insights

i am a "helping inspirer" according to the Insights Discovery personality test.

in the 19 page explanation of why i am the way i am, it says I'm "warm, open, realistic and radiate optimism."

well, some days, for sure. other days, not so much. it's very insightful, the definition of my insights. the report notes that this should be used to gain a better understanding of my approaches to activities, relationships, and decisions. it would be helpful, i think, if i wore this report around my neck. i also think that finding all this out is half the fun.

i went on a date recently where the guy said, "you have a very unique sense of style." he didn't get to know me very much after that...

plus one

today is my one year anniversary at the agency.

"i can't believe a year went by so fast"
-Rent

a year ago today i started a new job, in a new industry, in a city that i'd never been to. i powered down my powerbook, started using a tablet pc, freaked out a little because i didn't have a place to live, and embarked on a journey to conquer what's next.

a year later, i'm settling into a groove at work, keeping a pulse on today's youth, exploring the hip new city i now call home, and continuing my yearly tradition of finding a new place to live. and while i haven't yet found a "plus one" to accompany me to parties and weddings and such, i couldn't ask for much more as i hit my "plus one" year in seattle...

communication

Communication. It's the first thing we really learn in life. Funny thing is, once we grow up, learn our words and really start talking the harder it becomes to know what to say. Or how to ask for what we really need. - Grey's Anatomy

may 31

it's always been a defining day. from high school graduations to the end of maymesters to the day my professional world culminates with the event that pretty much defines my career.
tomorrow [today] may 31 is my day.
the food has been ordered.
the entertainment booked.
the programs printed.
the speeches written.
the suit pressed.
the trophies acquired.
the staff ready.

we're ready.

i'm ready.
it's going to be a big big day.
from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. i will work to execute my mayor's global business awards.
at 2 p.m. i will go home, pick up my pup and take one giant leap towards my future...

it's going to be grand.