, a fancy photo sharing thing.
Thursday, December 27
Friday, December 21
My Flickr Account
I have posted a lot of my glass photos to Flickr. It's become a little bit of an obsession these days now that the holiday sales have slowed down. For example, it's after 9 am and I'm still in bed surfing until either the laptop batteries die or my rumbling stomach forces me to get some breakfast.
Tuesday, December 18
A girl needs nice wheels
On Saturday I test drove a Subaru Outback. The dealer then let me keep it over the weekend and last night I went and officially bought it. It's bad ass black with the Limited and VDC package and seems to have every option known to man. It's now sitting in the garage waiting for me to take it for a spin. It is my first automatic car and a fear that is going to take some time getting used to. The heated leather seats, climate control, MP3 compatible system and sun roof, however will not take any getting used to :-)
I still feel a little sad about the Pathfinder and I'll miss having a car with no monthly payments, but all things considered my new black Outback is a pretty nice ride.
I think I'll call it Oscar.
I still feel a little sad about the Pathfinder and I'll miss having a car with no monthly payments, but all things considered my new black Outback is a pretty nice ride.
I think I'll call it Oscar.
Saturday, December 8
Farewell Pathfinder
Today we lost the Pathfinder. RIP big guy, I'll miss you. After 11 years, 111,000 miles and countless trips to the mountains Percy the Pathfinder is gone. I always felt safe, I always felt in control, I knew I would always be safe behind the wheel.
Chris was driving him on I-70 when we hit some ice while changing lanes. We thought he was going to straighten up but the slide continued and then the wheels made a quick turn to the right. It's exactly like they say...it happened all in slow motion. I could see the concrete barrier and knew we were heading for it...I also knew that it was going to wreck Percy pretty badly, I knew it was over. We hit the concrete barrier and immediately both airbags released. The impact made us bounce back a few feet before coming to a rest. I looked up to see smoke or steam coming from the engine...then we were hit from behind and as my neck jerked I though "nice, we're going to cause a pile up on the highway".
Not knowing if it was steam or smoke I immediately tried to get out as the car began to fill with what turned out to be powder from the airbags. Percy had crumpled and the doors needed a big shove to open before I could get out and see the whole sorry situation.
A couple of nice people stopped to see if we were okay; a woman in a car and a King Soopers delivery driver, he helped us stop the horn that has stuck during the first impact. With the cars whizzing by on the highway, the cold and snow and the shock, we really could do without the noise of the horn. It was a UPS guy in the truck behind who hit us on his way to work. He took the whole thing pretty well, and we sat in his warm truck as we waited for the police and then for the tow trucks.
I emptied out Percy....all the car information, receipts, shopping bags, first aid kit and spare parking change. I remembered to take the Bee bear that was originally from my Mum's 205 and a Sterling dream catcher that I had originally given to Mum.
I knew as I saw him being dragged onto the flat bed truck, that I would never see him again.
Chris was driving him on I-70 when we hit some ice while changing lanes. We thought he was going to straighten up but the slide continued and then the wheels made a quick turn to the right. It's exactly like they say...it happened all in slow motion. I could see the concrete barrier and knew we were heading for it...I also knew that it was going to wreck Percy pretty badly, I knew it was over. We hit the concrete barrier and immediately both airbags released. The impact made us bounce back a few feet before coming to a rest. I looked up to see smoke or steam coming from the engine...then we were hit from behind and as my neck jerked I though "nice, we're going to cause a pile up on the highway".
Not knowing if it was steam or smoke I immediately tried to get out as the car began to fill with what turned out to be powder from the airbags. Percy had crumpled and the doors needed a big shove to open before I could get out and see the whole sorry situation.
A couple of nice people stopped to see if we were okay; a woman in a car and a King Soopers delivery driver, he helped us stop the horn that has stuck during the first impact. With the cars whizzing by on the highway, the cold and snow and the shock, we really could do without the noise of the horn. It was a UPS guy in the truck behind who hit us on his way to work. He took the whole thing pretty well, and we sat in his warm truck as we waited for the police and then for the tow trucks.
