April Showers - low heat and pressure
So, yeah, lots has been going on.
The new condo is slowly becoming livable. We painted the living room, and one of the bedrooms. Yesterday I filled up one bookcase. I found a book that someone had given to me a long time ago and that I had never opened: How To Hit The Ground Running In Your New Job. Wow. What an eye-opener. According to the book, here are things you're not supposed to do, which I have done
It also suggests things that you should be doing. These are sometimes ridiculously obvious, and and yet others are just bizarre. I have noticed several places where the book stresses the importance of when to place the napkin on your lap at a meal. Like, the timing. When is the right time? I mean really, how do you expect to succeed in your job if you don't follow the correct napkin/lap schedule? Are you going to run to the table and place it on your lap as soon as you walk into the restaurant? Are you going to wait until everybody sits down, and then place each person's napkin on their respective lap? Are there extra points for keeping the napkin on the table until you drop some food, then grabbing it, sweeping up the debris in mid-air, and then placing it in your lap? Is it bad form to place it in your lap after molding it into a lumpy protrusion? The book does not actually tell you when to do the napkin manipulations, but it urges the reader to find out, or else get fired.
So much for my literary pursuits. In recreation news - this past weekend some climate anomaly caused lots of snow to dump at Steven's Pass, and I went boarding on both days. Now I'm sore in all sorts of interesting places. Like my triceps. What? From snowboarding? I don't know, maybe I got tired picking myself up after all the wipeouts.
Photos!
Sean was auditioning for a band, and wanted some pictures taken for his submission. He came by the condo and we shot stuff for an hour or so. My favorite is pictured below. People have also been liking my photo of frosty leaves, so here they are.
click for biggy-size!
I've been thinking about taking my photography to the next level. Specifically, I see myself renting a studio, finding models willing to trade their time for prints, getting more lighting gear, and then just shoot shoot shoot. Really, I'm surprised that I haven't gotten bored with this hobby yet - I just want more and more.
The new condo is slowly becoming livable. We painted the living room, and one of the bedrooms. Yesterday I filled up one bookcase. I found a book that someone had given to me a long time ago and that I had never opened: How To Hit The Ground Running In Your New Job. Wow. What an eye-opener. According to the book, here are things you're not supposed to do, which I have done
- Do not date within the company
- Do not listen to your music without headphones
- Do not discuss salary
- Do not drink alcohol at lunch
It also suggests things that you should be doing. These are sometimes ridiculously obvious, and and yet others are just bizarre. I have noticed several places where the book stresses the importance of when to place the napkin on your lap at a meal. Like, the timing. When is the right time? I mean really, how do you expect to succeed in your job if you don't follow the correct napkin/lap schedule? Are you going to run to the table and place it on your lap as soon as you walk into the restaurant? Are you going to wait until everybody sits down, and then place each person's napkin on their respective lap? Are there extra points for keeping the napkin on the table until you drop some food, then grabbing it, sweeping up the debris in mid-air, and then placing it in your lap? Is it bad form to place it in your lap after molding it into a lumpy protrusion? The book does not actually tell you when to do the napkin manipulations, but it urges the reader to find out, or else get fired.
So much for my literary pursuits. In recreation news - this past weekend some climate anomaly caused lots of snow to dump at Steven's Pass, and I went boarding on both days. Now I'm sore in all sorts of interesting places. Like my triceps. What? From snowboarding? I don't know, maybe I got tired picking myself up after all the wipeouts.
Photos!
Sean was auditioning for a band, and wanted some pictures taken for his submission. He came by the condo and we shot stuff for an hour or so. My favorite is pictured below. People have also been liking my photo of frosty leaves, so here they are.
click for biggy-size!
I've been thinking about taking my photography to the next level. Specifically, I see myself renting a studio, finding models willing to trade their time for prints, getting more lighting gear, and then just shoot shoot shoot. Really, I'm surprised that I haven't gotten bored with this hobby yet - I just want more and more.
2 Comments:
Dan told me something hillarious today: one of his female undergrad students is named Wing Man Ho . Totally serious.
I know! And the best part: there's 4 doors, so you don't hafta climb over the front seat to get to the big back seat ;)
Anyhow, where for art thou these days?
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