Now I don't know about your work place, and every workplace is different based on what is done and the boss and all kinds of things. What I don't get about #2 is that they say you should let people know when they do a good Job. But it doesn't say anything about when you do a bad Job. I think that it is important as a worker to know if you are doing what you should be and if you are meeting expectations. Where I work I know if I did a good Job or not, but in a lot of places (I'm thinking like office work) it is often unclear. But that being said a lot of people do need that feedback of great job, when they do a great job.

5 Luckily isn't anything I have to deal with. I can see how that would cause all kinds of problems. Yes rules are important and people should do what they are supposed to, but going overboard is not good. I can see how it would tie in perfectly with 2 though, if in the past a company had problems. Say Person A does something, well instead of getting rid of person A the come up with some crazy rule. Wait now that I think of it there is an real life example of this (where I work is different then the main plant). People like to Make their Holidays longer then what they are so they would call in sick the day before and or the day after a holiday. Well when you have to produce a product and you are now 5 people short it fucks everything up. This lead to a rule If you call in sick a day before or after a holiday you lose payment for the holiday. Maybe a better idea would be to Just to fire problem employees. If you want an extra day off just ask.

I'm very glad I'm not a boss, I'm glad I don't have to try and come up with ways so, that stop people from abusing the system that doesn't hurt the people who don't abuse the system. Again I'm not defending your employer at all. I myself just from 2 and 5 can't imigine what working under those conditions would be like. I really can't.

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Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Category: potpourri

05/19/10 10:46 - 61ºF - ID#51681

possibilities

I have an interview for a job in London this Friday. I really want it. We really want it. Wish me luck!!