This snow blows!

This isn't the pretty stuff that you see on post cards from New England; this is the stuff that coats your car in a pebbly frost that is tough to scrap off with your freakin' Williams Sonoma rubber spatula that you have to use, possibly destroy, because it has been so long since you needed to use an ice scraper that you don't know where it is. (Don't mention the obvious option of the car, because I already checked there) Anyway, I am driving the Rodeo anyway. I just did a couple of donuts in the parking lot at the CVS/Giant; fun stuff! Hey, it is late at night and there were only three cars there.

Back to my rant...
this is the icy stuff that makes school close and your kid complain when you get him up at 10 that there is no reason to get up, then you remind him of the litterbox and the vacuum cleaner and he REALLY complains. [sigh] I guess he didn't want any reasons. SO, tonight, I stopped at Giant to get blueberry pancake makings and sausage. Hopefully, he'll rise in a nicer mood and jump at the chance to do a little drywall sanding....ya think?

Separate topic:
I am excited because I got a call today from an ex-coworker (two co-workers, but this story is about the first)

John was the best manager to work for. In case you don't know, I am a graphic artist/web developer. In the corporate scene, I basically work for EVERYONE there; I jump from project to project, website, marketing materials, tradeshow, intranet, brochures, new business card designs, proposals and logos (has anyone ever heard of BRANDING? They had four versions of the logo floating around and when I say "Pantone" they all look at me funny) SO, I would be working with at least two or three managers at any given time.

John called because he, now working for a consulting firm for digital asset management will be proposing a new system to the Toronto Police Department and needs a business concept, marketing management, peripherals and related graphics. Yawn, yes, I know...to you. But I am thrilled! I actually enjoy contract work because it allows freedom to take a week, month, whatever off. BUT, when on contract, I work like a maniac: 20+ consecutive hours. Not much different than working on a couple of proposals and the Henry Stewart government tradeshow this past October through December. I am lucky that my brain was functioning enough to allow me to convert oxygen to CO2 after working 30, then 20, then 36 hours straight, with less than 8 hour breaks between, which included sleep time!

It is just great to get to work with John and Geoff (who also quick TT)

I also got a call from my ex-assistant. She got the word today that she has been expecting for weeks...the word=budget cuts (two words, yes...picky picky) She seems upbeat about it, though. I promised to format her resume in html so it looks good posted on CraigsList.