Previously, my compulsion to compete kicked in a mere two days before the office potluck & decorating contest, forcing me to hastily ponder the Pumpkins of Halloween Past for an Kick Ass Win-It-All Idea. As soon as I typed the words ‘take over the world’, I became completely obsesse[...]
Archive for October, 2008
Out of My Gourd
We’re having a pumpkin decorating contest at work this Friday. My original reaction to this announcement was, ‘Ugh. Burnt. Out. Brain. Tired. Creativity, DEAD.’ Two weeks ago, I was perfectly content with the idea that the sum total of my responsibility for this event was a potluc[...]
October 16th, 2008 - 4:58 pm § in City of Newcastle, Design
Direct Mail Daydreams
My mailbox gets a lot of catalogs every week, for everything from event supplies and recognition items to sports park equipment and corporate gifts (Question: when did it become chic to give lobsters as incentive rewards? Is that something that’s totally normal at a whole different level? I ca[...]
October 16th, 2008 - 9:58 am § in Video
Shiny Pennies and a Bee
Reading my blog feeds this morning, there were three or four that really grabbed my attention. First, eBay Ink posted eBay Inc Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results. Apparently revenue was up. While I found that news a little relieving for the sake of my ePeeps, I’m going to have to dig into that[...]
It’s a little goofy. It doesn’t really have a ‘theme’. It’s just whatever I'm thinking about today. Most often, it involves my very geeky tendencies and job planning events. Sometimes it’s silly, sometimes it’s serious and sometimes it’s sad. 
