Friday, April 15, 2005
How Many Trees?
This week has been filled with meetings and more meetings and copies.
I decided yesterday, when I had a little time, to do a little math. I wanted to figure out exactly how many trees I have killed in since Jan for two meetings. These meetings take place monthly. I thought I would share my findings:
First off:
.06 Trees = 1 Ream of paper
.6 Trees = 1 carton (10 Reams) of paper
1 Ream of paper = 500 pages
1 Carton of paper = 5000 pages
There fore .6 Trees = 5000 pages
# of pages for Meeting #1
January = 1350
February = 975
March = 2575
April = 2275
A total of 7175 pages or .86 trees
# of pages for Meeting #2
January = 1260
February = 1200
March = 4980
April (estimated) = 3270
A total of 10710 pages or 1.29 trees
So – in the course of 4 months I have killed 2.15 trees for two monthly meetings. Boy am I proud!
Monday, April 11, 2005
It’s been awhile.
Sometimes life really blows. I try to maintain a positive attitude about things, try to keep my chin up, but sometimes life just sucks and there isn’t more to it than that.
I know it’s been awhile since I last posted.
Things have been happening, both good and bad and I needed time to absorb everything. Sometimes I feel as though life is going to fast and I just need to step out for a bit.
I didn’t make it into the writing program I was shooting for. Which means I will not be going back to school in the fall. I’m sure that it happened that way for a reason, but it was a hard letter to read. A hard bit of information to absorb. Frankly, it sucked rocks. Big ones.
I was really counting on school. I was counting on it to fulfill something inside of me. I’m not really sure what that something was, but now I will have to find another way to figure it out. And school was the best answer I had. Damn.
In reality, I’m okay with it. It might be that now really isn’t the right time for me. I have a good feeling that things will be taking off at work, in which case I need to focus all of my energies there. But still, it sucks to get the letter saying that you weren’t the cream of the crop, the top of the heap. Grrrr.
The new group at work has been very good so far. They are good people and I am happy that they decided to include me. They have already broached some really fantastic ideas for me – things I would really like to pursue. Plus I am still working on the board report, a task that brings a lot of high level exposure with it. It’s fun to see what the big dawgs think, and to know they are human just as I am. That there is no smoke and mirrors to what they do.
My grandparents also decided to make a trip up here from CO. It was really nice to see them. They remind me, in a completely different way, of where I came from and where I have been. Sometimes I get so caught up in the present, in the future, that I forget to look back and give myself a little credit. Not that life has been terrible, but it’s been life, and those of us who live it deserve a pat on the back for taking chances. Sometimes we deserve pats for just getting out of bed in the morning.
So – yeah – now I have to start planning again. Start figuring out what I want to do, where I would like to go, and how I’m going to get there. Time to figure out what Plan B looks like.
Friday, April 01, 2005
A Day For Blogging…
I couldn't resist - I had to take them all....
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Mornin
The wind is blowing. It forces itself through the window panes of my bedroom window with a howl and a screech, waking me up. I’m restless with the noise. I have never liked the wind.
It is raining as well. Much needed rain as we have been heading for a draught. I’m thinking we will still have an incredibly hot summer, but we’ll wait and see. I don’t really know that much about weather patterns.
This week has felt like 4 weeks all wrapped into one. Today still has to be played out. It is funny; people at work keep telling me that I am getting an education of a lifetime. I guess that I am. Rarely do people actually get to sit in the rooms I sit in and listen to the people talk the way I am allowed to. But in a way I feel like it is something I have always done. I have always listened to people talk, have always heard things I shouldn’t be hearing, have always known things others don’t. For me it seems natural to be in a boardroom full of executives, watching the by-play and understanding how these people work. Getting to know the underlying principals of their natures, watching as they move their chess pieces around jockeying for position and favor. What I love is the fact that I do not have to play the game. I get to watch, to see, to learn and ask questions without ever being in danger myself.
We’ll see how today plays out, but I have a good feeling it will be nice and calm. If nothing else, the boss is out of the office!
As you wake in the morning
What do you feel?
Does a rush of happiness
wash over you when,
Suddenly, you realize you are alive?
