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The Best Group Ever

September 20th, 2007 11:08 pm —  142 views

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Today was pretty exciting. And by exciting I don’t mean exciting ‘good’. I mean exciting like being on a roller coaster. And if you’re like me, riding a roller coaster is both fun and not-so-fun all at the same time.

First things first. If you happen to be a regular reader (I’m pretending they exist…work with me) then you probably noticed the template has changed. I’ve been meaning to personalize my blog template for some time. I worked awhile last night and stumbled on some things that made me want to pull my hair out (if I didn’t shave it all off of course). But I got some creative ideas from a nerdy peep of mine that helped me work through them. This template is based on “Brown”. A color that underlies who I am. I hope the Old Dog understands why things are the way they are in this respect.

It’s almost midnight, again. Sure, I want to go to bed sooner…believe me. But the only time I have to work on stuff, other than schoolwork, is on the days that I don’t have classes. So here I am, working on this chronicle of education and experience.

And yes, I’m in my Best Group Ever. Such a balanced blend of personalities. To be honest, I’m honored to be part of it. Last year I learned a lot about group dynamics and didn’t handle things as well as I could have. But I think I’ve learned from those experiences and am working to apply myself more effectively this time.

It’s after midnight now and I’m listening to Johnny Lang because he’s just plain awesome and Nina Simone is for when I’m needing something else.

A lot happened today that I’d love to share, and have tried to with W. but seriously, we haven’t had much time to connect lately. I hope to address this deficit by taking her out to dinner tomorrow and telling her how incredibly important she is to me and how much I appreciate her supporting this crazy pursuit of education I’ve got myself into. W., you’re the shix. And yes, I ask myself daily: is it worth it? I sure as hell hope so. I can’t be the submissive programmer forever. I want to redefine my role and this is going to take some work. Management doesn’t see it and culture doesn’t support it. But I think they’ll come around. Time will tell.

Image: I took this tonight during a group meeting. We’re working together and stuff.

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  1. mom on September 21st, 2007 6:27 pm

    i love your new look! how the heck do you do all this???? you stay up all hours of the night. don’t cut yourself short…i should know better than anyone, but W – just how serious you are about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness….keep doin’ what your doing.

  2. Old Dog on September 22nd, 2007 1:18 pm

    The new Template ROCKS, Nina stirs the soul one of my favs, connection confirmed, word.

  3. Spike on September 22nd, 2007 6:56 pm

    Thanks Ma. Sorry your comments weren’t showing up. The blog application I’m using requires that I “approve” comments before they just showup automagically. Your comments should appear from now on. I’ll keep an eye to make sure.

    Sorry I haven’t called in the last week or two. You can tell I’m crazy busy. But knowing that you’re reading my blog, and commenting no less, let’s me know that you’re out there.

    I try not to stay up past midnight. I’m a moonlighting student…and the moon comes out when the sun sets.

    Oh, to those “regular readers”, in case I haven’t introduced her, this is my Ma.

  4. Spike on September 22nd, 2007 6:58 pm

    Hey Old Dog…thanks for the comment!

    Nina is deep, that’s for sure.

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