           Archive for December, 2009On Resolutions, Bizarre Timing… and What Really MattersTuesday, December 22nd, 2009Like many people, I’ve spent a fair amount of time reflecting on the past year, and planning for the coming year. Which resolutions were met, which were not.. the hows and whys of it all, and what I want to accomplish next year (which will definitely need a post to itself, eventually!). Today, though, I had a bizarre set of coincidence happen… and it really put some things into perspective for me. Wanted to share! “You know what would be awesome..?” #5Saturday, December 19th, 2009When I was a young girl, one of my FAVORITE movies of all time was “Day of the Triffids”. Well, it was a BBC Mini Series… close enough! Anyway, I loved it. Loved it! I’d make triffid themed jewelry for myself (both paper and “friendly plastic” versions).. a paper mache.. erm, not sure what I’d call it. “Desktop Sculpture”, for lack of a better term? Paper cutout door decorations.. yeah, again.. I was a weird kid. As an adult, through the wonder of Netflix, I was able to rent a different version of the movie… only to be sorely disappointed. (1962 version). My husband had never seen Triffids, and I’m sure he thought I was totally off my rocker when he watched it. Some day, I thought, we’ll get our hands on the version I liked as a kid. Anyway, I *just* found out that the BBC has remade Day of the Triffids. (I read about it Here.) First thought: *shrieking like an excited little girl* Second thought: “Wait. Look what happened when “V” (another childhood favorite) got remade. Don’t get excited, this could be utter crap”. So, hopefully I’m not getting prematurely excited about this, but I put WAY more confidence in the BBC (who did the version I liked in the first place), than the yahoos that remade V… … and the clip looks AWESOME! Oh my lord! Could it actually turn out BETTER than the one I adored as a child? MAYBE! So exciting! I’m really happy that they redid the catalyst of the widespread blindness, also. Anyway, let me digress, before this just degrades into random, incoherent fangirling. I would looove to do a Triffids themed wedding cake. Do I think anyone will ever hire me for one? Probably not. However, Triffids are plants (Flowers, even?)… and that opens up the possibilities for doing one as a contest showpiece. THAT would be awesome! The Value of Believing in YourselfThursday, December 17th, 2009In the wedding / event industry – and really, just small business in general – there are many times when you have to fill out questionnaires about yourself and your business. Whether it’s for an interview, a profile on a website, or even just for a bio on your own website.. you really find yourself answering the same few questions repeatedly. You know, “How long have you been in the business?”, “How did you get your start in the business?” etc. Bah. Well, early this morning I was filling out another such questionnaire, and was pleasantly surprised by a question I’d never been asked before: “Is there a book, person, or story that comes to mind which has had a strong impact on your career?”. Wow! I like it! “You know what would be awesome…?” #4Thursday, December 10th, 2009So I was on Twitter today, minding my own business. Well, that’s a bit inaccurate, isn’t it? The nature of Twitter and all… more like “I was on Twitter, reading about EVERYONE’S business”… anyway, I digress. I certainly wasn’t thinking I was gonna be gobsmacked by something so insanely craptacular, it would result in a blog post! … and even less so, that it would result in a new “You know what would be awesome…?” post! Anyway. Digress…. again.
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