Indomitable
I sent out a tweet today asking for one word. Thankfully @ThisIsChico gave me a word.
My plan was — search flickr and see what I can come up with. Amazingly enough, people have used indomitable as a name and/or tag.
My New “Must Do”
The past week it seems as though I just can’t get enough of this one thing that I bought recently. Surprisingly enough, it is a piece of exercise equipment. Your standard run-of-the-mill thing, nothing fancy. But I do love it since I enjoy walking.
My Gazelle makes me happy. I tend to watch t.v. and walk quite a bit, but the Gazelle seems to work my legs AND my arms, which of course…both need work!
The day Ted Murphy wrote his blog post about doing his 2nd marathon, I had already completed 2 miles and was done for the night. After reading his post, I hopped back on the Gazelle and did THREE more miles. I know it’s not the 26 miles that it takes to complete a marathon, but 5 miles is a bit for me! Plus, the next morning, I got up and did a mile and a half.
I’m sure everyone has seem the infomercials by now, but it not, here is what the Gazelle looks like.
Well, that’s enough typing from me. I’m going back to do some more miles before Jeff and I head out to dinner!
Is there that one piece of exercise equipment that you just can’t live without? Or some exercise that you just can NOT stand? I’d like to know what that is, so that I can expand my equipment or stay away from it.
LensGiant.com – Flash Rental
My flash has never really been all that wonderful, so I hardly ever use it. Well, I volunteered to take some pictures of Florida Governor Charlie Crist for the Orlando Job Fair and decided to try out my flash before the big day. Good thing I did, because the battery cover wasn’t fully closing, which meant the flash wasn’t charging.
Uh oh! 4 days before and now I’m all in a rush to rent a flash. My “go to” rental place here in town didn’t have a flash available at the time, so I decided to go through the links in a previous blog post about lens rental sites. Surprisingly a few of the rental places don’t rent flashes.
Thankfully, I came across LensGiant.com. They have both Canon and Nikon lens AND flashes! I ordered the Canon Speedlite 430EX II right away and picked 2 day shipping!
I ordered it on 4/13, before noon, and it shipped the same day. So it arrived, on time, on 4/15. The box arrived via FedEx very well packaged.
Included in the box with the flash was: the instruction manual for the flash, table stand, case, a copy of my order, rental guidelines/return date, checklist of what came with my order, the 3 closest FedEx locations around my area, return shipping label and a feeback form.
For an eight date rental on this flash, the amount was $21.00.
Two day shipping (including return) was $14.49.
So, my total bill for 8 days and shipping was $35.49.
Not bad when some places charge for shipping AND return shipping separate, plus some rates are more expensive.
I would highly recommend LensGiant.com. And I made sure to send my feedback form in with high ratings!
Have you used LensGiant.com? What equipment have you rented? What experience did you had? Would you use them again?
Grandpa
My parents just got a card in from my grandpa’s friend in North Carolina. He wrote the most wonderful poem about him ever.
I’ll Always Remember
I’ll always remember the conversations
That we shared while you were here,
This included some of life’s victories
As well as loss and sometimes fears.
I found it interesting that your profession
Was the same as Jesus Christ,
You both shared the trade of carpenter
And faced some struggles in your life.
You were respected by your community
Because you believed in giving back,
A beacon for everyone that met you
An example of how we should act.
Whenever I think of a good man
Roland Jackson comes to mind,
A man of dignity and character
And a strength that’s hard to find.
You often spoke about your daughter
Whose heart is hurting due to grief,
And the son that you lost before
That you’re finally now able to see.
I’ll always remember you often told me
That your love for the Lord was true,
And regardless what you were facing
You know that He would see you through.
And yes I will always remember
A man that truly was my friend,
That I loved just like a brother
And one day I’ll see you again!!
Your Friend
Jay Roseborough
That poem took us all by shock. I’ve written something as well, which I am going to TRY to read, but in the end I may just pass it over to my dad to read along with the poem.
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My grandpa was a wonderful man and a pain, both at the same time. When he needed help, he’d call and he’d want you there…NOW. No, not in 2 minutes. You better already be there.
Grandpa had to of set some sort of close record for having Hospice around for over two and a half years. It seemed as though every time his kidney function went down a percent or two, he would push harder and get more freaking leaves raked up. I swear those leaves kept multiplying.
Every Christmas, it never failed. We got a box or tin of cookies. You know, the ones that have about 6 different types of cookies in them. I could always count on that being consistent. And every year, we would laugh because he never wrapped them. Well, this past Christmas Eve, Mom and I happened to be in CVS and Grandpa showed up. I went and got 4 boxes of cookies and took them to him and asked him if he had purchased them yet. He just looked at me, shook his head and laughed and walked over and got a gallon of wine.
This past Christmas, he was up in the attic getting ALL of his decorations down. The man could hardly walk and yet here he was worried about Christmas lights and fake snowflakes!
Jeff summed Grandpa up perfectly when we were at Hospice looking at what to purchase to “honor” him. There are butterflies, which cost, well….a lot of money. Jeff said “He’d be saying ‘I could make that and we could bring it here and hang it up ourselves. Why spend the money?’” Which is SO him. Why spend the money when he could make it or fix it. I think that was his motto.
Grandpa never said “I love you”, unless he was sick. Which ripped my heart out every time he said it. He was a fighter, that’s for sure.
Every time I thought of my grandpa one song came to mind. “The Greatest Man I Never Knew”, by Reba McEntire. Three prominent lyrics always stood out to me.
