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Weird Time of Year

posted on November 19, 2008

It is an interesting time of year. Right before Thanksgiving and the holiday rush and insanity that follows it.

I LOVE the end of the year though. Being a big family guy, I love having people around, giving hugs and presents, sharing meals and seeing people that you don’t always get to see. On Thanksgiving we’ll have 15 people over for dinner and I can’t wait. I LOVE to cook and cooking a big meal for a lot of people is something that I’ve always enjoyed. With a house full of family, the smells of turkey mixed with the thumps of football and Christmas carols.Wow, I can’t wait!

But, right now is a weird time. Work gets busy, but people go on vacation. It’s a strange mixture where from day to day till the end of they year you are never quite sure who will be around and what you’ll need to do. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got plenty to do and there is always something new coming up which keeps it exciting. Not nearly as bad as when I worked for the government. Talk about people going away at the end of the year!

I've Branded My Mac

Yesterday I got to geek out a bit and put two stickers on my laptop. I had them both made by the amazing team at Sticker Giant. If you are looking to get stickers made go to them to get them done. They work with you and turn out an amazing product. As you can see we’ve now got them for The Advance Guard and I got some new ones made up with my logo. Nico will be proud.

I’ve been spending more time then I care neck deep in web testing over the past week or so. It is all important and good, but reminds me why I left IT to go into this field. Marcus Buckingham would certainly classify this as a weakness for me rather then a strength. I’m good at it, but it doesn’t mean I like doing it. *grin*

Emily started play rehearsals last night and on top of swim lessons that is going to make for some late nights for that little girl. I have to keep an eye to make sure she does not get burnt out. That is the last thing I want to happen.

So, it is a weird time of year, but weird in a good way. At least I think so.

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Categories: Rambles
  • http://www.theclientsideblog.com Michael Seaton

    Weird is good. I love the change in routine that different seasons bring.

    Enjoy the ride into the holidays!
    Michael

  • http://idreamincolors.com Nico

    I am!! :D Looks terrific.

  • Richard

    Nice article,we don’t celebrate thanksgiving here in the UK.It is nice to have family around especially your extended family that you may not have spoken to in a while.

    Despite the turbulence you may face from time to time with your family now is the time to put that behind you and celebrate.

  • http://www.mediabullseye.com Jen Zingsheim

    Oh, I am *so* with you on the people around and cooking! I love the holidays. And yes, it does seem to get busy at work too…but, better busy than bored.

    I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

    Jen

  • http://www.seanblanda.com Sean Blanda

    I agree about the weird time of year thing. It makes it hard on the job search as well.

  • http://annoyinglyboring.com PG

    Stickers look pretty slick. I want a tight logo, but it’s pretty hard to convince myself that my two bit personal blog really is in need of a fancy logo.