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Bite Club…

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After work, I participated in our work’s "Bite Club"… a group of coworkers go out to a restaurant one Wednesday each month to explore new cuisines and bond a bit… I usually don’t participate because it is a hassle to try to get back home in the evening, but this time it was in the East Bay and my studio manager offered to drive me to my car at the car pool lot.

We went to Zachary’s Pizza in Oakland and it was pretty good. We had two deep dish pizzas, one Pepperoni and one Spinach and Mushroom. Both were really good and I really liked the tomato sauce. The tomatoes were chunky and a little subdued, which was refreshing. After a slice of each, we decided to get another pizza, Chirrizo and Green Peppers, which was equally good… but I think that gave me heartburn.

Afterwards, we walked a few blocks to the Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream shop, which I was told is where their world headquarters is. I had two scoops, one Green Tea and another Strawberries Cheesecake… yumm…

Work Week Over…

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I am so glad that this work week is over!!!… It’s been a really long and tiring week. We got word this morning that pink slips were handed out. In total we lost four people, plus the two other coworkers who’s last day was today (they resigned a few weeks ago)… That leaves us with 6 gone, which doesn’t sound like much, but there are only about 22 of us.

The day was sad and kinda surreal… I was a bit awkward, until we had a company meeting and reasons were served. Luckily, I’m okay… but one other production designer was let go, but I think he was expecting it and was not planning on staying longer. I’m kinda worried about the art directors and copywriters. We won’t have much in the creative department, so that’s going to be tough on us.

I had a couple tough projects. One involved 16 Flash banners… which I finally finished today. I’m glad I took it home to work on last night.

I broke one of my crowns last Friday, and got an appointment with my dentist yesterday and got it fix. It didn’t really take so long, because he had the image on file and they were able to make a new one on site even with the missing piece. I swear, they are really technological there. Plus, I didn’t have to pay since, it’s a crown they created back in 2005. I guess it was like under warranty or something.

Well, time to head home. I was killing time to avoid traffic and critical mass that, hopefully is over.

I’m looking forward to getting caught up in the garden this weekend and hopefully, cranking out some updates and photos.

Woke up really early this morning…

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I woke up really early this morning (about 5:45am, which is early for me). I had a bunch of paperwork that I brought home to work on… but after dinner last night, I laid down in bed to rest for a while, while everyone else finished dinner. Well, I totally feel asleep and woke up around 5:45am… Without and alarm clock even going off.

I didnt get any of my paperwork done at home, but I went to work early and got tons done.

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Riveter of the Year + FlipVideo MinoHD

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This morning at work, we had a 2009 kickoff meeting to review our work in 2008 and discuss what to expect in 2009. The president and the senior staff cooked some bacon and pancakes, and we also had some donut holes, orange juice and coffee. Towards the end of the meeting, they announced the employee of the year (Riveter of the Year)… and it was me.

I was kinda surprised and embarrassed, cuz for one thing, I wasn’t expecting it., and the second thing… i don’t really like being the focus of attention (in meetings). I was honored though, and they gave me a FlipVideo MinoHD, a tiny HD video recorder, as a gift… which is really cool. I’ve seen some YouTube bloggers using it and seen it around, but never considered getting one since I’m not really into video… but I guess it’s something to learn and play with. I gave it a test run in the office and the quality was pretty sharp at 1280 x 720 resolution, 16:9 widescreen and it can record 60 minutes. Dang!

Back to Work…

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Today was my first day back to work and I already broke one of my New Years resolution (to get to work on time). I don’t believe I slept through all three of my alarm clocks for two hours. Luckily, it wasn’t a busy day. Just recapping various projects, meetings and just trying to get back to the swing of things after our long vacation.

I got a call from my friend Darwin. He asked if I drove to work, which I did since I was late. He invited me to go to dinner after work for my birthday… So after work, we drove to Alameda for some yummy sushi at Sushi House. Thank you Darwin :)

Afterwards, we just hung out at his place for a little bit before I returned home…

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Dying, Help Me…

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I found this Lucky Bamboo on my desk at work yesterday morning with a note that read “Dying, help me…”

Dying, Help Me...

4 Tid Bits…

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For Christmas, one of my best friends, Michael, gave me Tulips in this cool little pot. The Tulips are emerging and now about 1 inch tall.

Sprouting Tulips

I found this near the area where I found the seedling from a few day ago. I think they are Pine Nuts. Can anyone confirm? I planted them and we’ll see if they grow.

Pine Nuts?

My co-worker’s Zygocactus is dropping its leaves. She was going to throw the broken pieces away, so I yelled “NO!!!”… and she gave it to me. Yet another propagation project.

Broken Zygocactus

After work, I passed by Target and saw these Terra Cotta Pots that I thought were cool. They are different than your standard Terra Cotta Pot. They measure 4 inch wide by 3.5 inch tall and cost 79 cents each. (3 cents more than all 600 bulbs my brother got yesterday)

Terra Cotta Pots