Taking pictures of babies is extremely difficult for me. This is the best pic I could get of her Ladybug costume.
A child's fascination with everything and anything is fascinating.
She may look like Allison, but she screams "John" in the drama department!
Not me.
I got "the" call from Unilver today, and they went with "someone who fills the position more appropriately". Translated: "Umm, you have no experience, and we need someone with experience."
I was never gung-ho about the position. I mainly wanted to see HOW green the other grass was from this side of the fence. Unfortunately, it's a privacy fence. :-)
I'm not sure exactly why, but I'm still a bit sad. I think it's a combination of 3 things:
1) The rejection factor. It sucks to be rejected.
2) The "you're-not-good-enough" factor. I think this is probably the biggest of the two. I've always wanted to be good enough for anything and everything (but obviously that's an improbable and exhausting goal).
3) I was going to use this offer as leverage at my current employer to get a "please don't leave us!" raise. That's kaput. Looks like I'll actually have to work to get a raise! (I hate conventionalism)
Don't cry for me, sacred Blog-Ring! Just send cash! :)
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Published by John Nelson
on October 27, 2004 at 2:18 PM.
I got "the" call from Unilver today, and they went with "someone who fills the position more appropriately". Translated: "Umm, you have no experience, and we need someone with experience."
I was never gung-ho about the position. I mainly wanted to see HOW green the other grass was from this side of the fence. Unfortunately, it's a privacy fence. :-)
I'm not sure exactly why, but I'm still a bit sad. I think it's a combination of 3 things:
1) The rejection factor. It sucks to be rejected.
2) The "you're-not-good-enough" factor. I think this is probably the biggest of the two. I've always wanted to be good enough for anything and everything (but obviously that's an improbable and exhausting goal).
3) I was going to use this offer as leverage at my current employer to get a "please don't leave us!" raise. That's kaput. Looks like I'll actually have to work to get a raise! (I hate conventionalism)
Don't cry for me, sacred Blog-Ring! Just send cash! :)
I got called back for a second interview at Unilever. That's pretty surprising to me given the fact I have no experience and some of the answers / responses I gave during the first interview. But apparently, I'm one of the top 2 candidates. Weird.
I went in yesterday (Friday) to meet with the main guy, Brian. I really like this guy. He's probably early 40's, tall, has a booming deep voice, and is very slow spoken...when he spoke he reminded me of John Wayne. We basically talked about potential career paths there and the benefits packages. It only lasted about 30 minutes, but it was pretty enjoyable. He has a good sense of humor (he calls a friend on mine who works there "Big Continent" because he's just a big guy). He cussed a few times in the meeting, which I actually found reassuring. I read that as "I'm comfortable enough to cuss in front of you" which I could see as a good thing. Or it could just mean the guy was just controlling his turrets disease. :)
They said they'd let me know something by Monday or Tuesday...which is pretty fast. We'll just have to wait and see what happens!
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Published by John Nelson
on October 23, 2004 at 7:32 AM.
I went in yesterday (Friday) to meet with the main guy, Brian. I really like this guy. He's probably early 40's, tall, has a booming deep voice, and is very slow spoken...when he spoke he reminded me of John Wayne. We basically talked about potential career paths there and the benefits packages. It only lasted about 30 minutes, but it was pretty enjoyable. He has a good sense of humor (he calls a friend on mine who works there "Big Continent" because he's just a big guy). He cussed a few times in the meeting, which I actually found reassuring. I read that as "I'm comfortable enough to cuss in front of you" which I could see as a good thing. Or it could just mean the guy was just controlling his turrets disease. :)
They said they'd let me know something by Monday or Tuesday...which is pretty fast. We'll just have to wait and see what happens!
This weekend really made me feel like Fall was here. It was probably a mixture of crisp non-humid air, football, leaves starting to change, and pumpkins that made it settle in.
