watch me unfold...
So, today is my second to last day at work. Part of me is unbearably sad about this - I'm so comfortable here, and not in that really boring, "I'm so comfortable I could fall asleep" way, though yes, I have had some really boring days. If I was ever so slightly more proactive with my career, I could find ALL KINDS of things to keep me entertained...when LJ is dead, that is. lol!
Part of me is...feeling just fine, I guess. Not happy, but not sad. Like...a little freeing? It'll be nice to really have the time to commit to my own work and re-focus...figure out what I really want to be good at. I'm thinking Flash. And AS3 (action script) obviously goes along with that. There are some coding languages I'd like to at least know a lot more about than I do (and really should know at this point), like PHP and ASP.net and AJAX... I really need to feel a lot more confident with these things, even if I don't use them all that often. Having the understanding of them is key. I'm sure I've just confused everyone but khateh. lol.
Anyhow, the not-having-income part is scaring me. The idea that I can do more on my own is exciting. :D I'm still going to look for work, obviously...something's gotta pay the bills, after all, but I want to try and grow my freelance work. I know most of my flist is poor, but if you've got any graphics or web design work I can do, I'm cheap (pun not intended...for some. lol!), and I can give you a good deal on my normal hourly rate. Income is income.
I'm really glad I'm not getting all depressed about this. The last time I was suddenly out of a job (though this isn't really that sudden), it was the worst experience ever. I still truly hate that fat jackass for the way he handled it. The position I was left it was far from desireable, and while I'm not in the absolute best financial situation right now, I will be okay, and will not have to borrow money just to have a roof over my head.
I also want to try my hand at writing...something original, I mean. I've had this one little idea that was once an idea for an AU InuYasha fanfiction I had planned to write and never got around to. I think I could pull it off as an original piece. It's kind of futuresque, dystopian, experimenting on people kind of thing. lol. I really need to look back on whatever I did wind up writing...I have a lot of images flashing in my head, but I don't remember if I ever figured out the plot or not.
Anyhow, new news is that I placed twice in the drakebellstills challenge this week! w00t w00t! Why is it whenever I DO manage to enter, I always place? Do I really rock that hard? Will someone please knock me off my egotistical pedistal before I get too full of myself? lol!
Or maybe I really AM awesome. I say this because I got this "meeting request" in my inbox at work today (it was to everyone in the office):
Subject: Pizza par-tay for Raven tomorrow!
Location: Lounge/Kitchen area
Message: As most of you know, Raven’s last day with PBJS is tomorrow. :(
In appreciation of the excellent work she’s done for us and her all-around awesomeness, we’ll be having a pizza party tomorrow, 12 pm -1 pm!! :)
Please RSVP to me by 4:30 today. (I need to know how many pizzas to order. )
Thanks!!
Carrie
So...yeah! Apparently, I am "all-around awesome". :D That's pretty awesome in of itself, right? XD
Yeah, I'M not going to get an ego or anything... Really, the last time a contractor left, it was kind of a silent "goodbye, we'll miss you!"...not, like, this, office-wide party. I feel like...kinda embarrassed, but fuzzy and warm and happy on the inside. lol!
My co-worker Jeff is going to be giving me some of his old ties...because we once had a conversation about my tie fetish thing, and he said he would bring in all his old ones. :D So YAY for TIES. *melts*
He also said to give him my resume, because he's always got friends that are looking to people, so hey - yay for inter-office networking! Really, the people I've met and worked with here are going to be my biggest gateway to bigger things.
Speaking of which...I just got an email from a co-worker, asking if I wanted to do a simple website dev(elopment) project! I of course jumped on it...looks simple enough! Yay! And I can charge $40/hr too, as a freelancer...heheheheh. YAY FOR MONEY!!!
Oooh! Before I forget - go VOTE in this week's joshpeckstills challenge! :D I'm really excited, we (or, rather, I) got so many awesome submissions! It's so cool to watch the little ticky marks on my spreadsheet change depending on everyone's vote...I'm excited to see who wins! I can't wait for Thursday! *bounces*
Also, if you haven't already, go sign up for the_ass_fest's new collaboration fest! It'll be LOTS of fun, I promise! The sign-up forms are filled with SO MANY AWESOME IDEAS, I want people to do them all. XD
Okay, and now, for some icons! I've been needing to post these, I just keep forgetting!
These are from the drakebellstills challenge #5 (002 won first place, and 004 won second):
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002
003
004
005
006
007
These were made at total random, and really quick and dirty, after bjorrk posted a pic of Drake wearing this shirt in the reptile_room. I really couldn't resist.
001
002
003
004
005
These are the icons from the most recent challenge at drakebellstills. 001 tied for second place with strippedhalo (yay!) and 002 placed third. :D
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble
As usual, feel free to use, just credit me! Thanks!
