Hey, peeps! Yeah, I'm mostly lurky now, but if any of you in the DFW area are hooked into the tech industry, can you drop me a line? A former coworker who also got hit in the layoffs is going to be relocating there next month, and needs to build his network. (He's a great worker, and a pretty awesome guy.)
If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
Birth, death, illness, new job, vacation...if it's happening to you and you want us to know about it, post it here. These threads are intended for announcements only. Want to offer sympathy or congratulations, or talk about anything? Take it to Natter. Any natter here will be deleted.
My daughter had to put her dog down, today. Could I get a little ~ma for her and wide grassy fields for Chewie to roll in?
Well, I was laid off a month ago, but I'm starting a new job tomorrow. So things were bad, but now things are good again.
I have a piece up at Hilobrow on the great director, Jacques Tourneur. Please check it out if you like horror or Noir.
Hey all, I published an article on Craftbeer.com about Gulf Coast craft beer: [link] If you like it and think it bears sharing, could you kindly share it on Facebook through the article page? I have to hit a certain amount of Facebook activity to get a pretty hefty bonus.
Thanks, Buffistas!
My cousin's wife gave birth to their twins yesterday. They are doing pretty well, considering they were only 26 weeks along,but could use some good thoughts directed their way.
CA trip:
I will have a car for the entire time.
12/2 to 12/3 San Diego, downtown. Epic, dinner on the 2nd?
12/3 to 12/4 LA, staying in San Gabriel. I'm free for dinner.
12/4 to the asscrack of dawn on 12/5 LA, staying in El Segundo, near LAX. I'm free for dinner.
Shall we discuss in F2F?
Today, December 9th, is Colorado Gives Day.
When donating through Colorado Gives, all fees are covered and the participating charities can receive bonus funds from the sponsors. Donations are not limited to just folks in Colorado. Anyone who is interested in donating can join the fun.
CJ's Search and Rescue team - Arapahoe Rescue Patrol - is one of the participating charities. If you feel inclined to help out, please go to ARP's page at Colorado Gives. Every dollar makes a difference to this team of all volunteers.
If you have any questions about the team, just hit me up at my profile addy.
Thanks so much!!!
I will be taking my project leader certification exam at 1pm Central time. Good wishes and ~ma are very much appreciated.
IKEA has a discontinued bedding pattern called Emmie Land that I'm trying to get ahold of. It's crazy expensive on eBay, etc. If you have some or know someone who does who is willing to make a deal, please let me know! It looks like this:
Profile addy is good. Thanks😄