Lemonade

Feb 4

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This is a story I can relate to. Unfortunately, I have been able to relate to it a few times. Recently I have been bale to relate to what these people have gone through. After watching the video over at Bert’s web site, this hit home, I could relate, I could understand the feelings these people felt. Maybe not on such a high scale as being laid off by a top notch ad agency, but the feelings of despair, anger, depression, desperation… I can relate, as many of us probably can if you’ve been laid off at one time or another.

The video below is a half-hour plus, but I strongly urge those to watch and listen to the stories. The title of the movie also is an excellent one, “Lemonade”. “When we’re handed lemons…”, “When life hands you lemons…” Make the best of your situation and freedom. My situation is a bit different in that I have been freelancing at one time or another for the past ten years.

Some people don’t like the work that I have done. No one said that was wrong, although I take great pride in my work and what I have been doing, different developers do things different. Not all developers code the same. This movie made me realize that life isn’t going to be an open road down the path to financial riches, especially in the field of web development, rather, it’s going to be what “I” make of it.

I have had a small amount of people not like the way I work, that’s life. When that happens, it’s just a matter of moving on to somewhere, where the work is appreciated. I have had 99% of the people I have worked with, like my work, they have approved my work, and that is something I have to remember during these tough times with the current economy in the U.S.

So please watch the video below, take in what these stories that are being told say, and please leave a comment on what your experiences are, if any, when you have been laid off and what you’ve done to climb back up on your feet and make lemonade out of those lemons you were handed. Enjoy!

Still Searching

Feb 4

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for full-time work, anywhere in the US or even Canada. Maybe even to broaden my horizons and go worldwide. Numerous calls and interviews have turned up nothing over the past year, so I’m advertising here. Check out the work I have done in the past. Mind you, it’s been awhile since I have worked on anything because I have to pay the bills somehow and now work outside the world of the interweb.

I’d love the opportunity to not only get the chance to dive back into web design and development, but tomove once again as the winter approaches. I’m not real keen on another snow-filled winter. Warmer climates welcomed with open arms, but, I’ll surely take what I can get if it means moving out of New Hampshire.

So if you work for someone, a firm, a company, a business, and stumble upon my little site, I’ve probably sent you a resume, but that dosn’t mean I won’t send another one if I see another opening. I’m persistant. Ha ha!

Enjoy the rest of the week. New design to come probably by 2009!