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Had a photo shoot at the garden this weekend, a student at Seattle Central wanted to use us for a project.. here are a few of the shots I'm in..
Capitol Hill Gothic
Laughing
This one is probably my favorite, it makes my sleeves look great! Can't wait for a higher res version. Yes, I'm being vain.
Capitol Hill Gothic
Laughing
This one is probably my favorite, it makes my sleeves look great! Can't wait for a higher res version. Yes, I'm being vain.
Definitely heading to Portland this weekend, looking forward to fried pies, vegan mexican and beautiful strippers.
Need to let go of my latest failed relationship. Lots of sadness. I'm supposed to be training for a half marathon at the end of November, it hasn't been going so well. Tomorrow starts the serious training.
Anyone in PDX want to hangout this weekend?
Need to let go of my latest failed relationship. Lots of sadness. I'm supposed to be training for a half marathon at the end of November, it hasn't been going so well. Tomorrow starts the serious training.
Anyone in PDX want to hangout this weekend?
I'm looking to take a last minute trip this weekend, where should I go? I'd like to get as far away from Seattle as possible, mostly on the cheap. Suggestions?
I've been loving Macklemore lately. Here is one of my favorite songs of the month:
Life has been good. Jordan has been living with me for the last month. It's been great to have her around. But we're ready to go back to dating only (she moves back to her place on Friday).
Hope you've been well SG!
Life has been good. Jordan has been living with me for the last month. It's been great to have her around. But we're ready to go back to dating only (she moves back to her place on Friday).
Hope you've been well SG!
I think it's time I just admit it, I suck at updating. I think about updating nearly everyday, but can almost never commit myself to actually sitting down in front of my laptop and pounding out the words to form a well written update. Seems my attention span for the internet lately is lacking.
A few folks have asked how things are going at work since my last update *big sigh*. Things got worse and then better.. but generally they are in the same place they were a few months ago during my last update. Frankly, I'm shocked I still have a job. In my industry, like many others, we are judged by how "billable" we are. For example, out of a 40 hour work week, if I have 30 billable hours, I would have a 75% bill rate, my goal is an 80% bill rate. When our fiscal year ended on July 1, I had a bill rate of exactly 80%. Which sucks, since at it's highest, my bill rate was up to over 110% (due to overtime).. so it took quite a lot of non-billable hours to sink it down to 80. Now with the start of the new fiscal year, my bill rate for the last month is absolutely dismal, I don't know exactly what it is but I'd have to guess something like 15% or less.
Sorry for all the numbers talk, but it's sort of all I think about lately. Besides bill rates, I got in trouble for my driving habits while in a company vehicle. Someone reportedly saw me driving "weaving in and out of traffic with out a turn signal". This was a disaster of epic proportions, I thought for sure I was getting fired. They take the company image thing very seriously. On top of that, I think the report is bullshit, I just simply don't' drive like that. The creme d'la creme of this situation came when bonus time rolled around. Folks in my division got average bonuses of roughly 4% of their salary. For me that would have been about $2500. Instead, I got 0.035% of my salary, or roughy $192. I was sick with disgust. If I didn't know any better I'd swear they were trying to get me to quit.
All the signs point to me losing my job any day now, but for some reason they just won't do it. In the interim, I have some pretty exciting projects coming up and I seem to have begun to repair my relationship with one of the project managers who I managed to piss off this past winter. So who knows, maybe the worst is over and things are going to start looking up?
Other things on my mind, that I want to mention before I have to get out of bed in the next 5 minutes.
- I have a girlfriend, Jordan, we met in December and were dating for a few months and finally got our shit together and are together. She has been gone for the last 2 months and comes back TODAY. Which I'm way stoked about. Big plans for a romantic night in, candles, bubbly and the like...
- I love my garden, I can't wait to share photos.
- I'm not sleeping well lately, I average about 5-6 hours of sleep a night, it is total ass. I want to start meditating, or finding a non-pharmacutical solution to this problem. However, I can't go on like this, so I scheduled a consult at a sleep clinic. Wish me luck.
I'd love to update with photos but just don't have time. I promise photos next time! Any requests?
A few folks have asked how things are going at work since my last update *big sigh*. Things got worse and then better.. but generally they are in the same place they were a few months ago during my last update. Frankly, I'm shocked I still have a job. In my industry, like many others, we are judged by how "billable" we are. For example, out of a 40 hour work week, if I have 30 billable hours, I would have a 75% bill rate, my goal is an 80% bill rate. When our fiscal year ended on July 1, I had a bill rate of exactly 80%. Which sucks, since at it's highest, my bill rate was up to over 110% (due to overtime).. so it took quite a lot of non-billable hours to sink it down to 80. Now with the start of the new fiscal year, my bill rate for the last month is absolutely dismal, I don't know exactly what it is but I'd have to guess something like 15% or less.
Sorry for all the numbers talk, but it's sort of all I think about lately. Besides bill rates, I got in trouble for my driving habits while in a company vehicle. Someone reportedly saw me driving "weaving in and out of traffic with out a turn signal". This was a disaster of epic proportions, I thought for sure I was getting fired. They take the company image thing very seriously. On top of that, I think the report is bullshit, I just simply don't' drive like that. The creme d'la creme of this situation came when bonus time rolled around. Folks in my division got average bonuses of roughly 4% of their salary. For me that would have been about $2500. Instead, I got 0.035% of my salary, or roughy $192. I was sick with disgust. If I didn't know any better I'd swear they were trying to get me to quit.
All the signs point to me losing my job any day now, but for some reason they just won't do it. In the interim, I have some pretty exciting projects coming up and I seem to have begun to repair my relationship with one of the project managers who I managed to piss off this past winter. So who knows, maybe the worst is over and things are going to start looking up?
Other things on my mind, that I want to mention before I have to get out of bed in the next 5 minutes.
- I have a girlfriend, Jordan, we met in December and were dating for a few months and finally got our shit together and are together. She has been gone for the last 2 months and comes back TODAY. Which I'm way stoked about. Big plans for a romantic night in, candles, bubbly and the like...
- I love my garden, I can't wait to share photos.
- I'm not sleeping well lately, I average about 5-6 hours of sleep a night, it is total ass. I want to start meditating, or finding a non-pharmacutical solution to this problem. However, I can't go on like this, so I scheduled a consult at a sleep clinic. Wish me luck.
I'd love to update with photos but just don't have time. I promise photos next time! Any requests?
Went up to Vancouver this weekend to hangout with friends! Good times all around.
But instead of talking about that I'd rather share photos of my new living space!
But instead of talking about that I'd rather share photos of my new living space!
If you've come this far, I ask you go just a little farther and start following me on instagram! @hydrophilic