“The greatest man I never knew, lived just down the hall. Everyday we said hello, but never touched at all.
How was I to know he thought I hung the moon.
He never said he loved me, guess he thought I knew.”
Makeover? Yes please!
When I was growing up, my hair was down past by butt. It was curly and really the only thing to do with it so that it was manageable the next day was to put it in a braid. Both of my parents spent MANY hours brushing out my hair. Well, 7th grade came around and I decided it was time for a change. It got chopped up to my shoulders and I never looked back.
The older I got, the shorter it got. This past year I have been growing it back out. The only problem is — my mane is super frizzy. I don’t care what I do. I’ve had it straightened professionally, I’ve tried product to embrace the curly-ness. And I’ve just dealt with it. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind having curly hair (sometimes), but I need help! Serious help! I am however quite sick of always wearing it up — ponytail or clip. You take your pick.
I need a good cut to make it not so poofy and I need the right product. Thing is: Where do I go? I have the answer! Modernmami.com. “What does she have anything to do with it,” you ask?
Modernmami.com and Adore de Salon have teamed up and are doing a Mother’s Day Makeover Contest! (but you don’t HAVE to be a mom!) And you get your picture of the makeover on the website!
I must have this! I must win! Look at my hair…
My yucky wet hair..I let it dry and that’s it. I like my sleep, so I don’t blow dry it in the morning and I never know what product to use, so I don’t use any.
When my hair dries, it goes poofy and I can’t stand it, so…
I wear it up! ALWAYS. Either like this or a ponytail. BORING! I NEED HELP!
THIS is why I keep cutting it short, so I don’t have to worry about it! But I’m ready to worry about it. 
I just need ModernMami.com and Adore de Salon! *crossing fingers that I win*
So You Wanna Be A Hacker?!
You don’t have to be an IT professional to know about all of the dangers that lie in computer security. Most people associate the word “hacker” with malicious viruses and cyber terrorist attacks. But some of you may not be aware of the demand and necessity of ethical hacking. An ethical hacker’s focus is ensuring that IT system are protected and secure. The only real way to make sure systems are safe is to try breaking into them, which is what ethical hackers get paid to do.
Despite the struggling economy, there is a rise in IT Security jobs as well as the pay associated with these jobs. Seriously, how cool would it be to get paid to break stuff? The role ethical hacking plays in IT security is increasing everyday. It seems like every time there is a security fix, there is another vulnerability right around the corner. This never-ending cycle will always exist, but its up to people like ethical hackers to stay one step ahead of the real bad guys.
The best way to leap into the career of ethical hacking is to get certified, and the best way to get certified is with EC-Council iClass training. There are number of training modalities offered for iClass events. The iWeek offers instructor-led online training 5 days a week for 8 hours a day while the flexClass offers a less demanding schedule with classes segmented into 4 hour blocks, twice per week. iLearn provides students with online training that is self-paced. If you’re not real sure where you want to start, check out First Look for an intro to various EC Council courses. And if you are looking to get a hacker education at a local training center, check out the Ground modality to see if there is a training center near you. EC Council offers training and certification in a number of different categories, including Security Fundamentals, Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Computer Forensics, Disaster Recovery, and Secure Programming. So no matter what your schedule or location, EC Council will give you the skills needed to make money hacking and helping secure IT systems. This is a geek’s dream job! For more information, check out the links below.
EC-Council
Ethical Hacking
Certified Ethical Hacker
Tags: #CEH
Sorry
Friday, April 17, 2009 – 11:03 PM
I am quite a few days behind on my one picture a day (I have the pictures..just need to post), I have audio to edit and I have some pictures to go through from the Orlando Job Fair.
I spent all day/night in a Hospice room with my Grandpa. The last of my grandparents. One of the men in my life that would love to pick at you and yell at you, then turn around and do whatever he could for you.
Yes, I know life does not get put on hold when people get sick/are dying, but my “work” life has slowed down. Jeff and I will be at Bar Camp Orlando tomorrow and then meeting with some friends for dinner tomorrow night. Sunday is a full day at home (hopefully) and I will be doing nothing but work, work work.
As for my grandpa, I hope that he goes sooner rather than later. He has been in and out of Hospice and has had Hospice at his house for the past two and a half years. His kidneys have been failing and then amazingly, he has gotten kidney fuction back. I swear, both of my grandparents on my mom’s side could kick anyone’s ass in a game of death. They both were/have been such troopers, been through so much, and now Grandpa is ready. He is not my grandpa when I see him and I don’t want him to be like that. He would have been yelling at us to go home today and stop hanging around him all day. But hey, that’s him.
I know we all have to deal with death. But death….I am SO over you!
Work!
Day 9
About two hours ago, I received a phone call stating that I was going to be getting some more audio work. When I went to pick it up I almost cried. Happy to have work, yet there is SO much! But yeah!! Work!! Keep it coming!
Keep on rollin’
Day 8
Thinking about our crazy drive across Florida on Saturday (at least that’s what it felt like). Here’s Jeff after a LOT of driving.
Work the Weekend Away
Day 7
I was handed a 95 page VO script Friday afternoon at 4pm and asked to have it done end of day Monday. With a busy Saturday already planned, I was a bit nervous but knew it could easily be done! Well ladies and gentlemen, as of 10pm Sunday night, it is done! I have e-mailed all 600 some odd files off and I’m ready for a good nights sleep!
