How fast can you type?

I can type 51 WPM according to Learn2Type . I'm using it for a job order we have for Data Entry people. Know anyone in the South Bay area that needs a gig? The main pre-requisite is to be able to type 50 + words per minute.

Fun Things Found While Recruiting

While I have to stop going on Greenisus because it is a total waste of time…but it's very much a fun waste of time. This guy from Memphis built this with his "spare time" using Ruby On Rails. I wasted a little bit of time the last couple of days….but only a little……ya'll go see him and join up. It's mostly people from the Southeast and I'm sure he could use a little more diversity.

So, I’ve been depressed

Hey guys! First of all, I think I may have been a little depressed. I was thinking a couple of days ago that I was "over blogging" and read a few this morning and found that is just not the case. While "yes, maybe I spent too much time at work blogging" when I was at Kaman and somehow got off track after that, I haven't been blogging much at all since I've been at my new gig (save for a few job postings, which more will be coming). I got strong into Twitter, but it was really becoming a distraction to me at work. I was able to justify it as "work related" since I do IT recruiting.

Well, I was thinking that I needed to get back to being creative and that's what's been bringing me down. I'm a drummer and my first instinct is to go find a gig, but I'm 37, married with 1600 kids (not really, it just feels like it sometimes). I don't get home until 6 and can't be creative cooking, so that's out and hurting my counter visits at the Caddywampus Café. So, I need to be creative and very poignant with my posts. I need to be careful with what I write and maybe someone will read it. It's not really "all about me", but there is some "hey, look at me" to it. Ya know?

I've missed blogging and I've missed reading blogs that I like. I will have to be more efficient about how often and when I do it, but it's time to get the ball rolling again. If I have something to say, I'll say it and if I don't maybe I'll just write a little not to ya'll. (All three of you)

Since Vista came out, I have heard nothing but horror stories, but this new Office package is cool. I can write them in Word and post them from here…..this will help with my efficiency and making sure I'm really writing what I want to say. Not so "stream of conscious".

Blogging is fun, creative and a very good outlet….even if no one is reading. What do you do to find your creative outlet?

I'll have to say something to my wife about "yes, I think I've been a little depressed lately", but in my defense, I was denying anything was wrong and it just hit me as I was talking to my friend John on my way to work this morning.

Thanks for reading and I hope you all have a blessed day!

 

W

I just answered the questions and this is who it said I was

Your results:
You are The Flash

The Flash 100% Catwoman 70% Spider-Man 65% Superman 60% Green Lantern 60% Batman 50% Supergirl 50% Robin 50% Wonder Woman 45% Hulk 45% Iron Man 40%

Fast, athletic and flirtatious.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...

Shazam! I need a Flash Developer

So, I have a new contract job order for a Flash Developer. My Torrance, CA based client is one of the top innovators in the automotive industry who is looking for someone to work on this 6 to 12 month contract.

 

My company, APR Consulting, is a well established contractor house offering benefits after 30 days (health insurance, 401K, etc) and this department actually has a tendancy to run "open ended" contracts. So, you (the successful candidate) could work for my client for years….not just months.

 

Ongoing production team is looking for qualified candidate who is responsible to create interactive online training with Flash animation, interactive exercises, voiceover and XML.

 

Qualified candidate must be competent as follows:

 

1. Creating complex Flash animations by using ActionScript, tweening, and/or XML

2. Writing AS code from scratch or editing pre-existing code. Duty allocation: 70% complex animation, 25% ActionScript, and 5% XML.

3. Prior knowledge and experience with building online interactive modules, automotive knowledge are desirable.

4. Upon submitting resume, please include at least 3 URLs and samples of interactive Flash animation coded with ActionScript.

 

The hourly rate you can expect to earn is between $37 and $44.50 per hour…….they move fast so get me your resume and those samples of work….doggoneit!

Good Morning

You're welcome.....



that was creepy

Does hearing "I can do it all by myself" ever want to make you kick your kids?

Well, this morning, my almost 3 year old seemed like he wanted me to kick him. EVERYTHING he did this morning, he could do all by himself. ARRRGHH!

Then I listened to a podcast that reminded me, we (each and every one of us) are trying to do things "all by ourselves" and the next thing we know, we have screwed everything up to the point where we feel we are just unlovable.

Here is the other kicker....God Loves Us Anyway.......so, why do I want to kick my kid? (I really didn't want to kick him, it's a figure of speech, but you get what I'm saying) I don't want to kick him. I want to hug him and praise him for being a big boy. I want to cry because I know that I have wanted to do things "all by myself" for a long, long time and because of the mistakes I make (I would say "made", but that would imply that I don't make mistakes any more.)

I'm not going to get into what I've done, but will say that things I have done makes it hard for anyone to love me, but there are some people who know about my mistakes and they love me anyway. I don't know why, but they do. I don't deserve it, but they still love me.

This isn't a declaration of "I'm going to change" or "poor old me"; this is just me stating what I was reminded of (or learned) this morning. God loves me no matter what. Just like I love my kids.....no matter what. He doesn't care if I'm going to church or if I'm walking with him or not. He still loves me. He is going to be there to give me that big ol' Daddy hug when I come to Him ashamed of what I've done. I don't like drivin' and cryin' (the band is good, but the action not so much), but that was a pretty powerful realization today. Ya'll think about that and let God, your wife and your kids love you. Don't let your sin get in the way of feeling deserving of love. I do every day....it's hard.

God Bless!

Creative Chaos!

I got confused by reading the rules after I read what Los wanted to different. Well, my creative time is usually driving in my car....that's where I have a lot of my ideas and I hate that because I don't have any way to get them out....ultimately what I have to do is pick up the celly and call someone and let them know about it. The other bad part is that once I have done that, I have left that creativity on someone else's shoulders and a lot of that stuff never happens.

Is this some sort of bad Sesame Street lesson?

OH MY GAWD!!!! Got this from Bart's blog. This is wrong in all kinds of ways.

Going public.....with Twitter

I'm a tweeter; it's true. Most of the bloggers I read, tweet. So, I've been on there a few months, and I use it a lot in trying to find people who do the jobs I'm seeking to fill. I'm not sure if it's really the best use of my time and I'm not sure I even like it, but it seems as though I've become accustomed to the best in ADD blogging. Tumblr isn't bad, but twitter is better.

So, where are the other tweets out there?

This guy is great

Found this guy over at Hollywood Pastor this morning. I do love the hair and he wants us to stop shopping so we can be debt free. That's kind of cool...I'll do some more reading on him. I hope he's not a scam....he looks a little "slick".