Okay, I need to cut this off..it's getting a might long! Look out for a DJDS post later on tonight! Love to you all! *HUGS*
Part of me is...feeling just fine, I guess. Not happy, but not sad. Like...a little freeing? It'll be nice to really have the time to commit to my own work and re-focus...figure out what I really want to be good at. I'm thinking Flash. And AS3 (action script) obviously goes along with that. There are some coding languages I'd like to at least know a lot more about than I do (and really should know at this point), like PHP and ASP.net and AJAX... I really need to feel a lot more confident with these things, even if I don't use them all that often. Having the understanding of them is key. I'm sure I've just confused everyone but khateh. lol.
Anyhow, the not-having-income part is scaring me. The idea that I can do more on my own is exciting. :D I'm still going to look for work, obviously...something's gotta pay the bills, after all, but I want to try and grow my freelance work. I know most of my flist is poor, but if you've got any graphics or web design work I can do, I'm cheap (pun not intended...for some. lol!), and I can give you a good deal on my normal hourly rate. Income is income.
I'm really glad I'm not getting all depressed about this. The last time I was suddenly out of a job (though this isn't really that sudden), it was the worst experience ever. I still truly hate that fat jackass for the way he handled it. The position I was left it was far from desireable, and while I'm not in the absolute best financial situation right now, I will be okay, and will not have to borrow money just to have a roof over my head.
I also want to try my hand at writing...something original, I mean. I've had this one little idea that was once an idea for an AU InuYasha fanfiction I had planned to write and never got around to. I think I could pull it off as an original piece. It's kind of futuresque, dystopian, experimenting on people kind of thing. lol. I really need to look back on whatever I did wind up writing...I have a lot of images flashing in my head, but I don't remember if I ever figured out the plot or not.
Anyhow, new news is that I placed twice in the drakebellstills challenge this week! w00t w00t! Why is it whenever I DO manage to enter, I always place? Do I really rock that hard? Will someone please knock me off my egotistical pedistal before I get too full of myself? lol!
Or maybe I really AM awesome. I say this because I got this "meeting request" in my inbox at work today (it was to everyone in the office):
Subject: Pizza par-tay for Raven tomorrow!
Location: Lounge/Kitchen area
Message: As most of you know, Raven’s last day with PBJS is tomorrow. :(
In appreciation of the excellent work she’s done for us and her all-around awesomeness, we’ll be having a pizza party tomorrow, 12 pm -1 pm!! :)
Please RSVP to me by 4:30 today. (I need to know how many pizzas to order. )
Thanks!!
Carrie
So...yeah! Apparently, I am "all-around awesome". :D That's pretty awesome in of itself, right? XD
Yeah, I'M not going to get an ego or anything... Really, the last time a contractor left, it was kind of a silent "goodbye, we'll miss you!"...not, like, this, office-wide party. I feel like...kinda embarrassed, but fuzzy and warm and happy on the inside. lol!
My co-worker Jeff is going to be giving me some of his old ties...because we once had a conversation about my tie fetish thing, and he said he would bring in all his old ones. :D So YAY for TIES. *melts*
He also said to give him my resume, because he's always got friends that are looking to people, so hey - yay for inter-office networking! Really, the people I've met and worked with here are going to be my biggest gateway to bigger things.
Speaking of which...I just got an email from a co-worker, asking if I wanted to do a simple website dev(elopment) project! I of course jumped on it...looks simple enough! Yay! And I can charge $40/hr too, as a freelancer...heheheheh. YAY FOR MONEY!!!
Oooh! Before I forget - go VOTE in this week's joshpeckstills challenge! :D I'm really excited, we (or, rather, I) got so many awesome submissions! It's so cool to watch the little ticky marks on my spreadsheet change depending on everyone's vote...I'm excited to see who wins! I can't wait for Thursday! *bounces*
Also, if you haven't already, go sign up for the_ass_fest's new collaboration fest! It'll be LOTS of fun, I promise! The sign-up forms are filled with SO MANY AWESOME IDEAS, I want people to do them all. XD
Okay, and now, for some icons! I've been needing to post these, I just keep forgetting!
These are from the drakebellstills challenge #5 (002 won first place, and 004 won second):
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
These were made at total random, and really quick and dirty, after bjorrk posted a pic of Drake wearing this shirt in the reptile_room. I really couldn't resist.
001
002
003
004
005
These are the icons from the most recent challenge at drakebellstills. 001 tied for second place with strippedhalo (yay!) and 002 placed third. :D
001
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble
As usual, feel free to use, just credit me! Thanks!
Okay, I need to cut this off..it's getting a might long! Look out for a DJDS post later on tonight! Love to you all! *HUGS*