I emptied out Percy....all the car information, receipts, shopping bags, first aid kit and spare parking change. I remembered to take the Bee bear that was originally from my Mum's 205 and a Sterling dream catcher that I had originally given to Mum.
I knew as I saw him being dragged onto the flat bed truck, that I would never see him again.
Thursday, November 15
Wednesday, October 31
I just set up mobile blogging on my phone. This could get interesting...
BTW - Check out;
http://prizmaticart.blogger.com
Friday, October 19
Prizmatic Art LLC
I started a new company; Prizmatic Art LLC. I did it mainly so I could get access to wholesale glass materials, I did it also because I'm actually making money and I need to make sure I am doing everything correctly for tax purposes.
I suppose this is my first press release ;-)
As the CEO, CTO, CFO, COO, GM, PM and work monkey at Prizmatic, I'd like to announce that Prizmatic Art LLC is now a registered company in the state of Colorado. We are open for business!
I suppose this is my first press release ;-)
As the CEO, CTO, CFO, COO, GM, PM and work monkey at Prizmatic, I'd like to announce that Prizmatic Art LLC is now a registered company in the state of Colorado. We are open for business!
Monday, September 17
The Inevitable
The inevitable happened and I was laid off Sept 14th. Since I have known this was going to happen for a few months, I am a little dismayed that I didn't find anything. The plan was to honor my promise to stay with the company through the transition and then, without too much of a delay, get another job. I think I started looking for a job too soon and now I am tired of looking.
Wednesday, August 1
Cambozola
I got new laptop this weekend.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2006/mobility/fs_dv6000.pdf
I'm not sure about Vista - it's like it's trying to be be helpful...."oh don't worry about where that file is, you don't need to worry about insignificant things like that! Trust me, I know where it is and can find it when you need it. Are you sure you want to do that? Just checking. You never know these days with viruses and hackers. Do you have permissions to do that? Just checking. I'm sorry, I think you don't know what you're doing so I'm going to disable that install."
Grrrr, give me XP back!!!!!
Anyway, I have permission to name my new laptop. I have been using a Wallace and Gromit theme. My old NT PC was called Wallace, Chris had a PC called Gromit (cause it was a dog). He then got a laptop and called it Shawn. I called the printer server Miss Tweedy. I then got a laptop and couldn't find any names I liked, so I called it Gorgonzola because of A Grand Day Out (to the moon) and because Wallace and I like cheese. My jump drive then had to be called Wee Brie. I could have called it Crackers, but I liked the cheese name theme. So it was only natural that my new laptop should be called Cambozola! I look forward to a long and rewarding relationship together once I have tamed Vista and let it know who is really the boss!
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2006/mobility/fs_dv6000.pdf
I'm not sure about Vista - it's like it's trying to be be helpful...."oh don't worry about where that file is, you don't need to worry about insignificant things like that! Trust me, I know where it is and can find it when you need it. Are you sure you want to do that? Just checking. You never know these days with viruses and hackers. Do you have permissions to do that? Just checking. I'm sorry, I think you don't know what you're doing so I'm going to disable that install."
Grrrr, give me XP back!!!!!
Anyway, I have permission to name my new laptop. I have been using a Wallace and Gromit theme. My old NT PC was called Wallace, Chris had a PC called Gromit (cause it was a dog). He then got a laptop and called it Shawn. I called the printer server Miss Tweedy. I then got a laptop and couldn't find any names I liked, so I called it Gorgonzola because of A Grand Day Out (to the moon) and because Wallace and I like cheese. My jump drive then had to be called Wee Brie. I could have called it Crackers, but I liked the cheese name theme. So it was only natural that my new laptop should be called Cambozola! I look forward to a long and rewarding relationship together once I have tamed Vista and let it know who is really the boss!
Friday, July 20
I was so smug....
I have been asked to stay on as a transitional PM for another month. My lay off date is now September 14th. I am starting to step up the job search, but this extra month will give me some room to take my time and hopefully find a good employment match.
