Money money money!

I had known about this for a while now, but the reason I’m mentioning it now, is because not only did the dude make his money but his ideas have spawned a string of copy cats. It’s interesting how a simple – stupid, even – idea can fool people and make someone a lot of money. Why didn’t I think of something like that?
In case, you don’t feel like following the links: this guy was auctioning the pixels on his webpage, and he made a lot of money!

A post

I finally decided to post something here. Maybe just to confirm to myself that I’m still interested in keeping a weblog, but all I could muster was a meagre change to the personal section and as you can see, even that’s not much!

I should probably change my resume at some point too, but given my current market value that might not be such a good idea!

Katrina

“In some neighbourhoods, rescue teams crouch for fear of snipers.” — CTV News
Tonight I saw footage of U.S. troops trying to evacuate people from New Orleans at gunpoint! I have no comments just watch the clip!

Chill Winston!

Life is moving at a slow pace, in fact it’s crawling! I’ve planned it this way, and I’m loving it. I’m spending a week in Muskoka and have decided to an absolute minimum. Eat, sleep, relax. would be the perfect representation of what I’ve done. I saw that on a T-shirt in one of the stores here. I’ve come to believe that we humnas have made life too complex for our own good. Going to work, coming home to be with your family, and then having converstations with your friends and neighbours over a few pints of beer is what it should be like. But there are so many added layers of abstraction added on top of this that we barely get to this anymore. I normally spend about 1.5 hours in traffic during my commute to and from work. Add to that what the car needs to keep running (yes, that black gold which costs about $1.5 these days), and the fatigue of that commute and your day is done….

There’s much to complain about as usual, but I’m in a good mood and don’t have time for it. Enjoy this picutre of Muskoka and have fun!

Job satisfaction

I’ll speak a little about job satisfaction. Not the term used by HR during the first week on the job, the real notion. First, I have a job that is in my area of studies (and interest) as well as a very enjoyable working environment. After a few months here, my short attention span is kicking in. I’m not excited to get to work, and I’m not too keen on getting in the “zone” and working like crazy! I’ve come to attribute this to a lack of really challenging work.

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