January 2012
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7 Social Media Predictions for 2012 →
With the year of 2011 in social media thoroughly recapped and analyzed by Mashable, it’s time to set our sights on the year ahead. While I recently shared my predictions for media and advertising, there are some broader social media trends with big implications that are worth identifying. B…
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All day.
Listened to AC/DC the entire day - not one bit ashamed about it.
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Ah, the motivation is there - but, the time isn't.
With the new year comes new goals and things I want to get accomplished. Right now, I am finally motivated and working on a new website for myself. This is a project that has been in desperate need of attention for some time. I have been eluding to it the last month or so because, in order to see what is out there - I have to be out there. So, there you go.
As always, time is an issue. I ran 3...
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All AC/DC, all morning.
So yeah, I have been listening to an AC/DC station through iTunes for the last three and a half hours. All kinds of awesome. If you’re not jealous, you should be.
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Thank you Giants!
You wrapped up a pretty sweet weekend. Super Bowl bound!
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Time?
Who the hell has any of that?! After running 3 miles with a friend of mine this evening, we naturally got to talking about what’s been going on throughout the week (and life in general).
While I was in the middle of a sentence, he stops me and says:
Dang. There is something that everyone wants from you that you don’t seem to have any of: time.
Damn straight. I couldn’t...
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Mister Crankypants II.
Even when I am trying to be early, I am late. The rundown:
Long unnecessary phone conversation last night.
Go to bed two hours later than planned.
Did not get some of the things done last night that I wanted to.
Wake up at 5:00am completely unrested.
Screw around this morning trying to get something small accomplished from last night (to feel better about myself).
Running late even though I...
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Music Request: Under Pressure.
If anyone out there wants to share this song with me - now would be the time.
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My bed...mine.
I can’t believe I keep getting into a debate over my king-size bed. Unbelievably ridiculous. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone complain about a king-size bed before - especially when they didn’t buy it.
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By Catherine Fuentes - January 16, 2012 10:00 AM ET
In 2011, ††† (Crosses)’s EP † was named by Forbes.com as one of the year’s Best Free Albums, and on January 24th, they will follow that EP up with EP ††, which the band considers to be a continuation of the musical landscape set forth in last year’s release. ††† (Crosses) has also announced a series of four intimate...
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A sad obsession...really.
Well, unfortunately social media has grabbed a hold of me again. I just recently started tapping into my LinkedIn account. It’s sad really, the fact that all these years I have been working I don’t feel like I have much of a “professional” network to speak of. I am frivolously trying to built some connections. Truth be told…I gonna have to if I want to switch up the...
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Tornado, whatever.
Apparently, when you are shopping in a Walmart and you hear a storm blowing through you are oblivious to anything. True story: As I was shopping at Wally World, I could hear that a storm had started outside - so, I took my time and waited for it to stop. Once it passed, I checked out, got in the car and went home. Chores and texts rounded out the evening before going to bed. I woke up this...
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Addendum: Mister Crankypants.
So, I was going to post something on Monday regarding my “work” anniversary again. But, in all honesty, the big one was 10-years - and that was celebrated with a 99-cent card (true story). So, I figured, no sense in even making any more comments on the 11-years I have served. What’s done is done. I just got an email about going to lunch to celebrate a co-worker’s 13-year...
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Mister Crankypants.
Perhaps this should be my new namesake. Was up until 3:30am last night unable to sleep. Awesome. Not to mention it has been raining all morning…so, that is not exactly helping my energy level today. Mainlining coffee like it’s going out of style.
I did however get some things accomplished. Of note, all but one of the 1,147 albums, 8,218 songs, 21.7 days and 51.50 GB worth of...
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For the record.
It is 1:45am and that insomnia is going full steam. (I would like to take this time to thank the phone call from earlier this evening for pushing me to this dark place.)
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No pressure.
I mean, yes pressure! I’m finding that the jobby job definitely has me down. That should be no secret at this point. But, finding the time to get all my personal stuff done to make that next step has been hard to come by (can you say: excuse). Gonna have to really push to get this done. I see late nights and all-nighters (at home) in my near future.
Oh, and I’m getting deadlines from...
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Honestly.
It’s Monday, and all I really want to do is play around on Tumblr and other sites. Work is the last thing on my mind.
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Wild(card) weekend.
So, an unusual weekend for myself. Lessons learned, experiences…well, experienced.
Turns out you should always make sure your mobile accounts are updated with purchase info so when you are desperately trying to nab some Tool tickets you are not: on the phone with a friend (who has a slow computer), trying to hook up the girlfriend’s computer (even slower), and having the girlfriend...
Ever have?
Ever have one of those rambling conversations where it goes round-and-round in circles with no end in sight? And, no matter how you respond or how you answer questions, it is never the “right” answer. Yeah, I just had one of those.
I have a headache now, hopefully this is the cure for the insomnia I had last night. (Did I mention the conversation just cost me an extra hour of sleep I...
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Damn insomnia.
It’s Thursday morning now, and I swear listening to other people complain about insomnia all week has rubbed off on me (since I should be sleeping). Ugh. Today is going to be a long day.
Back to work.
Well, it is back to the grind after a much needed hiatus. January 3rd and the start of a new work year. In exactly 6 days (next Monday) I will celebrate 11 years at my jobby job. I need to move on. I also need to find any post I made last year about moving on. That way I can punch myself in the face for not doing what I set out to do.
Here is to 2012 - you better be good to me damn it!!!
You were unexpected.
Happy New Year tumblrs! Twenty-eleven was unexpected…let’s hope for an awesome 2012. I need it.
December 2011
25 posts
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“They call that a “WOW” deal.”
– thisistheglamorous
And then again.
Back in North Carolina safe and sound from my “first” round of holiday travels. The Christmas holiday was very quiet this year - but, a welcome reprieve nonetheless. It included the big stops in Pittsburgh, PA and Erie, PA, a lot of food, a decent amount of beers, a cameo appearance from this guy and (by the skin of my teeth) I got out of Pennsylvania before the snow really hit...
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Tumblr App.
Work with me here. I can’t have you being all touchy when I am on my holiday travels.
I should finally have some quality time with you…so work it out. Please.
More miles.
Last week I posted my hiking and running totals. Well, I logged in another 3.1 miles before the holidays. Consider this an addendum. Running totals sitting roughly at 140.09 miles for 2011. Nice.
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And done.
Never thought it would get here…but, finally, no more work for this guy in 2011. It’s gonna have to wait until 2012. Hmmm, maybe I can win the lottery between now and then. Then I can forget about work just a little longer…
One more day!
Yes!!! One more day and I don’t work again until after the new year. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Truthful Tuesday.
Tonight marked the first night in a few weeks where I have been able to do something for myself during the course of a weeknight that wasn’t work related.
So, I ran. I ran so far away. It may mark the last time that I get a chance to run before I embark on holiday travels to my home state of Pennsylvania. In realizing this, I checked on my records for the past year of my miles. Before I...