Month: January 2003

Which Way To Go…

I hate to make decisions. Really, really hate it. I’m sort of putting the cart before the horse here too, since there aren’t any job offers on the tables yet. But I discovered tonight that there is a design firm here in Houston (wayyyyy on the south side of town) that has an opening for a Project Manager. Most of the details cover everything I’ve done for the past 3 years – pricing proposals, working with clients, etc.

So here is the dilemnia. Do I stay in the web world or is it time to get out?

Path #1 – Web World:
Sales or Project Manager position. High stress. Work that I am passionate about. Work that I have been doing for the past 3 years. Volatile industry. Young industry. Companies come & go. Work that I’m good at and that I know how to do. Could end up changing jobs again in just a year or two if the company goes under. Small companies. Smaller benefit packages. Lots of overtime.

Path #2 – Corporate World:
Admin Assistant type position. Lower stress. Less overtime. Lower salary level (pay cut). Work that I’m not that passionate about, but more low key. Field of work I’ve been out of for 3+ years. Entry level position, will need to work back up to the salary I was at. Larger companies. Stability. More stability. Could stay at the same company for 20 years. Established firms. Less of a mental challenge. More low key.

There are pros & cons to both. Web work is fun and I’m good at it, but I just don’t know if I can handle the stress. However, the salary would be higher. Yet there is a part of me that keeps thinking of post that Promo wrote suggeting that you should look at your life and the choices that you make and ask yourself if they are worth it. Is it fair to Jason if I squander more precious time for an unstable industry and a job that demands my time as much as working in the web world again would? Or is it worth it to take the pay cut but have a more low-key job that allows me to cherish the time I have with him? To simply enjoy life? I just wish I knew what to do.

Like I said, I’m putting the cart before the horse though – it’s not like I’m trying to pick between two different job offers. I just wanted to take time to think about the options before I am forced to decide between the two.

Geek Love

No, Really … How Deep is Your Love?

Post author By Christine
Post date Monday, January 13, 2003
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Have you felt like things have been a little high-strung in the blogosphere lately? I know I was beyond edgy myself until just recently – I know it was a combination of the holidays & the job situation (more about the latest debates on that tomorrow.) So I think Robyn’s hit on a great idea when she declared tomorrow, January 14, 2003, the Bloggin’ Lovefest day.

“Devote one post to a blogger you love (and you can’t pick Robyn) — and tell everyone why in 1500 words or less. Let your readers know how that blog has changed either your day — or blogging — for the better. Even if that’s just because it’s damn silly and makes you smile. Then go tell that blogger you’ve written about them. After that, ping me or post it in the comments so everyone can see what you’ve had to say.”

I’m temped to write about more than one person. I’m a Libra, I can’t make decisions. I’ll wait and see though what happens by the end of the day.

Come on – spread the love. It’s time to make the blog world a better place.

Amuse Me

He’s Everywhere!

Lots of new photos added to Picture Yourself, and the one that amuses me the most is Ste’s latest creation, a clone shot using his new G-2 that I am so jealous of! Too cool. There are a ton more – enjoy!

In the News

How Deep is Your Love…

I’m so bummed. I had seen the news the other day that Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees was in critical condition, but I had hoped that he would pull through. I just discovered at Michele’s site that he didn’t.

The Bee Gees have always been a part of my life. Their first hits were before I was born. One of the first cassette tapes that I remember was one that my Dad ordered from Columbia House – the Bee Gees looking at you from inside of a can. I’ll have to look up the title tonight.

When I moved to Kankankee, Illinois, my best friend Amy & I were completely in love with the Bee Gees. We played house and pretended that we were married to them. She was married to Barry, I was married to Robin, and another girl in the neighborhood, Renee, was married to Maurice. No one could be married to Andy because we all fought over him. We listened to all of their albums and my Dad took us to see Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band when it came out.

One of the first “teen” magazines I bought had the Bee Gees in it. I took their pictures out and hung them in my closet. I think I even had a whole “Tiger Beat” type magazine that was devoted to the Bee Gees. I knew everything about them. I knew their birthdays, I knew all the stats. I was a huge Bee Gees fan.

My parents had friends that lived down the street from us when I was about 8 or 9 and we went to their house a lot on Saturday nights. While the grown-ups were watching TV (the early days of Saturday Night Live), I got to sit in the living room in this really comfy chair and listen to the stereo with giant squishy headphones. If I wasn’t listening to the Beatles, I was listening to the Bee Gees. I absolutely loved the Saturday Night Fever album.

Just a few months ago I bought the 2-disc collection of their Greatest Hits. I was listening to it today on my way from downtown to the temp assignment. My love for the Bee Gees hasn’t faded over all of the years – they were one of the first groups I ever liked (along with the Beatles and the Monkeys) and I love them still. It is sad to think that Maurice Gibb is gone. It is sad to think that there will never be another song, and I will miss them.

How deep is your love … is your love … how deep is your love … I really need to know … ’cause we’re living in a world of fools, breaking us down, when they all should let us be … we belong to you and me …

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Around the Web…

Things you should know about going on around the web (or is it around the blogosphere?):

:: Rannie has set up the PhotoBloggies. Like Rannie, I was stunned that Nikolai didn’t include photoblogs in the Bloggies this year, although it made sense considering his definition of a blog. Feel free to nominate some of your favorite community or travel photoblogs!

:: Speaking of shameless promotion, Blogwhore 2: Revenge of the Blogwhore is drawing near. If you want to see what the first round of Blogwhore was all about, you can visit the game site here. Come on, you’re a blogwhore and you know it. Now is your chance to flaunt it. (FYI, since I was a contestant in Blogwhore 1 I am not eligible to play in this round. In case you were wondering.)

As for work related news – the interview seemed to go very well. There will be a second round before they make a decision, and I should know by tomorrow morning if I made the second round. She liked my diverse skill set, and even though they weren’t looking for web experience they had considered sending the previous person in the position to training to maintain the site once it is launched to cut costs – so my web experience caught their eye because they wouldn’t have to train me! All in all I felt “on” today, in a really good spunky mood (probably thanks in part to Ciscley’s comment in the last post and everyone cheering me on!) I felt like we really clicked, and left with a good vibe.

Before I left for the interview I got a call asking me to return to the temp assignment from last week – the person I was filling in for had a really sick baby on her hands last week and now she is sick. So after the interview I headed across town to the other company. So far so good – no tales to share!