Hmmm.. I don't use this thing, obviously. But interestingly enough, I had a password request? Perhaps someone thought this username was theirs?
So as you can see by my lack of posts, grad school has seriously dampened my free time. Well that and changing jobs twice! October of last year I left my web designer job at Principle Data Systems where they had to let me go prior to having to sell off the company (was never without a job as I landed the next the very day I left). Then I was an information architect at imc2 where while it was a pretty place to work, it was also a bang it out get it done zomg it was due yesterday and you just got it today sort of place, needless to say - they sucked out my soul. This is especially true when you consider the traveling I had to do for them, the fact that I am a mother to a precocious 5 year old, and a full time grad school student. Working 60 hour weeks was KILLING me, so I found a way out after only 6 months (shortest job ever). I am now a usability and interface engineer at a small software firm. This all occured in the span of about 6 months and right in the middle of both semesters!
I also traveled to Mexico/Central America for my honeymoon in October, to North Carolina multiple times in December and January (for a client of imc2), got to go to SXSW interactive in March (which was cool as hell), and then to Memphis at the end of March where I podcasted the Society for Applied Anthropology conference.
Currently I am contemplating going to Canada next weekend, will be attending a Portus 2008 in July (I am their assistant web graphics person), and will be going to the Virgin Islands in October.
Yes, I am still alive - I'll try to stop by here more often. :)
Here's the email I received last week about my entry:
"Act Quickly!
Caretha, your photo Run Sugar Run is currently ranked as a finalist and you only need 20 votes to be eligible to win! We are proud to show your work on our website and you should be proud to share your talent with everyone you know. Have your loved ones show their support by voting for your photo and helping you achieve your goal of being recognized in the photography industry. Get all your friends and family to vote for Run Sugar Run and you could win the next $50 Visa Gift Card from Picture.com. We've already awarded over $20,000 in prizes and hope that your photo will earn you the next prize. Time is running out before the next winner is announced! Make sure you forward this link to all your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers to get the 20 votes it takes to win! Some photos entered in this contest have even been selected for further publication in hardbound anthologies or the photography magazine, In Focus. Just imagine . . . not only could your photo win a prize in this contest, but you may get the chance to see your work in print."
So, go vote for me and pass it along!
Grad School has started today. That stack of paper is just the first two weeks of reading for a single class
My coworker Salah is leaving us for greener pastures at Microsoft. Today was his last day so he treated us to Ethiopian food at a local restaurant.
Tonight's sunset from my balcony.
Shoes off at work!
Blue Screen of Death seen while at Grad School Orientation. Amused since there is a guy in Orientation from Redmond/Microsoft. :D
