So this year's messiest contract negotiation finally has closure. Rocky Elsom has been released early from his contract, not as a trendy sabbatical - no, no, no - but on compassionate leave. Apparently only a few close friends know the reason for this compassion and if it's 'fair dinkum' then I wish the Rockstar all the best.
BUT, you'd have to have amnesia to forget that the whole Elsom - will.
Back from a self-imposed sabbatical. Have you missed me?
Some of my “kids” graduated from high school last night. With proud, happy tears in my eyes, I told them while one journey has ended, a wonderfully exciting new journey is about to begin.
And next week, Nick has a sitting for his senior pictures. [...]
At the end of 2007, New Zealand saw many of our top All Blacks leave our shores to play for big money in the European competitions.Carl Hayman, Chris Jack, Luke McCallister, Aaron Mauger and, most recently, Jerry Collins (although he hasn't officially signed with a club) have all decided to take money over the All Black jersey. It's a worrying trend for New Zealand rugby fans, and with the NZRU be
Warm weather brings out the best sights in DC. The heat has been kicking everyone’s @ss lately, but the one good thing that immediately stands out when I think of this past week has been that my lunch hour has been gotten prettier and prettier by the day.
I am currently taking a sabattical from my [...]
Well it would seem I'm on a sort of unannounced sabbatical from blogging. I do apologise for the inconvenience. Things have been manic here trying to get everything ready for the business launch which keeps getting pushed out. I know some of you have requested samples, but I am waiting on the printing to go with them. As soon as I have that I will contact you for your address.There's also a contest to announce the winner of! I ended up choosing a name that was not entered into the competition, but I did promise that there would be a winner one way or another! The winner is Darragh with uMix! I loved the name and wish the dot com wasn't taken! :( But Darragh, as soon as everything is up and running I will be in touch to get you your prize of a lovely hamper with all the products! ;-)
Okay, so maybe it's not that bad; I might not be gone that long. But I recently discovered leaks in my roof which are causing me stress (something about ice dams compromising metal roof joints. Who da'thunk?). And stress is really not the word for it. Heart failure, maybe? Despair? Tunnel-vision where I've yet to see the light? I'm not sure. But right now it's all I can muster to make a living and take care of my children (Last night that I-am-mamma-so-everything-will-be-okay-because-I-can-manage-it facade slipped from my face and I began to cry. It was a weep-fest and we all cried together. --I'm still feeling guilty for letting my children in on that little secret--I CANNOT manage it all).Whatever doesn't kill you, right?
For the last year, I have spent an enormous amount of time on the net, trying to learn as much as I could about building, promoting and earning an income via the web . A few day ago, I decided I needed to take a short sabbatical, so I have taken one. Now I didn't completely turn my back on my computer, what I did was incorporate other things into my day that I hadn't done much of ... in the past year. I added 'a little me time' to my day, and I know you are wondering what 'a little me time' is all about. Well, I did some things that I enjoy, I visited the mall and the library; did a little reading; I also took a couple of walks and I am planning on visiting some 'ole friends' that live out of state for a few days.Well, like I mentioned above, I still spend time on the web and while I was here I did a little browsing and day dreaming. I have a list of 'must see places' that I really want to visit, cities with a history ... and buildings that are centuries old, completely capt
I'm sorry to do this to you guys halfway through Rock of Love, but I've just got to take a break. I'll be taking the next month or so off to try to get my juju back. I've been blogging for a little over a year, and it's starting to feel like a second job, with all the fun and delight implied by that phrase. I worry that it's started to show in my writing, and as readers, you deserve better than that.
I'm not sure what I'll do after the break; I might jump back into this blog with renewed vigor. I might change the format or cut back on my posting frequency. I might see if I can join another site so I won't be the only party responsible for content. I really can't say right now, but as soon as I figure it out, I'll let you know.
Feel free to poke around in the archives or visit the awesome sites on the right-hand bar there. I hope all 12 of you are doing well and I look forward to writing for you again... when I can look forward to writing. If that makes sense. Thanks fo
I'm sorry to do this to you guys halfway through Rock of Love, but I've just got to take a break. I'll be taking the next month or so off to try to get my juju back. I've been blogging for a little over a year, and it's starting to feel like a second job, with all the fun and delight implied by that phrase. I worry that it's started to show in my writing, and as readers, you deserve better than that.
