| Hello and Happy New Year |
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Sometimes I like to swing by and remind people that I am over here: www.meli-mello.com. Also, seeing as it is a new year I have updated my 31 in 31 list and started my 32 in 32 list - however, being 6 months pregnant means that this years list is, by necessity, A LOT different than previous years. |
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| The 31 in 31 list |
[Jan. 1st, 2008|01:14 pm] |
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| Friendly reminder |
[Aug. 7th, 2007|11:35 am] |
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Just another friendly reminder that I am over here now: www.meli-mello.com. |
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| Dropping Knowledge |
[Jul. 26th, 2007|01:07 pm] |
Something is up with my personal site. It seems to only be working in Mozilla (after months of it NOT working in Mozilla). If you get a chance to swing over there can you tell me what you see because I am trying to fix it.
I thought I would also mention that we have a really interesting video up at Quantum Shift TV. You can read my blog entry about it here which will also link you to the video. I'm curious as to how many people had heard about it before today. Sometimes I am embarrasingly out of the loop. |
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| Since Harry |
[Jul. 22nd, 2007|03:22 pm] |
![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) blue_lotus mentioned the website Since Harry in one of her posts which got me thinking. You can read my Since Harry essay on the site or on my own site: here. |
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[Jul. 8th, 2007|11:02 am] |
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Still working on getting the new site looking good but still reading all my favourite LJ blogs. I'm over here: www.meli-mello.com. |
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| Help! |
[Jul. 3rd, 2007|04:43 pm] |
I'm just going to keep reminding people that I have moved over here: www.meli-mello.com.
So this is where I need help: I am hoping to use my new position as host of a daily news program to promote independent & sustainable designers. I don't have the funds for this yet (I have to buy my own stuff) but I think it is important that what I wear reflects the company beliefs - and mine as well. Plus, I'm going to be watched by a lot of students come fall and I want to show them that you don't have to spend money on labels or clothing made by exploited children to look good. So any recommendations of your favourite indie or sustainable (or both) designers will be more than welcome. I have my favourites but I know there are LOTS more out there. This is a good chance for people to get their stuff seen so I'm hoping I can make a deal (to benefit everyone) with some of them. For now I'm going to make sure if I buy anything it is second-hand (which I do 80% of the time anyway) or is made in a sustainable way.
Also, if you have any friends who are unsigned musicians, especially friends who have some sort of cause they support, we are probably going to start doing a podcast and will need music for it.
So busy! |
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| I have a new home |
[Jul. 1st, 2007|12:14 pm] |
Well, I did it! Or, should I say, my friend Jocelyn did it - set up my website so that it actually works!
You can now find me at my new home: www.meli-mello.com. I suspect I will still be skulking around here sometimes though to remind people where I am and to keep up with everyone at LJ. Don't be strangers! |
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| Summer yoga challenge - take two! |
[Jun. 24th, 2007|08:16 pm] |
So.... after quiting all exercize last year after I caught my toe on a door (I still think the tetanus shot made things worse) I'm trying again this summer. Another year has gone by and I am softer than ever. This time I am going to try even harder to achieve what has been alluding me for years - muscle tone!
This summer I am doing Ashtanga Yoga (last year it was Iyanger) and I like the idea of learning to do yoga that doesn't require all the "stuff" that comes with Iyanger. Ideally I would like to learn it well enough and live somewhere with enough floor space that I can actually do it at home. But for now I have a $220 pass to work off in the next three months so... since getting the most out of my money is a big motivator for me let's start the breakdown:
Class One: $220/class
Class Two: $110/class
Other "It's nice out and I can't hide under big sweaters anymore" resolutions: I bought a pass to the gym at my old school - $150 for alumni, probably the best deal in town - and I'm going to start swimming and doing weights.
If nothing else, it gives me something to write about... |
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| Quick update |
[Jun. 17th, 2007|08:46 pm] |
The countdown to only having one job has begun. I will be happy not to be working so much even though my new job is definitely not just-a-job job and more like a huge part of my life. Still - Must learn to Balance!
