"This is what my Dad would be driving if he had like five jobs or something."
It's been a good week thus far. Renting a car for the weekend because of the OC Transpo bus strike meant that Ajae and I got some errands done and I got a tall lamp for my apartment at Ikea. We also went to the Museum of Nature and saw Ajae's brother. Ajae really wants a car and we are contemplating buying one, if we can find one we can afford and that we both like. That's right kids, I'll be learning to drive again!
A couple of things that you all should know!
1. This journal now also posts on Facebook. You can read it there or here currently. Due to my paranoia about people on the internet you CANNOT search me on Facebook if you aren't already my friend. The results you get aren't me. If you would like to be added as a friend on Facebook please let me know in a comment below and I'll find you! Even my Aunt has Facebook, so if you don't then you are less cool than my Aunt. (She's pretty cool btw, but I needed some way of making fun of people that aren't addicted to Facebook yet.) This journal may soon make it's way into being Friends Only. I think that everyone on here that doesn't have a LJ account does have Facebook, and anyone without Facebook I believe has a LJ account. If this is not correct PLEASE let me know.
2. In doing some research at work I came across a couple of articles that I find interesting. http://yworking.com/technology/twitters-place-at-work/ and http://yworking.com/news/is-your-business-cool/ specifically. The whole blog is interesting but I want to talk about the Twitter thing briefly. Twitter, I've been told, is the next big thing. Unfortunately I think it's a headache and a half but apparently that what everyone things when they start using it, I hear from the same people. I love this idea of using it for asking questions, the limited character count keeps things short and sweet. Things that need long answers are better talked about in person anyways. I also like it for Open Innovation as a conversation starter. Go on post your idea SUMMARIZED and then start the meeting process and the idea exchange in a different forum. Names are logged so that people get the credit for starting an idea and it is open concept. Maybe you never thought that Bob could help you with this idea but he has been building exactly what you need in his garage for years as a hobby. This allows him to see your problem or solution and offer his help without having to sign up to all the discussion forums that work offers and spend hours checking them every day.
I'm not that fond of Twitter, but I'm starting to think that I should try it out.
3. I'm on a search for pen pals! I love writing letters, and I might make you personalized cards if I'm feeling creative. I also get sad that I never get any mail that isn't bills or junk mail. If you would like to start a written snail mail conversation with me either comment or send me an e-mail. opi _ c at hotmail dot com. Obviously I will still talk to you about the day to day things online if you like, but you'll get something different (I hope) in the letters. I hope that when I become rich and famous that these letters will sell for lots of money on EBay... benefiting you, the pen pal.
4. I love Douglas Coupland. I'm reading Microserfs right now... which is like jPod only earlier and a little differnt. My dream Jeopardy board would be:
-Robertson Davies novels
-Internet Fads
-Generation Y
-Arthurian Era
-Lord of the Rings
-Excel Use and Abuse
-Killing time at work
Much love to you all, especially you Douglas Coupland.
Also my new favourite term of the day is Boreout... which I suffer from on alternating weeks.
A couple of things that you all should know!
1. This journal now also posts on Facebook. You can read it there or here currently. Due to my paranoia about people on the internet you CANNOT search me on Facebook if you aren't already my friend. The results you get aren't me. If you would like to be added as a friend on Facebook please let me know in a comment below and I'll find you! Even my Aunt has Facebook, so if you don't then you are less cool than my Aunt. (She's pretty cool btw, but I needed some way of making fun of people that aren't addicted to Facebook yet.) This journal may soon make it's way into being Friends Only. I think that everyone on here that doesn't have a LJ account does have Facebook, and anyone without Facebook I believe has a LJ account. If this is not correct PLEASE let me know.
2. In doing some research at work I came across a couple of articles that I find interesting. http://yworking.com/technology/twitters-place-at-work/ and http://yworking.com/news/is-your-business-cool/ specifically. The whole blog is interesting but I want to talk about the Twitter thing briefly. Twitter, I've been told, is the next big thing. Unfortunately I think it's a headache and a half but apparently that what everyone things when they start using it, I hear from the same people. I love this idea of using it for asking questions, the limited character count keeps things short and sweet. Things that need long answers are better talked about in person anyways. I also like it for Open Innovation as a conversation starter. Go on post your idea SUMMARIZED and then start the meeting process and the idea exchange in a different forum. Names are logged so that people get the credit for starting an idea and it is open concept. Maybe you never thought that Bob could help you with this idea but he has been building exactly what you need in his garage for years as a hobby. This allows him to see your problem or solution and offer his help without having to sign up to all the discussion forums that work offers and spend hours checking them every day.
I'm not that fond of Twitter, but I'm starting to think that I should try it out.
3. I'm on a search for pen pals! I love writing letters, and I might make you personalized cards if I'm feeling creative. I also get sad that I never get any mail that isn't bills or junk mail. If you would like to start a written snail mail conversation with me either comment or send me an e-mail. opi _ c at hotmail dot com. Obviously I will still talk to you about the day to day things online if you like, but you'll get something different (I hope) in the letters. I hope that when I become rich and famous that these letters will sell for lots of money on EBay... benefiting you, the pen pal.
4. I love Douglas Coupland. I'm reading Microserfs right now... which is like jPod only earlier and a little differnt. My dream Jeopardy board would be:
-Robertson Davies novels
-Internet Fads
-Generation Y
-Arthurian Era
-Lord of the Rings
-Excel Use and Abuse
-Killing time at work
Much love to you all, especially you Douglas Coupland.
Also my new favourite term of the day is Boreout... which I suffer from on alternating weeks.