I have got over the initial shock and mourning for my beloved NETg. I am now slowly realizing that I probably won't get another job as a remote employee and work from home. I have been so smug in my purple office these last 3+ years. I am so environmentally friendly, I only drive 4k miles a year. I can use 100% recycled printer paper in my home office. My work clothes are cheap Costco shorts and I wear Birkenstocks all year (my feet are so happy)....I haven't been to Talbots for dry clean clothes in years! I work from 7:30am to 5:30pm - I get out of bed at 7am and I eat a healthy lunch on the back patio with my cute kitties. Life has been good.
It's going to be a terrible shock to my system when I have to get up at 6am to start work at 8am after driving in rush hour traffic. I'll eat out more and be forced to eat unknown fats and chemicals. I am going to need a whole new wardrobe of clothes...whaaa, whaa, wha! I know that's what normal people do....it's just that I have experienced the other side; the efficient, healthy, environmentally friendly and economically pleasing telecommuting lifestyle! It's going to be so hard to go back to the old fashioned way.
I choose to look on the bright side - I may get lucky again and find a fun telecommuting job in a company with true professionals, just like NETg.
I have got over the initial shock and mourning for my beloved NETg. I am now slowly realizing that I probably won't get another job as a remote employee and work from home. I have been so smug in my purple office these last 3+ years. I am so environmentally friendly, I only drive 4k miles a year. I can use 100% recycled printer paper in my home office. My work clothes are cheap Costco shorts and I wear Birkenstocks all year (my feet are so happy)....I haven't been to Talbots for dry clean clothes in years! I work from 7:30am to 5:30pm - I get out of bed at 7am and I eat a healthy lunch on the back patio with my cute kitties. Life has been good.
It's going to be a terrible shock to my system when I have to get up at 6am to start work at 8am after driving in rush hour traffic. I'll eat out more and be forced to eat unknown fats and chemicals. I am going to need a whole new wardrobe of clothes...whaaa, whaa, wha! I know that's what normal people do....it's just that I have experienced the other side; the efficient, healthy, environmentally friendly and economically pleasing telecommuting lifestyle! It's going to be so hard to go back to the old fashioned way.
I choose to look on the bright side - I may get lucky again and find a fun telecommuting job in a company with true professionals, just like NETg.
Tuesday, July 17
Invasion of the greenies!
OMG, Glasgow Celtic are going to be playing in Denver, Dr Jim, can you believe it????? Of course Bisset-face will never speak to me again (not that he ever will anyway). Being a Rangers supporter he will be horrified! No, he will be mortified, that I am even considering going to such a green affair. I'd love to go though, even if it's just to hear the Scottish accents - I could get very homesick even though the weather will be hotter than it ever gets in Glasgow.
Wednesday, June 13
Warm Glass
Making glass jewelry and small pieces such as bottle stoppers and purse hangers has become my addiction. I wake up each morning and do as much as I can before I have to go to my real job as a project manager. After work I'm back cutting, grinding and fusing glass. I dream about designs in my sleep, I have no finger nails anymore from grinding glass everyday, I choose to miss working out sometimes because I have to feed my creative passion to make something colorful out of glass. At the moment it is a hobby with a dream to make it a fulltime labor of love; to have a shop in an arty part of the world.
Friday, May 18
Wednesday, May 16
Slow realization
It's finally starting to sink in. NETg is being eliminated. We are all going to be laid off eventually. There will be no NETg essence left. SkillSoft is showing no interest in keeping anyone with any knowledge or history of any of our clients. I have been given a 3 month transition contract, my lay off date is August 14th. I'm in shock. Not because I have a lay off date, I am in shock that SkillSoft is removing everyone. They paid millions to eliminate a competitor. My initial thoughts are that they are not concerned with getting anything else from the deal. I am shocked and saddened - what a waste of good talent, knowledge and history.
Monday, May 14
End Of An Era
Today the sale of Thomson NETg by SkillSoft Corporation was finalized. There has been a death in the learning family.