I've spent a large part of this weekend working: working on the site, trying to get a series of blog outlines done since I will be trying to blog on the site at least every second day until I'm full time and then every. single. day. You can see the most recent blog entry if you click: here. I'm also working on the big, exciting secret project that may or may not happen. Will keep you posted. |
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| So... |
[Jun. 14th, 2007|10:07 pm] |
I gave my notice at work today. It was a really stressful day because I hate doing that sort of thing. Unlike the past, this time it was because it is a fun company and I worked with some really great people. Usually I am plotting my escape for months before I leave a job. Not this time. However, Quantum Shift is where I really want to be and they have been bugging me to come on full time for months. The things we have planned for the website are pretty exciting - I'm going to be a full-time blogger there which, to be honest is pretty amazing since who would have thought I would actually get paid to blog when I started doing it 6 or 7 years ago (even though I have been super slack at it lately). I'm also working on something else that is exciting but I'm not going to talk about it until it is finalized.
I am always amazed at the direction life can take. Not five years ago I was wondering what the hell I was doing with my life. I was working at Sbux and getting over a bad depression and thinking I thinking I really needed to make a change or else I was never going to be a writer. So I went back to school and now a year after graduation I am working full time as a writer, writing about things that are important and making documentaries and who knows what else. Even through the tiredness and burnout I feel really lucky.
I have more to say but it has taken me two hours to write this brief entry while I try to do 100 other things and I really need to go to bed.
p.s. I'm on Facebook a lot these days if anyone is looking for me... |
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| I'm not a workaholic, just a hard worker... but sometimes the lines get blurred |
[Jun. 12th, 2007|07:32 pm] |
A list of things I miss....
- Sewing and knitting
- Tea with friends
- blogging and reading the blogs of others
- Taking pictures
- Not thinking about work
- A clean home
- Feeling good about my body
But tonight there is one thing on my miss list that I really need to catch up on: sleep! So I am going to have a bath (bad environmentalist!) and then to bed early. I just wrote an e-mail that will possibly change a lot of things and let me come out of my shell and live again... but that is a post for another day (maybe tomorrow!) |
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| Soil: The Secret Solution to Global Warming |
[Jun. 5th, 2007|01:09 pm] |
I'm still alive - although just barely! I just sent out a mass-spamming e-mail to all my friends and family and I feel pretty guilty about it because I don't really like to do that. But on the other hand, I have worked so hard to get this documentary finished that I want as many people to view it as possible, so I am cutting and pasting that e-mail here because I have been up all night with last-minute documentary stuff and should really consider heading back to bed. I miss everyone in the blogosphere and can't wait until I have my life back again!
So this is the e-mail:
As many of you know (although many of you probably don't) I have pretty much dropped off the radar the last three months with two jobs, very little social interaction and little time for anything other than work. Everything was put on hold while I have been working on a documentary; the sewing machine is dusty, the knitting has all been thrown aside and the apartment is so dirty that it would probably make more sense just to torch the place than to attempt to clean it. But hopefully that is all going to change now that the documentary is complete.
This documentary: Soil: The Secret Solution to Global Warming, is for the online TV station for which I am a writer. It is 21 minutes long - a big time commitment on the internet - but I think we did a pretty good job for such a new company and would love if you would have a look and maybe pass it along to anyone you think might be interested. My reasons for this are purely selfish because a)the more people who view it the more the issue will be discussed and b)the more people who view the better chance I have of actually getting paid for this someday and I like to eat.
We have created four versions of the documentary for various parts of the world, they are all pretty much the same, only some of the statistics are different.
