Cave Cuniculum...

Latin. Means "beware the rabbit."

Friday, October 06, 2006

Three steps back...

The excrement has impaled the rotary oscillator.

I didn't make the 2nd round of interviews. I'm not sure why; I'll need to contact the HR person to get feedback. Graphic design jobs continue to elude me.

At the current job, the promotion still hasn't happened. Also, payroll was screwed up - I wasn't paid for overtime and a paid day off from last pay period.

When it rains it pours, and it's starting to flood.

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Thursday, October 05, 2006

GVSU Alumni Show [new graphic design work]



Above are thumbnail images for the 2006 GVSU Alumni Show, chaired by my wife. Click on the thumbnails to view the full-sized images in a new window. We created the postcards - I handled the technical end of things, and she created the waves for the ship to ride on.

So, if anybody is in Grand Rapids between October 14th and October 20th pop in and take a look. Information is on the postcards and on the Alumni Show blog.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Happy birthday, indeed.

Today is my birthday. What have I gotten for myself? A $500 car repair bill and a throbbing migraine. It'll be hard to top this next year.

I can remember when my birthday was relaxing; full of cake and ice cream and brightly coloured boxes. Now it's full of long days at work, half-finished projects, and brightly coloured cups of coffee. I used to look forward to my birthday; now I look forward to it in much the same way I look forward to a dental appointment.

*Sigh*

Sometimes, I really miss being a kid.

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Monday, October 02, 2006

Getting bit in the ass

I woke up this morning and was greeted by a brilliant flash of lightning. This was followed by a rather ominous crack of thunder, which was followed by the sound of thousands of raindrops hitting the pavement in rapid succession. Normally, this wouldn't bother me. I rather like storms. However, with the car in the shop and my transportation to work limited to bicycle, lots of cold water/thunder/lightning and an 11-mile ride presented a bit of a problem.

My wife had offered to take me into work, but that's not really feasible - I work at the butt-crack of dawn, and it's not fair to make her lose several hours of sleep just to trek my sorry ass to work. So, I borrowed her car with the promise that I'd be back in time to make sure that she got to work on time.

Methinks that this is a bit of karma biting me in the ass for not biking as much as I wanted to/should have this past summer. There's also a little of the car in there, too - haunting me for not correcting the issue sooner.

What have I learned from all this? First, bike whenever possible. Secondly, I should be prepared to become oily and dirty at a moment's notice to forego annoying and lengthy car repairs.

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