Red Green's Handy Man Corner - Computer Desk and Chair

The cat came back

I Believe In Miracles

Welsh Corgi video

youtube.com video of a welsh corgi puppy. Soooo cute.

Disaster Avoided

So I had an interview with a web development firm yesterday. I got all dressed up and ready to go; with suit, tie, and laptop in hand, I headed off to the company for the meeting. I arrive 10 minutes early, hit the intercom to be let into the office, and wait until the guy opened the door. This is where things go down hill, literally.

As we were walking up the stairs to the second floor loft, I stumbled. As I fell forward, my brief case, which contained my brand new laptop, cell phone, etc... fell from my hand. I watched in horror as the case rolled and bounced all the way down the stairs, landing just inches from the glass door at the bottom.

At that point, I was horrified; physically ok, but definitely visibly and mentally shaken. I was more concerned about my laptop than I was about my well being. Now, I realize that a laptop if a tangible possession, and can be replaced, but that is not the point. The point is, that laptop is my livelihood.

Thankfully, the laptop was in a hard shelled case, with plenty of padding inside to protect the computer. There was plenty of extra packing around it, meaning the laptop was not going anywhere. I am happy to say that all is well with the laptop; still works like new. I'm thinking about writing some funny testimonial about the extreme durability testing that I just put my laptop through, and sending it to dell to post on the web somewhere.

As far as the interview is concerned, I'm not sure where things stand. I'm not feeling as confident as I had been about the company being a good fit for me. I have to do some thinking about all of it, and decide what would be best for me. I'm thinking that I may just say to hell with it, and just continue as I am now. I have a good part-time job as a webmaster for a reputible company, and I also have plenty of project leads coming in right now. I'm thinking that I can continue on in the capacity that I'm in now, for a while anyway.

Well, I better end here for now. More later.

Lots of Business

Thanks to some contacts that I have at the college, I may be looking at some additional business coming my way, in the form of website design/development projects.

I have a meeting with a small company this afternoon, to discuss what they are looking for in the way of a site. I have also been in contact with another guy who is looking for a web designer/developer to complete a project he has in mind.

One of the leads I received seems like it is going to be more trouble than it is worth. I have looked into the company, the people that run it, etc... and have not been left with a good feeling about it. It appears that there are 2 separate businesses, running out of one store front. From what my contacts have told me, the owner is very wishy washy, so I am leary about getting into any kind of business arrangement with him. We will see what happens.

Don't get me wrong, I love the job that I have now. I like the work, the people, and definitely the money. But I'm only working part-time, about 20 hours a week, and that just isn't enough to ensure that me bottom line is met at the end of the month. I have no intention for leaving this job. I am, however, going to find additional work to make up for what I'm not getting here.

All for now. Ciao.

Back to the Fort

Well, my trip to Louisville is over, and I am now back in Fort Wayne. The biggest highlight of the whole weekend - it didn't rain on me going down there, nor did it rain coming back. That's a first, and will definitely be put on my calendar and list of things that will probably never happen again.

I have a lot that I could share about the trip, but I'm at work now. So I may post more later today. Then again, I may not.

George Carlin: Life is worth losing

Dirty Joke of the Day.

Man Pisses in a Shot Glass

A guy is in a bar with a bunch of his friends. After a while of shooting pool and drinking, he whispers something to his friends. A few minutes later he walks over to the bartender and asks for a shot of tequila. After he takes the shot he says to the bartender,'' I'd like to make a bet with you.'' The bartender replies, ''Sure I'm in a betting mood.''

So the man bets the bartender $1,000 that he can piss in the shot glass placed all the way across the room and fill it up and not spill a drop. The bartender says, ''I'll take that bet.''
So the man walks to the other side of the room and places the shot glass down. He goes back to the bartender and starts pissing. He doesn't even get a drop in. He pisses all over the place. In the bartender's face, all over the barstools and everything.

After he was done pissing, the bartender laughed and said, ''You owe me $1,000.'' The man paid the money with a big smile on his face. The bartender asked, ''How come you're so happy?'' The man replied, ''You see those five guys over there by the pool table? I bet them $300 each that I could piss all over your bar and you'd laugh about it.''

I have arrived

Just a brief update. I am in Louisville, KY this weekend, for a birthday party for my mother. Should be real exciting. blah.

I left Fort Wayne around 9:30am this morning, and to my delight, met no rain or bad driving conditions along the way down. I called to let the family know that I wouldn't be here when I orginally planned, because I left home later than planned, but said that I should arrive about 45 mins later than previously planned. Well, I didn't miss that mark by much. Perfect timing! Gotta love it.

Anyway, I'm here, and looking forward to resting and taking it easy this weekend.
To be continued................