Allison and I took Emma up to Pumpkin Hollow on Saturday. It's off highway 264 (JB Hunt exit going West). It was so fun! Lots of photo opportunities, and tons of good carving pumpkins available. They also had some stinking MASSIVE pumpkins that ranged from 50-120 pounds! I really wanted to get one of the big ones, but Allison brought me back to reality by reminding me how hard and long it would take to carve out a pumpkin that large. I rarely even have the patience to carve out a normal sized pumpkin. :)
Anyway, I highly recommend going out there, especially if you have kids or nice cameras you want to take pictures with (wink, wink). My two recommendations:
1) Go in the afternoon if you're doing photo-shoots: the sun will be in your kids' eyes in the AM
2) I think it's between 2:30 and 4:30 PM, but Bedford comes out and takes FREE photos!
Check out some of the pictures of Emma from our visit!
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Published by John Nelson
on October 18, 2004 at 11:08 AM.
Allison and I took Emma up to Pumpkin Hollow on Saturday. It's off highway 264 (JB Hunt exit going West). It was so fun! Lots of photo opportunities, and tons of good carving pumpkins available. They also had some stinking MASSIVE pumpkins that ranged from 50-120 pounds! I really wanted to get one of the big ones, but Allison brought me back to reality by reminding me how hard and long it would take to carve out a pumpkin that large. I rarely even have the patience to carve out a normal sized pumpkin. :)
Anyway, I highly recommend going out there, especially if you have kids or nice cameras you want to take pictures with (wink, wink). My two recommendations:
1) Go in the afternoon if you're doing photo-shoots: the sun will be in your kids' eyes in the AM
2) I think it's between 2:30 and 4:30 PM, but Bedford comes out and takes FREE photos!
Check out some of the pictures of Emma from our visit!
I began playing disc golf in the middle of my college years (roughly 5 1/2 years ago...yikes!). My first experience of this incredible sport was at Gulley Park in Fayetteville. It was amazing and life-changing for me. It was like a dog who is normally cooped up all day long being released into an infinitely large field to play ball and chase birds. The freedom, sport, and relaxation that I get from playing disc golf in unexplanable.
I have spent countless hours with close friends and complete strangers playing disc golf at Gulley Park, Little Rock, Dallas, Tulsa, Colorado, Kansas City, and the great course in Bartlesville.
Alas, the winds of Autumn are blowing and change is knocking on the door of my nostalgia. My home course will be torn down next week and moved to Lake Fayetteville. Though I see this as being extremely sad (I will certainly miss the atmosphere of Gulley Park, playing DG while Concert in the Park is in full swing), I am trying to see this move as a good thing. There are 3 things I can see as positive effects of this move:
1) Less "walker" injuries: I've hit my fair share of walkers/joggers at Gulley.
2) More difficult course: more trees, more difficult landscape, etc. Should help test my skills.
3) Closer to my house!
So, I will roll with the punches and change with the seasons, adjusting my life to the whims of the powers that be (who are apparently the dozens of DG hitting victims at Gulley Park who complained about us "hoodlums" who hit them with frisbees)
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Published by John Nelson
on October 07, 2004 at 7:22 AM.
I have spent countless hours with close friends and complete strangers playing disc golf at Gulley Park, Little Rock, Dallas, Tulsa, Colorado, Kansas City, and the great course in Bartlesville.
Alas, the winds of Autumn are blowing and change is knocking on the door of my nostalgia. My home course will be torn down next week and moved to Lake Fayetteville. Though I see this as being extremely sad (I will certainly miss the atmosphere of Gulley Park, playing DG while Concert in the Park is in full swing), I am trying to see this move as a good thing. There are 3 things I can see as positive effects of this move:
1) Less "walker" injuries: I've hit my fair share of walkers/joggers at Gulley.
2) More difficult course: more trees, more difficult landscape, etc. Should help test my skills.
3) Closer to my house!
So, I will roll with the punches and change with the seasons, adjusting my life to the whims of the powers that be (who are apparently the dozens of DG hitting victims at Gulley Park who complained about us "hoodlums" who hit them with frisbees)
