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Eye Candy Friday

Life on the Tundra

we're beginning to see pictures of flowers and new spring growth (i know i've seen other pictures, but i don't remember where) all over the place. 

this is what's growing at my house.

lichen and moss.  basically the only vegetation that grows on the tundra. 

 

Bittersweet Skies

remember this?

that inspired this?

 

well i finally spun it up. 

happy friday!

Get Off the Pot

so i just did something kind of exciting ... for me anyway.  and i'm excited enough about it, to want to tell you all.  so here goes. 

i just made an appointment with an academic advisor at a local college to find out about getting my certification to teach.  i meet with this person Monday night.  i've been working in academic medical/public health research for 20 years (yes i started working when i was 6) and it's time for a change.  a change that i've toyed with since college but have found a multitude of excuses not to pursue.  i'm the queen of procrastinating.  it's a sickness really.  so this might not sound like much, but for me it's huge.  and with the appointment made, i won't back out.

alrighty then.

a little eye candy friday for today.  this was taken yesterday around 5pm.  and you know what that means?  the days are getting longer.  woo-hoo.

Eye Candy Friday

like julie, i too have gotten a little obsessed with flickr.  WHERE THE HELL HAVE I BEEN???!!!!  talk about a time suck ... in the best possible way of course.   anyway, i was playing around over there and found this picture that i took this summer at Versailles.  it won't count as a "picture a day" shot but i think it passes for Eye Candy Friday. 

I Need A New Job

based on the very this very extensive evaluation in 4 questions of my strengths and weaknesses that i found on kathy and martha's blogs, it appears that i'm currently on the wrong career path.

Your Career Personality: Independent, Flexible, and Ingenious

Your Ideal Careers: Astronaut Entrepreneur Lawyer Nightclub owner Photographer Private investigator Real estate developer Stand up comic Venture capitalist Video game developer

The Quick and Dirty Career Test

or (i had trouble chosing between whether i prefer work that challenges my mind or helps people)

Your Career Personality: Capable, Friendly, and Energetic

Your Ideal Careers: Actor Advertising Executive Artist Counselor Entrepreneur Musician Politician Psychologist Teacher Television Reporter

The Quick and Dirty Career Test

and a reminder -- there's still time to join my picture a day thingy.  i'm not a tyranical taskmaster -- as you can see that's not part of my career personality - and if you're afraid you'll miss days or weeks that's ok. 

A Picture a Day Webring

when i listed my resolutions the other day, one of them was to post a picture a day.  a few of you thought it would be fun to play along.  so i created a webring and would like to invite you and you and you and YOU to join.  i would love to follow your year in pictures.

ok, fuck that. i'm clearly not smart enough to approve members to a webring

i'm working on an alternative.....if you'd like to play, just leave me a comment.

don't make me beg.

UPDATE:  ok i'm adding people who would like to play "a picture a day" with me to the right ... there under funny enough ... "a picture a day 2007."  just send me the link to your photos and i'll add you.   thank you for your patience while i add another skill set to my weblogging bag of tricks.