Canadian version: http://www.quantumshift.tv/v/1181042956/
US version: http://www.quantumshift.tv/v/1181028043/
UK version: http://www.quantumshift.tv/v/1181020015/
World Version: http://www.quantumshift.tv/v/1181025091/
Honestly, the next entry won't be a plea to go and view the website, I will try to do something interesting so I have something else to write about. |
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[Apr. 23rd, 2007|10:10 pm] |
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Facebook is evil and takes up way too much of my time. I suspect I will be sick of it before the week is out! |
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| Bad timing |
[Apr. 7th, 2007|08:50 pm] |
A big thank-you to everyone who checked out the site and reported back to me - unfortunately my timing was off because right after I posted they took the site down for a while to make some changes so No One could see it. It is working for me now though, it seems that my browser is the problem which doesn't really make sense since it works for everyone else in Firefox. I have to use Safari to view it which I don't usually use but whatever - as long as I can get some work done right? I won't ask everyone to go and see if it works for me again - I think I used up that favour but I do really appreciate it.
Tomorrow my Mum and I are making Easter dinner and going for a big walk. The weather is supposed to warm up tomorrow too which will be nice because it has gone back to winter this week - complete with many days of snow. I grew up here so I am used to the bi-polarness (ha - polar! get it?) of the weather and try not to complain but I have to admit I want it to be NICE out. No more snow! It felt downright Christmasy in the office this week.
Now, if you will excuse me I am going to read a book that has nothing to do with agriculture/sustainability/climate change or a book that needs to be reviewed. (It's been a while) |
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| Help! |
[Apr. 5th, 2007|09:48 pm] |
Ah the stress of launching a major website. After a couple fits and starts the website only launched one day late. So far the response has been really positive - but of course, it is mostly the friends and relations of the people involved in this little venture who are checking it out. My biggest problem right now is that I can't get the website to do anything on my computer when I am at home. This is really bad since I need to watch all the videos and update the blog everyday. Is any one else having this problem? This honestly isn't a ploy to get people to support our advertisers, it is more a request-for-information so I can figure out what is wrong and tell the tech guys if it is a problem only I am having or if it is much bigger. Any help would be greatly appreciated: www.quantumshift.tv
Thanks people! |
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| Tomorrow |
[Apr. 1st, 2007|11:44 pm] |
I should have been in bed a couple of hours ago but this launches tomorrow and there is still a lot of work to be done.
In other AMAZING news, Melissa of Lekkner has poster her new hoodies in her shop and I actually saw them before they sold out so I splurged and got one. I'm going to be the coolest girl on the block. |
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| Spring |
[Mar. 29th, 2007|07:42 am] |
This morning I heard the honkers fly by - a sure sign that Spring is coming. The honkers, for those who don't know (which is probably everyone because I think this is a family term) are Canadian Geese. I love being on the pathway by the river in the Spring and seeing all the geese. Sometimes there are so many of them it looks like they are having a conference - and they are always paired up. For some reason I missed seeing the goslings last year, even though I kept looking for them and I walk the pathway a lot.
And yes, I say Spring is coming because while it may have arrived in many other parts of the country/continent it has already snowed once this week, and then warmed up to +12 and is supposed to drop again for more snow on the weekend. This is all to be expected for March where I live so I refuse to complain about the weather. |
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| News on the job(s) front |
[Mar. 21st, 2007|08:24 am] |
Busy busy. I started my new job on Monday which has two weeks of full-time training - this is making me very tired. I'm trying this new thing where I get 8 hours of sleep a night instead of my normal 5 - 6. I'm hoping it will increase my energy level, especially since things are really busy with my other job right now too. I can't believe there is only 12 days until we launch the website. I think the blog for that site should be up and running soon which I will be in charge of for a while. I've had lots of other ideas for the site too including a book club where we cover about 4 books a year (every three months). I'm going to pick the first book - it will either be The End of Food or The Weather Makers and after that viewers can make suggestions and then vote on the book they want to do - obviously it has to fit with the theme of the site and not be the latest Grisham novel. I chose those books because they tie-in with the documentary I am working on and because both authors are going to be part of the documentary (and because I have read them both already which will make it easier for me to moderate).
Other good things: It takes me less than 10 minutes to leave my house and arrive at my desk at my new job - and that includes waiting at the lights. This is something that is probably unheard of anywhere else in Calgary considering the urban sprawl and how most people have to commute for a long time.
I come home for lunch! |
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