I'm not going to be a vampire anymore! :-)
I have been named the producer of our new 4 pm show!!!!!
More details to come....
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Murder Mystery
We've had our first casualty. Call out the homicide squad, I think our fish were murdered! :-)Our fish tank has been up for about 4 or 5 months. We took all of the precautions...putting plants in first and then waiting weeks before adding fish...not over-feeding them and we waited weeks in between adding new kinds of fish.
It's a 20 gallon tank, and has live plants in it. (which have been doing well so far) We first started out with 4 lemon tetras. (they are the grayish ones in the picture) They seemed to get along pretty well, and to this day all 4 are still in the tank. About a month and a half ago we decided to get more fish. We settle on serpae tetras. (the red ones in the tank) We wanted 4 but somehow the guy at the store gave us one more than we paid for. Oh well...in to the tank they went. On this trip we also got 3 catfish (or suckerfish as I like to call them...much to my husbands dismay). They have all done really well and like the lemons, they are all currently with us.
This weekend we decided to go and get the final 4 fish for our tank. You can have up to 20 fish in this size tank, but we had made up our minds that 16 would do just fine. We had decided on cardinal tetras, which aren't the most hearty of fish to begin with, but they are pretty with a blue metallic stripe on their middle section. There was a reason we chose these last...because we knew if we started with them then we probably wouldn't have them too long. Turns out we were right to wait...perhaps we should've waited a little longer. Saturday Scott and I went to Aquarium Adventure to pick up our new fish. They made the short drive home with us and quickly went floating in their bag in the tank. Out of the 4 fish, we had one that was really small, so we figured that we would probably lose that one.
Sunday morning we discovered that we only had 3 of the cardinals left. One was floating on the surface. Ok...no big deal...it's only $4 lost.
Sunday night...only 2 cardinals left. The mystery here...no fish floating on the top. I think he was murdered! His body has still not been found...and now I'm convinced that our other fish have turned into piranhas.
Monday morning...yep...you guessed it. Only 1 cardinal left. At this point I felt like the count Dracula from Sesame Street. 4 cardinals...aaa aaa aaaa....3 cardinals left...aaa aaa aaaa...2 cardinals (you get the idea)
This latest casualty was found floating at the bottom of the tank. I think he was murdered too.
Now we only have 1 cardinal left. I'm thinking it's going to stay that way...unless our other fish get hungry overnight!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Moods
I've had a range of emotions the past few days...
As you may or may not know...this week my station went through what many around the country have/will or already have gone through. Layoffs. I can say that I survived what I think is the first and only round, but you never know. One of my fellow producers wasn't so lucky. I feel so bad for her, because it was such a surprise and the station basically dropped a bombshell on her. I can't imagine how I'd be able to pick myself up from something like that. It hurts too because we have become close the last year, working side by side overnight. She really helped me to focus on the big picture in this crazy business, and gave me the strength to deal with some other issues I've had with co-workers (really one in particular...but that person will go unnamed) It was such a shock to learn that she was one of 11% of the company to lose their jobs.
Now the whole landscape at work has changed. So many people don't know what to think. We are all upset that so many people had to go, and yet we're all fearful that we're next. To top it all off, we have been working hard to launch our downtown studio, which will be on the air at 5 am come Tuesday. The following week we will be launching a 4 pm show...something I've made no secret of that I want...but I'm not sure if they'll consider me for it. None of us know who will be doing it. All of the producers will undoubtedly have some changes in schedule/work load etc. I just hope that whatever happens will be a step in the right direction for me, not backwards. Time will tell....
In my personal life...things are going well. Scott and I are working through schedule differences, and finally managed to have dinner with two of my friends from work. It's nice to meet up with new people...especially ones who are as smart, funny and interesting as our dinner guests were!
I finally have a long weekend....thanks to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday. Days off are hard to come by and I intend to fully take advantage of my time at home. I think some scrapbooking is in order...and I bet Scott and I will head to the miniature golf course for what is sure to be a fun but very competitive game of golf. :-)
Happy Memorial Day to everyone...and a big thanks to those who have served or are serving our country! We owe you big time.
As you may or may not know...this week my station went through what many around the country have/will or already have gone through. Layoffs. I can say that I survived what I think is the first and only round, but you never know. One of my fellow producers wasn't so lucky. I feel so bad for her, because it was such a surprise and the station basically dropped a bombshell on her. I can't imagine how I'd be able to pick myself up from something like that. It hurts too because we have become close the last year, working side by side overnight. She really helped me to focus on the big picture in this crazy business, and gave me the strength to deal with some other issues I've had with co-workers (really one in particular...but that person will go unnamed) It was such a shock to learn that she was one of 11% of the company to lose their jobs.
Now the whole landscape at work has changed. So many people don't know what to think. We are all upset that so many people had to go, and yet we're all fearful that we're next. To top it all off, we have been working hard to launch our downtown studio, which will be on the air at 5 am come Tuesday. The following week we will be launching a 4 pm show...something I've made no secret of that I want...but I'm not sure if they'll consider me for it. None of us know who will be doing it. All of the producers will undoubtedly have some changes in schedule/work load etc. I just hope that whatever happens will be a step in the right direction for me, not backwards. Time will tell....
In my personal life...things are going well. Scott and I are working through schedule differences, and finally managed to have dinner with two of my friends from work. It's nice to meet up with new people...especially ones who are as smart, funny and interesting as our dinner guests were!
I finally have a long weekend....thanks to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday. Days off are hard to come by and I intend to fully take advantage of my time at home. I think some scrapbooking is in order...and I bet Scott and I will head to the miniature golf course for what is sure to be a fun but very competitive game of golf. :-)
Happy Memorial Day to everyone...and a big thanks to those who have served or are serving our country! We owe you big time.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Isn't he cute??!?!?
Okay he is so adorable!
I want to take him home. Nevermind the fact that he could probably kill me when he is about 6 months old.
(picture is from the Associated Press)
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
Thoughts of the day
Don't drive through flooded water.
Check your vision..cause if you can't see you can't drive.
Check your vision..cause if you can't see you can't drive.
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