My evening did not turn out the way I anticipated today and I just made a rather sound, responsible decision ( Read more... )

i saw this video today and find it really interesting. watching it may be a bit distracting though.... i watched it once and then listened to a second time without watching it. i wish i'd done the reverse - listened first without watching and then watching.

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i got some really good advice from someone who is helping me get up to speed on a particular software product. she said, "you may just need to get used to allowing some parts of it to remain as a 'black box,' until it becomes necessary to look inside ( Read more... )

so much going on these days ( Read more... )

back in june i posted that work at the nursery was going well and that i had an informational interview coming up with someone at the national park service. to pick up where i left off ( Read more... )

day 6 - fridayokay, this is probably the last time i'll use this day X format. hehehe figured for the first week, it'd be helpful for me personally to keep my thoughts organized by day. yeah, i'm like that. i compartmentalize everything. arranging information and physical stuff is just how i function. but i digress ( Read more... )

day 5 - thursdaytoday was very serene. the weather was better - sunny and breezy, but less humid than earlier this week - and the nursery wasn't quite as busy as it has been on other days. we got another shipment of plants today, but there were 5 of us working and i didn't really have to deal with getting them off the truck. i spent my time ( Read more... )

day 4 - wednesdaywednesday was an old job day. i had a presentation to give at our conference in the afternoon, so i took the day off from the nursery to work at my old job ( Read more... )

day 3 - tuesdaytoday was so much better than yesterday. roger actually talked to me about pacing myself and though we were busier than usual for a tuesday, when i told him i was going to grab a quick bite to eat and i’d be right back (we were short 1 person today), he told me to take my time, take a break, get rehydrated, cool off.... they all ( Read more... )

day 2 - mondayholy crap! today was really hard. i am starting to wonder what i’ve gotten myself into. i left a cushy office job to essentially work a blue collar job outside in the elements. today was even hotter and more humid than yesterday. say mid 80s with >85% humidity. so it’s hot and humid and we get two 18-wheeler trucks FULL of trees ( Read more... )