Oh man… I spent the ENTIRE day today sitting in front of my computer playing MUME. Literally, wasted away a whole entire precious hard-earned Sunday playing a text-based role playing game. I levelled three times… And do you want to know what’s really sick?

They have this list of users online, you type “who” and it barfs it up in order of who’s been on the least, down to the longest… And can you guess who was at the very bottom of that very long list? Yeah, ME… Ten hours, baby. Yikes!

I think I’m gonna jog in place until bedtime.

2 comments October 24th, 2004

As further proof that Generation-X is doing its best to elude moving beyond age thirteen, a chain of Chuck E. Cheese establishments – masquerading as adult recreation – have been popping up all over.

Dave & Buster’s… Have you heard of it yet?
“Food & Drinks. Fun & Games” is their motto.

You can grab a beer or a cosmo, and play some skee-ball – or how about some pool, or a Harley Davidson simulation, or the latest version of Dance Dance Revolution. This world is something else.

October 22nd, 2004

Please forgive me, I have been remiss in updating this week. And what a week it’s been! Thank heavens tomorrow is Friday and this craziness will be over. To fill the missing back-log, I’ve posted some fun things for your enjoyment.

Today was the culmination of weeks of preparation – Our annual Strategic Planning meeting. The board of directors and our leadership team, which includes little old me, had a meeting to assess the business climate and ascertain our long term business goals.

Like every other year, it’s all fun and games until the table filled with 20 people or so all turn to me with looks that say, “Now get on it!”

I find it hilarious that we’ve got 40 employees and yet I’m the only one charged with making a real difference in this organization. It’s as if they ride all their hopes on marketing. Although, one of the good things that came out of this meeting was the admission that we need a business development department.

Hopefully I’ll be able to justify a new title – VP of Marketing & Business Development. Although, I’m not holding my breath… It’s already been 2.5 years without a single performance evaluation.

Guess I’ll keep on truckin’ and see how all this plays out.

October 21st, 2004

So are you having a fun weekend? I’ve been sitting around in pajamas playing MUME and building lego people on Chris Doyle’s Reasonably Clever. Click the pic above to make one of your own.

Yep, that’s a representation of me, as a Lego woman, having just graduated from Starfleet Academy. Does it get any geekier than that? Oh wait, it does…

So I was watching some show on TVland the other day, and I learned about this Star Trek episode that was originally intended to lead to a spin-off series. I don’t know what the heck stopped them, because the premise was pretty cool.

I’m severely bummed out, because it would have been über to see how this gay guy and his cat adjusted from space life in the future to Earth in 1968. Groovy baby. With the occassional cameo from Kirk and Spock… This thing could have been golden! NBC… retards.

October 16th, 2004

October 15th, 2004

Have you ever slept on your arm all night? You know, you wake up and it feels fine, but then later in the afternoon you get this gnarly ache that gives you empathy for people who suffer with arthritis.

All I can say is… Ouch!

Do you think it’s a bad idea to work out at the gym tonight? I’m not exactly looking forward to it, but I’m psyching myself up to go on the premise that it “might make it feel better” or something.

October 14th, 2004

I’m currently working on importing my old Blogger/Blogspot entries. When that’s all finished, I’ll move on to skinning the forums to match this adorable theme (Thank you, Julie!) …And then maybe when that’s done I can get back to business as usual. Wheew!

2 comments October 10th, 2004

Today I was forced to attend a seminar in Rancho Cucamonga… Yeah, that’s a real place, not just a fictional location that Bugs Bunny refers to in his cartoons. And while I was sitting there half-listening to information about how we can add business loans to our service line-up, I envisioned all the small businesses in my community.

How did they get there? Did they just wake up one day and decide they’re done working for “the man” and hang a shingle? From what I absorbed in that seminar, the answer is… not exactly. Still, I admire their bravery. I like this brand of freedom that grabs Destiny by both lapels. Although being your own boss comes with a slew of challenges, it’s worth it in my book.

I smiled, thinking of all the restauranteurs, chiropractors, hair stylists, and retailers in my neighborhood… But then something really dangerous happened: I pictured myself as one of them. I figured, a little extra income wouldn’t hurt, since working for a not-for-profit business seems to mean they profit and I don’t.

Well, I suppose you’ll find out how serious I am in the next week or so. If I start doing crazy things like designing a logo and my own marketing materials, look out! Now that I know more about how it all works, I’ve got a funny feeling that I won’t be able to resist the allure of working toward becoming my own boss.

…And in the process, helping those local merchants.

Because restauranteurs need menus and signage, chiropractors need loyalty programs, hair stylists need business cards and web sites – and all of them need effective advertising!

Stay tuned?

October 6th, 2004