As I sit here waiting for 8:00am to arrive so I can find out if/when my client is opening today in light of the continuing snowstorm - BTW did I ever mention how much I hate winter...? - I thought this would be a good time to give an update on how things are going there.
I'm actually hanging in there pretty well. My immediate supervisor, a thirtysomething African-American lady, is friendly enough but also means business. I think her attitude could be summed up best as: "I'm glad you're here, my brother, but we got work to do and if you can't do it, I'll cut you as soon as I did the two people that came before you."
I've also come to realize again something I learned the easy way in high school and the hard way in college. The less responsibilities I'm given, the better I tend to do at them. I have given perhaps a half dozen types of tasks to do and while some may be moderately complex and/or time-consuming, I've been able to accomplish them all. While I understood the necessity of taking on other tasks following the downsizing at my last job, I was never able to maintain my efficiency, to say the least.
It's still too early to say where I might fit in the company's future plans, if it all. But the future seems to be looking bright for my fellow consultant Ho Chi Minh. When a department meeting was called, he was included while Robocop and I were not. That's fine with me as I've always needed a Mountain Dew (Code Red, of course) in each hand in order to stay awake in meetings. Nonetheless, it would seem that the only thing keeping Ho from officially joining the staff is the signature of whomever approves the salary budget.
Meanwhile, Robocop continues to stay focused. But he does say Good morning more often. And I actually saw him smile!
All in all, I'd still rather be getting my foot in the door at the library... but given the economic reality of things, there are certainly worse places I could be than at this joint.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
W Got A Job Offer!
He could use the help with his resume, that's for sure...
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/02/22/store.offers.bush.job.cnn
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/02/22/store.offers.bush.job.cnn
Plus-Size Cover Girl
I thought this might be a good place to discuss articles I find about size acceptance issues... especially since I get virtually no response to similar topics I post in fat-friendly forums.
Cathy came across this article about a plus-size British singer named Beth Ditto who posed nude for the cover of a British fashion magazine that aspires to target people with "realistic" bodies.
While this isn't the first time a lady of size has made a cover - Oprah has the record for most consecutive appearances by default - it is the first "nude" cover I recall that didn't have even more adult content inside. We looked for the magazine at both Borders and Barnes & Noble with no success. Upon further research at home, we discovered that it was a British-based publication that just came out last week. It sounds like something I'll have to look for in an independent bookstore somewhere in DC. So I'll be doing some research during lunch or after work sometime this week.
Cathy came across this article about a plus-size British singer named Beth Ditto who posed nude for the cover of a British fashion magazine that aspires to target people with "realistic" bodies.
While this isn't the first time a lady of size has made a cover - Oprah has the record for most consecutive appearances by default - it is the first "nude" cover I recall that didn't have even more adult content inside. We looked for the magazine at both Borders and Barnes & Noble with no success. Upon further research at home, we discovered that it was a British-based publication that just came out last week. It sounds like something I'll have to look for in an independent bookstore somewhere in DC. So I'll be doing some research during lunch or after work sometime this week.
WHEW!
Yes, I've posted a flurry of blogs today. As regular readers know too well, it's been hectic times here at Casa Del Antonio y Caterina. So now that we have a moment to catch our breath, I'm taknig advantage of it by catching up on sharing my thoughts with my adoring audience". :)
The Top Presidents
http://www.c-span.org/PresidentialSurvey/Overall-Ranking.aspx
Some notables:
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington
10. Ronald Reagan
15. Bill Clinton
18. George H.W. Bush
22. Gerald Ford
25. Jimmy Carter
36. George W. Bush
Some notables:
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington
10. Ronald Reagan
15. Bill Clinton
18. George H.W. Bush
22. Gerald Ford
25. Jimmy Carter
36. George W. Bush
I Agree With Bush!
Shocking as it may seem, I actually agree with former President Bush on this one:
http://news.aol.com/article/cheney-furious-with-bush/346823?icid=200100397x1219241268x1201307694
And for the record, I believe Clinton should not have pardoned Marc Rich either.
http://news.aol.com/article/cheney-furious-with-bush/346823?icid=200100397x1219241268x1201307694
And for the record, I believe Clinton should not have pardoned Marc Rich either.
Stimulating Conversation
And so the financial stimulus package has passed at a slightly slimmer $787 billion price tag than the $800 billion previously proposed by President Obama. I’m optimistic that it will indeed help to create jobs in the industries that are purported to help the infrastructure of our country (e.g. transportation, alternative energy). I also think that the tax cut portion is a good idea. Of course, I’m going by the assumption that the administration is discarding the “trickle down” method in favor of a “flow up” method. Recent stories of corporate executive excess would seem to warrant an opportunity for the mass of lower-to-middle income households to make their own decisions rather than rely on the would-be wisdom and benevolence of the relative few in the upper-class.
And for the record, I agree that Tom Daschle and Nancy Killefer were wise to withdraw their nominations for Health & Human Services Secretary and Chief Performance Officer, respectively, for not paying their taxes in a timely manner. I’ll even go as far to say that the irony of supposed financial wizard Tim Geithner should have been dismissed from consideration as Treasury Secretary for not taking care of his own tax obligations. This has certainly given an early blemish to the Obama administration.
And for the record, I agree that Tom Daschle and Nancy Killefer were wise to withdraw their nominations for Health & Human Services Secretary and Chief Performance Officer, respectively, for not paying their taxes in a timely manner. I’ll even go as far to say that the irony of supposed financial wizard Tim Geithner should have been dismissed from consideration as Treasury Secretary for not taking care of his own tax obligations. This has certainly given an early blemish to the Obama administration.
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