Well, I have been really lazy about posting the last couple of months. Lots of things that I could write about, but I lack any motivation right now. Here are some things you missing that I haven’t posted about.
Well, I have decided to go ahead and get another tattoo. The design I am going with is a lotus flower. However, I have not quite decided on which design to use. I thought… why not let people vote. So now I present to you the first poll at Betterfly.
I will likely get the tattoo when I am on vacation the week of March 12, so vote soon. I will leave the location a mystery at this time, but the tattoo will be 1 to 1.5 inches in size.
It may only be stress, but lately I have been feeling lost and an urge to do something new. I don’t think I am having a midlife crisis, but you never know. They say the average age for a midlife crisis is 46, so I am quite a ways off from that. I think my issues stem from the drama I have had to deal with at work over the last year and my total lack of any social activities. Ok, that’s a lie. I do get out but not nearly as much as I should.
If I was to have a midlife crisis, I don’t think it will be your typical, “go out and buy a sports car”. I say this mainly because I don’t really like to drive, and getting a sports car just doesn’t fit. I think lately my urges have been more of rebellion of sorts.
I have started to dip in to my list of tattoos. I’ve always been very cautious of getting tattoos so that I don’t have any regrets. My list is pretty short, but it is a list I have thought over for years. I currently have only 2 tattoos, the latest I got last October. However, both of my currents ones were at least 5 years in the making. The list I have of other potentials is down to 3. I think in the next month that list will be down to 2.
Well, it is snowing again in Albuquerque! We are currently on a 3hr delay at work and I would be suprised if that got extended. Cross your fingers that I can just play hookyy all day.
Update:
UNM didn’t close. 
I grabbed some breakfast at the the Fron-J and headed into work. Been here a little over an hour and they have announced UNM will close at 3pm.
When I was in college I studied communication and my senior paper was an analysis of the impact of Internet usage on interpersonal social skills. I am coming to the realization that the Internet is not only having a negative impact on social interaction but is also breeding a new generation of inconsiderate pricks. As a long time Internet user I have long been aware of the opinionated and confrontation nature of news groups and forums and how they can escalate into “flame wars”. However, I have seen a large increase in the negative attitudes people display in these online forums.
It seems that I can’t read a thread in a forum or mailing list in which someone doesn’t call another subscriber “stupid” or make some other insult. Has the anonymous nature of such communities nurtured our ability to be insulting? I believe that when people begin to express such behaviors regularly in online situations that behavior has the ability to carry over into real life situations. Does this lead us down the path to a violent society? I certainly hope not. While I do see an increase in “attitude” in people, I don’t necessarily believe that this carries over into physical confrontation. However, that is a potential future if such behaviors continue. Why can’t we all be civil to each other and be accepting of people who don’t understand something and try to rationally explain it to them rather than call them an idiot?
Well, 2007 is not off to a good start for me. In late 2006 I applied for a new job and was interviewed a few weeks later. Right before the holidays I was offered the position. I was supposed to start the job on Jan. 16, 2007, following a 3-day weekend. Unfortunately, on the preceding Friday I received word a little after 4pm that the job was eliminated and would not be hired. Talk about a kick in the teeth. Luckily the position was in the same organization I work so I was able to keep my old job. Just imagine if it was a position out side of my current place of employment, I’d be unemployed! I’m not so upset about not having the job, but very disappointed in the way it was handled. Needless to say I’ve started floating my resume around. The Unfortunate outcome of this is that it may take me out of NM. I’m looking for a job working in web technologies of any sort (web design, content mgt., portal mgt., etc.). I haven’t found much in ABQ that will keep me in my current salary range. So the adventure begins… who knows where I will end up.
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