December 15, 2005
Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
Posted by Jess in
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November and December has proven to be busy months for me.
Oh, this is great thing. A great, great thing. Why? I've been having a BLAST! I'm so busy having a blast working hard and playing harder that I haven't even had time to catch up with my updates here. I'm sure at one point I will write in detail about each one like I want to.
So, Inigo Montoya said it best: Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
1. Participated in a fund-raising event for Keith, an employee at Mini of Peabody who became a partial parapalegic after a diving accident. The fund raiser was to help raise money for continued therapy for Keith, who showed up with bells on to thank those who showed up. What was the event? Autocross day! Timed handling on a traffic-coned parking lot. I'll go into more detail, but let's just say that I was a little surprised at how much I actually enjoyed the sound of screeching tires and the smell of burning rubber. I will be joining the BMW Car Club this spring so that I can do this again. It was that fun. And, we raised $4,000 for Keith!
2. Got a tattoo. Finally. And Matt designed it for me, so no one else will ever have what I have.
First-gear handling event - Autocross
3. Submitted a really cool project I was very happy with up to OpenNTF, End User Power Tools. This is in addition to The Automated Admin, which I uploaded a few months ago, and already has 179 downloads to date! Sweet!
4. Participated in another fund-raising event with Eloise - Mini's Making A Wish. We collected Toys for Tots, stuffed them into our Mini's, and then all 40 cars got a police escort on a nice scenic drive to deliver the toys to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. All in all? 1,017 toys.
5. Working hard on my Lotusphere presentation.
6. Decked Eloise's halls. A red Santa hat on the front seat headrest, snowflake window clings all around, and finally, battery-operated Christmas lights on the back window. She's doing her job spreading Christmas cheer - I see smiles everywhere when I park at night!
7. Helping with the long-lost art of Christmas Caroling on Saturday, thanks to our friends that invited us along. Knock on doors, start singing. Hot chocolate all around!
8. Reboot was screened last week, and we got the call today that she was accepted into a fantastic after school program that will start in January called "Reading to Rover". Children that are having trouble reading will read to the dogs - after all, the dog's aren't going to judge them! The program has proven nationwide that it does indeed improve reading. We met with an evaluator last week who screened about five dogs with us. They loved Reboot, and were impressed with her behavior. You go, 'Boot!
9. Decided it's time to take my business, Solace, to the next level. I've given enough classes on computers and Internet at Neighborhood Guilds and Adult Education seminars, that I want to give them on a regular basis. The problem? No place to have them. I need to find a rental space that will enable me to have, at the start, enough room for a bathroom, a table, and 10-12 chairs. At a later date, I can get 10 or so computers in there, and have hands-on classes, including after school programs for children (which I've already done, just not at my own place). The rental will have to be el-cheapo at the moment, but you never know what you'll find until you start looking, right?
I think that covers it. Is it New Year's yet?
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Blimey Jess, making the most of life, indeed!
Hope you have a very happy christmas (am I still allowed to say that?) and much success in the new year.
Blimey Jess, making the most of life, indeed!
Hope you have a very happy christmas (am I still allowed to say that?) and much success in the new year.
