One of the biggest problems I’ve been having during my search for a new job, is that while I have a rather broad range of experience across a host of computer and technical skills. The depth of experience on any one given skill can vary anywhere from passingly familiar, to expert. Another hurdle is that that some of the skills I’m most experienced with, I’m experienced enough to know how much I don’t know. Which makes me feel a little foolish to claim to be an expert on any topic.

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Been doing some work this weekend on my personal logo. While I’ve been proud of the logo I created two years ago, I think that my design skills have progressed to a stage that a rework is called for.

Here is a preview of the new design.

Comments and constructive criticisms are of course welcome.

It has been a couple of months now since my last blog entry. The main reason for that is that things have been going pretty well for my lately.  In some respects it is easier to blog when times are tough, since then I have something to complain about, and it gives me an excuse to let my whiny emo side out. When things a going well I don’t usually feel like flaunting it.

So, yeah… Things have been going well. I’ve been doing a lot of fun things at my new job with SRS Inc. My official job title is UI Engineer, Web Developer and CSS Expert. I’m not exactly sure how much of my work I can can blog about due to NDA, but I will say that this is the best job I’ve ever had. I’ve been having fun flexing my design muscles, and also learning some new skills.

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I’d like to start at the beginning, but that would end up being a very long story so…

This Christmas and New Years were a whirlwind. After three weeks of low-intensity torture disguised as “training” I started taking calls at my new Call Center Job. (Or as I’ll refer to it from here on out the CCJ) I won’t mention specifics about the CCJ, (i.e. where it was, or the nature of the calls I was taking), I will say however that I was at the very least grateful for the work, and determined to give it my best effort, even though it was not work I could find joy in doing. At the end of my first week of being on the call floor, I got a call for another job interview, and the evening after my first interview I was called back for a second interview. At the end of the second interview I was offered my first full-time Web Development and Design job. (HoodyHoo!) The moment I was offered this new position, I immediately went in to turn in my badge and clear out my desk at the CCJ. While I do feel a small pang of guilt for not giving more advance notice, I don’t think there would be any reciprocal guilt if the CCJ decided to pull the plug on the project, and told us “Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.” Read the rest of this entry »

Some thoughts from church that I jotted down today that I thought I’d share.

I got to perform with the ward choir today. We sang Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring” one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. And while our ward choir is not the most professional or polished choir ever assembled, we do okay, and our performance was heartfelt, and managed to bring a tear to my eye.

The sacrament meeting talks were both by Stake high councilors. While I haven’t retained a lot of the specifics of either talk they both made a point that has stuck in my brain. They made mention of men in Jesus’ day who were good and just men, who believed in the teachings of Jesus, but were afraid to stand up an be counted as disciples of Jesus. Mainly out of fear of jeopardizing thier social standing. I’ve been pondering why this particular message stuck, and I have to admit that being a more (for lack or a better word) obvious disciple of Jesus is something I need to work on.

During Sunday school, we were discussing families and worldly influences. During the discussion, an analogy came to my mind that I shared with the class. When you go out to work in a garden, you’re going to get dirty, but you wash off when you go back inside, and try not to track the dirt inside too much. But if you start obsessing about getting dirty, you’re not going to get anything done, and your garden will soon be overrun with weeds. You have to accept the fact that getting dirty is one of the costs of having a garden.  However, there is a vital difference between getting dirty from weeding your garden, and getting dirty from mud wrestling.