I'm not sure what I'll do after the break; I might jump back into this blog with renewed vigor. I might change the format or cut back on my posting frequency. I might see if I can join another site so I won't be the only party responsible for content. I really can't say right now, but as soon as I figure it out, I'll let you know.
Feel free to poke around in the archives or visit the awesome sites on the right-hand bar there. I hope all 12 of you are doing well and I look forward to writing for you again... when I can look forward to writing. If that makes sense. Thanks for yo
As I said before, there was no set plan what I wanted to do during this sabbatical. One thing I did think off was to write a novel. A love story partially set in Africa. I wrote the first twenty pages in the Caribbean but never completed it. Oh, and I wrote the ending too.I don't have a plot. Not written anyway. It is all in my head. That, and the title. Here are the first lines:At Last the Sun Rose.A novel to be finished. By P.CasierAt last the sun rose, in a veil of pink, orange and red, bright, and vivid. The clouds forming a low mist ring around the hills, tried to hold on as long as they could, sheltering the valleys from the warm sun to come. Wrinkles of smoke coming from some huts and villages in-between the hills mixed with the mist, creating the unique intense smell of humid wood fire –almost sandalwood - he always linked to this place. The leaves from the banana trees, the palms, the mango trees in the garden would be dripping of dew by now..The mango tree. ‘The big one
Ending this sabbatical once more feels like jumping into the void. Once more it feels like I am ending one period in my life, and starting a new one. Lemme see, for the… sixth time already : After working in a digital research company as a graphical expert, I stopped what I did to start my civil service at a university lab, as a software developer. People said I was nuts to give up my well paying job simply just because I refused to go to the army. I preferred doing a $150/month job for 20 months, rather than doing 10 months of army service (with all living expenses paid for).After 20 months, I returned to the company as a system engineer. People said I was nuts as I did not have a degree in IT nor in system engineering, so how could I make a career in that?Two years later, I started in an inter-bank company to manage their IT network. People said it was nuts, as by then I was well established within my previous company and had my career all laid out in front of me. So why change?Two
End March last year, I ended my tour of duty in Dubai to go on a one year sabbatical. Many people said I was crazy. I had a well paid job, an excellent office which we set up ourselves, staffed with superb people, all handpicked for the job. I had a nice car, and a diplomatic status.“Why? Why give this all up? What will you do?”, they asked me, “What will you do after that?”. I did not have any answers for those questions. I jumped into the void. Felt I had been in this ‘line of work’ for too long, felt like ‘I had seen it all, done it all’. Time to resource.Felt fortunate in many ways, though. I have a supportive family, even though Tine did raise an eye-brow when I told her, I would stop working for a year. I also had the financial independence to do what I wanted for a while. And had a good health. So, each time people fired questions as to “Why?”, I could answer “Why not?”. Life is too short to be boring. And boredom, routine is the one thing that kills me.
I’m going to be taking a sabbatical from this blog for about a week or two. I have exams and projects all throughout this week and next.
I’ve also started a new blog, which is going to be sort of a compilation of old notes from some of my math classes. That’ll be at http://htam.wordpress.com/. Some of the stuff is related to what I’m studying for. It’s kind of a good study tool, now that I think about it.
Cheers.
The Rudicus Report will be on break until the end of the year while we decide what to do with ourselves and get our schedule sorted out.
In the meantime, please feel free to visit any of the folks in our links.
I would also recommend visiting Modern Humanist since there is a lot of great stuff going on there.
Enjoy the festive season and Merry Chrismakwanzukkah!
I did not intend to take such a long sabbatical without leaving a message on the blog; tremendous workload and a huge change in my life made it impossible for me to update my blog regularly. The unexpected happens to you when you least expect it and that's exactly what happened. My husband had to move to Dubai for a long term on work and after much contemplation I decided to shift too.I have moved away:From my mumma, and my family,From my country, from my dear Mumbai city,From the trains and BEST buses and the tiring travel,From the dirt, the pollution and the chaos,From the roadside snacks: vada pav and pani puri,From the late night film shows and the crazy malls,From hours spent long at Barista and the walks down Worli-sea face,From night-outs with friends spent gossiping and dreaming about the future,From family get-togethers and being hounded by hundreds of relatives,From the crowded and chaotic weddings,From daily chai-snacks at the office canteen with friends,From discussing bo
