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March 28, 2009

Telemarketing Observations

It has come to my attention that my telemarketing temp position is being extended (again) from its initial 1 week into a third additional full week. I’m very glad to have the regular work; before this I had been managing to get only one or two days of work a week.
Even so, it’s starting to [...]

March 8, 2009

Central Park in the Snow

I took a few photos:

Here’s a link to the whole set on Flickr.

March 4, 2009

A Chat with Miles

I had a chat with Miles as transcribed by Heather. I was telling him about the snow and here’s what he said:

(By the way that’s a screenshot from BeeJiveIM, a great chat client for the iPhone.)

March 4, 2009

Picking a Headshot Photographer and Other Ramblings

One of the first steps I needed to take upon moving to the city was getting new headshots taken. I have never been completely satisfied with a headshot of mine from Houston, and it’s important to me to get a really good one here, because they’re a significant investment. I looked at the galleries of [...]

February 26, 2009

Great Depression Cooking

Being that we are in what I like to call the Great Recession, this kind of thing is decidedly useful. This is one of a series of videos on recipes from the Great Depression, as presented by Clara, a charming 91 year old. While she’s waiting for things to simmer, she tells you depressing anecdotes [...]

February 20, 2009

A Twitter Trend – Fake Animal Facts

One of my favorite things about Twitter is the way that interesting trends seem to emerge from nowhere. One day, everyone will be twittering in the form of haiku, another day everyone is starts listing their favorite album and why… that sort of thing.
One trend that emerged in the last couple of days and which [...]

February 18, 2009

Ten Days In

It’s hard to believe I’ve been in New York for ten days now. I’m starting to settle in. I’ve had some adventures, some opportunities, some disappointments, some excitement; overall things have been going very well.  Here are a few of the things I have learned so far in my ten days as a New Yorker:

I [...]

February 5, 2009

A Twitter Primer

Hi there!
Most of you who are following my blog at this point are friends and family, and not the hoards of devoted fans I expect to be reading my every word in the near future. You probably aren’t wanting to see just the professional updates I’ll be posting to this blog, but also want to [...]

January 21, 2009

Moving Date Set!

Official Announcement:
I am moving to New York City on February 7th. That’s right, February 7th. That’s a Friday. And very soon. I’m flying into JFK around 4:30pm on JetBlue flight 624. More details to follow.
Wish me well!
-Raygan

January 14, 2009

Moving Soon!

While the date is still pretty uncertain, I am certain that I am going to be moving to New York City some time between now and May.
This is going to be a very exciting time for me, personally and professionally, but it’s also going to mean that I am not likely to be in much [...]