littlemaiba

I went out on a few photowalks to for my assignments in my photography class. The theme last week was Norman Rockwell style, but it was a bit difficult for me. I don’t think I succeeded at that assignment yet, but did get a few good photos…

Riverwalk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlemaiba/sets/72157622938646204/

Blue Moon Fish Company and Wine Tasting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlemaiba/sets/72157622944512064/

Art Basel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlemaiba/sets/72157622826880649/

After having a recruiting agency submit my resume to Office Depot for a J2EE Architect position about 2-3 months ago, I finally got called back for interviews the week before Thanksgiving. They went well. They have offered me the 9-12 month contract with the option to bring me on full-time at anytime. I wasn’t necessarily thrilled during all my interviews because it was really hard to get a good feel of all the people and the work environment, and the rate is about 25% lower than what I was getting before… However, in these times, I figured it was more practical for numerous reasons to take this position for the time being and give it a chance. I might be pleasantly surprised, and if not, I will continue to look for something else while I’m there.

I have to admit after I accepted the position, I did get a little more excited. Mostly, I am excited to have something to do / be productive about after being unemployed for about 5 months and of course, have an income. =) I start on 12/14/2009. I will be there for 1.5 weeks before I leave for Christmas and New Year’s so I really won’t be able to give a real assessment until at least the end of January. We will see…

Currently, I am in the process of losing the last couple of pounds out of the 10 pounds that I set out to lose about 4 months ago. Once I reach that goal by the end of the year (hopefully), the goal in 2010 will be to try to maintain it.

This really goes hand-in-hand with exercise regularly in my mind. If I can exercise 3-4 times per week on average, then I “should” be able to maintain my weight assuming that my eating habits stay relatively the same. I will shift my focus more towards toning rather than burning so much.