Christine is an Avenger of Sexiness. Her Superpower is helping Hot Mamas grow their Confidence by rediscovering their Beauty. She lives in the Heights in Houston, Texas, works as a boudoir photographer, and writes about running a Business of Awesome. In her spare time, she loves to knit, especially when she travels. She & her husband Mike have a food blog at Spoon & Knife.
Kymberlie posted recently about how you can help find a cure for cancer, and it made me realize I don’t think I’ve ever posted about this – and I’ve meant to for some time.
My friend EJ lost his Dad to cancer last August, and in his memory he has asked that people sign up to be a part of Grid.org where you CAN help make a difference. You volunteer your PC to help accelerate grand-scale research, and that’s it. EJ shares a lot more information on how it works here.
When it comes to the Nobel Peace Prize, “Thousands of people around the world have the right to make nominations, including members of all national parliaments, members of international law courts, professors of history, social science, philosophy and theology and former winners.” So, who was it that nominated Bono? [via Biz Stone]
You can tell that I’ve worked in short buildings for way too long. After 2 years in buildings less than 6 floors tall, I immediately noticed the small TV monitors in the elevators in some of the buildings in downtown Houston. The first building I noticed them in had CNN or MSNBC showing on them. I thought at first that it seemed like it was a bit much, and ironic that we need entertainment in an elevator.
Now I work on the 34th floor of an almost 50 floor building, and I’m hooked. It is like crack for office workers. Instead of CNN we have Captivate, which flashes random blurbs up on the screen. When I get in the elevator, I have to position myself so that I can see the screen. I never know what random tidbit will be next – did you know that Styx released a new album today? I was stunned. I had no idea that they were even still performing.
Is it just me? Do you work in an office building that has tv monitors in your elevator? Do you think they are just a waste, or are you a tidbit junkie too?
It’s been super busy at work, but I’m not complaining at all – actually, I’ve really enjoyed it! I’ve been there long enough now that I’m starting to get in to the cases, learning the background, digging through the files and getting in to the thick of things. I enjoy that part of the work a lot. Things like filings, motions and so forth are also becoming easier as I get back in to the groove, which is a great feeling.
Speaking of other good feelings, Jason called yesterday after school and told me where he had put my credit card. I was in his room. I didn’t yell at him because I knew that would serve no purpose – I want him to understand that telling the truth will keep him from getting in a ton of trouble. Not that there won’t be some sort of punishment, but on the phone wasn’t the place for it. Instead I thanked him for telling me the truth and I told him that I appreciated that. This weekend we’ll have a longer discussion about the whole thing.
I’m still setting up the spyware and the wireless keyboard and mouse. I wasn’t even mad on Sunday night – I was sad. Sad that I have to do this, sad that while I thought that he understood and wouldn’t do it again he did. But no matter what, he’s a wonderful kid. Really, I couldn’t ask for a better child and I want to do whatever I can to help him through this. I think with lots of love and support we’ll come out ok in the long run.
I posted that there was a new version of MovableType out the other day, but I didn’t upgrade mine yet because there has always been a new release just a few days later. This time it’s a big one though – if you’ve upgraded to 2.6 or 2.61, you need to snag the security patch. Or if you’re like me and you’ve put it off, just get MT 2.62 and you’ll be all set!