HR=evil

I'm startin' the NaBloPoMo thing a day early, only because I've got something buggin' me today. I should probably save this topic for a day when I can't think of anything.

Nah.


Why are "Human Resources" departments always evil? I have yet to work for a company where the HR department was staffed by decent human beings. Sure, I understand that HR needs to put the needs of the company ahead of the employees, and that means sometimes having to be the bad guy. What I don't understand is why the people who work in HR seem like they'd sell their own grandmother off if it meant an extra buck for The Company.

NaBloPoWHA?

Ohhhhhh yeaaahhh, this blogger who has scarcely written 30 posts so far this year will be gunnin' to write a post a day for the month of November. This is gonna be some good shit, yo.

Hey, I have managed to keep up with one-picture-per-day for 2007, so I am capable of producing quantity. But I make no promises as to quality.

You just might get it.

Back when I started writing this blog, I wished for readers. I had fun writing it even when nobody was reading, but I always took a little bit of satisfaction from the thought that someone might have read it and maybe even enjoyed it.

Not too long after that, I started getting comments in person about it from people whom I was surprised to learn were regular readers. As of late, I've become reluctant to post anything here because of the inevitable questions or comments I get from people. The more I share my personal thoughts, the more personal questions I get from people who make me wildly uncomfortable when they ask me personal questions.

Lately, I've wanted to post all kinds of crazy thoughts, but I cant bring myself to do it - I just don't want to be interrogated.

iPhone.

My first post from my new iPhone. I've had this little doodad for almost a week now, and I gotta say, its a snappy little number. I dig it.

Did you expect me to say anything less?

Blah.

I can't think of anything to put here. For the love of Pete, where has my motivation gone? Here's an idea. I'll write about a picture.This photo was taken on June 9th, 2000. I was enjoying a delightful liquid lunch with some of my dotcom cow-orkers at the Venice Whaler. The Whaler had (has?) shockingly excellent fried calamari. From what I can see of the arms and hands holding the camera in the sunglasses reflection, it looks like my good friend Tony Sonnanstine shot this picture.

I miss the lunches we used to have. I don't remember for sure, but I would be surprised if Kate wasn't at this lunch too - the three of us were frequent lunch buddies. The dotcom house of cards came crashing down a few months after this picture was taken, and we scattered to different jobs.