So what's up with me?? Just misc ramblings...

[The Heretic]

Not much. Spring has sprung a bit here; it seems to be warming up despite last week's snow and things are blooming. This puts me in a good mood.

Remember when I said I was allergic to dairy products and wanted to try some ice cream alternatives? Yesterday I tried some soy ice cream - "Soy Delicious". I didn't much like the coloring of the chocolate ice cream, but I tried it anyway. It wasn't bad - but it wasn't as good as dairy ice cream and boy was it expensive ($4.59 for a measely quart)! That could be because the only non-dairy ice cream I could find was the "organic" kind, but such alternatives are usually about twice as costly as regular products.

I also tried some soy ice cream sandwidches - you know, the kind that are ice cream wedged between two layers of chocolate wafer stuff (technical food term ). Those are okay, but not great either and also expensive.

Not much else going on - I just kind of lazed about yeasterday after running some errands and doing some laundry. Today I am going to get up off my butt and do some housework - at least I will if it doesn't turn nice outside.

 

[Todd-'o'-Vision]

did you ever get a chance to check out that game I sent you?

too difficult, too easy, impossible, back burner, forgotten, deleten?

just curious

 

[The Heretic]

did you ever get a chance to check out that game I sent you?

too difficult, too easy, impossible, back burner, forgotten, deleten?

just curious

back burner - I've been busy with the new job.

 

[Todd-'o'-Vision]

back burner - I've been busy with the new job.

thats kool

I heard about the new job, i never got around to congratting you in that thread so I will here

Congrats.


um, I can't think at the moment there was something else but it left faster than it came

 

[ksmybuttons]

You had snow?! I am so jealous. Even a little flurry would have been nice.

So how is the new job?

 

[The Heretic]

You had snow?! I am so jealous. Even a little flurry would have been nice.

Just a little bit of it on the 7th - remember my post "It's snowing!"?

So how is the new job?

So far so good. I have calmed down a little as I am still vulnerable to downturn or downsizing should things not go as well as planned. My main goal is to pay down a high interest credit card without depleting my savings too badly, and still be able to pay my taxes next month - I am going to have to do a little juggling to accomplish that, but nothing too complex.

Then I can start moving forward financially by building up my savings. Meanwhile I will be working on my web development skills to build up the buzzwords on my resume. This job gives me some breathing room in that regard. There are people I know with a lot more experience and buzzwords than me who are either looking for work still, or who are looking at a future downsizing - so I can't take it easy and just go to work naively thinking my job will always be there tomorrow.

 

[MissTaken]

Organic ice cream isn't bad with a bit of soemthing added. Chocolate sauce for chocolate and I had some vanilla once with a bit of Grand Marnie splashed over it.

Be creative if you want taste.

 

[ksmybuttons]

Just a little bit of it on the 7th - remember my post "It's snowing!"?

So far so good. I have calmed down a little as I am still vulnerable to downturn or downsizing should things not go as well as planned. My main goal is to pay down a high interest credit card without depleting my savings too badly, and still be able to pay my taxes next month - I am going to have to do a little juggling to accomplish that, but nothing too complex.

Then I can start moving forward financially by building up my savings. Meanwhile I will be working on my web development skills to build up the buzzwords on my resume. This job gives me some breathing room in that regard. There are people I know with a lot more experience and buzzwords than me who are either looking for work still, or who are looking at a future downsizing - so I can't take it easy and just go to work naively thinking my job will always be there tomorrow. [/B]

No, I didn't see your "It's snowing" thread. I am only logged on now and then and has been more then than now, lately.

I have been Downsized, RIF'ed (Reduction in Force), Laid off. My last day of work was Friday. My plan is to not look until May, but I found myself looking in the paper this morning. I thought about it and I have only had one job in my life from the paper. All the others have been word of mouth. I had two offers, but am not ready to go back yet. I have severence through mid summer, so I really want to enjoy some time...will see if I can make it. I have never not worked!