Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Like Rick Perry trying to solve a word problem
Sometimes teh interwebz at my house get very very slow. I do not understand why. My connection says its excellent, neither my wife's computer or the Netflix on the Wii are running, so what gives? I have a pass-code set up for my network connection, but is it spotty-kid proof? Perhaps not!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Like A Phoenix
Its time to fire this thing up again.
I fell out of the blogosphere some months ago as I find it difficult to continuously update when changes are frequent, manifold and fundamental. Instead I like to present such things in digest form when the dust begins to settle.
And much dust there was. A recap then.
In the spring of 2010 I was offered what seemed to be a very nice position at a cultural resources management firm in northwestern Washington State. I took the bate and relocated from Tucson. I settled in Bellingham, Washington, on the Puget Sound, about 25 minutes south of the Canadian border. The new job was going really well for about 9 months, and then my wife began to make inroads into the University of Washington system as a collections manager for the archaeological materials at Western Washington University.
Things took a nosedive in the summer of 2011 when the job I moved here for ended. The particulars are not important, but the whole thing left me very unhappy with my career choice, made me question my abilities as an archaeologist, and the legitimacy of the cultural resource industry in general.
I was eventually able to get back up on my feet somewhat, and a series of events renewed my vigor for things historic. For one, I began working with another small archaeology firm in Bellingham called Rosario Archaeology. My responsibilities at the new company are much the same as those at my former job, but I get to do much of my work from home, which is fantastic.
My boss Mark is a super guy, and the only thing I would change would be to have more hours.
On the other hand, working part time has given me much time to continue working on my dissertation, and to branch out and pursue some other interests. I am currently working on my final chapter of the dis, and hope to submit a draft to committee by year's end. But whats really exciting is that I'm working on launching my own graphics and web design business.
My little venture is called Lamplight Digital Design Solutions. At the moment I'm doing some pro-bono work for friends so that I could buildup a portfolio. I did a logo for a small company in Bellingham, and am currently working on websites for a transportation company in the area, and a dog breeder outside of Warsaw (yeah!). I'm also in the process of building my own portfolio site.
So that's the long and the short of it. I hope to start posting slightly more regular updates soon.
I fell out of the blogosphere some months ago as I find it difficult to continuously update when changes are frequent, manifold and fundamental. Instead I like to present such things in digest form when the dust begins to settle.
And much dust there was. A recap then.
In the spring of 2010 I was offered what seemed to be a very nice position at a cultural resources management firm in northwestern Washington State. I took the bate and relocated from Tucson. I settled in Bellingham, Washington, on the Puget Sound, about 25 minutes south of the Canadian border. The new job was going really well for about 9 months, and then my wife began to make inroads into the University of Washington system as a collections manager for the archaeological materials at Western Washington University.
Things took a nosedive in the summer of 2011 when the job I moved here for ended. The particulars are not important, but the whole thing left me very unhappy with my career choice, made me question my abilities as an archaeologist, and the legitimacy of the cultural resource industry in general.
I was eventually able to get back up on my feet somewhat, and a series of events renewed my vigor for things historic. For one, I began working with another small archaeology firm in Bellingham called Rosario Archaeology. My responsibilities at the new company are much the same as those at my former job, but I get to do much of my work from home, which is fantastic.
My boss Mark is a super guy, and the only thing I would change would be to have more hours.
On the other hand, working part time has given me much time to continue working on my dissertation, and to branch out and pursue some other interests. I am currently working on my final chapter of the dis, and hope to submit a draft to committee by year's end. But whats really exciting is that I'm working on launching my own graphics and web design business.
My little venture is called Lamplight Digital Design Solutions. At the moment I'm doing some pro-bono work for friends so that I could buildup a portfolio. I did a logo for a small company in Bellingham, and am currently working on websites for a transportation company in the area, and a dog breeder outside of Warsaw (yeah!). I'm also in the process of building my own portfolio site.
So that's the long and the short of it. I hope to start posting slightly more regular updates soon.
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