An unproductive and heated argument with key IT staff took place on Thursday. It started ugly, got uglier, and didn’t end very well. You see, I’m a graphic designer and web developer for a large company in a conservative industry. Actually, I was hired to be a web/graphic designer and Mac support person for the design department of an edgier, medium sized company in this industry, who was subsequently bought up by the large, conservative company.
Volkswagen recently release a new commercial for their new (and totally lame IMO) Jetta. It depicts a young professional driving a more mature client and his staff to the airport after a successful sales pitch or consultation. The client in the front seat decides to turn on the radio to check the latest scores, which subsequently fills the car with insanely loud death metal—A song called “Rise and Oppose†by Boston’s Diecast, for those of you on the inside.
Number 32 was one of the best birthdays so far. I played on the internet at work, listened to lots and lots of my favorite music, shopped for new music, made a blog, soft launched thebigreason.com and had BBQ and beer.
Today is my birthday. I’m one of the only people in my office at work today, so I thought I would get myself a nice birthday present. Hurray, It’s a blog!