Updates From Home

I’m starting to hope I didn’t get my co-workers sick with the bug I had a few weeks ago because it was miserable. I mention this because today, both Nora and Katie were sick and working from home leaving me the only one at the office until Kelly came in at 1:30 pm.

After finishing the hump day news scan, I was going to start on the Uplifted blog regarding analytic web tools, but I got sidetracked by a Google Hangout session with Aunt Pat. Even though it was cut short with a poor connection, I still got some updates about the garden and the sparse sweet corn patch.

Hablo Espanol, No Ingles

I finally got to Skype with the gang at 2716 Grand, my former office mates! It was refreshing to get an update from them on how things were going in Iowa. The updates they provided were refreshing to hear and ranged from sad to humorous.

Skyping with them made it feel as if I never left; especially when my former boss came into where they were Skyping and chewed them out for not having anyone at the front to welcome clients. Hearing their scolding reassured me that nothing has changed since my departure. (Sorry for getting you guys in trouble, but it gave me a great morning laugh. LOL!)

Two Turns Into One So Easily

Work started as soon as I walked through the door. Ever since we started our new SEO service, business has been getting pushed back. As a result, we didn’t complete August’s batching by last Friday leaving some leftover blogs to write. I assume by now you know what I did today.

After finishing the portfolio I didn’t finish on Friday, I jumped right into a blog about user-generated videos, and why they are important for a company to encourage their fans to produce them. Once completed it was followed up by another portfolio article.

Sunday Discoveries

Besides another morning walk through the park, this Sunday was treated as a day of rest.

Even though it was only about an hour walk, I still ended up seeing new places and things. For instance, I ran across something my mom would have loved to see. It was a two story working carousel complete with music and all. I have seen many carousels, but never have I seen one that was a double-decked. Here’s a photo just for you, Mom. LOL!

Concert Numero Dos!

Having all the intentions to have a lazy Saturday, it didn’t turn out that way.

After I woke up, I decided to listen to some music to start the day off right. After about 30 mins, I was energized and ready to do what I always do on Saturdays…walk around the neighborhood. This little activity kept me occupied for about 3 hours.

I walked through the park and people watched. I saw people doing yoga, making out, playing soccer and cricket, and even practicing medieval sword fighting. Trust me…if you like to observe all sorts of things…walk through the parks of Buenos Aires. LOL! (Except I think it is this way in a lot of the big cities.)

Horacio Lavandera in Concert! Free!

Friday...it just rolls off the tongue!

This week was a bit more action packed than others because we were hurrying to get the August batching done and prepping for Rachael’s three week vacation in The States starting Wednesday of next week.

Since it was Friday, I started off with the weekly round-up for the Democratic Republic of Congo client. Reading news pertaining to the DRC is always a great way to start your Friday; simply depressing.

What's Cooking, Good Lookings #2

The day started off much colder than yesterday; I’m talking about 20-30 degrees cooler. Still having a cough from last week's cold, I decided it would be a good idea to take the bus to work. (Keep in mind this would be the first time in 61 days I would have used public transportation to get to or from work.)

You will never guess who I ran into on the 10 am bus this morning…Angelina Jolie! LOL! Actually, it was co-worker Rachael; either way it was awesome running into someone you know in a city this big.