Or tomorrow is 54.
Tomorrow I’m going on a picnic, off into the countryside, take some photos, eat some sandwiches and escape the house. Here’s hoping the cough calms down a bit by then.
But the future isn’t why we’re here.
The past.
Well the not so distant past.
I’ve been busy the last few weeks, launching a new website, building a new one for me, redesigning one, taking photos, being sick, cooking, a few dates. It’s hectic times.
Being sick was an adventure. I hurt my back last friday with Liv. It was a long day and carrying liv was the final straw for me. Saturday mornings pain turned into agony by saturday night and I didn’t sleep. I did sit upright on the couch and get very sweaty, charming fun there.
But on Saturday I fought through the pain and we made and decorated gingerbread. It would have been gingerbread men, but Daddy didn’t think of getting a cookie cutter or a rolling pin. So a cardboard tube and a knife filled in and we had some odd gingerbread shapes and some gingerbread sticks.
Liv loved them and the ones she didn’t take with her I shared at work. Requests have come in for futher gingerbread aventures. So I’ll let Liv know. But our next adventure is cookies, and DIY Pizzas. Just need to find some gluten free Pizza Bases, someone will make them.
Websites: I have spent a fair amount of time working on a new project.
books.arecontagio.us
Site stores lists of books, you say what you have and what you want. Add reviews, ratings etc.
It’s going to eventually accept SMS/MMS/email so you can send a message in when someone recommends a book and have it added to your “want list”.
Once I finalise the format to store the data I’ll link it with Amazon and a local bookseller for Canada, the UK and Australia. It could generate some revenue in commission payments.
But the goal of the site was for people to use it, not to make cash.
The original money idea was not for me to make money but to leverage the power of the site.
IE We end up with 13000 people who want a specific Dan Brown book. I simply contact amazon with the data and organise a discount for anyone who orders in the next 30 days.
It’s a strong idea and a nice tool.
Other website is the completion of www.garthmalegrooming.com.au After a long list of dramas from former webhosts and domain registrars. It’s now up and I’ll be doing a full write up on e-timpa.com in the next day or so.
Work has been on and off. There’s a distinct lack of sympathy to me being sick. In fact ignoring it. But that’s ok, I’m doing everything I can to minimise the impact and will make myself heard vocally if they push things to far. Otherwise it’s been busy there. I’ve been placed as the CRM representative for a new data warehousing project. I spent time reviewing and giving feedback on their planned structures mid/late last year and now continue as a member of the group. I’m replacing the commercial manager for CRM, so it’s a nice vote of confidence there.
Also, I finished Friday afternoon with a set of data on complaints and how many we receive.
It was a complex set of data to summarise and collate, took me the better part of 3 weeks and involved 3 access databases at just under 2gb each. I’ll move them to a network drive and save my poor pc soon.
I’m not sure how long it would take me to repeat the data, obviously less time than working it all out the first time. Another vote of confidence by the commercial head, good sign the head honcho approves of my work.
Smallville season 7 came to a close. Wow. Tension, drama and excitement.
Spoilers ahead.
Lex Luthor found out Clark is superman, his cousin became trapped in another dimension and then Lex used a crystal from Krypton to destroy the fortress of Solitude with Clark and Lex inside and thats where we ended.
September 1st is the return…….With big changes. The producers are gone. And going with them is the rule “No flights, no tights” brought in before the show starts. Season 8 (the final) will see Clark become the Superman. Suit, flying and the arrival of the indestructible Doomsday.
I’m very torn……..and in other news, Filler from addicting games.
Addictive games…………fuck you brucey.