I was originally hired by Knowledgenet, and soon after, they merged with Thomson NETg. NETg (National Education Training group) had been acquired by the Thomson Corporation previously. The merger seemed pretty easy from my view point and everyone on the NETg and Knet sides were professional and wonderful to work with. Today after the sale was announced the farewell e-mails started, people who had been with the company for 8, 9 and even 12 years had been immediately laid off by SkillSoft. Almost all of the sales team are gone.
I was originally hired by Knowledgenet, and soon after, they merged with Thomson NETg. NETg (National Education Training group) had been acquired by the Thomson Corporation previously. The merger seemed pretty easy from my view point and everyone on the NETg and Knet sides were professional and wonderful to work with. Today after the sale was announced the farewell e-mails started, people who had been with the company for 8, 9 and even 12 years had been immediately laid off by SkillSoft. Almost all of the sales team are gone.
Wednesday, March 21
Nude
This is another one of those English language rants...which is strange because my parents thought my English was mediocre, and my spelling even worse. They'd be shocked to see that now I have quite a strong opinion on the subject. It is strange that as I grow older I find myself shocked by the grammar and word usage of professional journalists. I think it has a lot to do with my experience with the difference between UK and US English.
Nude and naked!
In the largely unknown and nonexistent Dr C Dictionary of terms, rants and pet peeves "nude" is a noun and "naked" an adjective. Well, that is how I believe the two words should be used.
It annoys me when I hear of people talking about a nude body, meaning a body with no clothes....It's a naked body, as in "neckid as a jaybird!"
I found this wonderful Webpage;
A naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude. http://cgd.best.vwh.net/home/naturism/wnl-0102.htm
On another note, I got my SPAM filter working...geeze, I was filterless for a month. There's a lot of SPAM and crap out there. Luckily I don't have to look at it anymore :-)
Nude and naked!
In the largely unknown and nonexistent Dr C Dictionary of terms, rants and pet peeves "nude" is a noun and "naked" an adjective. Well, that is how I believe the two words should be used.
It annoys me when I hear of people talking about a nude body, meaning a body with no clothes....It's a naked body, as in "neckid as a jaybird!"
I found this wonderful Webpage;
A naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude. http://cgd.best.vwh.net/home/naturism/wnl-0102.htm
On another note, I got my SPAM filter working...geeze, I was filterless for a month. There's a lot of SPAM and crap out there. Luckily I don't have to look at it anymore :-)
Thursday, March 15
The World's Shortest Fairytale
Every now and then I get an e-mail that just tickles me.
The World's Shortest Fairytale
Once upon a time, a girl asked a guy, "Will you marry me?" The guy said "No" and the girl lived happily ever after and went shopping, drank martinis with friends, always had a clean house, never had to cook, had a closet full of shoes and handbags, stayed skinny, and was never farted on.
The End
The World's Shortest Fairytale
Once upon a time, a girl asked a guy, "Will you marry me?" The guy said "No" and the girl lived happily ever after and went shopping, drank martinis with friends, always had a clean house, never had to cook, had a closet full of shoes and handbags, stayed skinny, and was never farted on.
The End
Tuesday, February 20
Stuff
Happy Chinese New Year! I like the look of the boar year, it could be a pretty good one. http://www.theholidayspot.com/chinese_new_year/more_zodiacs/boar.htm - A year of goodwill to all. An excellent climate for business, and industry in general will prevail. I hope so. Since I will be involuntary changing companies this year, I'm all over anything that is positive towards business. Also after a negative end to the last year I also want to believe that everyone will be safer, healthier and happier this year.
Last week I played my first game of Wii bowling...I sucked! However, when we moved on to golf, I faired a lot better - I'm sure it has something to do with those golf lessons from my Dad when I was 12. I ended up just one over par and it made me want to go out and pay the real game. It probably won't happen, there is more of a chance that I'll buy a Wii...if they ever become available to mere mortals like myself.
I love Bill Maher!!!!! It was a joy on Saturday morning to scroll through Tivo and see his show listed and ready for me to view. I love the guy!
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